The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-03

accident at Riverside, Conn. He said
that my brother was at the point OF
death and that I would have to make
hurried trip if wanted to see William
before he died"
Mrs. Miller says that, having no rea-
son to doubt the genuineness OF the |
dispatch. she accompanied her husband |
to Riverside. arriving there at night. a
carriage was in waiting.
Eugene said it would take us to the
hospital where my brother was lying"
saws Mrs. Miller 1--WE drove in the
darkness for a long distance till we
came to a building My husband went
in, and reappeared with two nurses,
who. he said. would take me to the
room where William was lying. The
nurses took me to the room on the
/ first floor and at once locked the door,
making me prisoner"
Mrs. Miller states that when she de-
manded that her husband be sent for
she was told that he had returned to
New York, and that she had been con-
fined to the institution by his orders
and that of DIR. Barnes. She protested
and demanded to be released. The
nurses, however, compelled her to don
a night robe and tried to force her to
take a narcotic.
az was kept there for eight days
continued Mrs. Miller. "The nurses
continually kept guard over me. l was
made witness of the most shocking
things. and was annoyed and threat
ened by the inmates of the asylum. DR..
Barnes came to my room on Oct. 70 and
told me that l would have to sign pa
per. the contents of which l did not
know. | again demanded that he give
me my liberty, but he threatened tc
have me placed in a straitjacket. il
, solitary confinement, and fed on bread
? and water if l did not sign. Being IL
fear of my life l finally signed thu
paper. l was then permitted to g
, about the grounds, but always unde
> guard. All means of escape were takel
: from me. Windows were nailed an
h doors were locked.
+ 81 learned that DR.. Barnes and tn
n nurses were going to a theater i
n Stamford, Nov. 2. So determined t
; make an effort to escape at 10 o'cloc
II that night. 1 managed to get hold {
IS a hook. with which l removed the nail
N with which the windows of my ROOF
r had been fastened. My window ws
A. two stories from the ground, but whe
To- I got it open 1 made jump, falling
n the ground and hurting myself badl
"a I managed, however, to drag my We
20 three miles to Stamford. reached Il
ID home of friends half an hour after mi
n night. l stayed in concealment the
4 for a day, attending to my injurie
10 Then one of the men of the fami
- drove me over the border of Connec
- eut into New York state. / then car
"a TO New York, where have been ev
y. since"
70 Mrs. Miller says that during the til
-. OF hef confinement in the asylum S
=. was compelled to associate with p'
20 sons mentally and physically afflict
CIV Her health has been greatly affected
a result of her experiences.
sharges that her husband sought to
strain her in the asylum so that
10 eould obtain a divorce. After her
n.y. cape, she alleges, DR.. Barnes inform
APP her husband, who searched for
Ill with detectives. She alleges that
has been deprived of her real prope
and of personal belongings. valued
IA IS. 900. She has had to expend la
an sums for medical attendance since
90 escape.
Mrs. Miller told her attorney. Da