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Robert Dale Owen's Insanity

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
July
Year
1877
Copyright
Public Domain
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Dr. OrpheuB Everts, superintendent of the insano isyluin at Indianapolis, whero Kobcrt Dale Owen was oonfined vhile tomporarily insano, esprossea the jpinion thut tho Kutie King expoeo had loihiug whatever to do witli Mr. üwen's nsanity, whioh was pxirely tho rosult of jhysical and mental overwork. He wan lot a monomaniac upou tho subject of Spiritualism by any manner of mtians, and that theine ocoupied a minor place n his thoughts. While at the asylum ie was constantly projeeting sohemes 01 the beneñt of the institution, and once penned an elabórate challenge to iov. Ilondricks, proposiug a horse-ïftee, .he loser to pay for a $15,000 piece of 3hiladelphia statuary which should be )ut in position in front of the main enrance to the asylum before tho race was irotted. He also made arrangements f or ;he presentation oL his play, "Pocaïontas," and adclressed a connnunication -o the Governor proposing that the State my the salaries of Edwin Adams, Lawence Barrett, Davenport, and other jreat .ctors, who were expected to par;icipato, nnd whose services were too valuable to be given grutuitously. Tlie )roceeds of these thentrical exhibitions, vhich would be enormous and alrnost jeyond computation, were to be placed ,o the credit of the institution as au enlowment fund. He proposed to enact ,he part of John Smith, giving the minor ■oles to the stars imported for the occasion.

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