The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-19
HAD NINETEEN TEETH DRAWN
Mrs. Targett Now "a Furious Maniac in
bellevue Hospital.

Mrs. Ella Target OF 1884 Amsterdam avenue.
woman OF lnrge frame. is In the insane pa
vilion at bellevue. Her outbreaks give her
keepers tho greatest trouble. and hhe Is al.
most constantly in n straiiiacket. She Is the
vile OF George TARGET. an agent for several
fiat houses AMI was brought by him 10 the
hospital o July 16.
Whom he brought her there he said that he
believed his wife's insanity had been brought
on by sitting at the dentists at which she had
had nineteen teeth drawn under laughing gas
Mr.. TnrEett said yesterday to a Sun reporter:
For the past six months my wife has been
weak and nervous. She had been in The coun-
try Tor a time. and upon her return complained
that she had suffered dreudfully from neural
gia OF the face. She thought that she would
lie better II she had her teeth pulled
and begged me to give her money for this pur-
nose. did 80 ana she started out with her
aunt week ago last Thursday. She left the
house early In the afternoon. but did not return
until about Q o'clock at night. She seemed
utterly broken down when she rsached the
house and wns In a fever. For an hour could
not get word from her As to the experience
she had undergone. The aunt told me. however.
that my wife had losttwo quarts Of blood. aud
finally my wife herself said that. although she
had taken gas; she could feel earh tooth az II
was pulled The annt, declared that she had
safe to I'd minister the an, stI etic and he had
answered her that It would. physicinn who
said thnt She ought not to have taken gas.
She grew steadily worse. md the insanity
sp Srsn o her
b,T9nre We nave been married Clever ye.rs
e at IHs Eishsh ayenue IS: Odds SAD yssier::
NY shrt there had .sen netting s S.1 Put
with II was concerned.
. sh 10 Dc VIM H sS scons. DSs"s Il:
csn.y while W.; We examine nj ns ,;
WAS administered twice: The first time
she wns under it's Influence for min 1;in.
l extracted nineteen teeth. Then. at hsr
request o gave her gas a ,Ss. wh H..
She dia not lose more than a pint Of blood.
and alter everything was over she sat talking
seemed Is" grateful tor; and nd r.iieSed Aea' $685. wv
II do not remember. that the lady who &C.
e, ri Il. hsr ss my nsSe Il .h e:
9as e sheer nonsense. Slight congestion q
the blood from Tho reception Of the I'M, unusual
suits from the inhalation Of nitrous oxide is
,bsk 6 q s ,: asked arr in a his hks ss:
ciGitsted insanity In Mrs Ta,eett.s case .,..
to y1 mnrs on 81 ts int
History of the case. and had an opportunity 10
consult authorities on It."
Or. Stuart Douglas. under whose care Mrs.
Target 10 at Bellevue said vest erday that her
condition was extremely serious. She
screeches in horror at tho blood and bio dy
Visions pictured by her ,disordered mind. no
said. and writhes and twists with furious
strength In the hands Of those who seek to re-
strain her. Tie suicidal mania is strongly de-
veloped."
When asked II the shock from tooth pulling
might precili tate insanity In . person with
some leaning that way. DR.. Douglas. said 1t
Mrs. TARGETS case however. but said that he
knew OF nothing for which tho dentist was
roprohe On siblo,