The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-25

ing TOO great or TOO little for him to do in the of
Alexander L. Stewart! No doubt of it, He was well
qualified TO act of the clerks to Alexander L. and
Robert Stewart Talking to the witnesses was one Of
what did Dr. Hunter say That he had been told that
Alice could read and write, he would have signed the
will Mr. O'Connor commented at some length on the
testimony of the medical witnesses and referred to the
opinions Of Ray and other medical writers insanity.
Suppose she had bought rum with the money she had
been sent to the store with, and got drunk; suppose
she had stolen watch any other trinke she fancied
suppose she had, in fiji Of temper, killed OF the
children, having aversion BEFORE malice prepense and
done with weapon near at hand would she have been
found guilty Of theft or murder No. IF she were now
before the jury, would the verdict be- Not guilty
on the ground Of nsanity"7 Yet, TO make out their
position the counsel on the opposite side must show that
she wa responsible being-responeible TO her God,
whom she didn't know-responsbletoth the laws of which
she knew nothing Suppose, in that connection, that
Mrs Taylor had got will executed, could stand7
The counsel say no-that would have deem unnatural
ALL then, that the counsel contend for is that she had
just sufficient intelligence to make will in favor Of
Alexander L. Stewart Gross imbecility, and ignorance
admitted and subsection 10 the control of MI
art and her niece are equally clear. She signed away
her property on threat that she would not have any
"new caps not nce caps" the counsel said for
poor Alice not very nice, but like all children
ry7PJerAlice very literary labor and when
desired TO put her mark to the will probable that
she little FESTIVE. and the simple threat was neces-
sary and sufficient. Was she not restrained On that
point there was the evidence OF Elizabeth Henderson
not dismissed servant" as the counsel said but
who LEFT OF her own accord to engage an sewing Eli
zsbeh Henderson that she would be left in her
room. till promise to be GOOD girl she would tie
leased. And this was witnessed by Elizabeth Hender-
son herself in S35ater the execution of the will and
Mr. Stewart himself told the witness that the only
plan Of keeping her in subjecon. Bat Mrs Stew art
says that her father never restrained Alice. Why -
Because the door not leckedthere was ph ysca
violence! But Mrs. Stewart said that down till 1885 her
father obliged to request Alice to go TO her room,
and that she remained there; and all that told with
great mildness and 1t said that there no COR
di" in the case Mrs Stewart explains oil this with
that vast talent which she possesses Of stating facts
cording to her own construction Of the matter in such
abundance Of words that the fact il just what the speak
peases to make Il. The jury would remember that
when he asked her whether on one occasion, when Ma
or Nicholson came there. she complained that she had
great difficulty with Alice, although she had subdued
her, butthat when her MRS. S's) father at home
there difficulty at ALI Well said Mrs Stewart
these facts happened, but there different ways of
telling them How true wss that That remark fur
nshcd ready solution 10 all the differences between
the story OF Mrs. Stewart and all the other witnesses
Mrs. Stewart in her own lady-lke way, says ooh!
did not order her to her room. But, by and by, du
ring her examination, when little vanity was
cited and she became DESTROYS 10 let them know who
and what she was, Mrs. Stewart said-"Why have
amongst my servants, four FIVE violent tempers,