The morning call., 1893-07-19
CURED OF WHISKY,
Agnews Asylum Beats the
Keely Home.
Urgent Plea of a Wife to Have Hel
Inebriate Husband Released
on Probation.

Overiondness for the cup that not only
cheers but also inebrlates led to the ap-
pearanc ce of S. IA. Adams in Judge Hunts
courtroom yesterday in charge of DR..
Hatch of Agnews Asylum for the Insane.
Adams Is a dentist by profession. hav-
ing lucrative practice in Los Angeles.
He IS married 10 charming young woman
and as the couple are in most comfortable
circum stances there was no reason why
they should not have been perfectly happy.
But, alas, Adams took to drinking heav-
ily. He drank 80 hard and so fast that he
lost his head at times and for want OF
something better to do be started In to
abuse his wife. He led her dreadful life
until finally she got their friends to induce
him TO try the Keely cure. The institute.
however, did little to cure him and he took
to drinking again shortly after his retnrn.
Adams poor wife. finding her husband
as bad as ever, resolved to take more seri-
Gus steps to cure him and hardened her
heart against him sufficiently 10 have him
committed to AgDews. His commitment
was made on June g. and after remaining
at the asylum short time he was taken
to the Home for the Care OF Inebrates in
this city on probation. There 1t appears
the unfortunate mans friends commence
TO take measures for securing his release
by applying to the courts. whereupon the
authorities at once sent Adams back to
the asylum.
After while Mrs. Adams thought tina t
her husband must be nearly cured and she
applied 10 the authorities to have him re-
leased. The application was refused on
the ground that Adams was not nearly
we'll yet. SO the wife had 60 recourse but
to sue out writ Of habeas corpus on her
husbands behalf. The matter came be-
fore Judge Hunt yesterday.
Mrs. Adams made an earnest appeal on
her husbands behalf, and then DIR, Hatch
was examined. He testified that Adams
was not insane. but that his nervous sys-
TEN was very weak and that he had barely
any will-power. 1t would be advisable
for him to remain at the asylum few
weeks longer.
But when Adams himself was put on
the wtness-staDd he pleaded hard again st
DR.. Hatch's suggestion.
II don't want to 60 back" he said: sit
will o me no good. I'm not crazv now,
but l certainly shall 60 crazy if Pm con-
fine Gin the asylum much longer. l have
had severe lesson. and one much M ore
severe than any Keely institute can pro-
vide. But there is such thing as over
curing man. | am free now from the
results of drink, but If you keep me down
there among those lunatics L shall go
crazy. l tell you, Judge, that lunatic
asylum knocks out any whisky cure ever
known"
Mrs. McGune, aunt Of Mrs. Adams. who
has ranch at Colma, suggested that she
was willing to take Adams and his wife to
live with her on her ranch for as long as
the court pleased. and she promised to
take good care of the erring husband
Mrs. Adams supplemented Mrs. McGune's
proposal with an urgent plea that the
court would permit it, and finally Judge
Hunt continued the case for thirty days.
during which time Adams was to live on
his aunt's ranch.
I'm giving you your choice now" said
the Judge in warning tone. "see that You
don't abuse it," Adams cheerfully prom
ised and the party left the courtroom.