The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-04-04
THURBER AND MRS. TRUE.
SHALL HE STAY IN "A MADHOUsE
OR SHALL mr. Get MA RRIBDP

Bis Relatives Say that Mrs. True, who
Got Her Divorce from True, Is After
Thurber's Money - Hrother Wouidn't Obj
iect 90 ISIS Margins Somebody Else.
The diverse dcstinies Of confinement as n
lunatic or marriage TO Fannie Claire True
which hang on the verdict OF a Sherif's jury
made the inquiry into the mental condition Of
Edmund O.. Thurber interesting yesterday.
Mrs. True was there, IA dark, stout. and ami.
mated woman, accompanied by her daughter,
Alberta. a girl Of 10. Albert True, from whom
she got a divorce last week, came into court
and talked to his daughter.
The relatives of Thurbcr, William II. Thur
Der. his brother, and n brother-in'law, Charles
l.. Sprague, who initiated the inquiry and had
him sent to Bloomingdale, make no bones OF
declaring, nor docs their counsel, George IL.
Ashley. that Mrs. True wants Thurber for his
money. Of which, they say. she has heretofore
got large sums. Thurber became acquainted
with Mrs. True about three years ago and has
boarde. In her fiat In East Twenty third street.
He got about $50. 900 from his fathers estate.
His relatives have held about $4,000 in trust
for him, and they gave him $4,000 n year or
so ago. Mrs. True and her daughter sat near
Thurber at the hearing yesterday. and Thur
Der frequently conferred with them.
William H.. Thurber testified that he had
been informed by William J. r.. johnson Of
the influence Of Mrs. True over his brother and
that Mrs. True was getting money from td-
mund. Edmund had had n delu sion that he
was prosecuted by Mr., SieRel. private secre'
brown. That was In 1892. when Edmund hsd
threatened 70 commit suicide by, shooting or
morphine. The witness said that his main pur-
pose in proceeding against his brother was 10
prevent MIN getting further INTO The hands OF
to marry his brother ~ but a scheme to rob
him. He had no objection to Edmund marry
Speaking about the will of the father, the
witness said that the paper was so constructed
that in case of the death OF Edmund without
c csTSe' drsmstic and with vigorous restlcqI6.
chair he would willingly sign n paper making
over any possible right. OF his 70 his brothers
money. In case Of his death without ISSUE to
"oh. that is good and generous Of you. par
ticularly SO when you have 10 i9iow Idt M
well. I will sign it over to YOU.
NO, thank you; | do not want it.
Alice G.. Thurber, a sister; testified that she
considers Edmund Irrational. ,, p.os,,.,.
tee tilted that Thurber took morphine, recently
and that the physicians ut Bellevue had DIM
was in an anteroom at the time. When lie re-
covered OUtns .n Mr. IS. True Ia es Eoli aim to come 10 heF
At the hospital Edmund told the witness
that he had Just given sire. True a note for
$4,000; She threw it on the floor. but a ply,
ltlt I' hNl IL ne anu -'i g = ~ WYNN -
the physician. The next night lie saw Thur
Der, who called Mrs. True and her daughter
vile names. He had often seen Edmnnd la
boring under great excitement. Mr.. Niles nd-
mitted that he had received $500 from I'd
mund and had given him n note for 1t. He did
as his residuary legatee in "A will which n part
tee was appointed for Edmund. Mr.. Niles had
forwarded the will of Edmund, the contents
of which he did not know. the will OF I'd
mund's mother. and some other papers to the
trustee. Francis l.. Wellman. In behalf Of
Edmund. tried to get information about the ar
rest of Mr.. Niles on the charge Of renting a
house tn the French Madam" Mrs. Porret.
DR.. Edmund c. Spitzka was asked II hSpo-
thetical question supposed to cover incidents
in the life of Thurber. and he replied that a
chronic delusional insanity.
DIR. Austin Flint testified that he had exam
ined Thurber at Bellevue In connection with
DIR. Hamilton for an hour. and had, also
watched him during the trial. He said that
Thurber has no delusion and Is sane. Counsel
asked. on prompting from DR.. Spitzka:
Would you consider a man with a sham
bling gait, a swollen tongue, and unequal pupils
of unsound mind?"
II would not form a judgment on those three
symptoms answered Or. Flint.
DIR. Flint was asked to examine Thurber,s
eyes and say II they were in as healthy, condi-
ton as they were in when he examined them In
the asylum.
He did so and said he saw no difference. Mr..
Ashley asked:
an insane person to be so coached as To pass an
examination as q sane mani"
II do not think that an insane man could be
passed on me as sane under such an examine
ton as l submitted this patient to-"
Adjourned to 10 O'Clock this morning.