The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-11
DECLARED A LUNATIC
NOVEL CASE OF EDITH LAyCHEs-
TER, AN ENGLISH GIRL.
Called Insane Because She Relieves
1t Is Right to Live with the
Man She Admires.

LONDON, Jan. 10-Edith Manchester, a
well-bred girl, confined in an asylum by rela-
tives because she is opposed to matrimony
and preferred to live with an admirer with
out ceremony in public, made her appear
ance again before lunacy commission to
urge the prosecution OF DR.. Blanford, who
declared her of unsound mind and caused her
detention in the asylum, for which, when re-
leased, she went to live with fellow-clerk.
The commissioners threw the case out OF
court. deciding that 1.-The Doctor was mis-
taken, but was not likely to have been inn
properly influenced or criminally cupable."
Miss Manchester proved to be a prepos-
sessng girl of twenty-four years. She ex-
hibited polished manners, and was distin-
guished by great modesty. She. was becom-
ingly dressed and attracted the greatest in
terest. Several ladies accompanied her. The
barrister who spoke for her declared her an
exceedingly well-trainei young lady, of suf
ficient standing to secure three thousand
votes for place on the School Board be-
fore her recent experience. AT the time of
her alleged abduction she was getting her
living in a perfectly sane way, as clerk
in a large city house.
DR.. Blanford declared her insane on the
strength Of the following statement: ''sske
low her in station because marriage Is I'M
moral. This she argued in wholly ira
tional manner. She thinks 1t is more iiide-
pendent TO live like this, but she fails TO
see that If she has a family and is deserted
she will not be Independent at all. She
persits that she will go and live with THIS
man and go to Australia"
Her barrster quoted the works OF DR..
Blanford on insanity to show that the LADY
exhibited none of the symptoms he laid
down. Therefore, he alleged, the Doctor
made willful Misrepresentation. Miss Lam
chester arose and spoke: Il wish 10 deny,
said she, that my views on the marriage
contract have been suddenly formed. The
views hold are the same have held during
the last three or four years"
The chairman replied. 1T is not charged
You suddenly adopted such views.
But" said Miss Manchester, with intelli-
gence, "Dr. Banford, in his book, refers TO
sudden change of views on the moral ques-
tons an indication of insanity.
But we are not discussing Dr. Blanfords
book" said the chairman.
The fair complainant. still undaunted. held
her ground and continued to speak.
1T is not true" said she. that told DR..
Blanford that I was going to live with
man below my station because marriage
was immoral. j did not know who DR..
Bhnford was. He was introduced to me
by my brother, as a man of the world, and
I had 70 idea he was a doctor He said
very little, but my brother piled me with a
to give connected answers. My brother
said something about the man being beneath
4
not recognize the question Of station He
is a clerk and / am clerk. and we are
both earning the same salary SO l do not
said about my being left with half a dozen
children l said IL would never happen. but
if it did I should not be in wore position
than a married woman who Is deserted by
her husband"
When she finished her barrister intimsted
he would carry the case to higher law
court and ii is since rumored that the girl
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the House of Commons, if necessary.
Hawaiian ROynlists PardOned.
VANCOUVER, b. c., Jan. 1O-The steam
err Warrimoo arrived here to-day from Hon.
olulu with the following advices: The cap
tain and crew Of the schooner Henrietta.
the captured opium craft, have been found
guilty and sentenced as follows: Captain
Anderson and C. z. Gale. who claimed to
be a passenger, were each given eighteen
months and fined $50; the members of the
crew were given three months each and
fined the same amount. The vessel has been
coniiscated and will be sold at auction.
Charles T. Gulick, w. T. Seward, John +.
Bowler, Robert w. Wilcox, John III. Wise,
Joseph Clarke. j.. w. BipilSane and John
Lilikoi. the remaining political prisoners.
were pardoned and released at 10 O'clock
New Years morning, this course having
been decided en- at a special meeting of
the Council of State on the morning of
1jtc oil. 1tllliOHS lTDu ali TIE IldEtleS eA-
pressed deep regret for the part taken in the
revolution, and promised fealty to the re-
public.
The United States steamship Baltimore
was to leave for San Francisco on the Sth.
Journalist In Disgrace.
PARIS, Jan. 10-A journalist named
Rosenthal, who is well known as a writer
for the Figaro, under the pen name of
Jacques st. Cere," and who also acted as
Paris correspondent for New York paper.
has been arrested in connection with the
scandal growing out of the settlement of
the estate of the late Max Lebaudy, the
unfortunate wealthy young conscript who
was apparently bounded to death by black
mailers and others and who left his for
tune to Mile. Marsy, an actress of the
Coincide Franchise. Only yesterday IL was
Civry, editor Of the Echo De L'Armee, had
been arrested on the charge of matchmaking
young Lebaudy, and the same day II was
stated that NJ. Balonsi, a banker, also
charged with Matchmaking Lebaudy, and
against whom a warrant had been issued,
had absconded, leaving liabilities amount
ing to 10000 francs, of which sum 2.0c0, eco
francs are said to have belonged to the
Lebaudy estate. On Jan. Count Cesu was
arrested here charged with having OBJ
tanned 100000 francs from Lebaudy.
Cable Notes.
An address to the throne censuring the Jap
anese government for surrendering the Lac
achievements of troops are going 10 the
tel nd of m order assist m