Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-01-23
MISS GREENE IS FREE.
Discharged From the
Asylum Today.
WHO WILL Be RESPONSIBLE? /?
Was Adjudged Insane and Sane All in
q Week.

This morning In the Supreme Court the
writ OF habeas corpus In the case of Emma
l.. Greene was returnable. II was pro-
cured by her lawyer, J. w. Matthcwson,
and was procured to bring Miss Greene be-
fore the Court to test her insanity.
Miss Greene was sent to the State In
sane Asylum Monday. II is a peculiar
case.
When Miss Greene was brought before
the District Court on Monday, and was
informed by His Honor, Judge Shove, OF
the charge against her, she burst into
tears, and said she had been abused ever
since her father died. After that she had
very little to say, and when asked IL she
had or wanted counsel, made no reply, or
at least said nothing about having coun-
sci.
AR. Herbert o. True testified hat he had
made an examination of Miss Greene and
was satisfied that she was insane, though
q large portion Of his knowledge of the
case was hearsay testimony. 1t was possi-
BILE, he said, that her outbursts, OF which
he had heard, were due TO temper, but she
had the look and actions OF an insane
person.
His Honor was not satisfied with this
testimony, and 80 stated, when Chief Of
Police Perry said he expected the mother
and brother OF the girl to be present, but
they were unable to come on account OF
illness.
A carriage was sent for the mother,
however, and she was brought to the sta
tion. She is motherly looking woman,
and testified that her daughter had sew
eral times threatened to kill her; had at
tackled her with shovel a few days be-
water at her; would lay around on the
ioor when she could as well lay on the
OUNCE, or the bed, ETC., and that she was
afraid OF her life. An uncle OF the girl
testified in the same general line. All this
the girl denied.
His Honor was even then in doubt la
regard to the matter, but he had the GER
tificate from the Insane Asylum that she
had been there, and was discharged, cured,
and, reasoning that she had better be
sent away from home at all events, finally,
after hearing Of about three hours from
irst to last, decided to commit her to the
asylum.
Alter judgment had been rendered, Miss
Greene spoke al out seeing lawyer Mat
thewson, but In an indefinite sort OF way,
and no attention was paid to II.
Lawyer Mathewson says, in effect, that
Miss Greene came to see him Saturday
and told him about her troubles, claiming
that she was abused at home, was not
allowed TO stay there, that when her
father died he had cons iderable property
and her mot her was made cxecutrix
under the will, but has never made any
accounting to the Probate Court; that
when her father died 1t was supposed
that he had considerable money, but her
mothe says she has none; that any time
she speaks Of money or an account, her
mother turns her out OF doors. At that
time she expressed fear Of returning to
the house, that her mother had threat
ened that IL she consulted a lawyer she
would have her arrested again and she
might find policeman waiting for her
when she got home. Mr.. Mathewson dis
abused her mind of that idea, and she
went home, while she heard nothing more
from her until he learned that she had
been committed to the asylum.
On tuesday he visited the asylum ind
talked with the Superintendent, DR..
Keene, who said there IL not particle OF
insanity about Miss Greene; that there
was not when she was there before; but
he applied to her mother and several OF
her relatives to come and get her, and as
hey would not, he kept her there n while,
because she had no other place TO go to.
Today the young woman was brought
into court on the writ OF habeas corpus.
The case was heard before Judges Stiness
and Tillinghast, and she was ordered dis
charged.