Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-18
TAYLOR SANITY
TEST ORDERED
BY THE COURT
Judge Osborne Also Commits
Lawyer to OVERLOOK, Pend
ing Doctors Investigation.

An order temporarily committing
Andrew s. Taylor, a lawyer. OF South
Orange and this city, to the Essex
County Hospital, at Overbrook, and
directing an inquiry into his sanity.
was signed by Judge Osborne In the
Court OF Common Pleas yesterday.
The order fixes March 70 as the dats
on which a hearing in the inquiry
viii be held
Taylor was taken to Overbrook Ia 81
night in an automobile provided BY
the South Orange village authorities.
accompanying him were Patrolrnan
Patrick ]. F'ahey. Of So1th Orange.
and his brother former Postmaster
Frederick B. Taylor, of South Or
ange, who has been in the Taylor
law office in this city.
Police Sergeant Frank H Kenny
summoned the automobile to take
Taylor to the asylum. and directed
Patrolman F'ahey to accomnanv the
lawyer on orders issued bv DR.. Al
fred c. Benedict, village police sur
geon- Taylor did not hesitate when
told by his relatives where he WAS
bound for He took with him from
his home at 10S Scotland road a large
yalise.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor, mother OF the
lawyer, made the application to have
her son placed under restraint pend
ing the presentation OF proof to have
him adjudged insane. Certificates
signed by Dr. Mefford D. Runyon and
DR.. Alfred c. Benedict, both Of South
Orange, were attached to the applica-
tion and set forth that Taylor's condi-
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straint was necessary. They said he
was insane.
The physicians also testified yester-
day afternoon. Both said that Tay-
lor's mind was unbalanced, that be
has hallucinations. acts queerly and
has his sisters and mother terrorizei
by his peculiar conduc,. Miss Louise
Taylor, a sister. and Frederick Tay-
lor, a brother Of Andrew S., saiG
their mother and they were afraid tc
stay in the house with him.
Edward d. Duffield, solicitor-genera
of the Prudential Insurance Com.
pany, appeared as a friend of the
family and also asked for the com.
mitment of the lawyer.
Prosecutor Guild was present at tht
hearing yesterday. He objected Il
the signing OF any order that would
| adjudge Taylor insane. The LAWYER
is at present out on bail on a charge
of obtaining $500 from Mrs. Kathryr
| O'Reilly, of ID Church street, Soutf
Orange, by fraudulent representa-.
| tions, he explained.
Mr.. Guild said he didn't think thai
because Taylor was a member of ths
legal profession any more considera.
tion should be shown him than coulS
be shown anyone else in similar cir.
cumstances.
"It is not until the hand Of tn.
law reaches out and grabs a man b,
the collar that any question of hi.
sanity is raised. Then the asylum /.
convenient way out OF the crirnlna
proceedings. declared the prosecutor
Judge Osborne agreed that proceed
| ings brought after a man had beer
accused of crime were open to sus
picion. and be assured the prosecu
tor that Taylor should not be ad
| judged insane or cimmitted perma
nently until a thorough inquiry wa.
! held.
The court said it felt. however
that Taylor should be temporaril,
confined to the asylum until it can b.
determined If he is sane or not. Tn,
prosecutor agreed to this course, ans
the order was signed.