The Portland daily press., 1899-10-12
Insane Man Addresses The Alder
men.
Round Robin from the
Electric Linemen.
State of the Wires in City is
Dangerous.

Last evenings meeting of the city gov
eminent was rather quiet. The oompli-
cation arising out of the electric lighting
situation was straiRhtsned out; an inssns
man was sent to the asylum, and pro-
test of the electric linemen against the
dangerous condition of electric light
wires in the city. was presented.
AN INSANE CASE.
An insane case of mors than usual in
terest came up before tine aldermen on
Wednesday evening, when petition that
Frank 5. Linwoof, resident of Portland,
lie sent to the asylum at Augusta. was
presented. A certificate as to his insani-
ty was presented, signed BIZ Drs. G. M.
Leighton and Henry P. Merrill of this
city. DIR. Leighton stated that the pa
tient WAS subject to delusions of sight
and hearing and had made threats against
several people In Boston. DIR. Merrill
corroborated this statement, and said he
could further say that MIR. Linwood
had threatened the life of DR.. Jelly of
Boston.
DR.. Wentworth, an expert from Massa-
chusetts, was present to represent the
state board of insanity In Massachusetts,.
He had known Mr.. Linwood since
April, and had seen him several times
since then. His case had progress ssd
rapidly, and at the hospital in Msssa-
chusetts, at Westboro, he had been vio-
lent and threatening.
A xonork xxy,. &C.,. r. T.ttz..
Of Massachusetts,, showed that Linwood
was arrested first in Boston, August 8,
1898, for insane actions, notably delusions
respecting lady in boston who had
never seen him. Linwood was sent to
hospital, but having no residence In
Massachusetts,, the author tiles there sent
him to Portland. The board OF aldermen
then considered his case, but Linwood
appeared before the hoard and convinced
them that he was not insane enough
to be confined in an asylum. So, al
though against the recommendation of
insanity experts, he was discharged. He
went back to Boston, and soon was In
trouble again.
DR.. Wentworth said that the State of
Massachusetts, had twice been to the OK
pense of sending him to the insanse hos
pital, and they hoped that action would
now be taken to prevent him from re-
turning to that state.
MIR. LInwood, a middle-aged man, him.
self then took the floor, and addressed
the board of aldermen. He is a fiuent
and ready talker and very foreible, both
in words and gestures. He attacked
DIR. Wentworth accusing him of false
hood, and became SO demonstratiye that
the aldermen summarily closed the hear.
ing. At the hearing year ago he was
very undemonstrstive and made a very
good appearance, but this time he showed
very soon his condition.
The aldermen committed him to the
asylum.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
The subject of electric lighting was
brought up by Mayor Robinson, who pre-
scented letter from the Portland Electric
Light company. This letter has already
been printed In the PRESS. 1t states
that the new company will require an
extension Of time to begin the lighting
OF the southerly side of the city.
Alderman Johnson Of Ward then pre-
sented the following order:
Ordered, That the necessary extension
OF time for the erection of poles for pub
lie lighting by the Portland Electric
Light company of the whole city be
granted to said company and that the or
der passed September Goth be so far modi-
fed as to grant such extension; 10 being
understood that so far as the northerly
side Of the city is concerned, poles shall
ne erected for commencement of the SER
Vice on November first, and on the SOUTH
erly side within three weeks after the
right TO erect such poles has been formal
ly granted, and contracts with said COM
pany for such lighting shall be drawn ac-
cordingly.
The COMMITTEES on lights are hereby au.
thorizsd to provide for public lighting