The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-22

Bank Mr.. Newcomb becams Interested in
the West Shore Railroad. entering iis di-
rectorats and Investing 10000 In II. When
the vanderbilts obtained control Of the
road he got, hack ss6O.Ooo, which wac q con-
siderably higher propor,'on Of his invest
ment tina anybody else II reported 10 have
received.
All this time tho life which I've was had
ing nj home. and the strain which was
upon him In his business was telling upon
Mr.. Sewoomb and IN lssl IA" was Declared
mentally Incompetent To car" Tor hls prop
ertv and was sent - "A sanitarium at falkirk,
~. Y. II was adni'ted that le was addicted
~ the u.- of choral After a short stay t
the - Ill rum he was released.
After his rplease. GA sept. 10. issS. h"
entered into a trust agreement with hi
wife. son and daughter. Under the terms
of the agreement he turned over a. theig
a half intsrc-, IN the family HON" al 81
Fifth avenue. the stable ON fifty-fnurth
rtne-,t and the family summer home at
hlh-ron. \. J 1he total value ~ the
pruu-rty was well up ia the hundreds of
thousands and MIR Nevcomb, previous
Ia his coming 10 this city. had provided
literally for the material welfar" Of his
family ~ that no memher Of II wss ever
la want The wife. son and daughter.
on their part. agreed that never under
Any noes woul they take steps
10 deprive Mr. Newcomb OF his fer~onal
litarty and that In csee th"re was y re-
cUrftlCf al tNe tlahttN lN'fh Nih'AA w
had suffered he Va 10 be cared Tor by
them "a not committed Ia the care 81
stra ngerS
This agreement, Il IL undisput"d. was
violated, for In June 1899. on complaint
% the family who alleged that his mental
condition was tecoming wors" and vor-e.
Mr. Sewcomb was taken hack ~ falsirk,
and James A. Halves was appointed "A
oommitt.e to care tOr his estate Mr
Newcninb testified that In 1891 h. thought
- .-.sI a. Eua on ln lIll AZ ma
said that his incoms had d.creas.d until
u was not mOre than si0.Op a year
Mr.. Ncwcombs relea-e from falkirk
was brought about by a CuTi'u- s"t ~
circumstances Al the sani'antun h"
was PERMITTED Ia drive. a. he was very
fond Of horses, the only stipulation Icing
that an attendant should accompany him
everywhere Near the sanitanum l. ~"
home Of the Gignuux family. 81 WILSON,
Rol..r, and Charles arr practising attorneys
IN this city. In their school DAYS they
had an acquaintance named fr'derck
jacobs. a Californian. Jacobs hsCaW"
IN IN the East and a. he could not ~ taken
a. his home, At III" invitation ufthe 6ignouN-
he went 90 their home To- rcCuISrate
One day while Mr.. jacobs Wa Visiting
there, Mr. Newcomb drove t. the houH",
ACCOMPANIED by the attendant. g. huv "A
horSn. The attendant lclt MIR N""cpinb
for a moment and whil" h" was gone IN"
tatipnt told MIR JaOplS that he was CDn-
is.t.n, and that his family was trying to
deprive him Of his rights. In order that
there might le al unrest icted Oonvcr~ition
on the subject, Mr.. NeWCnmb was invited
- the GisnouN hOuse 10 dinner. lie came
and the uhi.ct was discussed fully
MIR. Jacohs was ~ Impressed 10y th" con-
duct Of MIR Newcpmb That h. Appealed tp
the Gignoux brothers Ia Invoke the law
e. fire.. him from the restraint under which
he Was. There were ~ Neral cuni"Tehcs's
at the GianouX house, ard an the end IN"
HtUy,,N lrgt haFs fatk I'M the IVA -. lfallPN-
ing that a grave Injustice had t--n done %
MI. SewcOmb In D~cceml-r, iS9s. Mr.
Newcomb'r family consented that b" ="
hrOugb, to the Hotel Otenohlr Ia tins CITY
60 live with An attendant,
In Apnl ieop, the fight for a declaration
81 his competency by the court logan Mr.
NewComb obtaining an ord"r 10 show
cause why Mr. Hawe- should not be- dls-
char ged ~ the cummitt's' 81 ms I"r-on'
Justice Fitzgerald seut the case a. Peer Is
OI,.y a. refers MIR GignouN with the Con-
sant Of the family, took Mr. NewSomb abroad
in the summer Of 1907. the family s'lpulat-
lug. however. that he should not 60 - fng
land. where his daughter hN"i Ia NoN"tn
her the hearing h gan.
Mr. Harrison a. attorney for Mrs New
comb and the family. was to have Mr. New.
comb examined by siN physicians named
by him and they were TO report a. to NE
mental condition. Mr.. Newcomo objected
10 ali but one of tho sir on the ground that
they had already d~isznossd his ca-e as
on. Of incurable insanity. The Court
sugrested that there he an examination
and that such ~vell-kiown sxperts as ID
Ihsrlr. l. Dana and Dr. Carlos !. Mcdonald
conduct IL. This examination MAS held
and Mr.. N-wcumb was declared To b" sane
He himself had admitted that on two &C.
casions his domestic troubles n driven
him insane.
ON the report 81 the eNpsrts and the
r.fcr.e justice. Fitzgerald discharged Mr.
Halves "a committee ~ Mr.. Newcnmh's
person on Aug 81 and Mr. Newcomh ~
now I'm cpinplet.. control 81 his own ahair-
The ded ~ trust It'll stands MI New
comb refuses To make any effort to break u
lie testified before the referees and told
his counsel that A. one time he had long"d
for money becau-a he wanted II 10 provide
for the happiness 81 his wife and hi- chll.
dren, hut that now that he was esirans"d
from them he did not care for u any NOR"
aud wanted only enough to maintain him
ia comfort