The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-09-24
SENT BACK
TO ASYLUM.
Mrs. Tewksbury Again
Insane.
NOW A CELEBRATED CASE
Her Estate Subject of Much Lit
gation--She was Recently
Set at Liberty.

After less than ten days freedom
Mrs. Rita c. Tewksbury was taken
back to the insane asylum Saturday,
in a violently demented state. Thus.
again, the question of her estate. which
was given over to her personal man
agement by Judge Humphreys at the
time he ordered her release. becomes a
subject for litigation.
1t was on Thursday September 18th,
that Mrs. Tewsbury was set at liberty.
At that time she seemed as sane as
anyone in the courtroom, answering
questions intelligently that would tax
the memory OF anyone. Her brother,
a. G. Cunha, who. had asked the court
for the appointment of a guardian to
manage her affairs admitted to the
court this his sister had periods of
sanity when she seemed to be perfectly
capable Of handling her own affairs,
but he stated that there were other
1 periods when she did not know what
she was doing, and he said that he
only wished to have the estate OF his
sisted cared for, and was not urged
/ by any i'll feelings against her in
/ bringing the case into the courts.
/ Judge Humphreys in ordering Mrs
Tewksbury discharged, said that in his
/ opinion the law by which Mrs. Tewks-
bury was committed. permitting anyone
/ to be sent TO the insane asylum by a
district magistrate upon the testimony
of one person, was a subject for legis-
lation. He spoke of the district mag
istrates as usually uneducated and is-
norant persons and as a consequence
| lie. reaa CT cd
/ there was some difficulty in securing
her commitment To the asylum.
/ The woman had been found at the
corner of Punchbowl and King street:
acting so strangely than an officer wa:
summoned. and he took her at once Il
the police station. High Sheriff Brown
saw her and noting her condition
thought IT advisable to have her sen
as soon as possible to the asylum. HI
consulted with Judge Wilcox but thu
latter. i'm view of the circumstance, h
having been the committing magistrate
before. thought it was not a matte
that he could well consider, so he de
cided not to hear the case. There wa
some tall hustling by the officers of tn
police department 70 find some one VIII
would handle the case, but Associat
Supreme Justice Perry was finall,
found. and Mrs. Tewksbury was takei
before him and ordered sent to the in
sane asylum. Following is the com
mitment signed by Judge Perry:
'In the matter Of Rita c. Tewksbury
alleged 20 be insane. To the Hig
Sheriff. or his deputy. greeting:
lit appearing to my satisfaction tina
the above named Rita c. Tewksbury
insane, and that the public safety re
quires her restraint until she become
OF sane mind.
You are hereby ordered to commi
Rita e. Tewksbury to the insane asy
lum in Honolulu. to. there remain unit
she becomes of sane mind, or is dis
charged according to law.
Witness my hand this 22d day {
September. a. ID. 1900.
"a. PERRY,
Associate Chief Justice Suprem
Court. Territory OF Hawaii.
Name? Mrs. Rita l.. Tewsbury.
Age? Thirty-four.
I Sex? Female.
= Nativity? Portuguese.
d. Married? Yes
III Residence? Honolulu"
) Mrs. Tewksbury's case has been b.
! fore the courts for many months. 81
. has been twice committed to the as.
lum and released as cured. Her esta
, is of considerable value. and her brotl
, er. 4. G.. Cunha has tried to have
= guardian appointed. a new motion W
in all likelihood be filed today TO ha'
the case reopened.
A PROBATE MATTERS.
y An application has been filed for Il
y appointment of ]. a. Magoon as tru
y tee of the estate of Antoine Rodrigu
y and guardian Of the minor childre
y Annie and Simon Rodriguez. The la
y Antoine Rosa was the former truste
4 and In a recent decision by Judge Hur
Il. phreys. he was scored for mismanag
= ment OF the estate
= c. j. Holt has been appointed ter
pOrnry administrator OF the estate
John Uni under bond of $500.