The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-27

phrenoloRists that you meut0neds A. refer sir
pain the head, and bas sleepsss nights; rely n
these facts because he told them; am not preps
TO say that his mental organization be
irresstibIy impeed 10 commit forgery. O. why coaid
he not resist the tendency 10 commit forgery A. b
cause Of his deceased physical mental organization.
o. what was this diseaseY A. am unable 10 give you
the pathological anatomy Of the Q Is that equiva
lent 10 saying you could give why could
not resist M A. lie had ces aln nantes, stions anu
symptoms Q am now speaking simply OF what saw
namely, pain Ia mis- head congestion OF tho braln ma
Snlne,y & hs ne,a nst ne reaor,sd & to aso 10 our IN
tney lead ne bssk 10 tho inevitable conclusion that sd9r
Is deceased orgaaization Mr. Hoyes-Piease ansse'
my ques,ion. What vas the difficulty 10 his pngsia
organization which prevented him iro being unable /
retist the tendency 10 commit forgeresS fne pre,s
nature OF that difficulty cannot name las pathological
anatomy cannot be srcerlsipec Q 10 you suppoas h
has conscencef A. think hs has; do not suppose
acts we other meas conscieace,. Way noR a.
% net knew. Nhy 60 you suppose 1t doeG not a;
Ike other mems consoiencesf A, Because no don
what oh 'r men would Dot do bAving conscience Is
eeriss A. do not believe II is
At this Junciure OF the exam,naiion OF hsi
hour Was taken after which Il examination OF Dr.
Pal ker resumed,
DR. Pafker-l do not Know that Huntington is aborng
under sny sane deiuson have not discovered that he
soorfng UNDER any deiuAion DO not kaow that he is
laboring under any delusiou, wIetasr insane not
which propels him TO commit forgery; nink he Il not
laboring under any deluson vhon forbifs his commit
ting forgery think IA s not laboriog under any delu
sion which prevents him from sbetuinng from com mis-
ting forgery. ask you the same question, suosu-
tuting the word hAluoinationS Witness-Explan to
what you mean by that wordf
Mr., Noges-Wh great respect have che honor to OK
anime you. q Is he lRborDg under any haiucn alton
which mpels him to commit forgery A kao~ OF no
thing which orbids IL; have not discovered that he s
aboripg under any irresistible impulse To commit any
other offence; I not discovered that his orsani
za,ion compels him to steal or lie But you think no
is aborng uader an organization which lesis him
commit forg, ry-hAve the goodness state what that
organization lei A. That | AN unable to do It is my
opinion that 1t Is merely PHYSICAL; is not mea,al
Y 30 then IL is The physical organzaon when all mis-
mental operations ent rely rishY A. No, sir; his
mental operations are not right; they would DO if
his organization were; THIS tendency 20 forgery, repest
exists In his BRAIN and because OF his diseased orgaaz
uon z IL exists, as understand you with kuo vile ge
his part thar he has committed forgery and that it
is crime A. He this knowing that IL is forgery
but how far he appreciates It crime, not propar
ed say Does tais ganzaton consis. In any undue
existence Of what Is called the faculty Of acquisition A.
think does not there evidence at all taat In
large acqulsitiveness WHAT the propensisy the
dugence OF whicn the ply steal organization leads him
exhibit any forgery A. cannot tell the sauzaton
that Iurnishes tie propensity that leads TO forgery lisa
love for forgery gro wing ous OF his diseased payo
ssnization Ia pour opinion u medical man. tina.
exists In connection with perfect menal understanding
on bis part that ia forgery and wroas2 A. think
that my opipion do not 10 say that this pro
ptnsty is strong thai he rcsist IT. ,le
To how far the power to resist the tendency
forgery impaired by his physical organiza,ion but
think he set tree ne would do just he had done
before
Er Moves That is hardly An answer to my question,
Doctor To what extent do suppose his power to
resbt Temptation TO commit forgery Is impaired by the
the diseased physical ORGANIZATION OF which you speak
might bring to operate upon mis- mind, you might
pla.e him before motives that would lead him
to avoid but let 60 free be would the same thing
do nat know whether his poy sicAi organization
80 TO enable him to resist the temptation to Steal or o
Mr.. N-Yor heard his fs,ner's eyidsacs. that the
three thugs tor which he chsas before hs
wss 2l were uphuin. stealing snd ore forgery. Dr.
Parker II hink that the orgsoizston ina taen
that resulted In the Of tbos
has existed ever since and exists no " an thai
u Increased oy the oseAse under wbich no labored.
wouid The ply sca orgsDxson OF which you speax ies
n haI.x al a ls4f Qn INIT
would q want your opinion medical man. wns !,
tber from what you know Of his fathers testimony
as To- lead him TO get up spurious banks and circuat
spurion bank no,erf A. | should say 80
bis physical orsanization such TO lead hin In Ia,
forging Of spurious papers The getting up OF a,tiicla
banks anu such things; would not as . sdcal man
pronounce that he did not knos these ou,nces yer
wrong a1d would subject him TO punish mept; think
las no appreciation cf the siigms wh:h sucn offence
would 6ic upon bis iamy look upon the fact OF hi
hot attempting 70 escape an item Of conste-sole I'm
portsnce 70 his insanity my notions OF rule
OF law at variance with them ln particulars;
admission Of the crime of forgery charged With l
would have no bearing on the question Of bis insanity:
whtn the matter OF bis orgeres ms ie known hs
perfectly que. sne made no permanent provision Tor h'
family atd no attempt TO escape sce no motive for his
action; Il IL a fact that mon VINO acquire money
In this way spend II s recko.sly ~ thsy obtain
H. q. What would bs your tupposition n you knew
tnat vhen arrested red spot was observed
bis forehead which drops Of psrspuation stood,
that he had rot com tho ogeres and charged them
on another A. dont know that the fact of per.
spratoa on bus forehead Is proof that no OF
bis guilt as be might perspre IRON other csuses thnk
he knew no did wrong st tue tint snd inteneed TO
tuition ani did q measure appreciate hs ppsitoa
To Mr. ady;-What has been said about insanity
day ha, related physical causes; moral insanity
as much disease OF the brain mental Insanity was
Intended before saw Huntington tns, ne WAS not 10
know that was physician.
Charles X Gilman s~orn, testified NJ follows ;-I have
been hlty years phy scisn; am professor OF mcdi
cine and medical jursoruaonoe was ply ysoan is3s
me s ago o dno tho room. % sss ro@s. '%o
think he know me; had some tax With him that 1
might observe MIN: had great deaf OF cutosy soout
him. object 10 appreciate tho state Of his mind;
asked him number Of questions about ths charge upon
which he arrested, but did not examine his motives
particularly st that tme the point that par
cuarly In regard MIN perfect couafepcs tina,
be should escape, although assured him TO the contrary
then II was impossible excite feeling Ia 70.
gard 70 hn children: made exclamation about OF
them which thought would excite him, bat he dii not
seem TO nnk spy thing ~ that he merely tailed 10 bu
siness my impression that no unsound, ha, he
insane bis moral there di; 10 be any
Of; suppose tho brain dseascd w every where
be intellectually aware tsst IL Is crime, and ye. he
insane; large amount OF cunning is not
Incompatible With insanity, even WREN exit
bited In connection with that insanity; ss general
rule iusane persons deny that they insane, aod
very urgent TO be e, loose on the ground thai they are
Witness here confirmed the statements Of Peck and
Prichard, In which v asserted that man can be mo
rally insane wi'hoi intellectual hsIlucinaiion.
amino the man alone myself; the arst time Vas with
him three quarters Of hour The last tmo may have
the Disu,c, Attorney or any body; examined him be
cAuse was askea; thlrk he knew wac medical man
certainly Old the second time called; he did not
be Of the position In which he was, the
consequences Of the crimes; he was utterly impas-
sive and incapable Of any exclsement am not
prepared to say othessise than ~ . matter OF
opinion, that hts insaruy was simulated; there 10
. possibility OF my boiug mistaken; am
infAlibe: he knew me 70 be medical man; don't
know that he vas aware Of wha for; did not
him he insane hts answers were never ineohereni
ash ed him how he 70 do what be did, and N he
a. sh~ttt ukxg aUrk rkci ha aalA
be did he said he did mos mean " DO anything wrong,
that i'm possible he could be convicted, all
could get Of aim wss that he knev II vas wrong, a.
men cay when they commit usury.
Mr. Brsdy-we cont call that usury any more, We
call " pressn,s," (lsughter)
witne,s resumedzAn thai mean say Il. that having
examined, believe him 70 be inssne; pronounce him
nssne; mar r,anliesis his insanity In particular way
npross Hunt nstcn has thai MIXTURE Of mental AMI
moral iBssnity which "a very often found believe he
hes oscssed brain; I don't believe ne would be
respopsble " he rose up 81 this moment and
knife into you which God fordd II
he shovld commit any offence wnatever | believe hs
should not Responsible; he would know what be was