The herald., 1894-01-23
THE COLONEL IS NOT INSANE,
Chamberlain Is Now Living
in Oakland.
He Returned Quietly From His St.
Helena Retreat.
The Well-Known Club Man Receivers
From an Attack OF Nervous
Prostration-Au Interest,"
ing Interview.

San Francisco Chronicle: Colonel
W. ii. Chamberlain, the we'll known
clubman, received few OF his friends
yesterday at the home of his mother at
l425 franklin street, Oakland. The
Colonel is slowly recovering his health,
and in short time he says that he ex-
poets to be himself again. He has had
a rather hard time of it during the past
year, and he really wonders himself how
he has come out of all the trouble so
we'll.
The Colonel says that he has now en-
tered upon new lease OF life, and in
deed be has commenced new mode of
living entirely. He proposes to steer
clear of the rocks on which he was near
ly wrecked before and pass by those
friends who were only too willing to use
him. When the Colonel was seen at
his home last evening by Chronicle re-
porter he vas pleased to show himself
and assert most emphvtically that he is
not insane. AS a matter OF fact the re-
ports that have been circulated about
his mental condition are very much ex-
aggersted. Colonel Chamberlain natur-
ally feels very sensitive on the subject,
and he is grieved that such reports
should be circulated among his friends.
He expects to be around to his business
in few days and will pursue the even
tenor OF his way.
ut ought to be very plain to you that
am notinsane," said Colonel Chamber
lain with q smile. II have had my
physician examine me today-that is,
asked him to examine me and ascertain
If am insane, but he said that there
WAS no use of that as he could tell me
that | am as sane as anybody. He has
seen me around the house for several
days. OF course l have had lots Of
trouble, but now l am myself again,
believe, and am going to live a new
life.
"Of couree, have had great deal of
trouble during the past year, and | was
completely broken down. 1t was case
OF nervous pro5tation. / concluded to
go to the country, and so my wife and l
got little cottage in St. Helena. My
physician said that | must go to some
quiet place in the country, and that is
why we selected st. Helena. After we
had lived at the cottage for time we
then went to private clearinghouse.
| improved in health very much in st,
Helena, and few weeks ago accepted
my mothers invitation to come to her
home and rest for time. can assure
you that it was nothing more than a
case of nervous prostrstion.
II can easily explain to you the cause
of my trouble. On many occasions, per-
haps by compulsion, perhaps by neces-
sity and sometimes by, possibly, false
idea of duty, sometimes by an override
votion of time and attention to the in
terest of supposed friends during q
period of 20 years, worked days, nights
and holidays, throwing my whole
physical and mental energy into labor,
until the inevitable result came in q
serious case of nervous proststion, at
tended by physical ailments caused by a
great amount Of travelling during a
period of 10 years. l quickly followed
the advice of my physicians and sought
the usual remedy of quiet and rest in a
country town. Mentally with the rest |
have had am in better condition than
| have been for years.
"Of course there have been great
many INQUIRIES regarding the stories
which have been circulated about me.
From time to time have explained va
rlOuB matters lully TO tnOse VINO ChLuo W
me in a friendly spirit and apparently to
their satisfaction as their letters to me
will show. 1t is true that man occupy
ing more or less prominent position
before the public must submit to the
criticism of the press. You must
understand that when this criticism is
made on me am very willing at the
present time or at any fnture time to
offer my explanation or what might be
called my side of the story to those who
have right through business dealings
with me, past, present and future, or to
friends who really care to know. AT
the present time am advised by my
very good friends to say nothing on
general matters. do not want to ap.
pear discourteous to anybody, because
am always ready to answer question:
when / am at liberty to do 30. Then
again | have been advised by my friends
that it would not be wise for me to gel
into any newspaper controversy, 30. oil
course, must decline to discuss certain
matters on certain lines. However. in
conclusion | would suggest that after
this interview do not believe that you
or anyone else would deem me insane
THE SLAYER OF TOvEY.