Evening star., 1936-06-17
PLANTOTRANSFER
z|ONCHECK SEEN
ARCOMPLET|ON
GaIIinger Official Hopes to
Have Definite Announce
ment Ready Today.
REPRESENTATIVES WIFE
LEAVES APARTMENT
Mrs. B. S. Young Also Removes
Belongings From Harvard
Hall.

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Arrangements for transferring Rep
resentative Zioncheck of Washington
from Gallinger Hospital, where he
has been under mental observation
for the last l6 days, to some other
institution are expected to be COM
pleted today.
The possibility that the Washington
Representative might be released to
participate in the closing session OF
Congress this week seemed eliminated
with the announcement by DR.. j. l..
Gilbert, chief psychiartrist at Gal
linger, that he would not be released
except to another institution.
DR.. Edgar A. Bocock, superintendent
Of the hospital, declined to state to
what institution Zioncheck would be
transferred, or when the transfer
would be effected, but said he hoped
to have a definite announcement to
make some time today.
Wife Moves From Apartment.
AS Zioncheck prepared to leave his
apartment in the hospital, both Mrs.
Zioncheck and Mrs. Benjamin Scott
pamela Schuyler Young, from whom
the zionchecks sublet their apart
ment moved their belongings from
Harvard Hall and now are staying
with friends.
Mrs. Zioncheck removed her per-
sonal effects and those Of her husband
Monday with the aid of her mother,
who has arrived here from Texarkana,
Ark Mrs. Young personally super
vised the removal of her furniture
from the apartment to a storage ware
house yesterday afternoon.
Hobbling on crutches from room
to room, she deplored the "wreckage"
of her furniture she claimed was
damaged during the Zioncheck's oc-
cupancy.
Look at that Tom and Jerry bowl
broken. My grandfather used to mix
Tom and Jerrys in it.
Sells Story to Magazine.
II haven't made any statement be-
fore, because I intended to write an
article. Now I've sold it and got $500
for it. What do you think of that?"
Mrs. Zioncheck, who had been liv-
ing in the Harvard Hall apartment
with her mother, remained in Sc
clusion yesterday except for her usual
visit to her husband at the hospital.
AS usual, she entered the building,
where Zioncheck is held, by one of the
underground tunnels which connect
hospital grounds.
Just what has prevented the trans
fer of ZIoncheck from Gallinger to an
other hospital remained a mystery on
which hospital officials refused to shed
any light The transfer, originally
planned for Monday afternoon, was
Cancelled at the last minute, after a car
had arrived to take the Representative
away, and his personal baggage had
been placed inside.
DIR. BocOck Explains.
Meshing the fingers of his two hands
together in imitation of the cogs Of
two gears, DR.. Bocock explained yes
terday.
You see, there were several factors
entering into the transfer which had
to mesh before the gears could turn.
One of the cogS slipped, that's all.
hope things will be Strengthened around
80 I can give statement tomorrow"
Asked which "cog" had slipped, DR..
Bocock replied, Il can't tell that. Let's
Just say a cog"
Representative Zioncheck, however,
had his own explanation for the sud-
den, last-minute change. Talking to
reporters from window of one of the
psychopathic wards, he said the change
in plans was caused by his refusal to
go to Sanitarium in Towson, Md. He
declared that several weeks ago Rep
resentative O'Connor. chairman of the
House Rules Committee, and Repre-
sentative Sisson, author of the bill to
repeal the red rider, had suggested he
go to the Towson sanitarium, but that
he had refused.
Zioncheck Tells of Requests.
Zioncheck went on to say he had
made four requests of the hospital au-
thorities, namely to release him, to let
him go to st. Elizabeths Hospital to
definitely determine his condition, to
give him jury trial and to let him
call five alienists which he would name.
DR.. Bocock explained that if hospital
authorities deem it necessary, a patient
ma ybe held for observation for 80
days. zioncheck has been there 16 days,
To hold person longer than that time.
1t is necessary to bring the person be-
fore jury III District Supreme Court,
have him formally pronounced insane,
and have him committed to st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, the Federal institution
for the Districts insane. The purpose
of the 30-day commitment is to facili-
tate examination and treatment.
If decision that the person in ques-
ton is of sound mind is reached be-
fore the end of the 30-day period, how
ever, it is the duty of hospital officials
to release him at once, DR.. Bocock said.