The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-06-10

MRS. ALVEs GIVES
HER OWN SIDE
Her Husband Not RaiIroaded to
the Asylum Her Character
is All Right.

Editor Advertiser: In your Issue o
June you have an article IN regard
to a Mr.. Alvarez, headed "Railroadet
the Asylum, and. while that is no
my name. the attendant circumstances
are such that 1 feel that the article re
fers TO my husband, ]. S. Alves, anc
to me.
While desire no publicity, feel tina
| it is due to my husband and to our two
small children that the real facts II
the case should be made public and
any implied stain removed from oul
regulations.
That my husband has been and is
now in the asylum is known fact
entirely different from those set forth
in the article above referred to.
My husband has been falling in
health, both physically and mentally
for some time, and lately has beer
worse. SO that 1 have had 10 employ
physician, calling DR.. Camp. who has
been in regular attendance on him.
During the latter part of April his
mental condition became SO bad that
it was no longer safe for him to be In
the house, he having not only made
vicious attacks upon me, but also upon
the nurse girl and upon the children
He also ehoked one of the neighbor la
dies until / had to go to her assistance.
This lacy was the one who has done
the most to injure me and who said
there was nothing the matter with
him.
The doctor advised me to allow him
to be sent to the asylum, where he
could be properly cared for and where
he could have the best expert medical
attendance at all times. I objected
very much to this at first, but, realizing
that the lives of the children We're in
danger, I at last consented to DR.
Camp calling in DIR. Emerson to make
an examination.
DR.. Emerson corroborated all that
DR.. Camp had told me- and urged
strongly that / consent to my husband
being sent to the asylum al once, to
which finally agreed, as I found that
he was getting SO that / could not con-
troll him. His case was brought before
Judge Wilcox and upon the testimony
of the doctors and after asking me a
good many questions the Judge COM
mitted him to the asylum on May g.
He was never arrested or taken before
the Judge, as the doctors knew so we'll
what his condition was that further
evidence was unnecessary
AT my request he was sent to the
pay ward, where supported him until
the Goth of May, at which time the au-
thorities at the asylum sent word to me
that he seemed much better, and that
/ might take him home if l wished to
do so. was very glad OF this and at
once got clean clothes ready and, call
ing a hack, went to the asylum after
him. At first he seemed better, and,
after getting him to clean himself UP
and put on the clothes I had brought,
We came back in the hack together
Mr.. Alves had expressed a desire to
go to church that morning, as there
were special services and the band was
to play, SO we did go to church and
walked home together afterwards. my
friends expressing surprise that I
should be willing to trust myself on
the street with him, but l have always
been good wife to him and it was my
duty to stand by him. no matter at
what risk te myself.
He was at home four days this time
and showed that he was not any bet
ter than fore, attacking and choking
our little boy and attacking the nurse
girl and myself.
May 80, fearing for the lives Of the
children. I telephoned to Mr.. KiIpy AT
the asylum to get him to come and see
him, but MIR. kiiby was not there and
seeing him q little time afteward
the Decoration Day parade,
[ asked him to come over and see Mr..
Alves, which he did and said that he
must go back to- the asylum at once
He TOOK him back with him In his rig
and this time he had to go to the free
ward, as all my money was gone, and
could not send him to the pay ward
I was not away from home when my
husband came back from the asylum,
for We came together, and there was
no other man in the case, nor no man
even thought of by either of US, for
was very glad TO have him back at
home again. All that part of the story
which reflects upon me, personally, is
a malicious falsehood and why such
lies have been told about me is more
than I know for have been a true
wife to Mr.. Alves for the last ten years
and have worked hard for him and
for the children ever since his health
gave out.
ing would only mind their own bust
ness, I think it would be better for all
MRS. EMILY ALvES.
Honolulu, June s, 1901.
Mrs. Alves was not ordered to
leave the house where she has been
living. in Christley Lane, but moved OF
her own wish
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