Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
FIGHT ENDS
Young BaItimorean to Be Sent
to Asylum.
AT PRESENT IN BELLEVUE
Court Reserves Final Order Until
Report Of Referee Can Be
Completed.

NEW YORK. February 4.-The inquiry
into the mental condition of Lawrence
Perrin, the young Baltimorean who near
ly turned Spain upside down with his
peculiar actions. came to an abrupt end
at No. 165 Broadway yesterday.
William 7. Jerome, his lawyer, called
no witnesses to offset the testimony OF
the alienists who have told about his
eccentricities, and he was sent to the
psychopathic ward at Bellevue pending
the report and recommendations OF
Referee J. Sidney Bernstein. Mr.. Bern
stein probably will recommend to the su-
preme court that Perrin be committed to
some private institution until he RECEIVERS
or greatly improves.
His Unidentified Friend.
One lone friend of .Perin's, outside his
brother Oliver, the medical men and
the lawyers, attended the hearing yester-
day. This was a young and attractive
| woman, who declined to disclose her
identity. According to DR.. Carlos F. Mac
Donald, at whose sanitarium at Central
Valley Perrin has been a patient, Perrin
introduced her to him not as my official
wife," but as Mrs. Francis. my private
wife" DIR. Macdonald testified that his
him to the sanitarium.
She sat in a corner of the room and
kept her face closely yelled. She was
extensively dressed in furs, suede boots,
fur hat decorated with roses apd q
blue tailor-made gown. She seemed to
shrink farther into her corner when testi-
mony was given tending to show that
Perrin had led a dissipated life, and her
lips tWitched as If she were on the verge
OF tears.
Wants to See His Mother.
The hearing over, Perrin called to his
brother Oliver to come and sit beside
him. Oliver was taken aback and appear
ed to be in doubt, as he and Lawrence
have been estranged.
That's Mr.. Jeromes chair replied
Oliver.
Lawrence then crossed the room and
took a seat by his brother. He told him
he was sorry for the trouble he had
caused. asked after his mother, and wher
he heard she was ill said: II suppose
that's due to me-" He continued:
You go down to Baltimore and tell
mother to come up here. She'll fiji
to be appointed trustees of my property
want you to continue the memorial tC
Jennie (his wife): l want 1t continued in
America. Then there's my little boy;
want to see him. When is he coming
over?
Il will withdraw all that nonsense
about the estates. If you send me away,
send me to some place where they will
make me as comfortable as possible,
where I will have the ordinary creature
comforts. Don't send me back to Mac
Donald's. Have me sent to some place
where they are not prejudiced against me-
At Bellevue / can see my friends. Have
some clean clothes sent to me and my
library"
Perin's Adventures Abroad.
DIR. Macdonald and Dr.. Clarence J.
Sloacum, resident physician at Central
Valley, testified about Perin's converse
ton and actions. After the hearing
George Pennyman, a friend of the Perrin
family and associate counsel with Her
bert Barry who represented the family
told the reporters something about Perin's
exploits in Morocco and Spain.
The first day he arrived in Morocco
Mr.. Pennyman said, he insisted on lifting
the wells Of some Moorish women of high
rank. and as this Is an offense the Moors
punish by death the American consul had
to go to his rescue.
He also posed as the representative OF
q prominent American small arms manu-
featuring company, tried to sell arms to
the insurgents, consorted with the Moors
and had his hair cut short because he
said he meant to be Moor.
Perrin is said to have spent $4,000 In
two months abroad. He went to one re-
sort and left 5000 there. which he gave
to the women. The American consul re-
covered 1t. He also tried to buy a house,
but as the owner was not at home he
recovered through the honesty of the
Spanish officers.