New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-12
HIS SANITY IN QUESTION.
EDWARD A. WOOLSTON TAKEN BY FORCE
FROM THE RACQUET CLUB.


POPULAR cI.rBMAN- HE REFUSES TO SEE HIS
FATHER OR PHYSICIANS DRASTIC MEAS
TRES ADOPTED 90 COMMITTED BY
JUSTICE TAINToR TO BELLE-
VIE FOR EXAMINATIONS.
Edward A. Woolston a well-known member Of
the Racque, Club and familiar figure about the
principal hotels and theatres. was committed TO
Bellevue Hospital Yesterday afternoon to
undergo n medical examination as to his sanity
HIS friends say that he has acted strangely dur
ing the las; four months being extremely merry
Gus and irritable: incoherent in conversation. al
times. and having generally the appearance or
one whose mind unbalanced. Accordingly
his father Joshua w Woolston of Philadelphia
who Informed by them Of his sons un-
fortunate condition. came to this city to see him
But his refused to see him when he calIed AT
MS bachelor apartments and at the Racquet
club.
His father then consulted DR.. A. c. Townsend
Of No. % West Thir;y-second-st. who has been
Mr. Woolston's physician tor years DIR. Town
send could not induce him to take any medi-
cine or % listen To any advice Finally II became
impossible for the father to see his son or for
the physician to gain access to him In this ex-
tremity Or Townsend suggested that the only
way to get the patient under trea ment was 10
have him committed to the care OF the Com
missioners of Charities and Correction, and
have his sanity examined into. and II he were
found To be in mental condition needing the
care Of a physician. to have him sent to some
asylum.
Mr.. Woolston. sr. accompanied by DR. Town
send appeared before Justice Taintor yesterday
afternoon and told him TIE facts In the case. he
at once issued a warrant sor Woolstons arrest
II vvas ,iven ,o Court officers Hunt and Nc
c;urckin who went in "A coach to the Racquet
club whore Mr.. Wooston aas known 10 be- Al
the club the superintendent tried 10 get Wooston
20 come down and the policemen but ne
would rot leave the ca;droom FINALLY hunt
sent up word that his father had been aFres'rn
and wanted his son 10 come II him al once
That brought the son downstairs. II would
no, q with the policemen. however ana "
finally became necessary for them to carry him
TO the coach ON the drive from the club to the
I.fferson Market Court Wooston sat perfectly
silent lie did not once ask where he was being
taken or cNnce the slightest interest IN the pro-
.e.dings At court he walked up T. his iatner
and shook hands with him. on' ON not S"S
word. ,., ,-t..
Dr ToWneonl swore 90 IN" iruth or MS ass
iious Justice Tainior called No0IStpn up on l''
h,i4s. and questioned him II" WAS perfectly co-
hcrent in all that he said. He denied that he was
m said that ne slept we'll; WAS Al WORK every
1ay and that ~ never felt better in ms NE ne
esid fhat he was perfectly Wiling 10 nave MS
sanity tested and added that II his mind was nor
right ne certainly ought 10 be under phNSi,lan
no Tn. commitment papers ~"r" men signed
and Nn1lston was ;aken 20 the hospital "n"I" ~
arrived at 80 T. M. At IN" hospital last hisht
pr Russell. representing Or Adanspn' VINO nas
rharg. ~ the case and VINO was absent. ssid that
no examination had yet been made nut 'ha' o"c
proba biz would be made to-day
MIR Woolston who is forty years oib anu ul-
,narr,od lives IN modest and quiet bachelor apart
rn.nis AZ 80 ~ East Ninth-st. where a 'ep''t'i
callei last night His landiady hdl ~ ~.
hoard ~ his commitment. and she expressed much
surn,ise and regret, She said that he ma beeh
nor tenant for eigh; years and that uurlhH 'n'
whole ,ln. he had conducted himseh most CIR
.ii,nsp.ctlS She had never seen nm sho" any
stgns ~ drink or dissipation oi any klnh anu ',''
always regarded him a. = very my ''n'' Ii
s,v him ON Thursday evening and talked WIN
MIN lie showed no signs ot 'lt'ineht p"'
.semed 10 be I'm his usual frame 81 NINA III ~
ciini.d his apartments that night
.'N.d" Woolston IS he IL called by his asso-
ciates has been FOR years one oi the most P'p"-
lar men In the Racquet 'iup ~, nuS u W. ~
necicd with the firm OF Dunn Brothers o.,
,.,. hrokers AT No , Wall-st He severed MS
.ornec,ion with that firm about two months ago
an the gr1nd that he was not able 70 "o'h "'' AZ,
count of illness He Il a skiliul boxer ana nds
taken part I'm many contests AZ tn' Nr" ~ q" ,, ~
Manhattan Athletic clubs as We" "S ~ '' ''"
quet club. a.. ,. . ht,
Tust what has brought Mr. WoolSion 10 ms
,r.scut plight his father and friends are AZ 'SS
- know They know. however. thar ne ma o.c',
dealing heavily in stocks latrlN' tn' 'n,N As, At
,h. seeming collapse which they hop" ana 'h'hh
-, b,t ,.mnorarv Is caused by overwork ana
Worry.