Mad-houses : observations on the Act for regulating mad-houses, and a correction of the statements of the case of Benjamin Elliott, convicted of illegally confining Mary Daintree : with remarks addressed to the friends of insane persons / by James Parkinson.

  • James Parkinson
Date:
1811
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Credit: Mad-houses : observations on the Act for regulating mad-houses, and a correction of the statements of the case of Benjamin Elliott, convicted of illegally confining Mary Daintree : with remarks addressed to the friends of insane persons / by James Parkinson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    manner was strange and peculiar—that Idid not see sufficient reason to convince me of the pro- priety of signing the certificate; but that I said, that I would call in St. John's Street, and endea- vour to inform myself of the nature of her madness. And instead of stating that having seen her ne- phew and niece, and a lad who was introduced to me as her son, that from their information I enter- tained no doubt of her insanity, and that I there- fore declared her to be a fit object of confinement, it will be seen that the information I obtained, in- duced me to return to the house and again 'exa- mine the patient, and that having done this, I was satisfied of her being a lunatic, and consequently signed her certificate. The statement of the evidence being thus shown to be erroneous, no necessity exists for refuting the charges, which are implied in the commentary of the Statesman, on the evidence thus reported Indeed my constant answer has been to those who wished me to notice the remarks of the Statesman that I had no other fault to find with the editor, but his too easy confidence in the report of the' evi- dence ; and that the remarks which he had made were such as he would have been fully warranted in making, had the report of the trial been correct Convinced as I am, that Mrs. Daintree was actually a dangerous lunatic, at the time of her ad mission into Mrs. Burrowes'-doubting even her cure being complete when she was liberated-not
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