The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-10
OGLESBYS use HARD
WORDS BEFORE JURY
Congressman DenOunces Doe
tor, His Brother. at Insan-
ity Hearing.

The Oglcsbys OF New York and the
ogiesbys OF Georgia, who intermarried.
were arrayed against each other in the
second trial yesterday OF lunacy pro-
ceedings involving Mrs. Mabel e. Og-
lesby. now in the Manhattan State Hos
pital for the Insane on Wards Island.
who Is the wife OF Dr. James Van Pelt
Oglesby and a daughter of the late
Zenas w. Oglesby, banker and railroad
builder. Of Quitman. Ga.
DR.. Oglesby was opposed not only by
his wife's relatives, who are not related
to him by blood. but he was a~ssailed
by his brother, Congressman Wilson
X. Oglesby. of Westminster county. be-
cause he had his wife committed to a
State institution when he controlled her
income from the estate of ner father,
which was more han sufficient to pro-
vide for her in a private sanitarium
and TO care for her family as we'll.
On "A previous hearing in the case be-
fore a Sherins jury and Congressman
Henry vi. Goldfogle. Daniel T.. Hays, a
lawyer. and David WEIGH. as commits
sioners, the jury was unable to agree as
to whether Mrs. Oglesby had ~alienated
any OF her property before her husband
had her sent to the asylum. the charg.
being made by her relatives that her
husband got possession of a large sum
Of her money before he sent her away.
While the Sheriffs jury decided yes
terday that Mrs. Oglesby had not alien.
ated any OF her property while incom-
petent, the jury held that her husband
should hand over to the committee OF
her estate notes amounting to $500,
which she signed. but To which her nus
band never got legal title.
Congressman Oglesby was the most
impressive witness against IDS brother
yesterday, and when asked whether he
held any luminosity toward Or. Oglesby
he said
MY feeling in the. matter is one OF
intense Identification that a brother o.
mine u act this way. | think tina
with the money OF Mabel in his pocket
that for him to place his wife in n
charitable institution is the nS,st dis
graceful thing ever done by a man assoc
ciated with decent people"
William A. White. counsel for Dr.
Oglesby. who is also a cousin OF the
brothers arrayed against each other. re-
ceivcd the following trust frcm Con
girssman Oglcsby when Mr.. White was
cross-eXamiuing i-im:
For a time | supported my brother
and until he came under your influence
he was a reasonably respectable per-
on. Now he has gone from bad &c
worse"
Lawyer White appealed to the com
miSsboners TO protect him from such
personalities, but Commissioner Hays
replied uat Mr.. White had opened ths
way for it by this statement concerning
Congressman Oglcsby II want to show
this man UP. l know him.
Mrs. Oglesby's relatives admit Thai
she is incompetent. but they contend tha'
her husband induced her to use tn,
drugs which are responsible for he,
condition, M for this reason he should
not have control of her property.
While tcStifying yesterday Dr. OS,
lesby said that after his mlrriage. vi 81
he was earning from $3.50 to $500 a
month as examining physician for tn,
Equitable Life and had an additions
income from private practice, his wife,
family compelled him TO move I,
Georgia from Brooklyn because theS
didn't want him TO live among the
damned Yankess."