The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1917-01-05

STUMPED WEST VIRGINIA FOR HUGHES
AND FAIRBANKS-ADJUDGED In
SANE BY A WEST VIRGINIA JURY
WAS ARRESTED in BAL
TIMORE.

Another CHAPTER in the sensational
history of Lawrence Perrin, of Baltl-
more. the young world traveller, anu
society man, who recently returleu
To baltimore from West Virginia
where he was most active IN the last
presidential campaign, on the stump
ae snellbinder for Hughes ana + ar
hanks and in which state he on De
cnrhnr 16 last received COMMISSION,
from G. vernon Hatfield as a colonel
IN his staff. He was brought before
Judge William H. Forsythe, Jr' VI
tho Circuit Court for Carroll County,
nv DIR. Joseph Clement Clarke, supeI-
in+nndent of the Springfield otdCe
Hosnital. under and in response 10
writ Of habeas corpus. HIS attorHeS0
were Harry B. Wolf, Of Baltimore
and Edward o. Weant, this city'
Gnorqn Dobbins Penniman, OF BallF
more and Bond & Parke, or THIS Guy
rnnresented PERKINS, mother, VINO he1o
been seeking in many courts 10 ia
him adiudged insane. before Tue oe
ginning Of the hearing Mr.. ERIN
met socially the court oHlclalS anu
MANY others, and showed great llilel-
est in his case, and to your corle9
nondent displayed with prlde ms cOl-
onePs commission on the stan Oh INC
Governor OF West Virginia, as wei! Do
comics of scores of West Virginia
naDers. that daily for the past several
weeks have been giving MIN nucn
notoriety by front page stories dnu
editorial comment. One OF lneo1
with flaring head line gave MN nlu !
comment. One of these with marina
head line gave him much amusement
with the question, rs He Nut, or -
He Kernel?" Another one or MS
possessions. which he exhibited was
a little Christmas remembrance sen'
him since he has been in the 0pElnS
t.n1d ASYLUM by Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Tonpworth. a beautifully bound copy
of Mills essay on Liberty, ana he
chuck1ed over the humOr OF the SEMI
ing. e., ho,r-
When the case was called for near
ING Tuesday afternoon, the authorl-
ties of the Springfield State Hospltal
made return in which 1t was alleSeu
that December last Mr. ferrlh was
adiudged insane by West virginia
Court. but that he secured stay VI
proceedings and had hlmseI paioleI
in the custody OF a next frlend WIZ
acted as his boEdsman upon MS pun
ting up the sum of money require" az
hond: that Liter he c0mpensate1 ~
bondsman and left West Virginia ~
+andinp 70 get to New York On ms
wov he stODred in Baltimore. @f.E2
an december 18th his mother filed a
notition in the Circuit Court NO. Z, OF
baltimore. asking for jury de iuna-
ticO induirendO, and for Warrant
for his arrest that he might ge ue-
tanned and his escape preVenteq unth
a iurv could be impanelled. Rle was
arrested bv the sheriff and held IN.
custody for a few days, when on De-
cnmher 81. his mother filed anothef
netition asking that he be turned oV
or to her that she might have Tim
treated and put, into Jest posslDle
mental condition. before jury eH-
amined HING Judge Bond passed the
order asked for that he be given into
the charge III his mother or her rep
roeantativeI She Immediately sent
h to espF hasd ooD s5etG aos aSou
ten days. His attorneys maze q mo
tion m a11ash the return, denying the
inrisdiction\ of the Baltimore CITY
Court and the whole day was spent
i'm argument of the motion. Judge
Forsythe refused to hear any te9tl-
monv whatever as to his sanity or IN
sanity, and ruled that the Baltimo[e
Court had not exceeded its Jurlsulc-
ton. and remanded him to the Gus
adv of DR.. Clarke, as the representa-
live of Mrs. Perrin. 1t developed IN
the hearing of the argument that
Monday the Attorneys for Mrs. Per-
rim had secured from Judge Bond an
order for the empanelling Of the
iurv de lunatico inquirendO Wednesday
in Baltimore After the nearing MI
Perrin walking up to his brother N7l-
son, urged that he be not returned "
Springfield because he could not sleep
there because of the insane there con-
fined Mr.. Wolf also protested to the
Sheriff, who then consented TO take
Mr.. Perrin to his home and assume
personal charge.