1753 AD imprisoned
From Alexander Cruden – Madness or Affliction?:
Tragically Cruden was to be imprisoned for a third time. His gold-digging sister Isabella had come to London to look for a husband. Alexander managed to find a pious rich man for her and gave her away in marriage. In 1753, after dinner, Alexander became embroiled in a fight between soldiers who were swearing as they fought. Unwisely, Cruden took a shovel and hit one of the soldiers while saying “You must not swear!”. Perhaps he could have got away with that in Scotland, but not in London! As a result of his behaviour his sister and landlady had him sent to a private mad-house (run by a Peter Inskip) in Chelsea. Once again, the imprisoned Cruden demonstrated that he was not mad. It is known that Mrs Inskip would chat to him in his cell while she was stitching and sometimes Cruden would play with her 18-month old daughter. He was soon released – after being imprisoned for a mere 17 days.
Lattitude: 51.4875° N
Longitude: 0.1693° W
Region: Europe
Modern Day United Kingdom
