The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-08 00:00:00

LUNACY.

The further hearing of this tree was resumed this mornirg.
The first vitae's called wee
Charlotte Secoom—She deposed that the plaintiff lodged
at her father's house at Islington in March, HISS, for about
eleven or twelve days. He appeared to be vary rathaud.
Miry Become, sister of the above witneer, gave eimiler
evidence. She corroborated the plaintiff's evidence with re-
ference to Mr. Squire's calling, es well as ethos., on the
plaintiff, and the latter'. removal to the lunatic asylum.
Mr. Rudd deposed that be first because acquaiated with
Mr. Fletcher, the plaintiff, in September, 1865. He was in
the Turkish Contingent with the plaintiff, and they left
England together. Witness sew the plaintiff in one of hie
attacks at Coostantinople. It lasted three or four hours.
He visited the plaintiff several times when he was in
Whitecromestreet. After his discharge he frequently visited
witness. He never saw anything about the plaintiff in-
dicattng Isasnity.
Cross-examined by Mr. Bovill—The convolsions would
last about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour ; then there
wee an interval of quiet and a return to consciousness; that
lasted about the same time, end then an aittzlt—this con-
tinued three or font hours. _ .

The Lord Chief Justice asked if the objact of the cross-
examination wee to show that the attacks were not of the
character of epilepsy.
Mr. Bovill said it was. He should call evidence to show
they were not.
Examination contlnwad—The day of the attack at
Constantinople was exceedingly hot. They had drank three
bottles of claret between them, that day, before dinner; it
was almost their daily habit. It wee light claret. They
average' a pint of wine at dinner and a pint of cant ; there
war hard dnnking going on there. No brand] and water
was drank. Herosworth was a friend of his, and be had
dined frequently with him and the plaintiff. He had known
Hemsworth about two years, and introduced him to Fletcher.
Witness never drew or accepted a bill for him. When he
keew him be resided at Greenwich, now be rerided in Corn-
well.

The Rev. T. B. Howlett, raiding at Losland•erjuare.
Bayswater, deposed—He had some grown-up daughter'. He
tint became acquainted with the plaintiff fourteen years ego.
He was his pupil fur two years between the intern.' of
his leaving Eton end going to collage. He had
frequently seen him up to Febetury 18113. He
frequently emus to witneeis house. He used to
sing very well, and his daughter acoowpsnied him
on the piano. He recollected Mr. Squires calling
upon him about the middle of March, end &eking if there
wee any engagement between his daughter end Mr. Fletcher.
He called his daughter and mu ationed her—there was no
truth ha It. He sever considered the p`aintiff mad. Mr.
Squires did not give hie reason for making the question, but
witness, from the conversation between them, suspected it—
he allowed Mr. Squires two letters his daughter had received
from the plaintiff a short time before—ono eru written in a
style rather more hasty than the other.
Mee. Clarke deposed she lived three or four years in the
service of the plaintiff'. family, and had known him for 21
years. She corroborated the plaintiff's evidence relative to
what occurred at her house. He hail a fit about three weeks
after he came there, and them she called in • medical men.
She went to Me aunt Chesney'', who came and vieSed him,
end gave him a sovereign towards his mainten tact. He
had two other attacks of a similar character. She described
the natant of the attacks similarly to the last witness.
He used t apply cold water to his head, and he said to
her once, Mary, if you see en attack coming on,
throw plenty of cold water over me." In the
attack his 'Moles were violent; he creed to strike his chest
and exclaim, "I am saffocating." BLo did not thick he
would have injured himself in the attacks other then by
falling if no one bad been present. When the attacks pawed
off his mind was not affected ; be Iris gaits himself. He
used to call abaft three time, a week, after he left. He wig
in very bad circumstances. He need to beg a meal, std she
often gave it to him. When he left he owed her 22!. On
one occasion he brought ben 21. ;_ he raid he had just
received it from Ring's Arms-yard, and had brought it
direct to her. She visited him in prison, and she saw him
on the Monday before he was confined iu the asylum. She
did not see anything about him indicating insanity. Her
husband sued the plaintiff. When he came to her
house in July in a cab, he said " Pay the cab-
man le." She replied, " Good gracious, where's the
keeper r' He replied, "Never mind the teeter, I have
run away." Ile clianxed hi. things, reach, advised him to
leave, bemuse the family would naturally think he war, there.
He went to her slater's,who on one occasion amoropacied him
in e cab to the alleged Lunatics Friend Society. It was not
a delusion of his respecting his mother being about to form
the oonnexlon alluded to yesterday. Mr. Jima I:etcher
knew It.
Crowe examined by Mr. Bovill—She beard from him Mr.
liemeworth was to raise money for him, and due he had
placed his affairs in his hands. It talk two men and here
*elf to hold hint down when attacked. She never told Mrs.
Cheenet that in his attack he bad jammed his heed under a
piece of furniture and that be would have killed himself if
she had not got the two mu to bold him down. In ad SS=
to the mos-erten she received U. for him from Mr. Jame.
Fletcher, end 61. from Mtn. Chaney.
Tte Learned Judge—lt Imola have b:en as well if yon
had told us that before. _ _ . .

`Cron-examination continued—Mr. Edward Fletcher miter-
wards gave her 21. and Si., she did cot reeks 211. to: him
iodetendent of Mr. Edward Fletcher's money. He did not
CUM his uncles in his attacks. Oe oce occasion he had a fit
in bed but she did not know it till the following
morning. When he I,ft her ho want ta lodge in
Holborn. She had never said it was a disre-
putable house. When he was about to soil for Canada she
applied t Mee. Chesney to kmw if her account would be
paid first, she replied see thought not, as he would may
have wt. when ho arrived is Canada. She afterwards
tweed his paseage had been taken. The primmer offered her
121, but she declined to take less than the 221. Mr. Crel,S,
who made the offer, Informed her the .pleintall's passage had
been taken end paid for.
By the Judge—Daring the time Le was there be agreed
to pay Ilse 26e. a week fur hisboard and lodging, and she elm
provided hint with loose cash. Paid his lanndr.u, and pro-
vided him with means to procure Lemmatise. Alter he had
had • pkt or sod beer, it sometimes excited him. On one
occasion be came home snd said he hod been drinking spirits
that Its might not to have done, and to f,lt excited. The
witnese's evidence was not very clear on this point.
Mist Church, of the Brown Beer, near the British Mu-
seum deposed to the plaintiff escaping from the asylum end
coming to bee house. Ale let • seek alter he came, Sandy
(the keeper) and the tolicemaa cams fur him. Ste saw
noth.ug to induce her to think he was !mane.
Crests examined—She saw him shortly before he war taken
to Kensington House, but etc could not fix the tins. He
steed often to call end gay, t. 1/o give me • crust of bread
and cheese and a glum at ale." lie used to cell three or fear
times • week, and remain half an hour. She never sew any-
thing about him different from other persons. She did not
think be was fond of drink. She bed peen hint drink •
glass of brandy, and then he eppeared excited. She had
not seen him bike it latterly. lie knew it was bad fuss him,
and be abstained from taking It.
Mr. S. H. Bibby, surgeon, deposed that he attrodel the
plaintiff in his attacks when at Mes. Clarke's. The first
was brought on by an overloaded Moinach. They were not,
strictly spooking, epileptic fits. There was no genets,' term
for these tite but 001.1%1161,110.. In epilepsy dtowainesa fol-
lowed the consuleione, but hi re tie te was an immediate
retutti to conackmani se. If left slots in these attacks
he would have done himself just as mach harm as in all
convulsions and Lot more ; he never saw &mythic g about
him indicating insanity ; he was excitable and indignant
at the c• tided of his relatives; be used language such ea
young men °fon use. (Laughter.)
Cruse-examined.—He bad a belief that he was ectatled to
a loge f etune. He did not sprek revengefully of his rela-
tives. Irreguluity of diet, eating, or drinking, or mental
excitement would produce the attack'.
[lle case was proceeding what cur report kilt.)

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TILE LATE ATTEMPTED MCRDER AT CLIATIIAM.-.
The police, offer a period of about there weeks, have at
length succeeded in 'apprehending tlx sailor Burgess Mu-
tare, who, in a fit of *busy, attoropr d to murder a private
of the Royal Marines named Janie. Wihins, at a Idgieg-
boom in tskinner-strner, Chatham, by cutting his thtost, if
repotted in the .Erpreu at the time. Although every
effort had been epee by the police throughout tie country to
appleheud him, nothing Was heard of him until a day or two
since, when he was captured at Sheerness. Ile was dressed
In a mantof.wm's son of cloth... and was about to enter on
bord the Monarch, SI. On Weltvaday altetnesn the se-
emed was taken before the mogistrates at Rochester, wham
remanded him for a week. The marine, Wilkie', has to fir
naivete d that there I. no doubt he sill Ito *Me to attend and
give evideme at the nest examination of the primmer.
ACCIDENT IN TIIE BLACKPRIARII-ROAD.—Yeetet,
day seeping, between the hour. of ere and as, as a drove of
cows, with a bull amongst them, were proceeding along the
Blackfrierssroad, in the d reetion of the Victoria Theatre
(the poor animals apparently entrain mull from thirst), a
little boy of about ten years of age !happened to mole in front
of them, upon which, either maddened from the beat, er ex-
cited by the sight of a red handkerchief stitch the child
wore, the bull rushed upon him, knocking him down, break-
ing two ribs, and trecturing the left thigh. The child, who
I. the son of a Midday, in the Re v Cut, Is in • very pre-
cartons erste. It mey be remarked that during the posed
hot weather drinking accommodation for the various animate
driven through the thoroughfares of tee metropolie, is most
wgently called for.