Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1893-08-03
COCHRAN AND LATTOKUS.
Riley VIII Not Be Released From Farm
hurst on Writ OF Habeas corpus.

Riley VIII Not Be Released From Farm
hurst on Writ OF Habeas corpus.
Tie Townsend Lattomus Duhadway,
Riley chestnut Is aim lst baked to death
aud a suffering community will doubt
less appreciate the fact.
E b Cochran, Jr., counsel for William
y Riley, the man now spending bis time
II Farnhurst asy ylum, will not ask Chief
Justice Lore for a writ OF babeas corpus
TO have his client released
There Is no necessity for such step.
Riley is not In the insane department Of
the asylum and Superintendent Richard
son says he would not object to his 10.
moval at any time This action
on the part OF the superintendent knocks
the props from under any and ali habeAs
corpus proceedings. Riley cannot be
released because he Is not prisoner
An EVENING JOURNAL reporter called
ON Mr. Cochi an this morning aud asked
for A copy Of kiley's affidavit
II didn't get any" he said. Il went
over and saw DR. Richardson yesterday.
He said could have Riley At any time
wanted him and without writ.
told him | could get a writ II
| needed IL as the chief justice was
bandy. The superintendent thought
Riley was sent there by relatives and
| friends can prove he was put there
/ by Lattomua, an enemy. / can't get q
/ writ OF hRbeas corpus unless he
Is put In the regular insane de-
partment. That Is where / want him.
/ am going TO take him out and n they
want 10 get him back they must
pus him IA the regular insane
] department DR.. Zoos had no
right TO sign certificate OF lunacy.
a. he is trustee OF the poor and the
last General Assembly passed a law
which provided that the examining
physicians should not be connected with
any asylum OF almshouse
The following letter has been re-
ceived from Mr. Lattomus
TOWNSEND, Del, Aug 2, 1893.
Editor Of EVENING JovRNAL
| DEAR sIR:-I notice by this evenings
Every Evening that it's correspondent
still persists in exaggerating the fscts
concerning the Riley-Lattomus case It
is not true that Mr. Cochran, Riley's
attorney, was not aware that Riley
had been sent TO the Delaware State Hos
pital until 10 day, for he WAS present at
Bacbbird the 2Sth ultimo, the day set
for trial between said Riley aud Lat
| tomus whore, in his presence.
Constable Duhadway accepted the order
for Rieys admittance to the hos
) pital and alsJ the certificate Of in
} sanity, signed by two prominent ply
sicians. with the request from Squire
Naudain, OF Townsend, and no. a com.
mitment, as stated, that he, Duhad
way. should deliver Mr. Riley at bis
earliest convenience, to the destination
designated by said papers, which Du-
! hallway was told by his attorney whS
: was prese {, that It was his duty
so to do. Consequently Arrage
| ments we're then and there made
|, to that effect aud Mr. Rilel
was soon on his way to his presen
abode Rumor has It here that thl
= expenses OF Mr.. Riley at tn
= asylum, or share of them, a
= least, are likely to fall ol
a certain young man Of kthis place who's
name closely resembles that OF the oil
z ntleman and this is assigned a
the reason for Mr.. Cochran's action
as the gentleman referred to is no'
e trying o evade all responsibility whic
C few days ago he was willing to assume
IS even at the risk Of his aged mother
u character"