The Red Cloud chief., 1900-04-06

accident at Riverside, Conn lie said
that my brother was at the point Of
death and that I would have to make a
hurried trip II ! 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"
says Mrs. Miller. I'VE 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 a prisoner"
Mrs. Miller states that when she de-
manded that her husband be sem 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 DR.. Barnes. She protested
and demanded to be released. The
nurses, however, compelled her to don
n night robe and tried to force her to
take a narcotic.
II was kept there for eight days"
continued Mrs. Miller. THE nurses
continually kept guard over me. | was
made witness of the most shocking
things, and was annoyed and threat
ened by the inmates OF the asylum. DIR.
Barnes came to my room on Oct. 20 and
told me that ! would have to sign a pa
per, the contents of which l did not
know. ! again demanded that he give
me my liberty, but he threatened to
have me placed in a straitjacket, In
solitary confinement, and fed on bread
and water II | did not sign. Being in
fear Of my life | finally signed the
paper. | was then permitted to go
about the grounds, but always under
guard. All means OF escape were taken
from me. Windows were nailed and
doors were locked.
II learned that DR.. Barnes and the
nurses were going to a theater In
Stamford, Nov. 2. So | determined to
make an effort to escape at 10 o'clock
that night. ! managed to get hold OF
a hook, with which | removed the nails
with which the windows of my room
had been fastened. My window was
two stories from the ground, but when
| got 1t open ! made a jump, falling to
the ground and hurting myself badly.
| managed, however, to drag my way
three miles to Stamford. reached the
home OF friends half an hour after mid
night. | stayed in concealment there
for a day, attending to my injuries.
Then one of the men of the family
drove me over the border of Connecti-
cut into New York state. then came
to New York, where ] have been ever
since"
Mrs. Miller says that during the time
of her confinement in the asylum she
was compelled to associate with per-
sons mentally and physically afflicted.
Her health has been greatly affected as
a result Of her experiences. She
charges that her husband sought to re-
strain her in the asylum so that he
could obtain a divorce. After her es-
cape, she alleges, DR.. Barnes informed
her husband, who searched for her
with detectives. She alleges that she
has been deprived of her real property
and of personal belongings, valued at
$1,000. She has had to expend large
sums for medical attendance since her
escape.
Mrs. Miller told her attorney, David