Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-20
H[RDED WITH MANAGES
FORMER BOONE MAN SAYS HE
WAS RAILRoADED TO CHI
cAGo ASYLUM.
DECLARES MONEY MATTERS
AREcAUsE OF INCARCERATION
Fred Hornsteln, Heir to His Fathers
Largo Estate, Take Of Horrors Of
Observation-Disclosures University
Graduate and Went to Chicago to
Pursue Post Graduate Course.

Boone, Sept. 20.-The Chicago papers
are filled with articles written about
Fred Hornstein, wealthy young man,
formerly Of this city. The papers seem
to be taking sides in the controversy
and the articles are either for or
against young Hornstein. He has been
incarcerated in an asylum there, upon
order of Mrs Hornstein, so the papers
claim Fred maintains that he has
been railroaded to the institution and
that he is perfectly sane. Mrs. Horn
stein won't talk and her attorney has
little to say. A public hearing is to be
held Thursday of this week and the
question of Fred's insanity settled.
ITO be perfectly frank with you. I
don't know positively any more than
you do, what the underlying motives
are on the part of my mother for plac
ing me here. can only conjecture
and don't want to do my mother In
JUSTICE" said Hornstein In an inter-
view.
There have been some family diff
ferences, and I am afraid that my
mother has been Influenced by some
of her relatives. She is very inn
questionable woman and credulous
am afraid that she has taken it into
her head that my health was not good
and that she started to run around
to attorneys and doctors and that all
this time Der folks were telling her to
put me out Of the way for the time
being.
Says Money May be Cause.
There can be no other ultimate mo-
tive behind all this business except
desire on the part Of someone to get
the money left by my father. of which
I am the sole heir. 1t seems almost
incredible that any such thing could
happen. but you see what has happen
ed in this instance.
you can size me up for yourself
and judge for yourself If am crazy
II had been living at the Vendome
hotel on the South Side for some time,
and 1 was awakened there last Satur-
day morning by the deputy sheriffs,
who read the commitment papers to
me, and then took me away. I could
do absolutely nothing.
Il was taken to this place and locked
up in this cell, and I have been here
since 1t was just like dropped off the
face OF the earth. None of my relatives
except my mother knew where I was
and could have lived and died here, or
might have gone crazy here without
the world knowing anything about it,
IL it had not been for mere chance.
My uncle. Attorney Leon Hornstein,
happened to find out what happened to
me and at once began legal fight to
get me out.
Endures Horrible Nights.
Il think a man has to be pretty sane
in order to be able to go thru what
l have gone thru here. I was taken
at such complete surprise that / had
all sorts Of fears. knowing no explain
alton for what had happened
Imagine. If you can, being taken
out Of your room in hotel and thrown
without any provocation into a cell next
to bowling maniac strapped to his
cot. That is what I went thru. The
first two nights this maniac howled
like wild animal, and had absolute
ly not the slightest rest.
THE first day 1 went out in the cor
ridor and met some of the inmates
Have you seen them?
well. YOU ought to. 1t is the most
| SApeIIGHCS IL man ever went
thru. Men in the worst stages of the
most horrible diseases were all around
me. and l shrank from contact with
them.
Herded With Maniacs.
'But here I was herded with them
as If I were one Of them The guards
were decent to me, but they had not
power, of course to do anything for
me.
II couldn't eat the food served in
tins. and actually feared at first
that might contract some Of the all
ments Of those who had used the cups
and wares before. 1 think that this
whole procedure in my case shows
just how sane person can actually
be railroaded into an asylum If there
is sufficient influence behind such
move"
Student in College.
Hornstein is % years old. He IS
graduate Of the University Of Chicago
and possesses a fellowship in the
Johns Hopkins University. 1t is de-
cago to take a postgraduate course
in the University Of Chicago to obtain
a degree of bachelor of philosophy
when the question Of his mental con-
dition arose.
He was living at the Vendome Ho-
TEL Monroe avenue and Sixty second
street. when, on the advice of his
mother, he is said to have been exam
ined by DR.. Archibald Church, 1883
Madison avenue. DR.. Church issued
a certificate that was presented to the
county clerk in the process of obtain
ing a writ OF detention.
The story circulated yesterday in
timated that the young man apparent
ly was sane and had been smuggled
into the detention hospital. among
the bowling maniacs who raved and
made 1t impossible for him to sleep"