The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-10
THIN SUIT is ON.
He Asks $4,000 for False
imprisonment.
Was Sent TO the Topeka Asylum
in 1900.
FORCED HIM TO WORK.
Says He Was Knocked Down
and Kicked.
DR.. Biddle and I. f. Lambert
Among the Defendants.

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The suit of John Thin against I. e.
Lambert. W. r. Warren. Thos. Con
nor. Dr. n g. Biddle, and L. M. Carter
for $4,000 damages for false imprison-
ment in the Topeka insane asylum az
the result of a conspiracy on the part
of the defendants was begun i'm the
district court before a jury this morn
ing DR. Biddle is superintendent Of the
Topeka insane asylum and the other
defendants are residents of Emporia.
Thin was arrested in Emporia in Oc-
tober, 1900, on the charge of insanity.
tried in the probate court of Lyon
county and sent to the Topeka insane
asylum. Thin claims that DR. Biddle,
who formerly lived in Emporia, was in
league with the other defendants to
keen him incarcerated i'm the insane
asylum He asked fer $4,000 damages
for illegal confinement in the asylum
and $4,000 punitive damages Trims
troubles began with a financial trans
action in Cowley county he deposited
several thousand dollars i'm bank and
on the advice of a man he changed his
deposit to another bank, of which w. R,
Warren was the cashier soon after
Thin deposited his savings there the
bank failed and Thin began his efforts
10 recover the money He claims that
W r.. Warren promised TO pay him the
sum q money he lost ana that $ II.
Warren Of EmpOria- promised TO stand
good for the payment Of the money.
Thin sought out w. r. Warren as ne
was on his way to court in Wellington.
and when Warren told him ne was M
hurry Thin shot him in the back.
Ihlm was tried ON the charge OF at
tempting murder ana was acquitted on
the plea OIL insanity 4him then Went
20 LYON county and Threatened =. TX
warren Thin was arrested and dis
armed and sent to the OsaWatomle IN
sane asylum after a trial for his sanity.
~ men 4ie was leleasea from me OsaNa-
y in search Of man named Butts who
4et DssH d 1yHasnlan Tor w alfeh
ne 4oanu Butts sitllng IN the alning
room OF ms nome ana shot hlm Lhlm
vas agtln ellso Iol alttelll ing luli ger
----N "e - tl-l pItiit7ii1itl-S LII
9H -oi -1e 20 yea HtS years anu
4al- ana was LTieaSeu lol 5000 De
,fdNlof' 1e Went 10 EIachWeli' I. H. IN
sarch OF eieurbuer who was one Of the
ulcers VINO arrested MIN Tor shootlng
2 tlts. mum was atAled ms IeNolsef
eS taken rom nllil ana ne ielJ Tor I'm
tll5 aA9 15 7esd .AeIe the Jay aIlef,
MIS- s. ID Marrea lool5ins for Mr.
money he lost was refunded Mrs
@fren was 1rlghtened ana telephoned
90 the ponce. 4hlm was found at the
poJ' unafmed ana arrested lie was
s-tea ne s. second tiIne Tor insanity and
a-ll 20 Lne 1opeAa insane asylum
son mn. min M vas placed , on the stand.
IT said he was born In Illinois and is
~ years Old
rave you peen lh the penllentlaryE
s-,Asu AltoIney Alehlnson-
was there nNe years and eight
What did you 60 % Emporia for2'
10 see If w. Il. Warren was there.
n % r1rfa mos
Warren came TO the door. I told her
VINO = was ana she SAID she was busy a
tne Stove ana ieIt and went to the
depot ana a couple OIL fellows came and
arrested me
men qld you reach the asylum
Noyefnpef ~, lsoU- was put in
VIZ 3 ne next DAY an attendant
81 ~ lile ana sdid must take a
broom ana mop and go to work. | said
ana not nave TO. A few days later
tney told me to take held OF mop and