The herald., 1898-11-12
IS LEGALLY INSANE
CASE OF MRS. WINSLOW AGAIN
AWAKENs INTEREST :
Application for New Trial Has Been
Filed on Information Received
From California

SAN BERNARDINO, Nov. ia long
communication has been received from
Judge Frederick q. Taylor, who committed
Mrs. Winslow of Highland to the asylum
at Stamford, Connecticut. He states that
Mr.. Winslow at first tried to avoid the
forms of law and to place his wife quietly in
the asylum, but found the law would allow
her to be kept there only forty-eight hours
He then came to Judge Taylor, after con.
'sulting Mrs. Winslow's stepmother, and
filed the usual petition, alleging her to be
insane and asking for her commitment to an
asylum for the insane. She did not appear
in court and the hearing was continued al
the sanitarium of DIR. Mcfarland, under
the direction of two Stamford physicians
DR.. Bohaman and DIR. Van Fleet, selected
by the Judge. Mrs. Winslow stated that heI
relatives were entirely without knowledge
of the proceedings and the case was post
poned three weeks. The judge himself
wrote to five Of them whose names she gave
him. In response to these letters. Mrs. O.
III. Woodward, a sister of Mrs. Winslowi
from Canton, Ohio, came on and also DR.
Miner, cousin, and his sister, and he brought
DR.. Downes of Hartford, Conn, specialist
in insanity. None of these, however, ap
peared at the hearing, nor did any witnesses
of her sanity appear, but the two physicians
appointed by the court testified at length
that Mrs. Winslow was insane and a proper
subject for commitment to an asylum. Mr.
Winslow was the only other one present
His first petition was filed August 18th and
the commitment made September 10Th. Ac
cording to the laws of Connecticut the writ
of habeas corpus is alway available to re-
open such a case, and any relative or friend
can at any time petition the court for release
on the ground that the insanity no longer
exists. An appeal can be taken to the SUI
perior court at any time within one month
after the commitment. DIR. Miner has taken
such an appeal and the case will be tried over
again on information received from Califor.
MIA There is no distinction between DR..
McFarland's "sanitarium" and an insane
asylum, except in name. His place has the
appearance Of farm more than public
asylum Mr.. Winslow is with his wife and
her friends are allowed to see her at all con.
venient hours.
BREVITIES
The resignation of Rev. A. j. Frost as pas.
tor of the Baptist church has been accepted
and committee, consisting of A. w. Bar
NUN, II. A. Reed and j. w. Curtis, was ap
pointed to open correspondence Will aPPii'
cants for supplying his place.
Supervisor j. H. West of Needles has gon
to Los Angeles to spend the time until Mon
day when the board meets to canvass the
election returns.
Thomas p. Christian has fled on twenty
five inches of the natural flow of water at
the southwest corner OF l.. Lodges forty
acre orchard on Mentone Heights, the water
to be used to irrigate the claimants five-acre
tract in the west side of Garnet avenue
south of the lands of L. Zimmer.
The Redlands Water company has filed q
complaint demanding the 100 inches of watel
due it from the Bear Valley Land and Water
company and its successors, the Bear Vale,
Water company, the Bear Valley Irrigation
company, and +. II. Spoor, receiver OF the
various Bear valley companies.