The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-04 00:00:00

TIIE EXPRESS, SATURDAY-EVENING,

THE WINDHAM LUNACY OOMMDMIION.

(ran DAY.)
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The Matter on taking hia seat, annonneed that it
was the rtnanimom opinioa of the jury that they should
have an interview et the proper time with Mr. Windham,
without the presence of counsel. All the learned gentlenteu

objectsd to eel a court% and the discussion was ;ostpoosd.

Dr. Tuks at Chiewick. was
Chambers, Q.C.—He mid he had at least Sweaty home

by Ir. V.

of atwooluta ;ntarvievis and long conversations with Mr.

Witidham, in addition to throe or four casual

Ho woo only oboe with bun on the 12th of Docem•

ber. Mrs Wiodham, Dr. Neale, Dr. Stevens, and other

pawns were present &wig*, interview. He sever saw Mr.

Robots In bin life. Mr. flay ihritsbbsson, a solicitor, was

exported, but did not eons; Dr. Nods end Dr. Stevens

were io and out of the room. owl It was Dot at all a medical

coorultatiou. Possibly than asolkssoo hoard what be raid
to Mr. Wiodhant. abloom, of wares-Nation /dr. Wiod-

;;;(4 6b uacb from a

serious e by allegias—tha- tri
that hi sail. would Dot den to appear is the witaego-box. M.
He said that whether node would sot dare to appear, as he IS
had okays lam a druakard, had had dahlias' tremor,
sad was ea* Wad. All Hisao things were said by Mr. N.
Windham wills a view to Minch much impanel/Joe to the
threat el koalas the eammisglee, He did not know whether et
the alatemeatoog Mr. Wiliam were true or fates He did lk
mat ramillost that be amid which of his uncles it wee who was *
emelaatly amok or that he said he was a clergymaa. (The
witasn's SAM grade after the interview wen pat into is
his bawls.) He thin mid that hit eldest cook had had k
alitim tremens. sad could hardly see, or he might ham
said, I. Mad, and that his father saved him 114.
hem prima pre Wading he was mad, and as Ilk,
for the his character would cot bear L
lareetigatiow, sad be knew that he (Mr. Windham) was quite N.
well. Witness did not ask who hie eldest %awls was, or par- is
sue the matter further. He read Mr. Buck's affidavit, sad 41.
he directed Mr. Wiadhaas's attention to it.. He asked Mr.

eat
off his hand. as Mittel in Mr. Buok's affidavit. Mr. Wind.
ham rid—" I don't know what Mr. Buck rnu

by vying it ra; Mvere: put t hand
Into a chaff-cutting machine, and nearly cut my finger at,
ca. I bled like a pig. The servants were horribly Ilk
digitated, ad made me go to Mr. Back." He also
noted Mr. Wiodhiun's Manliest to other portions of the It
afidavit relating to hie peculiar Wass. By this time he as,
had entirely wiped away from his mind the idea that Mr. tit
Windham was nada any delusion., and implicitly believed *I.
everything he said. He never saw a congenital imbecile 86
abate go so far as reading Latin and Greek. but he did is
not think it would be impossible. Is congenital idiotcy
memory failed as a general rule, and the subject died g‘.
young. He had told Mr. Windham himalf that elm
is four or live years lie would become • lunatic or kill him- tl
self if he predated in each hahita as be bad read SI
of is the affidavit,. That was still his opinion. The only
affidavit which appeared to be of any force as against Mr. to
Windham was that jointly made by Mr. and Mrs. Llewellyn, ID
and be very carefully tasted its internal accuracy. a
He came to the conclusion that their testimony
contained inconsistencies and contradiotions, and did
sot make out • case of insanity against Mr.
Windham. He (witness) knew that Mr. Groyer beams' ,
Mrs. Wiodham's medical attendant after Mr. Bock's dia. ca.
missal. Mr. Windham told him that Mr. Greyer wash et.
the bows when be (Mr. Wiadham) was ill with sickens M.
and duirrb.es, and Mrs. Windham asked him to DOG her
bullhead, and thee it was that the peculiar nature of ri.l
his disorder was discovered. Mr. Grayer was a most Is
reopeetable practitioner raiding at Hammersmith. He is
(witness) had rend Mr. Illingworth's affidavit, and II
directed Mr. Windham's attention to it. He meet. N.
Mined from Mr. Windham that Mr. Illingworth
lost all Influence over him by having taken him t:
to Mr. Johnson, who afterwards became the medical referee. le
He tried to exhaa.t the matter, and to get all the informs- it,
ties he possibly could out of Mr. Windham on the subject N.
Mr. Windham told him that he wee engaged to • lady It.
near bin own place in the country, the daughter of
a aighbour.. He did not make any inquiry into
the truth of the statement ; he took its truth for a
panted Os some of Mr. Windham's statements he was a
obliged to weenexamise him very severely and very rudely. se
because kW elatemewle so flatly contradicted the allidavits.
At length Mr. Wails= said, " Dr. Take, you must eithet
believe me or awe affidavits, which are totally false." He did sit
not ascertain ftem Mr. Windham that he had tarried • ao
common amen in consequence of having bees diappoisted
in marrying the lady already referred to. He believed that It.
if Mr. Windham told purposeless, objectless lies, he meat et.
have discovered it. iS

[The examinee= wu proceeding when we went t..) prem.]