Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-23
Hearing for Release of Brewster
Woman from Asylum
Begun,
HOSPITAL STAFF DISAGREES.
Drs. Upton and Grcut Contend She IL
Not n safe i'cr.On to lie nj Large
Morbid crowd Gathered to
witness Her Arrival at
E:ilway STATEN.

Montpelier. April 21,-In tho su =
premo court room Mt the state House
this afternoon the hearing on the pc
tition of Mildred Brewster for release
from the stat. Hospital for the In
sane at Waterbury was begun before
Judge A. A. Han ana Assistant Judge
/. r. Wells
Miss Brewster was brought from
the hospital this noon by Sheriff +.
II. Tracy. A morbid crowd had gath
cred at the railway station here to get
a glimpse of nor but Sheriff Tracy
outwitted them by taking his charge
around the end Of the building and
hustlne her into hack.
The ten years' confinement has told
on Miss Brewster and she has ared
perccptiblY. Tho scars and disngure-
ment conseduert on her attempt to
take her own life after she shot Miss
Anna Wheeler still remain She is
now 81 years old
SAYS SIZE NEVER WAS INSANE.
The testimon" of Or. George s.
Foster of Putncv was taken this
morning. as he desired to leave on the
noon train. Dr. Foster has been one
of the supervisors of the State hos
pital for the insane since 1898. He
testified in substance that he hao
many times talked with and examined
Miss brewster, that he never consid-
cred her insane and was of that opin-
Ion to-day. or the details of the
tragedy he know nothing
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A man from HardwicI, whose WIFI
was n schoolmate Of Miss brewster
told him two months ago that If Miss
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could get place to work and support
herself.
Or. r. NJ. Pelton Of RiChford. an
other supervisor OF the hospital. test-
fed along similar lines. From all the
facts he had learned in regard to Miss
Brewster's family history, and from
frequent examinations OF her he was
satisfied she is saen at IN" present
time. with proper environment her
being released from the hoSpi'al "ou''
not be dangerous t' the cohfn"iltN'
DR. Potion dla not oe''eNe mat tur'hcr
confinement IN '"e "SF'"'" "'"'u "a
'ect her meh'ai 'o''o' ION
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testihNd that several years ago al mo
request OF inc Supervisors ne ma''
thoroush examination vi MISC
brewster AS inc 'eHu'. Oh the Icl'or'
ne mace TO 'ne po"'U ''''S u'seu 'h't
she hao reco'ereo her normal '''e'''"'
cohdtloh ana shou'o ne uisc"ars
Miss hre"s'e' 'hci't"' o'iul''o"
"heh the ooc'or lei' inc hosP''ai d
year ago hao not chahseu'
NOT cAEr TO PIE AT yApcr
Considering MISS Brewsters mere
ditary history ana her erratic mental
condition DR.. Upton did not think
Miss Brewster would be SAFE person
TO be at large. Under similar provo
cation she might again commit
crime similar 10 that she committed
ten years ago. lie considered Miss
brewster degenerate
Or. d. II. Grout, superintendent or
the hospital for the past three years,
was next called, lie testified that he