The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-09
MRS. JANET L. WILSON IS FREE.
HER FATHER REQUESTS 1T AND
1T rs GRANTED.
Young Walter LangdOn Is With Her
and Refuses His Fathers Request
to Leave Her--She Tells How she Es-
oaped From the Hudson River Hospital.


WINsrED, Conn, July s.-Dr. Charles
". Iangdon, assistant superintendent
of the State Insane Hospital at Pough-
keepsie, n. Y, from which Mrs. Janet l.
Wilson. daughter of eS-Congressnlah
Philip B. Low of New York city, escaped
at ll5 o'clock last Sunday morning and
was accompanied In her flight to Winsted
by Walter Langdon, the son Of DR.. Lang
don, has so far been unsuccessful in his
efforts to get his son to leave Mrs. Wilson,
to whom the young man is greatly
devoted. DR.. Langdon, who arrived here
this morning, will remain over night and
has wired his brother in New Haven to
come to Winsted, evidently for the purpose
of trying to persuade young langdon to
go back to Poughkeeps'~
Dr. Langdon looks upon the escape OF
Mrs. Wilson as bringing di5honor upon
him, seeing that he is connected with the
institution and that his son accompanied
the woman to Winsted, He is as anxious
that she be returned to the hospital as she
IA to retain her freedom. Mrs. Wilson
Gsserts that she will fight eXtradition to
the last ditch.
In an interview to-day Mrs. Wilson said
that she loosened the bars OF her window
with heavy nail file, which was sent to her,
with other articles, by express.
"The first bar" she said, Il cut one week
before the night / left the institution and
the other several nights later. On Friday
afternoon of last week Mr.. Ian gdon attended
a dance at the hospital and | told him
would celebrate one years confinement
Saturday night by making my escape.
wrote a letter to my father the night fled
and gave it to a person to post. In it
told him that life in the asylum had become
unbearable, since he was making no special
effort to secure my release. | also told him
when the missive reached him | would be
hundreds Of miles away from Poughkeep-
sic, but not to worry about me-
Former Congressman Low had not ar
rived here tonight, reports to the con-
trary notwithstanding. To all appearances
Mrs. Wilson is as rational as any sane
person.
PoUaHKEEpsIE, July s.-snpt. Pilgrim
OF the Hudson River State Hospital has
received letter from former Congress
man Low Of New York, asking that his
daughter, Mrs. Janet L. Wilson, be al
lowed to remain free. As he is her legal
guardian and custodian in the absence
Oh tne ASSERTION OF t1du authority by her
husband, his will controls, and the hospital
authorities will make no effort to get Mrs
Wilson back from her refuge in Connecticut
DR.. Charles Langdon, father of Walter
Langdon left last night for Winsted He
will endeavor to get his son away from
Mrs. Wilson, but will not bring him back
TO the hospital, as his presence there. in
view of his conduct would be unwclcome
There is no proof that he or anybody else
connected with the hospital ga We physical
aid to Mrs. Wilson in her escape from the
institution. Hence no criminal prosecu-
ton will he attempted. Young Lang
don's statement that he felt pity for Mrs
Wilson on account of her surroundings
end evident sanity was inspired, the hos
pital officials say. by the glamour his i'm
questionable mind invested her with on
account OF her graces and beauty. Her
surroundings in the womans department
81 the main building were delightful and
she WA treated with courtesy and con-
aideration-too much 40, as her easy osca pc
indicates
Supt. Pilgrim has returned to the hos
yital, having been called lack Nv the Wist n
that he had no hirt Of the infatuation of
young Langdon for Mrs. Wilson, and the
elopement and SUI seduent revelations were
shock and surprise to him DIR. Langdon,
his first assistant, is an aieniat Of wide
repute, who has given many years faithful
service to the State. Walter Iangdon is
his only SON His conduct has dsheartened
him and he has aged fast during the few
Gays that the scandal has been approaching
q elimination.