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I TprofIsscr's wife.
I DETAINED IN MENTAL HOSPITAL.
I REMARKABLE EVIDENCE.
I. yujfKY — Mr. Justice Street, judge m
I IiiMV, 011 Wednesday con tinned the in-
I nuirj-'fiil cafi0 of Ma,uk' ,'arr' mfe o£
I prtcssor Farr. of Cliristchureb, New 55ea- I
I land who i" ooofincd in the Giadeeville
I Jlcntal Hospital. It was alleged hy inform-
B ant, J>r 0 s- Thompson, that Mrs. Fare
I '!Tasrcrfcctlj' sane.
I pr Thompson, oon tinning ,1ns evidonce, J
I v-33 exnimned hy Mr. Shand, K.C., who j
I miicarod for Mrs. Fan-, llo said , that since
October last ho had bcc-n unable to obtain
I 'aivt-wg to Mrs. Farr until last week, when
I 4c bw her four times. He found no cvi-
I ' deuce of insanity about her conversation or
I demeanor. All her, answers were giren
I mth remarkable clearness and correctness.
I ilr. Sliand: When testing a person aa to
I mility ib ft suflieient i» confine the exami-,
I B3lion to asking questimio !
I Witness: Oh. no; it ib necessary to make
4 pti-aeal examination as well. Witness
I lad endeavored to obtain from the doctor
I ,lio had operated dn Mrs. Farr certain. -in-
I onnation as to the nature of the operation
: The doctor refiucd to supply the infonnu-
I lion, KO'iug ho would give it only to - Dr.
iiavidsni.
Had you anv difiiculty m seeiiring doc-
B tors to assist you in your examination of
illra. Farr last week ? — I ltad'tho utmost
difiiculty. I spent a conadcrnblc time last
B hunting about for doctons willing to
ft rnminn her. About ten or twelve doctors
Bl ' to whom I appealed mi used on various
ft pounda. Witness said he had an mter-
ft rici with I'rofeimor Furr, who visited hun
it his house at ilandwiek. He aoked hun
ft to nrraiige an interview between Mrs. Fan
ft od himself m the presence of her solicitor..
I Ihclcssor ban- jefimed. ITe then wrote to
I the papers and took a deputation to the
I tcting Frenuer. Fjnally, na be could not
ft «.t aiiy satisfaction there, he addreascd the
ft \ hi1 , and it was at that conference that
I Mr M'Girr. the Minister of. Health, said
ft le intended getting Mrs. IVirr removed out
I 01' Now fcoutli Wales.
I Mr- Watt (who appeared for the superm-
ft lendent of tlladesvifle Hospital): Are you
I '& Socialist ?
Witness: .No.
Have you etTir attended the Socialist
I Chib but I. have lectured there.
I Am you a member of the llandwick
- Labor League?— Yes.
I Did yuu attend a meeting ot the Labor .
I ' oonfcrenco ?— Yes.
I IVag that m order to make an attack on
I tlie(iovLi'iiincnt? — No; but to call attention
I to tba disgraceful way in wlncli the Govern-
B mont has behaved all - through Mrs. Fare's
I .Wliat did you mean when you wrote this:
ft "lYom the evidence before me it appears
I that something very improper is going oil
ft in tins matter, wlncli requires probing to
(be bottom. Mm Farr is not insane now,
I I'betcver she may hai-e been before. She
-has been kidnapped by people who wanted
H to gnu over it and who are keeping her in
I nnaon at their own sweet will. I think it
Hue true statement. Mrs. Farr was taken
my from a private hospital whero ghc was
tapes fr her aeconunodatiou, and people
were tanning , by her incarceration.
B Dr. Ai-thur, M.L_A., said he had seen
B lire. Farr on Friday last at the reception
B house, biic impressed hmi as an intclli-
B gent, vivacious woman.
B Mr. Sliand: Did you find any sign at all
B of insanity? _ ,
B Witliess: No. She showed no sign of ox-
B- atcmcni. but spoke culmJv and collectedly
B about toe various institutions in which she
B had been confined.
B Dr. Donald Fi-aser,! of Collego-street, said
B be had boon with Mts. Farr for an hour on
B- Monday. He considered t-lint, apart, from
B hfrpast history, she was sane. A know-
B lodge of her past history raiglit cause him-
B fo olter his opinion,
B Dr. John Brady Nasli, MJj.C!.,. said that
B he bed seen M is. Farr, and as a result of
B to holm's conversation with her lie saw no
B . ayi.of insrimty about her.
B fhis closed the ease for Mrs. Ifim.
B Emily Alarv James said that on two been-
B .sons in 1017 and- 10.18 she had charge of
b Mis. Fan- at Mount St. Margaret's Hob-
B . pitil. At first Mrs. Farr was apparently
B contented, and' quiet. She seemed satis-
B ncj vitli iicr surroundings, but gradually
B ihcbcramo more excited and' discontented
B In order to give her change, the doctor sent
her to Croiiuila. , That did not satisfy her,
b.br she complin ned of the noise of the sea,
B ind all 'othci- noises. - She also became
'.inxbus regarding ' the 'expense she was.
being put to, and tried to gut md of wit-
H rtxi an her attendant. Witness snd she
bid seen Airs. Farr wave to men in lnotor
am, and smile at tlicm. When slic did
.that she nppearcd excited. She imprecated
her :as - being i run no by. the way she used
to talk about, her husbuiid keeping ber at
ft. Marcnret's and things like that.
. Dr. Win. Gordon C. Smith rend he had
ban nbieridnig Afount St. Afargnrct'u Ifoii-
p.ml for fifteen years. Mrs. Farr had been
H order his cbservntion since she was adrati-
>1. On her admission in . boptcmbcr,
J51.1, he found her excitable and very
vtiimouw, going Trom one object to an-
H tlloir. She eomphuned mccasantlv of all
rads of diseases, which he found to be
: wjily fanciful. In October, 1920, witness,
reading his notes on. the ease, said
lira. F.itt used '.to srt m her room lilaving
etli little celluloid dolls and "kniok-
..backs," and insisted on decorating him
villi butlonhoh-s and rosettes., She called
, herself "Lady Maude." In January, 1921,
taemicstion of her insanity was raised, and
die las removed to Gladcsnlle. Witness
, owdercd thalt she waa suffering from de-
H, Pltsiive insanity, and might have . Jong m-
tcrrala of samty. - The - hearing was ad-
mcd.
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