Show I I j i I 3 5 I 4 i 1 W 1 p ll Y u r 77 j jT T h T Heiress Called Insane I. I A Aby by Alienist Sues HiMI Him flim Wealthy Young Woman Objects to Opinion of Expert as asto asto to Her Mental Condition and Hales Him I Into to C Court COir t rt Physician Gets Into Hot Water After S She Sher e r Has Retained Him r v. v NEW NEV YORK July S. S S. 3 Dr Austin Austin Aus Aus- tin Un Flint widely known alienist appeared as defendant yesterday be bo before fore taro J justice Ford In the tho supreme court in an action to recover for alleged slander Blander brought by Miss Elizabeth J. J E E. Smith Miss Mias Smith I asserts that Dr Flint slandered her herby herby herby by saying that she was waR Insane She Is an orphan who Inherited a large huge estate from tram her father a contractor of Rochester N. N Y A Jury will bring in a sealed scaled verdict Monday Miss Smith said that In 1013 1913 she enga engaged ed John B. B Stanch StanchfIeld field as counsel counsel coun coun- sel eel In order to bring action for tor alleged alleged alleged al al- al- al slander against Dr Reginald H. H Sayre because he lie had told her sho she was Insane In an effort to establish that she was not In Insane ane Stanchfield engaged Dr Flint FUnt for to see ace MI Miss 8 Smith and file a report on her mental condition Ho He reported that she was insane Miss Smith dropped her first action and made the alienist alien allen let 1st defendant In tho the present one Mentions Marriage Proposal Miss Miss' Smith testified that when Dr Flint came to see her he lie asked If it she sho would accept a a proposal of marriage marriage mar mar- Hage from tram Dr Sayre it If he returned with it to her She answered No Then she testified Dr Flint said I cant can't blame him tor loving you I think I could love you myself I III said I could not consider Dr Sayres Sayre's proposal cp continued Miss Mien Smith because he had Insulted me What was the Insult He lie said I was insane Dr Flint FUnt called at her home February ary any 27 and 28 and March 1 1913 Miss Smith said and insisted that she had no action against Dr Sayre He also made reflections upon her character charac charac- ter according to her Interpretation of his remarks Dr Flint appeared as a witness In his own behalf denying denying deny deny- ing all aU of Miss Smiths Smith's testimony about slanderous remarks Asked I it If he told her bier she sho was of or unsound mind mint he nsw I answered re I 1 said I think vox YOU are are and told her it If she continued to prosecute the tho case against Dr Sayre it would be good evidence that tha she was Far from making reflections upon Miss Smiths Smith's s character the alienist said he lie told her she ahe wa was was too much of ot a lady that it would b be bevery bevery very undesirable to press such an action In court Would you be willing to swear a aman aman aman man Into an Insane asylum without making a physical examination T r TYes rYes Yes I have done It often orten sal said Dr Flint Is It usual or professional to toll teU tol persons you are examining that the theare they are insane I III usually tell patients that the theare they are insane If It I find It so Physical Examinations Unnecessary In cases of ot paranoia the alienist explained It Is entirely unnecessary to perform a physical l examination Dr Britton Evans an alienist wh who figured prominently lu iq the tests o of Harry K Thaws Thaw's sanity appeared i in the courtroom but was not allowed allowe to testify about the nature of or hi his findings on examination of Miss Mis Smith Miss Smith has lived JIved during th the thelast last five years at various hotels inthis In Inthis Inthis this city Including the Ansonia th the Gotham and the Seville Dr Flint II talked with her at the Gotham John V. V Bouvier attorney for tor Dr Flint Film explained that his client had been medicine in this city for lor fifty years and that the first time he lie ever had heard of Miss Smith was when Mr Stanchfield enga engaged ed him to examine her In February 1913 He was at the time to be able to testify favorably for Miss 1 Smith in her action against Dr Sayre Mr Bouvier said of ot his client but hut found lound that impossible as soon as he lie had talked with her At no time were the alienists alienist's relations with Miss 1 Smith mith other than P professional iC l the attorney asserted In objection to the manner In which Dr Flint reached reache his hIB conch ions about her c condition Miss Smith mith said Dr Flint made no examination ex- ex of me tue and never put his his' hands ands on me He Hex Her story was corroborated by Mia Susan Suean usan Lutz her companion who said that bat she first met Miss Smith I IB Rochester lochester In 1908 and ha had been In her ler employ ever since She said Bald that Dr r. r Flint FUnt called again after atte his hla first talks alks with Miss Smith and antt was r reused re- re used admittance She Sho heard hoard him sa ay say then that he be had fixed Miss Smiths Smith's lawyers BO so that they would not press her case casc for her sha tee te- titled tilled John B B. B Stanchfield was was then called Miss Smith had testified that hat she paid to him aa as s a are are- re re- re cr He said that after Dr mint Flint md had reported to him his opinion of Miss Smiths Smith's mental status he br had paid out of af the he had re received o o the alienist In the entire period of his b business with Miss Smith he had only a n halt half dozen interviews in in s 's with her Mr Stanchfield said Asked If It she him lo to her action he ht that he had l- l ten bean or the t tele telephone dc lc 1 phone llOn by V V. J 1 Burps Burns He was not Allowed to continue with ho to mony |