The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-07-11
SUIT FOR A BOARD BILL.
Pfo,aic Sequel to a Famous Ins'nity
Case In Court Today.
SENATOR SHERMAN YESTIrITS.
Fred senft seeks to Recover Payment Of
Board Biii from Horace r.. Carpenter.
Sensation Of Eleven Yesrs Renewed
Verdict Against Steamboat Co mpany.

The climax In the famous G rpenter
case was resched In the court of c. IN on
pleas, btfDre Jud Rogers, today The
celebrated controversy between mal an
wife and third interested part es has mar
rowcd ,wn now to suit for
b lard bill. but has lost none of It's inIer-
est am ong the various attor ieys who I'd
co9nizance OF the case at the time
It reached the eight of its celebri y.
The trouble which began In AN insane
asylum and ended in board bill was in-
itiaIei yearly eleven yearf a 20.
In an Insane Asylum.
Mrs Elizabeth Carpenter. VIII. OF
Horace 4. Carpenter OF this city. was
about tnat time inc ,rcerated by her hus-
band in the Butler hospital as
dangerous maniac. Tue police
surgeon and several other Huthuri les
considered her case sufficiently serious
TO warrant her confinement. She was
given the hest OF care and att ention
aud was krpt thr. for eight years.
In the winter of 1S90-9I Senator Albert
*. Carpenter OF Pawtucke' Dec me
Intefe tel in the womal's Case.
He believed her to be of sou q mini Il
nnJustly detained. He obtaine writ
OF haoeas ctrpus Tor her appear
ance In the district court for jud =
ment as to her sanity. The court ell
that Mr.. Carpenter WIS afflc.
ted with dementia aud
ordered her back TO the asylum. Later
the court OF common pleas was app,a ,alsd
to and sustained the decision Of tn, dis
trict court.
Beliered Her Sane.
Senator Sherman wJu not allow the
case TO drop here. He believed In tn
wOmAn,s sanity and tnallV succaed,d a in
baillng her out through the Hssis-
tance OF Henry G. l. Dorsey.
She was placed in the care OF her sister,
Mrs Frederick Senft OF this city. Jau.
10. 1891. The unfortunate woman was
destitute OF money and suitable clothing.
In court her husband gave notice that he
~oulu contribute nothing To her SUPPORT
unless she remained at Butler hospital.
Senator Sherman published a card In
the Pawtucket Times OF March 23, 1891,
detailing the condition of Mrs Carpenter
and asking assistance for her La order
to obtain her release from the ht spital
the laws OF the state had to be so amen ded
as To bring her bsfore tne supre ne court.
Senator sherman succeede in get ting
a measure thro u h the general assembly
that e. abled him to bring the case TO the
supreme court, and al order for her re-
lease was obtained. Mrs. SeufC took
her 81 ter homo and cared for
and utterly helpless but not demenied,
her sister claims. She WIS given TIE
best OF medical Treatment, but I iiled TO
improve. A petition for divorce from
her husband was at one time entered
Tut finally abandoned by satisfactory ar
rangement. Mrs. Ssnft kept her sst
with her until NJ y IA OF the tme year.
Asked To Pay.
The woman had frequ ,utly importuned
TO be released AMI was finally rmitt d
to go Thea her husband was asked to
liquidate h,r seventeen weeks board
biii. He DR.. -emptorily refused 20 do so.
saying tbat he had given notice that he
would not pay her bill unless she re-
ma ned at the Butler hospital and that
sue had been taken TO Mrs. Senft's
hat Mrs. Senft has received from Mrs.
Carpenter numerous articles of clothing
Of nigh valu. Mrs. Senft delie his,
and stated Furthermore for the benefit of
the jury that she did not receive old
clothes In payment for board debts.
Mrs. Carpenters residence at her sis
ter's home, covered period of seveIteei
weeks, and S2) week wa the mount
frs ask d of Mr.. Carpenter b The
Senfts Tue figure has now b zen reduced TO
SIS week, aud Co compel AIR. Carpe ter
10 pay this sum ths case was brought TO
tue court OF cOmnou plca-. y. Al. Iiee,
jr., appeared fo- tue plaintiH ana SIMON
5. Lapnam for Cne defendant. Horace +.
Caruenter, the defendant. is a Wealthy
gold refiner OF this city.
Verdict Against tho Continental.
The case Of the Second Free Will Bap-
list church against the Continental
steamboat company yesterday, resulted
in a verdict for the pl .intif, and dam
ages amountinS to S2l4 10.
vincenxo Bellini Acquitted.
The jury in the Bellini case brought In
a verdict for acquittal this morning.
New Trial Denied.
The supreme court today corded the
following decisions
job Daniels W.. Patrick McNeal: De-
fendant's pet tion for new trial deaied
"A nd Iis miss .d