Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-05-14
kbo,ss Demands
IEe Be ".Vindicated''

1 hons be rIedu n re examination by the
10 ,supnn, supnna,c;ans who previously examined
two pnys y.hat nj least two others. neu :
hin anu ~ acknowledged standing. also
fclcgs's ,,,;ne him, one to be selected
lshsli esn,,,v and one by Mr.. Gibbons
( By his lah thcir advice be taken os to
and tna. treatment, II any. that h
The propdd and that II they find his
nay neeoa,d;tion normal they shall 81
mental sV sst Mt rest any doubts on that
point, ,.,, II. w. Rhein and DR..
W. picrsol we're the physicians
George n,;neJ the former Assistant CITY
Who @ yesterday. Mr.. Kane was viii,
Hc'ic''orr rio others tin eatened with pros :
fheu he NIr, Gibbons are Director 81
ecut,on safety Cortelyou and Superin-
puCasS p.asu, Of Police Mills.
Brother Explains Action
.,n,oinIng why yesterdays action
ln hen. DR.. Gibbons said today;
was w. ws tried TO do was to save
whor from himself. DIR. Piersol
ny pryam,,iy physician and my brother =
ktne nhysician. This whole action
personJLo on DR.. Piersols advice.
wns wnW. vs" tried to get my brother to 60
I'VE ',vu bon,e for a while. lie refused
tos tsoome .s. SO violent that on DIR: Pier
ano p.d,ice DIR. Rhein was called in.
scs sphson's views coincided with those
II Dr.. picrsol' v
ordered Silence on Action
o..,c,or Cortclyou and Superintcnd-
u,,,,i. were injected into the case
ent ~. ,be director instructed q police
becauS., nv not TO make public the fact
ssIs'c;hbons had been deprived OF his
NJ Superintendent Mills refused
boerH that he interfere. it is said.
. f,u1 fr.us",e going to the Lincoln Building
peiu u'orning. Mr.. Gibbons, a ruddy
ns"r,oned. ~ we'll -groomed man of
Sony. huild. told of what he termed his
mhD.ntsd abduction yesterday.
AuWhsn I reached the police station
.,,,dsv m - he said. "the police tried
yH...rcb me and refused to let me telc-
N friends. had three impor-
pnon. snSacements no in Washington, one
a.s n tho District Attorney there. When
wv taken 10 Kirkbride' g / wrote three
.ssoms two to Washington and one
!. Norfolk. but doubt II they were
Rnt. ,, a,;oo,, en- nv morals. "
II
.,,;nued Mr.. Gibbons. who went on
s r,,h verbal attack against DR..
Gibbons. ,
r.u,., Taking Woman to New York
~ am nm individunliIt. ] did take a
,..n,,tul woman. fine singer, from
S.i,,norc TO New York few days ago
= irtroducc her to some friends. There
w.s trouble over that.
20 "1 have been accused of being So
,;.,ist am not. I am an intense
;.diyidua.ist. ] am more annrchistic
tlau anything else. not sociaiistic. This
aHair will hurt my legal practice.
zone thing want to protest against
\ the law that allows physicians to
swear a mans liberty away. 1t ought
n be attacked and put an end to. My
esse is q case in point. There are
msny persons in Norristown and Kirk =
bddcs who were put away because rel
stives wanted TO get rid of them
Mr., Gibbons. who lives at 100 Mont :
somery avenue. Cynwyd, came to this
cIty yesterday from Washington, in
tending to visit his two children.
He was met at the station by his
brother. and by Mr.. Kane and DR..
Rhein. They invited the lawyer to the
University Club for luncheon and later
eeorted him 10 DR.. Rheims office. 173.
Pine street
fDr. Piersol had been called into con
mtation. Following q conference In
The Office of the other physician, Mr.
Kane called the Twelfth and Pine
streets station by telephone and asket
for q patrol wagon, asserting an insane
patient needed caring for.
Mr.. Gibbons heard the remark and
hurried to IT,, door. He was over
taken and blows are said to have been
struck by him In an effort to gain his
liberty. Finally he was taken to the
station house and placed in a cell.
When Mr.. COnnor reached the sta
hon house, having learned of the law
prs plight from friend of Mr.. Glib
bOns, he was refused permission to set
the detained man.
Connor notified Mr.. Scott, who went
before Judge Monaghan and obtained
. writ of habcas corpus.
Commitment Defective
Meanwhile Mr.. Gibbons had beer
brought to magistrates office, wher,
9mmitment papers were obtained
When the Pennsylvania Hospital fol
be Insane was reached it was discov.
Ged the commitment was defective anc
hat the lawyers relatives lrid intended
snding Him to the Philadelphia Hos
bital.
Mr. Kane then directed the entir,
party to the office Of Magistrate Dugan
where a new commitment was mad
sqt There. too, 1t developed in cour
iter another error was made, this tim
- the signing Of the physicians name
Mr.. Gibbons had been put to be-
n the hospital when the order was re
cti7ed to bring him TO Judge Mon
ayhsn's c1urt. The matter was re
Viewed before Judges Monaghan an,
snake, who characterized the affair a
high.handed proceeding and ordere,
MI. Gibbons release.
Judge Monaghan heard the case, an
N looking over the commitment foun,
mat only one physician's name wa
sgned Mr.. Kane, In the excitement
was said TO have signed Judge Mon
lshans name on the writ in place o
the second doctor