The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-16

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her use but she sick she couldn't use them and
distributed them to the passengers and particularly 10
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ascertain something about her early education she con
freely respecting her relatives and evinced aec
ton for them; endeavored to elicit description Oh hei
house and grounds and she gave she also al
to her grandmother and said she had spent much
where resided and the relative position
Of with the house Of her father each visit she
this Information precisely alike alter this witness anu
her of poisoning her husband could not gather from
her the date circumstances of her marriage; she
in the spring; that she but little of her husband
that he took sick and died in few weeks expressed
her husband spoke of her attenonto him during his i'll
ness and said her friends here they would soon
do away with the bad impressions said was contrary to
leaving. An important point in the opinion of the wit
was her remarks relative her objections to com.
to acknowledgment of her guilt. This convinced
witness that she fully capable of reasonng she said
she had Mr.. spers but did not know him. her
ner was quite composed, although farigued and little
degree of ncoherence of memory some little points on
the first visit. The witness was proceeding to relate
conversation he had had with Mr.. Spiers Mr.. Warner
objected Mr.. Lord contended it quite proper, bnt
| the Commissioner Of course decided oherwise.l The
witness went onfound her next visit decorating her
hand and gature tied round her wrists looked ON that
as rather an extravagant operaton; next visit her
he to
marriage and the death of her husband instead OF an
swerng the question: she went off some other track
relating illtreatment Of her father Her moral feelings
were, il seemed, under restraint by her family She
spoke of having been thrashed by her father aud CEN
fined in garrett but still expressed affection for him.
Asked her the third sit where her acquaintance
with Spiers commenced She could not tell whether 1t
hs stage or the ship The mex.
his previous opinions. The bandage was still upon
her wrist but witness desgnedly did not allude to
it. In the seven visits in the cases in which she gave
direct answers, the answers uniform-a somewhat
unusual thing with insane persons had been stated to
with him friend and visited her. There was a trunk
with brass nails and he asked her to count twenty OF
Sy h S 10 S
take and by tens up to seventy without mistake She
also evinced ability to subtract corectly and also IN
adding numbers together she evnced some capability.
Had ascertaned that she had been in ill health in child
hoed and that her education had been neglected and her
mind not overcharged with intellect. When witness
spike of her alleged improper intimacy with Others she
defended herself with emotion from the imputaon
When charged with the MURDER she said if her friends
here they could clear her of the charge. On each
interview she told story about running of without her
shoes and hiding in fence where she was by
favorite dog and then carried back and confined in
the garnet.
CrossEramined by Mn. WARNER.-Thinks that Dr..
when Dr. asked her to count He had arrived at the
conclusion that her moral insanity is not He
thought her possessed OF rather limited intellectual en-
Q-Does she reach mediocrity
Ashes not above it.
Q-Does she reachit?
Ashe falls rayther short Of but with proper culture
might reach it.
Odd you make the remark on Wednesday that the
lacsration of her hands discover ingenuity?
A-Iwas not on the stand, sir, then.
Q-Did you representa- as discovery oil her great IN
genuy that she lacerated her hand to keep the flies OIL
her facet
A-No.
Al don't recollect.
Q-Did you then ask her about her appetite
Odd you consider that in of this sort appetite
is any criterion OF idiocyf
A-sometmes they al gluttons, sometimes they don't
o-The same remark would apply to sleep'
A-ldots generally sleep well.
Q-Would the pulse be necessarily affected
bits Of the individual.
Odd her telling the same story repeatedly indicate
in her case in opinion the presence Of integence'
Alnsane people, generally, do not SO repeat the same
Dr.. HosAcx was the next witness Saw the prisoner
yesterday in company with friend. She was sitting on
the floor She expressed herself satisfied with her treat.
men stated that she not conscious OF the OF
her confinement said that she had never been married
Witness then spoke Of the marriage net being her own
act but she persisted in the denial of her marriages adj
mtted attachment to another individual, whose name
however she would not mention, She wept much when
treatment she received from her relatives Witness then
said, "I suppose your husband treated you badyi She
said Eyes be did" and she then went on and said she
couldn't obey him and her mother. She then asked wit
ness when will all this be over~ She seemed quite in
different to the question relative to her connection with
Spers She called the Court church, and said she had
heard nothing she said however that she recognized
witness having been in the Court Witness is fopn
ion she has perfect OF what passing
end of its relation to herself Witness anxious to
anime her on the subject of memory he had letter
which she had written end he asked she could repeat
what she had written she did SO until came to about
the middle of it, when she spoke Of her attachment to
spiers she also said that of the language in the
Cross .eraminsd-BY Mr.. wAasKR-You said she had,
on one OCCASION wept more than an idiot would2 Is it not
much as she did Did not believe that the exhibition of
emotion was SO common in idiots as in lunatics
Drs Hoffman and Cheeseman were called, but did not
answer.
Mar. LORD submitted whether the examination should
not now be terminated He considered that sufficient
amount OF evidence had been offered to enable the Com
missioner to decide.
Mr.. WARNER commended for his right to call additional
witnesses, particularly those acquainted with her early
life He reminded the Commissioner that in the
of Dr. Rodgers examination he inferred from her cohe
rent manner OF relating incidents connected with her
early life she was Of sound mind Now he (Mr VIZ was
prepared to show that in these statements she was in err
Could he not then, offer testimony to that effect as
well as the evidence Of other medical gentlemen
Mr.. COMMISSIONER RAPELYEA believed that the agree
ment that three medical witnesses should be exam
to the examination of more witnesses.
Mr. WARrER-And is a months time, sir, OF greater
importance than the rights and interests OF the
COMMONWEALTH didn't need months time to
make up my mind have made 1t up already-that THIS
woman's not insane.
Mr.. LORD contended that the opposite counsel had no
right whatever to 60 ad hbitm into the examination OF
witnesses in this preliminary investigation
The COMMISSIONER then decided that no additional wit
nesses should be called.
Mr.. WARNER excepted to the decision.
Mr. LoRp then proposed to enter the direct accusa
ton, and W as about to call Mr.. Mckay, when
MIR. WARNER stated that he i'll that he could not
go on.
The COMMISSIONER then adjourned the further proceed
ings in the until Monday, at two o'clock.
THEATRICAL AND MUsIcAL.-Nibo's goes on pros
perously as ever. The Ravels will soon produce
| some highly attractive novelties.
| great number Of excellent artists are out Of
| employment here at present.
| Harry p. Grafton has returned to the city.
| Nickinsen, of the Olympic, is doing well at his
old quarters in Montreal.
| Chippendale has now got the sole management Of
the Cincinnati Theatre, and is doing fair business
in the city Of pork.
The Italian troupe, Of which we gave an analysis