The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-27
Regretted His Request That He BE
Semi 10 the Retreat for
the Insane.
PATHETIC SCENE IN COURT.
PLAYWRIGHT. Showed Much Feeling
When Referring to His Dead
Wife and Returned
10 the Institution.
PEPTB LIC SPECIAL.

RErT BLIC SPECIAL.
Htrtfa-I. July 2T-Charlss II Hovt ap-
pesrei before JudEs Freeman this morning
|" oppose du application committing him -
the retreat Tor the insane In this city. He
was admitted 10 the retreat on Tues lay on
his own application. but by law u" mu7t he
formally committed within three iav- II re
is 90 be- kept there. /; was decided last
NIGHT that Ac ought 10 remain.
A!r iloyt was accompanied hv Doctor
Henry y. Sfrarns. suYrgig euGrui Of ,Hr I'm
st.,G;io-. and an Attendant. lie wore lite
flannel clothes, striped with white. lie
talked slowly and heeitgrcd between sen
teTcc-. bat his remarks w'r- perfectly "a
ugial and hiS bearing w-s quiet and t-s-
ni.al.
only once dll he show traces uf rNfr,m"
feeling. ana tina. vas when "a. r,F.;l-i To
the death Of his wife ana .!."d. Then lie
broke down and the sight was 50 pathetic
that the Ludee and the others present were
deeply affected. Mr.. Hoyt said he rurcd
h. would not toe committed until lie had
been given an opportunity TO eugdS, gouu-
SCI lie admitted his condition wa SUCH
thar he needed rest and attention. hut he
DID not think ne shoI!I be .outnrd III an
Institution Judge Freeman asked hun IL
he had any relatives. Mr.. Hoyt So i:
1 have a cousin who lives somewhere IN
Vermont, but there has been ~ rpu.muui-
cation between Ia recently SO far as |
Know she IS the only relative haze. But
WY should be deprived Of my liberty
Judge Freeman said:
Because you say yourself. Mr. IIoyt.
max you need attention. ard tie doctors
whose names are on the papcrs sly YOU
saoaid be cared for. | viii commit YOU TN
Il. you are veil, and when the dg--o-s say
YOU are II VIII be To trUutls Tor you to
But with whom viii It rest 10 say I
II'.E -, E'coNe''uE' asked the applicant.
The physicians who ara I'M charge nv
freeman.
bottor Stearns asked Mr.. Hovt 10 name
q ins Sisinh Mhom he would prefer TO ex-
anime nm. The patient Thought "a minute.
and said he would like Doctor Pease Of IN:
Hoffman House - ''''
Il don't want to be shut M. m said 81
ga not know Just what to 30. rs | don't
n CIV much law. | studied law for a wear
Jli5t, anu e the end Of the YER | asked
t.e Nv eF win whom / was Studying how
u. thO4Eht was getting on. lie said.
Well Hoyt. l krow an Your stores ana
you Know AL Of mine
Mr. hoyt smiled family. and said: That's
"hat Ee Thought had LEARNED ii my year
OF stlGE, so / gave up the law But i do
nope, JGds-. you Will grant 4 stay VI prn-
lungs Tor few DAYS. and let me con-
suit a Ja"Je II you knew I was inyaiglal
INTO coming here you would understand M.
matter better. Those whom | considered my
FRIENDS nave taken advantage ~ me Nv
partner. Mr.. Mckee. came TO mo several
years ago As advance aern; for ur--night
stand companies From thai / advanced him
- i'It5ei-nip. ! ana not "a business man,
Judge. " HA. ability ! possess IL any is
IN Writing plays I cannot manage them.
Nj Mckee - a good man. a. sou will ..d
On l""hins into this matter. / supposed |
the care of Doctor Dana who is an eminent
specialist in this line"