The Washington times., 1908-08-22
Found by Brother in Sani-
tarium, She Accuses
Husband.
LOST TO FAMILY
SINCE EARLY JUNE
Habeas Corpus Proceedings Are
Brought as Result of Mrs.
Longs Story.

NEW YORK, Aug 22-The sisters and
brothers OF Mrs. William Long. wife
OF the general agent for the American
Express Company IA Brooklyn. who
nave been searching for her since her
mysterious disappearance from her
nome az 81 Tenth avenue. Rockaway
FaTk' l.. L announced last night that
they had found her in a sanitarium IN
Long Island.
Application for a writ Of habeas cor
pus was made in the Brooklyn courts
on the plea that Mrs. Long had been
iorcibiy kidnapped from her home and
was Illegally restrained OF her liberty.
Charles A F1ay, Of 40 Eighty-eighth
street. a member OF the police force for
tWenty-eight years and a lieutenant at
tached 70 the New York detective bu-
reau for twenty years, who was retired
Two months ago, told the story of the
alleged kidnapping OF his sister and the
search Tor her at police headquarters
last night.
Tells Of Family Quarrel.
he said that his sister ana Long were
married eighteen years ago and that
they had two children, a boy OF seven
teen and another one twelve years old.
For a few weeks prior 10 June 1 his
sister and her husband had hardly
spok>1 IS the result Of a family quarrel.
and. according to Flay, the husband
frequently absented himself from home
for one or two nights.
After that date the sisters OF Mrs.
Long who called at her house. We're told
that she was away on visit or was NOT
al home for the day.
The sisters OF Mrs. Long became sus-
picious and told their brother. the for
mer detective sergeant, or their susp!c-
ions. be also tried 10 fud ms sister
ana Iew days ago learned uhat a
nelenbor OF Ears Long mad received a
letter from ner. Elay found that he
letter had been intrusted TO patient
OF the sanilarlum who was about 10 be
released, and had been delivered bv TINS
woman 10 the neighbOr
Mrs. Lcng stated IN the letter that she
was confined IN Dr. WIsey's Long Is
land nome at AmiJyViIle ana thai she
had been fOrcibIy kidnapped from her
nome on the night OF June J. FIay went
70 visit his sister al The sanIJarIum
and was allowed 70 talk with her.
Wife Tells Story.
She told him Of her quarreIs with her
husband and Of the mysterious visit c.
two strangers 10 her house on May Sd.
in company with Or. Selling, a veter-
mary surgeon Of the American Express
Company. and friend OF her husband
They claimed that they had come 10
look over the house with view TO pur-
chasing it. Mrs. Long said that sine
later learned that one OF the men was
q DR.. Patterson, OF 5l5 West lZ4th street
On the night OF June 1 Mrs Long re-
turned 10 her home about 10 o clock and
had gone TO bed, when, according 10
her statement, her husband came into
the room. lit the gas, and told her that
a woman downstairs wished TO see her.
Mrs. Long went TO the head u the
stairs and looked down She told Eer
husband she did not know the woman
and would not so down to see her.
Mrs. Long says that then her husband
called 70 the wonan 10 come. upstairs.
and that Two men came I'D the back
stairs and the woman and man up tns
front stairs. Her husband told her
that the woman was 20 be her maid
and take care OF her and that she must
90 as the woman bade her.
Attacked IL Home.
In attempting to retreat TO her room
Mrs. Long says she was surrounded by
the three men and the woman and that
a struggle ensUed. While Two Of tha
men and a woman held her, she claims,
that the man whom she learned was
DR.. Patterson injected morphine into
her ARM ana lateF made another IN
lection which rendered her powerIess
to struggle longer.
Thursday Flay consulted Gates Ham
burger. s lawyer at I'd Broadway, and
they went together before Justice
Blacknar in the supreme court Of
Brooklyn, and petitoUed for a writ OF
habeas corpus, directing DR.. Wilsey to
produce Mrs Long IN court and show
the commitment papers by which she
was restrained Of her liberty.
Dr. Q. j. Wilsey, head Of the saui-
taTium at Amityville, stated IasU night
that Mrs Long was a patient there ana
had come there under a regular COM
mitn1ent- he said that she was a para
noiac, and that II she had shown i'm
proyement it would have been his duty
70 discharge her. He said there was no
doubt about lier being an insane person
He refused 10 state who had made our
the commitment papers