The times., 1897-11-11

A writ Of habeas corpus IN behalf OF
AIRS. Deborah n. Carter, an inmate Of 81.
lllzaheihs Asylum, VIII he applied Tor
TO-DAY, through Dr c. n Emmons ana
Lawyer James II Smith. Tie grounds upon
which the wit viii be sought are, in ef-
feet that the woman was Improperly Ii
carcerated in the asyluIn as an insane
woman and that she was sane When com
aitted.
Lawyer Smith sa IS that the placing Of
LIS oteut .r the asylum was a flasrant
abuse OF the law, and states that the
case will bring forth some interesting he
velorments The arrest of Mrs. Carter
tpok place last September ou a subpoena
charging her with assaulting Mrs Sarah
Thorn The case was tried before Judge
KimhaI September 2S, ana after thc
hearing sentence Of thirty days IN the
Jail Nas imposed upon hei.
Judge Kinball listened To testimony
from IrS. Butler and Prentiss, who testi-
fled that the woman was insane. Their
opinions. il was claimed were based on
knowledge that they had concerning
the woluan's condition about two yeais
ago. Two physicians Connected with the
Jail testified that she was in their
Cpi3i0n, perfectly sane. The counsel
for tie defense cl.imed that the insanity
uf The wGman could not be established.
The case was turned over to the Acting
SecTetar@ ot the Interior, and Nrs. Carter
was tempcisIiiy placed In jail October
= she was committed to ST. Eiiza heth'S
Asylum. by the Assistant Secretary, and
there she has remained since. Assistant
uistict Attorney Mnllowny told the curt
al the tlnse Of the trial that he did not
think tie testimony was strong enough
against MI. Garter, and MI MuAuwny
also requested the Judge 10 take the
woIhan's personal bonds
1t is claimed that the mother 0f Mrs.
Carter was instrumental in having her
daughter prosecuted. 1t seems that she
was rhc trustee Of moneys belonging 10
Mrs. Garter, her daughter, and willed to
the latter by q sister who was for a
number Of years teacher in the Wash
ington public S-hools II is claimed that
tn,- mother invested about s. 500, and that,
when The Mayse Bank, on Ninth street,
:alcd last spring, cOnsidera hle money was
lost. This seemed to have caused dis
agreements 10 spring up between the mother
anD QauENteF- lie attorneys Claln Iildl
Mr.. Thorn, upon whose affidavit Mrs.
Garter was committed TO jail, influenced
the mother against the daughter. The
daughter became worried over the loss OF
her money, ana, on the occasion of a
visit 20 her mother, at the house OF Mrs
Thorn, March 6 last, is alleged TO have
assaulted the latter.
Mrs. Carter is said TO have a bout - 500
OF the legacy left, and that il is investedin
trust bonds. Mrs. Carter left number Of
personal effects at her home, at 1903 Ninth
street, when she was sent 10 the asylum.
The lawyers asSert that they have learned
that these were removed later at the insti
cation Or the mother, although Mr. Car
ter r lawyers had given orders that they
should not be removed.
Attorney Smith says that he expects ~
Prove that the woman was sent TO 81
Enzabeth's as the result of conspiracy
against her
Dr. c NJ. En.muns, who has examined
tie woman says that she is perfectly
SANE and illat. ia his opinion. she should
he released from the asylum.
TIE papers III the case We're prepared
yesterday and the writ viii be sought this
morning.