The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-27

the two nurses. Every one looked a
each other and said alphabetically
TOO bad; too bad"
Mr.. Hoyt entered a carriage that was
waiting outside and was driven to the
retreat in charge of the two nurses.
HIS OWN APPLICATION.
Mr.. Hoyt was admitted to the Retrea
for the Insane on Tuesday on the pre-
sentation of this applications:
| l hereby apply for admission to th'
Hartford retreat and wish to become
patient in the institution.
(Signed) CHARLES Fl. HOYT
On Wednesday afternoon an applica-
ton for the commitment Of Mr.. Hoy
{ to the insane retreat was made by Reg
inald Sidney Durrant of New York. II
his application Mr.. Durrant described
Mr. Hoyt as temporarily residing II
Hartford. Judge Freeman appointed
DR.. Gideon c. Segur and Dr. Franklin
L. Lawton a commission to examine
Mr. Hoyt and report on his mental con
dition. Judge Freeman also had a writ
ten notice served on Mr.. HoyG to appear
in court this morning. Charles e. CID
dings, the clerk of the board OF asses
sors, was instructed by Judge Freeman
to serve the notice on Mr., Hoyt. MI
Giddings went to the retreat late in the
afternoon and saw Mr.. Hoyt in his cot
tage.
Are you Mr. Hoyt?" asked Mr., Gid
dimes.
II am Mr. Hoyt," replied the dement,
ed playwright with that politeness and
urbanity which characterized his con-
duct this morning in court.
Mr.. Giddings gave him the notice.
Mr.. Hoyt read it and seemed to fully
comprehend its meaning. He con-
versed for a short time with intelli-
gence on his affairs with Mr.. Giddings.
His manner impressed Mr. Giddngs
with a belief in his sanity. Very like
ly Mr.. Giddings, when he reported to
Judge Freeman that Mr.. Hoyt APP
peared to be sane, was Of the opinion
that mistake had been made in de-
tanning him.
JUDGE FREEMAN COMMITS MIR,
HOYT.
This morning Doctors LaWton and
Segur reported to Judge Freeman that
Charles H Hoyt is a fit subject to be
detained in the insane retreat, Judge
freeman has passed an order COM
hitting Mr.. Hoyt to the retreat until
he is cured or until he is discharged
from the institution by lawful author
ity. Judge Freeman has been Informed
by a medical expert who has examined
Mr., Hoyt's condition that the play
wright is suffering from paresis, and
that his recovery is doubtful. Il don't
think the poor man will leave the In
stitution alive" said Judge Freeman
after the court proceedings
WHAT MR.. HOYT'S PARTNER SAYS
The Boston Herald contains dis
patch from New York in regard to Mr.
Hoyt, in which it is stated:
Frank Mckee, the former partner and
the closest friend of Mr.. Hoyt, recent y
made statement as to his case. He
said His recent production in Wash
ington "A Dog in a Manager was fail
ure as I know he knoWs-everybody
knows We We're aware that there was
no hope for the play, but there was hope
for Mr.. Hoyt in the mere fact of its
performance. He had long been accus-
and like many another restless sick
man, he insisted on resumng his old
and writing another farce.
We counseled against it, but there was
no gainsaying him. ] am fit and able
he insisted, and I shall write this p ay
and bring it out.
"By advice of his physicians he was
allowed to do so. 1t would take up his
mind they said, and may be an infln-
tie help to him.
''The play was written, and we went
to Washington for the final rehearsals.
They went badly, and at the dress re-
hearsal Mr.. Hoyt became very angry,
and lectured the actors roundly on their
not knowing their lines. He called an
other rehearsal for the next morning.
md insisted that he would be there to
whip the piece in shape
He was not present. He was in his
room, at the end of his strength, and
the rehearsal proceeded without him.
The play was produced; you know the
result, one that we had al anticipated
But none Of us cared a rap If the play
and the money involved and everything
else of personal interest to every one
went for nothing, If the one
end hoped for were accomplishments
betterment of Mr. Hoyts health by the
it had afforded him.
Immediately after the play-indeed
before it was over-I went to the tele-
graph office and cancelled all dates for
the piece. Then Mr.. Hoyt, after a con-
sultation with eminent physicians went
to Florida accompanied by his wife's
mother, his valet, nurse and an old
friend"