The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-11
Mrs. KustsT Says She Was Put
In Asylum Illegally.
SEWING FOR A SEPARATION,
Her Husband, 4 Lawyer, TsstIfss she Has
aDsIusIun That Shs Is Suffering
frem Lead Poisoning.

New York, Jan ll--Afrs. Eunice c.
Kuster. an attractive and handsomely
dressed woman OF about 80. swore in the
supreme oOurt before Justice Greenbaum
yesterday that her husband. Louis Il.
kuSter "A lawyer. had treated her with
cruelty, he'd repeatedly threatened 20 take
her life, and had caused her 10 he impriE-
oned ia lunatic asylums without due pro-
cess of law and without right
Mrs. lSuster is suing for a limited d.
vorrs and alimony on those grounds. Her
attorneys are Albert Waick and Paul l..
lSiernan.
Mrs. kuster says the marriage took
place on Dec ,. 1895. and that there are
40 children; that her husband at various
simes during the year 1900 caused her 10
ne incarcerated in various institutions at
Council Bluffs. Amityville and Harrison
an the ground that she was insane, and
that by threats of further violence and
imprisonment he attempted 10 compel her
10 transfer TO him certain property be-
longing 20 her
HUSBAND SAYS SIZE is PARANOiAC.
Kuster denies all the allegations. and
asserts that his wife is a paranoiac ana
has a delusion that she is suffering from
lead poisoning. Iic swears that on Feb
J. 1900 while suffering from an acute at
tack OF mental disease she was lawfully
committed 10 ST. Barnards hospital at
Council Bluffs. Iar, where she remained
until March II OF that year. and from
which she was never legally discharged.
During May. 800. she was committed
80 the Long Island Home. al Amityville
on an order signed 10y County Judge As
pinwall, OF Brooklyn. and was subsequent-
~ removed. under an order OF the state
commissioner OF lunacy. 10 ST. Vincent s
NH. he NJ
mained until Dec. Is. when she left with
out being lawfully discharged.
Euster SAYS further that his wife was
insane at the time she began the present
action and that she is now insane and
incompetent to manage her affairs. and
is incom petent in law TO bring and main
tain an action lie says also that she left
him on Jan. 10 last year. and that al
though he has repeatedly requested her
TO return 10 nm. she has persistentiy re-
fused.
Mrs. kuster gave her testimony yester-
day IN ~ calm and collected manner and
with but little nervousness. She said that
after leaving Council Bluffs she went TO
Brooklyn and lived with her husband at
the Hotel Andrews.
II stayed there with my husband" she
continued. 'for three weeks more.
About May Mr.. kuster got up one morn
ing 10 go 10 business, as ] supposed. and
said TO me. You may as well get up and
dress yourself. because | have called Ia
TWO doctors to examine YOU physically
and see II you are suffering from lead
poisoning. He then asked me II / was
stii taking the medicine DR.. Derkes had
prescribed for nc and when told him
was. he said; a say you must discon-
tinue this prescription As a lawyer /
cannot afford 20 have a prescription sup
piled you which is an antidote for lead
poisoning. "
TAKEN TO AN ASYLUM
Mrs Kuster said she dressed herself.
went downstairs and saw DIR. Derkes
Dr. Schuier and DIR. Wheeler. and at Dr.
Derkes request she related TO them what
she had already told him about her state
of health.
when got back 10 my bedroom" con-
tinued Mrs. Nnster. my husband fol-
lowcd me and locked the door. He then
let IN two nurses. subsequently sent
Tor Dr. Derkes. and he told me he had n
carriage waiting for me. I got i'm with
The two nurses and my husband and was
then driven 10 Amityville."
Mrs. kuster then told OF being trans
ferred 10 the asylum at Harrison. n. Y,
OF her subsequent release. and OF her GO
ing 10 the Hotel Roland 10 live with her
husband. It was after this that she LETT
him and brought suit
Her husband. she said. caused her arrest
and had her brought before Magistrate
Cornell who committed her 10 Bellevue
Tor examination as TO her sanity. Five
days latcr her lawyer brought habeas cor.
pus proceedings and she was released
upon an order signed by Justice Andrews,
of the supreme court