The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-06
NO INDICATION OF INSANITY.
Frank Bfen, However, swOre that His
Sister Was of Unsound Mind.

Justices NickerSOn and I0ckman yeSter-
day constituted lunacy commission which
found Carrie i. Black. living at the COR
ner of Sherman avenue and Twenty-second
street, to be of sound mind. The proceed
ings of the commission were very brief The
woman lives with her mother and brother.
The latter's name is Frank Bien The sis
ter has been married. but her husband is
dead. She is thirty-nine years of age. The
family owns about forty acres of valuable
land lying across the canal near Twenty
second street. The proceedings to examine
into the mental condition of Mrs. Black
began last Wednesday, when Frank Bien,
the woman's brother. called at the Office
of Justice Nickerson. He declared that he
believed his sister to be mentally unbal-
anced, and asked permission to make an
affidavit to that effect. He flied out the
document, and the justice fixed the hearing
for yesterday morning. The law requires
tna d PEI neaore 6 OF v can v De
clan and at least one member or the COM
mission. Acting in accordance with the
provisions of the statutes Justices Nicker-
son and Lockman drove out to Mrs Blacks
home Thursday morning. They found the
at work in the garden. She was assisting
the hired man, but left her work and came
concern when informed that the gentlemen
desired to see her brother, and anxiously
inquired if she could not talk for her
IT am sure / can attend to the matter for
my BROTHER she said to the visitors, with
out any indication of a dethroned reason.
81 believe / know what you came out mere
for, and I want to tell you something while
you are here. / had a quarrel with
any a p bs Struck n1e The fact Is my
brother and sister, who live on Virginia
avenue have been trying to persuade
nv mother to deed them this farm.
[ am opposed to it because we have a
brother in the asylum now. He is improv-
ing in strength, and will be able in a short
time to get out. They want to keep us out
of The property. So far as am concerned
I don't want any of it. i am healthy and
able to work. and don't need 1t, but want
to protect my other brothers interest. My
brother and had trouble over this matter
Yesterday and he threatened to put me In
the asylum to get rid of me-,
The woman evidently suspected the mis-
sion on which the justices were bent, but
they declined to make known their rear
purpose, and left.
Justice Nickerson notified DR. Wands, VINO
is the family physician of the Biens, and
the doctor called to see Mrs. Black Thurs
day evening. He reported that ne found
mental trouble The affidavit sworn to, by
the brother of Mrs. Black stated that when
violent she would strike people with Whom
she came in contact. The afant further
stated that the woman imagined her BROTH
er-in-law was trying to swindle her mother
the proceedings came up, the brother OF
Mrs Black was present, but when asked to
testify further he declined. Both of the
justices and the physician declared that
port accordingly Justice Niekersone says
that the assertion of Mrs. Black that one
of her brothers is in the asylum at present
is true.