New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

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q train which carried them to AmityVine carry
yesterday morning 1t was supposed that theie
~ere about forty inmates Of Louden Hail. anu
Jus,ice Gaynor had issued subpoenas TOT theHi'
When Mr. Rabbit and his companions arriVeu
In Amityville yesterday morning sherin n'ie"
Amounted several deputy-sherins ana sent 'he"'
TO guard Louden Hail. with Instructions not p"
allow any Of the inmates to escape W. l. LOU
den. a son OF the proprietor was stoppeu Dc "e
was about TO leave the house and was cohpeheu
10 return At s a. m. Sheriff o Brlen serNeu '"e
warrant and placed John Louden IN the Gus
tody of the deputies. allowing him 10 reiiia" III
the house until the arrival of Justice Gaynor'
There was much excitement among the villagers
when II was known that Louden Hall hao oeeh
"nulled" by the State Luracy Commission
hrs Macumber Little and Tracey arrived from
Rrooklyn early in the morning. and DIT Tracey
went 10 Louden Hall In company with MT. bao-
HIT ard Dr. c. w. Bohmfalk New-forK phys
clan. who lives at No. 222 East F1ity-'n'i U.s.
A subpoena had been served on Dr bohiiiia'N'
calling him to Amityville in the expectation 'n"'
he would be able to identify an inmate Oh Louue"
Hall Dr. Bohmfalk recently sent by man - '"e
Long Island Home IN Amityville cer'ihcaVe VI
the insanity Of Mrs. Carrie Levy VINO h"o h'eu
a. Eyf,v-,hird-st stating that the woman hao
beer committed TO the institution ME
had been suffering from suicidal mania. and her
relatives had caused her to be commit'eu ~ '''e
Io,g Island Home on Dr. Bohmfaks certihcate'
The woman was not taken 10 that msti'"''oN'
ond :, was suspected that she had been taken
70 Iouden Hall When search was maze ioi
her in Louden Hall yesterday morning however
che not found, ana the Houue"'
she had been there.
DIR Tracy recognized among the inmates ol
che Mace Mrs Anna c. Brown, VINO had oeei
An inmate of the Long Island state hospi.ai
o nd had been allowed to depart from that III
stitution in September on the represenIa'i,oiiS
~ her relatives that they would care TOT ne'.
She is a demented woman VINO inaeilea ,, ,u,i
she is already ghost IN I9on Eng INMATES
the house Dr. Tracy also noticed o'Aei ii''''
who appeared to be insane.
JUSTICE GAYNOR AS COMMITTING MAGlS-
TRATE.
Justice Gaynor arrived in Amtyville about
IN 8 m. and proceeded to the village lyceum'
small, Mace of amusement, which was hastily
converted into courtroom. The bench con-
sisted of some boards. supported by two saw
horses and partly concealed by piano cover
A fire was lighted In a huge boxstoVe. TO take
off the chill in the room. When the Justice had
taken his seat behind the piano cover ana hau
So,.red the court open. John Louden was
brought in by the deputy-sheriifs ana placed
IN a chair. His shrewd face did not petray any
signs Of uneasiness A NUMBER OF .ne N.iia t a.
sat open-mouthed on back seats anu '''@N "
tently 10 the proceedings .o rand
The charges against John Louden Were Ieau
nv Mr. Rabbit. They are based on Two Sc
tions of the Penal Code. The charge Oh ma,
tanning an Illegal asylum is p"SeN VIA
AS which reads:
rerso, who conducts or maintains private IN.
sane asylIm or institution for the care or treatine
of persons Of unsound mind, without ce y, Ia Is
4 Cd
guilty of a msdemeanor
Section 337. on which the second charge Is
based reads as follows:
nsrson who confines an IDIOT lunatc or insane
person in any other manner or IN any other plaCSs
IMAM as authorized by law. and person euItE VI
harsh cruel or unknd treaIe1 or or nssns peTson
whether lawfully unlawfully confined, Is guilty
of nisdemeanor
Mr.. Rabbit said that conviction on either OF
the charges might subject person TO hne OF
$500 or one year in the pententiary, or ooth
District-Attorney JaycOx said that the prisoner
should be instructed as to his rights 10 pf hta
or TO waive an examination, and also as 10 ms
right to have counsel Justice Gaynor gave the
necessary instructions and Louden SAID ne "ai'
ed time to secure John c. OrdronauX. Dut ne couiu
not tell where he could be found Beng au-
vised that he could have until noon to secure
counsel Louden said he would telephone 70 eX-
Judge John r. Reid. OF Babylon justice Gay,
nor then adjourned the hearing until noon, ana
. I,ouden consented to have the physicians MAKE
their examinations at Louden Hall in order 70
save the trouble of taking the inmates 10 lhc
courtroom for examination.
EXPERTS AT LOUDEN HALL.
Drs. Macumber. Little and Tracey went i'm
mediatey to I.ouden Hall to begin the examina-
lions. Timothy f. McGarr, the secretary OF the
State Lunacy Commission. who was present as
q witness went with them to act as their inter-
prefer and secretary. At Louden's place the ply
sician at first made general inspection OF the
On ha q
they remained for a time in one or the rooms 10
talk TO a woman who called herself mrs; NUT
ply and appeared TO be Mighty she sald she was
in the care Of Christian ladies, but she appeared
10 be unable to give much information ABOUT
herself. She said she spent her time between
her city home in New-YOrk and the "san!tarlum
but the address Of her city home was not DIS
closed -,
In another room on the same floor the physi-
clans talked with Mrs. Rosa Lehrian, German
woman who wore a gaudy red ana brown uleSs
and odd-looking Turkish slippers, and had
towel twisted in the shape Of crown on her
head. She said she was German princess, put
her throne and her golden crown had been stolen
from her. When she was questioned closely she
admitted Il at she had been inmate OF the
asylum In Flatbush and the physicians said II
was plain that she was hopeless lunatic.
The names OF the other women inmates OF the
house were ascertained to be Mrs. Lyell MIS-
Brown. Mrs. Huber. Mrs Feely. Mrs Meade ana
Miss Gibson Most OF the women were well ac-
vanced In years, and appeared TO be invallds
The names OF the men boarders were said TO De
Soils Harrison. Richardson. Gilhooley. Kohlman'
Mills, Eichler. Stewart and Mott. Young Louden'
who went about the house with the physicians,
said that no record kept TO show the names
and addresses Of the inmates When the physi-
clans had finished making an inspection OF the
rooms. they went TO the parlor on the first floor
and directed that Mrs Lyell should be brought
to them there for examination. The woman was
extremely nervous and trembled visiby, but the
physicians did not think that she was insane.
She said she had been inmate of I.ouden
Hall for three years, and she was content TO re-
main there. she had no other home. She had
been well treated in the place, she said.
PATIENT EXAMINED.
Mrs Anna c. Brown was then questioned by
the physicians. Her face had an expression Of
deep melancholy, and she wore her hair partly
plastered over her forehead She kept her eyes
on the floor as she talked. Her husband had
taken her TO the place a month ago. she said,
and she willing TO be there. She thought
her head was not right. she said. When she was