The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1899-01-20
NOT INSANE.
Family Difficulties Caused Brow
ming to Worry.
NeighbOrs Told Queer Stories, But he
Denied These and was
.-.--... Acquitted.

L. V. Browning, of Tinkomville, was
taken before Judge HughesFridayafter-
noon to be examined as to his sanity, at
the instance of several of the neighbors,
1t was claimed by these that Browning
has been acting peculiarly for week
and had threatened to poison himself
with rough on rats and to club some of
the people whom he does not like.
Mr. Pinkham states that he was sent
for to go to Mr.. Brownings home last
night, but was told that he had better
not go, as Browning was laying for
him with club. Mr. Pinkham, it is
needless to say, did not 60 He also
states that Browning sold his team,
household goods and eatables, down to
the tea, coffee and -four and broke the
pictures. He says that Mrs. Browning
had nothing to eat, and that he had her
come to his house for meals. II. ...--
Mr.. Browning, who is pleasant ap-
pearing young man, tells different
story. He says that he has worked hard
to provide for his wife, but that
young bachelor living in the neighbor
hood coaxed her away from him and
would not let her return or let him in
the house to see her. He says that the
entire trouble is due to two men, who
have interfered and made trouble be-
tween him and his wife.
| Drs. Beach and Braudenburg assisted
at the examination. Browning told
them that he had intended to leave
town today, and would not
have been found by Deputy Sheriff
Stevens if he had not missed the train.
He demanded that his wife be present,
saying that she would tell how things
stood, but when she appeared her state
ments did not coincide with his. She
said that two years ago her husband
was confined to the ST. Peter asylum
for three months and half for having
threatened to commit suicide with
razors. Browning denied that he had
been in the asylum more than week,
and claimed that he was discharged
because he was not insane. He told
the doctors that he does not feel differ
ent now from what he ever did, except
that his family affairs have caused him
to worry during the last few weeks.
| Browning stated that he did not
threaten to kill anyone and that he
took the rough on rats away from his
wife and burned it up. He said that
one trouble was that his wife did not
get breakfast early enough for him. z
causing him to be late to his work.
which was that of teamster He ad-
mitted that there was lack of grocer
les i'll the house at times
Deputy Stevens found two razors up
on Browning when he took the latter
into custody. Browning explained that
he used them for shaving, but one was
so dull as hardly to be in condition
for tonsorial use 80
Browning traded horses last week
with A r Daily and later wanted
warrant for Daby's arrest, which the
county attorney refused him until he
could investigate further.
Several of the neighbors attended the
examination, filling the court room.
Browning pointed to one of these as the
cause of all his trouble When asked
why he was sent to the asylum two
years ago, he said that he would tell
the physicians privately, and called
them and the attorney into another
room, where he told the story. f.,
The physicians and court concluded
that Browning is not out of his mind,
and discharged him.. a,E - ~ 80 T.