The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-15
IS JOHN ULRICH INSANE7
FELLOW KNIGHTS OF PYTBTas Avn
FREEH4SOSS THINK yor
A Meeting to Be Held Tonight Which an
the Grand Lodge Onicers of the Knt.b,.
In New Jersey Will Attend-Sensat,on, al
Riscloknrea Are Said o.. IL -.

A Meeting to Be Held Tonight Which Az,
the Grand Lodge oncers of the Kntrht.
In New Jersey VIII Attsnd-sensat,on, al
Disclosures Are Said to BE Expected.
PLAINrIELp, y. j.. Dec. 1.-THE knights az
Pythias Of this district will hold a meeting TO-
morrow night. which will be attended by all
the Grand Lodge officers OF this State.
lor the purpose OF hearing re-.
port OF committee recently an
pointed by them to INVESTIGATES , ~.
report that John Ulrich. a formerly well.
known Republican politician Of this city. wa,
being held illegally in an insane asylum at
motifs Plains. 1t is rumored that there are 20
De some sensational disclosures at the meet.
ing ana that the Freemasons are to help tho
Knights OF Pythias in the matter.
In the early nineties Ulrich was one OF IN.
best-known men in Plalnfeld He had served
In the Assembly had been City Judge, was
well'Inown lawyer, was Past Grand Chan.
ceilor OF the Knights OF Pythias. Freemason
ana editor OF the Royal Craftsman. the Masonic
organ During a political canvass one wear
ne declared frequently that 1t had
been promised him. by the Republic
managers. that he should he appointed STATE
comptroller II the partywon. He worked dur
Ing the campaign. neglected mis- law practice.
spent a his money and then when the party
din win he failed TO get the place he covet'.i
tha, ~, oi'er snIs MS friends noticed
appeared TO be especially DAFT on ali subjects
concerning politics or finance. His family and
MS physicians decided that ne had better / a
put IN some institution, and he was accordingly
committed by due process OF law TO the Trenton
more, and was then discharged as cured
>, On his return home. he stayed with his fam-
W couple OF months. and then went yolun.
Iarily 70 DR.. Cooley's sanitarium al North
fIalnneld; While he was there he sent a Letter
70 oe read at the celebration OF an anniversary
OF tne local lO,IRe OF the EnUhta 81
and the letter aroused considerable comment
by the beauty OF its construction and the clear.
ness OF its thought, The surprise was in-
creased when II was learned that shortly after.
ward ne had been committed to the Morris
Plnlns lnsane Asylum.
HIS friend ia the lodges 70 which he belonged
illegal about his. commitment A conmittH-
was appointed. Of which Lawyer j. I. b Kirch
was chairman. IL was said Tonight thar ma
committee had unearthed the cause OF his de-
tentlon IN the asylum. hut the mem beers re-
mat they preferred that It should become pub
at .he meeting Tomorrow night.
u was alse reported tonight that the COM
mlttee ha1 sent number OF physicians TO the
asylum TO talk with Ulrich. These physicans
alh not alloy their character to be known
friends Of Clrch who wished 10 converse with
MIN. These physicians. IL Ia said, will unI,S
In declaring that Uirich Is perfectly rational
,tirlchls not allowed. according to the reports
elther 70 receive or send any letters unless
they are first read by the authorities OF the asv.
ium. lie has remarkable degree Of liberty,
ne could have escaped O number Of times had
he been willing to do So