New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-17
HE U1NTS TO KNOW ABOUT FIELD.
DISTRI CT.ATTORNEY NICOLL WILL PLACE HIN
on TRIAL IL HE Is SANE.

DISTRIC T-ATTORNEY NICOLL WILL PLACE HIN
on TRIAL IL HE IS SANE.
The rcports which come from Buffalo from time to
time that T.. NJ Field who was committed TO the
State Hospital there all appearances and
had liberty go about the city unattended, yesterday
led DlsricAttorney De Lanccy Nicoll to confer With
Chief Justice Van Drunt, OF the Suprem; Court. about
the Field IS under several indictments Tor
larceny OF funds intrused to Field Lindley, Wcchers
ii Co. He was placed trial In the Court Of oyer
and Termncr and bis counsel interposcd the plea that
he insane. A jury was cmpanciled to try TINS
issue but after hearing great deal OF expert tcsti
mony II disagreed. Judge Van Brunt then com
miti.d Field the Ruilao Institution for ObaerSa ion
rs to his mental condition.
DR.. Carlos r. Macdonald, State Commissioner OF
Lunncy told Mr.. NicOli yesterday morning what he
knew about the treatment and condition OF FED
The physician hid told reporter that DIR. Andrews
admitted having allowed the accused man to 90 about
puiralo alone DIR. Macdonald had told DR.. Andrews
that this was no way In which TO treat man thought
TO be insane and DR.. Andrews had put stu, TO the
,otient,s wandcrlngs Now Field engaged In
helping abou, the Office Of the hospital. DR.. Nae
Donald said he spoke with him every time he visited
the place and found him, to all appearances, as
rational any one.
AT the suggestion Of Judge Van Brunt Mr.. N!col
Yesterday wrote to Dr.. Andrews for report about
Ii4ld' condition lie said to rcrNr,er: "Of course
do no; expect m answer telling me that Fled l.
sane. If DR.. Andrews considered him 50, he would
not keep him Ia the institution any longer. by the
terms OF the order o. Judgr Van Bruni IL Is Dr.
AnCr,r,ss Gay to let u lnow a. soon - he considers
The M n size. INC c.mr.i,mcnt not IN ordinary
one but made tor the pui pos OF observation. All
the witnesses said that this was tie way to lind out
lust what was Fields condition. OF course, have
ALWAYS believed that he Is perfectly sane. III Dr.
Andrews should report that he is all right mentally
Field will be tried on the charges
rr. Allan McLane Hamilton. whose opinion was opp-
posed 10 that OF DR.. Mac Donald in the case OF H. ~
Paradise Juror in the Buchanan cas- mas accused ms
brother physician OF making contradictory staten
about Fields mental condition. MI Ncol salu INA, p''
Nscp maid had acd with perfect hone,ty In me cas-
and indeed had sacrificed zee rath"r ilan d" "tn"r
TS io me rS as ayr fnr ,o ptomy. had said that
If he really had the delusions he described he Was
.Nauin.d him again with other physloians: and de
cldci that he was sharminc. Or. Nlcbnha" h'u re-
fused to accept f. from NE f''ld i'"''y
4 SUIT To HAVE TIE ASSIGNMENT SET ASIDE
sui, wa, lroueh, in thr court AT White Plains
Yesterday against Nnarle. " Gonld. A. assignee OF
the defunct firm OF Field. liad.ey W'ich"rS, 10
have the assignment under which VI HoG!i Is
acting set aside the ground that the proceeding
was fraudulent and Illegal. Robert Dcitz. the Plain-
I'M borrowed 100000 from the trim Of Field,
Iindley q Wclcaor,, and Is security h deposited
bonds and other collateral to the value oil 7-o"o'o
lie allec,, that these securities were SOFA "l'A""'
his consent The banking firm began business
March 81 1901. and failed November -, l-'l'
Eellk allcce, that a week before the failure ana
when the members Of Ia" firm knew That me BANK
WINS insolvent they sold The bond,.
The plaintiff In Ills testimony sc teIday sam 'na'
hc firm dd business with too small capital
Their capital Pc added WAS only 100000, whle
they assumed an indebtedness of 100000.
Mr. t,ould the assignee. testified rs to his Goa
no, ton with the nm and the circumstances under
which he was appointed TO wind up Us ahar'.
Euec1o sargent, expert nc ouniant ',hleu MA.
In ,Namlnc,l tho hooks Of the firm ana i0uhd mat
Tho carIial was only $4,000 while The indebt'dnsS
ws,, "a l,C, OOJ. DE trial was ADJOURNED uhlll
Wednesday, June -.