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NEVADA DEMOCRAT AUGUST 26, 1857 165
place between Mr. Anderson and Dr. Kendall, from which it will be seen that Meyers was discharged on
the 10th ult., about two weeks after being committed.
NEVADA, August 7th, 1857.
THOMAS KENDALL, ESQ., Visiting Physician—Sir:—Yours of Aug. 6th, I do not rightly
understand. Below I give a copy of the receipt for “John Meyers” committed to Insane Asylum
as an insane criminal by the District Judge, a copy of the order having been delivered with the
criminal. ...
I take the liberty at the same time, to refer you to the 15th Sec. of “an Act to establish an
Asylum for the insane of the State of California, passed May 17th, 1853, compiled laws, page
925—and also for duty of person receiving insane criminals, Sec. 589, page 499 of compiled
laws.” As a copy of the order, stating the nature of the crime for which the party was held, was
delivered with Myers [sic], I am unwilling to believe that he has been allowed to escape; and I
am encouraged to believe that you have made some mistake as to the identity of the man, from
the fact that you use the name of “Rogers.” You ought surely to know patients by the name
under which they are committed, and for which you receipt. Myers [sic] is a stout thick set
German, of light complexion; is about 5 feet 8 inches in height; speaks English rather badly.
He was pronounced by a board of physicians here, to be a maniac or madman. Please inform
me as soon as possible, whether some error has not been committed by you, as to the
individual referred to by me. Yours Respectfully,
W. F. ANDERSON, District Attorney, Nevada County.
STATE INSANE ASYLUM, Aug. 17th, 1857.
WM. F. ANDERSON, Esq., Sir:—Owing to the manner in which you had written the name
Myers [sic], we, (as well as other gentlemen,) had mistaken it for Rogers, and consequently
wrote to you in regard to a man of that name. Being aware that there was no such man in the
institute as Myers, we referred to the books of Messrs. Landon & Frey (the gentlemen who had
charge of the Insane Asylum up to the Ist of August) and found the following entry: —“JOHN
MYERS, (German) admitted June 27th 1857. Discharged July 10th, 1857.” Consequently for
any further information on this subject we must refer you to the above named gentlemen.
Respectfully, W. B. AYLETT, THOS. KENDALL.
Mr. Anderson has written again, to endeavor to ascertain more of the particulars of this singular
transaction, but as yet has received no answer. The fact that Meyers was discharged so soon after his
reception in the Asylum, would lead one to believe that his insanity was only assumed. He was, or
professed to be, a raving maniac when he left this place, and he could scarcely have recovered in the short
space of two weeks if his insanity was real.
HOTEL AT HUMBUG—The United States Hotel, recently erected at Humbug City, has been fitted
up in splendid style, by Mr. M. Rosenheim, and is now open for the accommodation of travelers.
FAST RIDING.—On Thursday last, Geo. Gray, and a man named Webster were arrested by
policeman O’Brien for riding across a bridge at a “pace faster than a walk,” and fined, the former fifty,
and the latter twenty-five dollars. Webster was a stranger in town, is a minister, horse-jockey, agent for
the Pacific Seminary, &c., and it is supposed that a conspiracy was concocted among some wags, to get
him into the scrape. In fact, it has been openly charged in town that the Recorder was at the head of the
conspiracy, but upon inquiry, we are satisfied that neither Mr. Hupp, nor any of the city officers, had any
thing to do with it. Mr. Webster was endeavoring to trade horses with Gray, and the two rode out a short