New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-02
INAGTyES MASONS PURSUE HIM.
JUSTICE MADAM HOLDS ANTHONY BAUM -"
ORDER TO HEAR EXPERTS TESTIMONY
on HIS SANITY.

Anthony Baum thlrty-hve years old. was Drought
before Justice McAdam. In the supreme Noui'
Yesterday on a writ 81 hateas corpus. directing MS
production In court by Commissioner OF Charlties
John w Keller. Baum was arrested as lunauc'
and was locked up in the Arsenal. pending an
sxamination hy medical experts TO his sanity
Drs Fitch and Kunz decided that ne was
insane lie would have been committed 10 '"'
insane asylum. but Henry W Bates Baum couh'
sell secured the writ OF habeas corpus on "iicn 10
was produced IN court. Mr.. Bates says that bau"
Is perfectly sane. and that he cannot legally %
detained In an asylum.
Assistant Corporatio Cnounsel Cowie opposed inc
motion for the discharge 81 Baum. He said thar
BAUM was suffering from Authorizations. and De.
lieved that he was pursued BY members OF some o'
the Masonic lodges who desired 10 do injury 70 MN.
He had been held for examination az the request
his wife Mrs Elizabeth Baum. who compIainea
tina. in one ot his NJ. Of insanity he had assaulted
her and who WAS afraid that he would harm ne'
or others II ne was permitted 10 remain al iaise.
At the time he assaulted his wife he frst sfnashe"
her bicycle and then tried to choke her Mr.. Co"lo
said that the doctors had made most caiei"'
examination OF Baum and found that he was M
sane Justice McAdam called Baum 70 the WI"
ness-stand and examined him. Baum stated u's'
no had been Mason. but had resigned from ''e
order
Mrs Baum was IN attendance IN court. ana was
also examined by Justice McAdam as to her nus
bands behavior and conduct. She said mat .el
husband had been left $1,000 By his mother 40
purchased house az No. lob East one-hunu'e"-
Observation-Disclosures He transferred this mouse
her Mrs Baum sa.i that her husband lurhs"'
IN. house and bought her about $3.50 worth -
tewelrv He also bought her bicycle, ou' aoou.
a month afterward he came home enc nlsht ~
smashed It with an exc. Justice McAdam 'ieh no.
Baum sworn. He denied that he was In any way
mentally affected He told how he received u.
$1,000 and accounted for expenditure OF aoou'
5000 -Four hundred dollars OF this was 'o'
piano 500 for ring 500 for watch. 500 ror e".
rings and $50 for china. He said he spent Si'iD u.
paving his debts, 500 for monument 70 ms and
and gave $50 for two Scyces one ror ~" hin, for
smashing his uife's wheel that he nad sv ,ay
friends at his house and asked his wife 10 and and
said she was going out on her wheel lie tola on on
he would smash the machine IL sns az ~, axe
Justice Meadam asked him what became OF t me
rest OF his money. and he said ne nso ~ fSe Berk
%Grgase and spsn GOOD YIN Time there Mrs
wept bitterly while her husband gave his tes.i,Vt,
and answered some questions ne put 10 n1 He was
the way he spent the money he received i''
unable 10 account for about sSO0p . /. ,retty
Justice McAdam said Re appeared TO 90 p ,ions
bright on some points; nar SoT He a. adionrned the
case for the testimony of the experts VIM mo, he
examined Baum baIms t la~ Errena He was in
a ward with fifteen other men, some OF VII" ho would
very violent Justice McAdam sa sa their dniv
and lake proper care OF him. II am. san, ~, ~,
Judge "in cases of this kind bound to pro snd Il
allowed him 10 60 AZ large and he murdered n3
wife or child the responsibility would o. Pom his
hsys to S or and
tices and impulses seem Go es,a 9e that his mother
Sss Sssn Insane a sap na .nsn also
been mentally Affected. 1900, 49,