Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-16
MoNoMANIAC ON SUBJECT
OF HER MOTHERS PROPERTY

Mrs. Augusta. I. Luther, widow OF Capt.
Ioscnh 7, Tdther. whose wiz relatives are
trying to break, was monomaniac, III
the opinion of DR.. George e. Brad1orn Oh
New Londony expressed at the trial OF the
case of Harriet s. Devereaux Of Portland
Mt niece of Mrs. Luther, asains; DAVE
Armstrong, OF Groton. executor of the
WIN. before Judge Christopher l.. Avery
and Jury in the superior court In New
London Wednesday morning. DR.. Brad
ford said that Mrs Luther was decidedly
insane on one subject and thai subject
was regarding the property OF her mother,
Mrs. Steyer. Mrs. Luther's insanity dated
in the opinion of the witness, from uls
time Mrs. St1yer sold her house in Bank
street several years ago.
DIR, bradford declared that a monoman-
lac may be insane on one su5jert and talk
and act normally and nationally on all 9TH
er subjects about which the insanity Is
shown, is not mentioned.
DR.. Bradford attended Mrs. Luther dur
ing her last illness and he was her physi-
c:ar during her entire lifetime. He de-
scribed her physical condition at various
periods of her life when he attended her
and gave testimony particularly regarding
| her physical condition, beginning when
! she was about 40 years old. AT that tine
he testified that she was particularly nerv-
NOAANA~ASiA SO-AS-AASaO'A
seven or eight years before she got over II,
eff she ever did get over il"
/ The witness classified Mrs. Luther as
| of lymFhatic temperament, which he
| characterized as Of set, revengefdl anc
| imaginative tendencies. He said that ?
person of a 1ynphatic Temperament. is all
ways looking for trodble and that they
resent quickly He naid that from the
first time he knew Mrs Luther in 1883 she
| DIR. Bradford told of an instance when
Mrs. Luther came to his office TO get med
icine and when he mentioned the provi-
sions of a codicil to her mothers will
which was executed in his presence and of
which he was one of the witnesses she
went into a rage and a passion. He saic
thai he attempted to explain to Mrs. Luth-
CT that by the codicil her mother divided
all her property equally among her chill
dren, but Mrs Luther wouldn't listen to
him, accused him of favoring Mrs. Gail
lard, who she said, had feathered her nest, :
and went out of his office ain a passion"
DR.. Bradford declared that on savera
3 occasions Mrs. Luther had come to him am
complained of pains in the head and asked
! for something to relieve her or she would
: go to Brewster's Neck"
l The witness told Of being called out &c
Miss Sistare's home in Broad street to at
2 end Mrs. Luther in her last illness ant
of finding Armstrong and Mrs Jessi,
: Brockway Lewis, her sister in the sicl
room. He said that the effect Of thei,
presence in the room was too make Mrs
Luther very nervous and he told them Il
KEEP out of the rom.
DR.. Bradford said that he never saw
Mrs. Gaillard at the Sistare home d1rinr
: her illness and that she refrained from
going there through his orders. He sait
that he told he that her going there wouI
make her sister nervous and wosId no
help her any. The witness testified tina.
Mrs. Gaillard came to his office and in
2 quired for her sister and that she "kep
: track" of Mrs Luther's condition thro,1,
4 him