Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-16

climax Of his outrageous treatment OF
her had been reached by his inOccu-
iating her with a loathsome disease,
with which she declared she was then
afflicted.
She furthermore stated to me that
Thielen had deserted her, going him
self to live at a fashionable and high
priced hotel, leaving her In an isolated
house on a mountain side, remote from
the car line, alone. unprotected and
penniless, and that he had, moreover,
placed a quarantine on her credit by
publication in the newspapers so that
she could not supply herself with the
common necessaries OF life, and that
she was enabled to visit me only by
realizing small change from the sale
Of eggs. Mrs. Thielen's statement
was intelligently co-ordinated, and in
spite of the fact that her nerves SEEM
ed to be at high tension, which |
attributed to the treatment which she
claimed to have received at the hands
of Thielen, and to the most unfOrtu-
nate plight in which she then found
herself. Her story was most impress
bO4up anu Ody "d0s anu
is now, credited by me. With her
recital of the brutal treatment to
which she had been subjected at the
hands CT Thielen, my sympathy for
her became greatly aroused. and con-
scented to represent her, and to see
that, as far as 1t might lie in my
power, justice should be done her.
Il informed Mrs. Thielen that Il
would be necessary for her to make
provision for the actual costs of court,
and to arrange the matter for my
She said in reply to- this that she
would secure from certain relatives,
the required sums and call upon me
the following day. She did return d,
the appointed time, and handed to me
the required deposit for costs, but ex-
pressed her inability to pay the fee,
or to obtain the same from her rela-
tiyes. She then suggested. indeed in
sisted, that should accept as security
for my said fee of $50, diamond
ring which, suiting the action to- her
words, she removed from her finger
and placed, upon my desk told her
that | should prefer some other adj
iustnTent of the fee, but she said that
she was unable to arrange it other
wise, and again pleaded with me to
accept the ring as security, which ]
declined to do, and handed it back
to her. ..s. .
During the afternoon of the same
day, indeed within an hour or two
a he inf IL
Thielen called at my office with a
gentleman, whom ! have since learn
ed was DR.. George Herbert. was in
troduced to him at the time, of course,
but / did not catch his name; in fact,
did not learn it until after the lapse
of day or two, when Isaw it in
print. In the conversation which oc-
CURED on the occasion CT DIR. Her
bert's visit to my Office with Thlelen,
the former expressed it IS his opin-
ion that Mrs. Thielen was non com
pos mentis, but he never stated, as
alleged in his affidavit, as well as in
that of Thielen, that she was "abso-
lutely irresponsible for her state
ments," nor did he use language of
similar import, unless, indeed, such
toh6u a6O So1 NC 1e1O " NC CIASl avn
within the phrase mon compos men
It's" Had he made such q statement,
should have known 1t to be untrue,
and would have had no hesitancy in
so telling him, as had talked with
Mrs. Thielen sufficiently to know that
she was not absolutely irresponsible
for her statements" and as had also
learned, from independent sources,
that many of the facts and circum-
stances surrounding her married life
and of Thielen's = treatment of her,
were absolutely true, and ! say now
that none of her statements have been
shown to be untrue, nor have they
been questioned except by Thielen
and his witness, DR.. Herbert.
81 may further observe, in passing.
that while a physician may possibly
find some justification in discussing
with a husband, the nature of a dis
ease with which his spouse may be
afflicted, even when the information
concerning same is acquired by the
physician in the course of his conf
dental relations with such spouse,
where the parties are living together
| in amity, butt is not perceived how
| the privilege can be violated when
they are, as they were in the instant
case, living apart, preferring charges
against each other, and when at least
one of them, is seeking to sever the
marriage tie.
| Having acquired knowledge as to
the unfortunate situation of this poor
woman, not only from the statements
made to me by her, but as a result
of independent and careful inquiry,
the state of my mind was such that
| | was not disposed 10 attach great
weight to anything said by either
Thlelen or DR.. Herbert as their loud
actions, entirely submerged their sub
dued words. indeed, | observed to
these men that the treatment which
was being accorded Mrs. Thielen was
most peculiar treatment to be given
an insane person, particularly, wo-
man of frail body. | did, contrary to
my belief that it was at all necessary,
suggest to Dr. Herbert and Thieien,
that Immediate steps should be taken
10 have Mrs Thjplpn'S sanity deter