The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-01
THE HOYT CASE.

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Friends Feel Confident That he Has
Been Imposed Upon and VIII HE'LL
| Him Regain Liberty
| Hartford, July 31.-A hearing on the
case of Charles H. Hoyt, the playwright
| who Is confined in the retreat for the
insane at Hartford, on an order ISSUED
| by the probate court Of this district
was held before Judge Harrison h
Freeman In the probate court at
o'clock this afternoon. The hearing
which was brought about by petition
presented by George H. Dickerman OF
| Atlanta, Ca, has attracted q great deal
| of interest, and that the feeling in con-
nection with the case 1t Charleston, ~
| H., the home of Mr., Hoyt Is intense
| Is evident from the number of inhap-
itants Of that town who arrived in this
city to-day to offer testimony, If called
upon. At least twenty-five residents of
Charlestown,. many Of them women,
We're on hand before the time for the
hearing arrived, -..
The petition presented to the court by
Mr.. Dickinson Is as follows:
10 the Honorable Court of Probate for
the District of Hartford:
The petition of George Fl. Dickinson,
of Atlanta, Ca, respectfully represents:
Flrst-That Charles II. Hoyt, of the
town Of Charlestown, state of New
Hampshire. was committed by your
honorable court on the 18th day of July,
1900 to the custody of the president and
directors of the Retreat for the Insane
at Hartford, In said probate district,
where he still Is detained and deprived
Of his liberty by Write Of said commit
men..
Second-On said 2Gth day of July the
said Charles II. Hoyt was induced to
leave his said residence at CharlestoWn,
N. H., and come 10 Hartford, in said
probate district, under the understand
ing and Cor the purpose of making a
temporary residence. to be begun and
eliminated at his option, at retreat
for the insane in said Hartford.
ThirdWhile he was in said Hartford
engaged in making such arrangements,
application was made to your honorable
court on the 2sth day of July 1900, for
his commitment as set forth
Fourth-Said Charles Fl. Hcyt, upon
the assurance that no effort would be
made to restrain him Of his liberty, and
solely for the purpose above set forth
came into this probate court when in
fraud of his rights. While he was not
legally within the jurisdiction of this
court process was obtained against him
and he was committed as aforesaid.
Your petitioner therefore represents
that owing to the fraudulent decoying of
Charles II. Hoyt into this probf1a dis
trict, your honorable court of probate
has no jurisdiction to hear and deter
hereinbefore set forth
Sixth-Petitione brings these facts
to the knowledge of the court as the
next friend of Charles H. Hoyt and the
friend of the court He therefore prays
that the commitment may therefore be
revoked and the Judgment in the case
set aside.
A number of people from Charles
town, N H.. gave testimony going to
show that Mr.. Hoyt thought he was
coming here for treatment for n few
days. and that he did not know he was
to be legally committed. The officials
of the retreat said they were neutral in
the matter. After hearing the testi-
mony Judge Freeman said he would
take the. matter under consideration
and give his decision tomorrow morn