The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-20


spIum and that the next DAY, very soeA amer pur
chasing such genuine paper, he has In instances
sold u at discount double that rate, when he might
readily have sold for the rate 81 which he bought
and shall show you that he raised moneys forged
paper 1t The hike enormous rates, and alter invest
ing ungaleAble stocks and other secprities q full
prices he Il once borrowed moneys on such new secu
Yiues at The Same ruinous nereAt Ard that during all
these irsnsacioDs be kept no books or entries from
which the Of his affairs the character
bs dealings could be aeoer tanned with any approach
to accuracy And We shal follow up this proof BY show
IAN money on Gre dit whom no security would have been
required for the loan or creo and none asked that
adopted no means TO prevent persons Interested from
qurpg and aaosrtsniDg whether the paper placed BY
him In their hands was genuine or not that he made
arrangement 70 escape prevent his arrest any
house and equipsges and scqusitons OF properly were
procured and adjusted with the design 10 remain permA
ienty tn the city or It's neighborhood that he keps u the
Of his three spans Of valuable horses
Just finished stable in which he intended TO keep
hem that he purchased eight Of land at Yopkes
he paid $40 600 in CASH with view to build residencs
thereon, whsp he haa before that uniformly declared
hs dissemination 70 live out Of the city proper,
estate At the time Of his arrest; that such
lsynent was made oct Of moneys obtained
household articles personal and apparel and made
great varwty Of other purchases indiscrimnaiey and
large sbd extravaeant quantities without regard to HE
actual wants that all his purchases With tsing
,sIuoDs sde for cash ard paid out Of monies raised
upep ioeeo paper ~ben he might have obtained them on
whom be bad released out Of monies obtained from
this Of oreed paper; that having In his power
emitted deeoy evidences Of lis forgeries that he
procured young and inexperienced and honest person
"A reIative-to prepare notes which be subsequently
converted into forgeres that he had appreciation
Whatever Of the and Disgrace which must nevita
hIy eeiA himself ~ fsn y; that be made no prepare
lion uate any properly for himself or
family patv bssndpe be was solicited 70 make proyia
Ton failure business other like misfortune
tina, ne made preparation for cefrsying the
pepses Of his defence In the event Of bis exposure that
suneie by him soliciting money aid him In his do
that when first arrested the only forgery then
detected 10 wss bAec in $40 coo. with two Of his ST.
legged victims srretes, one Of whom wss Charles
BeceD ard Was suffered 10 90 at large tor day with
out making effort whatever 70 escapA but made and
kepi appontmen: these two eged victims
The house Of Of them in the evening following hie
and there In eff CT admitted that nearly all toe
commerc al rarer which he had delivered 70 them were
foreeYes wep. with them this state ct tnpgs
,hAl The morning wh.n al large and no. under
rest he made voluntary ssf'Rnment TO these two OIL
legged victims giving them al his property and effects 70
The excusop OF all other persons: that connection
with all the other forgeries soon afterwards made
known 70 The police authorities and upon re arres. he
cheerful and confident that be viii no: be puuishst.
g. men, whether the defendant Will be punished
or not Il 10 for you to sy-pat bis counsel believe.
and intend 10 MAINTAIN, that there guilty
intent for witch he cr;minaliy responsible, IL
was not until number Of days alter his arrest toat
tire II cory have adopted susReeted 10 US. He
was surec by my assocste the, here vs no hope
fcr Pie, cpd ttat az Be- could 1, would be 70 So
desvor 10 pace II position where be could shros
himself upon the mercy Of the Court With Sona measure
SUCCESS but he showed entire want Of appreciation
Of his ADVICE ard bnoy assured us that be mad done
ro,hrg for which be oueh. 10 be pnpsnei and that he
tuie he would be acquitted. He was 30 ccnfden.
and corcsrned and made so lille Impression upon Us
OF LIS guilt that We sought for some explanation OF this
any OF bis friends, bus from q remark made BY
OF The prosecuiing witnesses to the police magistrate
Ds ns DS snS ss nacss
repeated to This witness remarked 70 the magistrate
thai he thought huntington wss crazy bu, he probably
did bot mem IN The legal sense; nevertheless, had Its
ana Win sas "a Of lie doctors atf tersonh Inspection
We ttcsme convinced mat be sas ~ clearly not &C
ccuntape for what be had done as II be had been
child not yet arrived nj ytarg of discretion We say
that lie acted under the infaence OF that lnsani
~ which is commonly called monomahlai that IN
The particular oct char Cd he affected BY morbid
coDcicn Of The mild which excuses him rom criminal
respor sibDy. This 10 exhibited in his reckless and IN
cauous habit n forgery without any tcirA or sane de
sgn 10 csrsud or ose and wihcri any o, the ordinary
eau,ons aooped for corcealmept. Ire motive being ex
cu,vey ine hssn. inpris and tie oojeci that Of nc
quirrg large sncCns Of money without any regard Tor
their value TIE defen liant always supposed that be
could, and Intended thai he world meet his obligations
and neoumulat. wealth. but his acts, without his being
OF eeccxrerily prevented either OF these results
another ttage Of ihA .ris tbese consider sons and
,he legal proposi'icns osaIng upon The question oissan
gued by m, learned associate. 6eruemen we would
hot have 700 detsrmDe this vast OF accountability 10 the
ceiepdanirom AIRY onc or two OF his ae1 We did We
should much, pei kaps, resemble Scholsscus, who
70 convey fGu idea Il bn house from specimen
BRICK which be carried with him from connected
view of the shoie OF this mans lie and acts thai the
character " bis errsc intellect be desei mined
AL have their iolies. and many have tncr eccen
uiclies Of conduct ard ido.y OF usught, bu.
ih hlpss sianding slcEe 20 but Il tie 90
crime any icrm Where the pecutafites OF tac mind.
bostver o.pIvc The subject OF iheposer TO Distinguish
between right and wrong the cemmlsson OF any par
rc1ar act M its nature criminal and ~hen the imuulso
CON mi; THAI lrresstble and usco1uoilaoie
matter what OF cunning sccompany the act,
M M ma n "a 81
vidua, hs hand Is guided by poser which he cannot
Yotst ahc the act !. not lis own
Wat Bamles wrong i Lseriess Never, HAnle.:
II Hamlet from himself Be q en- away.
Ard when he's not himself does v.oag taer.e,.
W sss ssmss s sSs o.. m. ss% e
Hamlet . Of DE iAcion "a, Is ~rongd:
his madress is poor Hamets enemy.
From ihc Time the mntaken property Of the defendant
nenced somehlng year ego he has slept and
sslu continues. 70 sleep sweety. with such weight Of
psukh between toe right and the wrong o. such decds
could fail 70 ssrser beneath the enoriV Of such crime
he would tcss him en- his bed, wskefuy, usder rou.
bsd conscience and would turn him On his pillow
uosn heavily from heart crammed with remo-se. But
be siert svetty s~ohe cner'h and pursusd his husi
ness and 10 lowed his pleasures without thonght Of
suiH. The booss tell us o; botnicisA maniacs who
kii from rome well defined though singular motive
and even when killing he's bc~n followed by fight
ana y. ris 10 conceal n an arquiaa has been ordered
b, crlghtred Courts. 1noy tell rs also Of those who
have psnoass for thofi and s,esl whenever ccci'oa
oferr and. esen where the tbipgs stolen have been
used tie Srsi9caiien Of rome well dolned desire
,ney bsS . beer held not accountable They toll a
tsriuries committed rratiJ wen defined motives o.
revtrse, and yet, when Appeared thai The truth would
have subeerved the cod aud The party incapa
BILE % seneri thing, o. telling the truth ~ben would
Dis interests betr than We, he has been held 70
be q mcnornsnhc. and not iesconsibo. In The older
works medical iuri.pruderce We md that II any mo
rve adequate or not ctteet~d II c0psgDod the cut
rru 10 . IL q COON IN those days bsrbarous roi1n
prev allied that tho victim OF lnsaaiiy fhouid be ade
victm 10 the Law. There sympathy fo' the
lur ais Such insiitu ION asylum
then known. Nothing short Of insa, psroxys down
right idofy vorl1 avail defence. Ia those days
TOO the resicida visited with pecuniary penalty
when be would hare been hung be stole shillog
In later yeas, however, medical jursprudcpce
has been mcre los, ana Discriminating Insanity
IN al liz varied forms has been made the subject ~ pa
dent sod enlightened Investigation and ~ humane c-ts
10 cure and aeorae The conditions o. ihoee unlorunsie
beirss who are passessed Of uns0uud minds; and Il f.
cur inier,n aid yosr judgment 10 the present
by the er,mcny Of some OF The shiest and m1st dis
ia euu ned medical " tbis country, who will be
ruiced Ia Their cpsrons not ony from personsi fnspsc
uon Of the def ndsr aud from proofs q the facts have
already related but from the additional TACT Ira
there bss been ceraprs nenl In various f0rms among
his sncestors and mag be that an hereditary siut 70
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