The sun., 1895-03-31
ANNA DICKINsoN,s ILLNESS.
Insanity Experts Declare That she Was
Suffering From Psrnnoin,

SCRANTON, March 30.-Thc case Of Anna
Dickinson for damages against George B.
Thompson James j. Dryden, DIR. Underwood
and others for sondinR her to an insane hospital
was not completed In tho United States Circuit
Court here to-day. Two experts on insanity.
DR.. Meredith of the Danville Asylum, and Dr.
Wehlan of this city. testified that from the
testimony and from what they had seen OF Miss
Dick nson they believed her to bo insane. They
described her form of disease as paranoia. DIR.
Meredith said that from the testimony Of Anna
Dickinson in this case he still thought her
suffering from paranoia. A person suffering from
this form OF insanity acts on delusve premises.
The delusions are systematized and reasoned
out. They may he dclusons of suspicion or of
grandeur. Such patients are able to converse
with persons generally, and the disease con only
be detected by close observation. DIR. Meredith
heard Miss Dickinson lecture in the Broadway
Theatre, New York, in April. 1891, and from
her discourse then he still thought that she had
phranOia.
Dr. Wehlan corroborated Dr. Meredith with
respect to paranoia. Hypothetcal questions
were put to him covering what Miss Dickinson
had said, and done, and he answered that
person who acted and spoke IN such manner
symptoms of the disease are, ,egotism and
aversion to former. friends: The, testimony
before his death was read to the jury. This
Doctor believed Miss Dickinson to be insane,
and explained why.
The defence rested and Mrs. Jessie Winter
stein was called IL rebgttal. She was was, an nat at
tendant at Danville Asylum when Miss Dick
inson was there, and swore that she saw no in
dications of insanity, although Miss Dickinson
had u great regard for Mrs. Mooney. the insane
admitted, however. that Miss Dickinson refused
to accept paper, and would write on bits OF paper
that she picked up. No reason was given for
this conduct.
Mrs. Mcdonald Of wilkesbarre. who. twenty
years ago. was Mss ckinson's travelling maid.
set the court room in an uproar by her spiteful
snaps at the attorney who cross-exnmned her.
and by her reference to her sex generally. She
sent Anna away ton place where she could get
rest that she needed. so that Susan could break
up housekeeping and pack up her goods.
Mrs. Mcdonald asserted that e he never saw
that she only saw her about once month in
recent years, a short time only. She was Ques-
toned about Miss Dcknson's liking for whis-
key and asked If she had ever seen Miss Dickin-
business to watch what Miss Dickinson drank.
The question was asked again, and Mrs. Nc
Donald answered that if she saw some liquid in
glass she could not swear whether 1t was
whiskey.
Did you ever hear Anna say great people
were jealous Of her 7"
They were jealous of her."
How do you knowt'
why. from remarks that were passed"
who are these people, What woman was? ?"
"Oh. the women. Of them l know nothing.
Some OF the women aint of much account"
The kilograms Miss Dickinson sent to Jay
Gould, Robert f. Pattison. and others were Of
fered in evidence. Miss Dickinson was then
called to the stand to give rebuttal testimony
and court adjourned, it being agreed to con-
tinue her examination on Monday: 1t is ex-
pected that her testimony will be lively. as she
has rod in pickle for several who testified