The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-27
TRIAL OF HUNTINGTON FOR FORGERY.
Interesting Medical Testimony as to the Con-
dition of Huntington's Brain ana Nervous
System.
BIT OF GENERAL sEssIOl
t0N1A VI uLNGhhL shSolONoi
Before .ucpe Cannon


Before Juoge Capron.
Die. 36.-lmmeoaiely sfer the opening OF the court
The Counsel toi ,he defence produced tho add
tions evidence
william Wine was the first witness sworn and exs
mined BY biz Bryan am OF the Arm of Tracy, IT.
win Co, dry goods merchants in this city; was
examined witness arrest of Hanling gton ne
yer raw ro;e Of that firm whcn sad to have been
forged b. Huntington.
This winess aside Until note could be found
as u had been missid
Horace Waldo on being sworn, depoxed as follows:-
The name of our firm is Waldo, Barry & Co.; We are
oommissloa merchants, in h,- city, the note which
now WAS not signed by any OF ihe members OF our
arm am acquainted with re hand writing of all its
members II Is not similar to auy of their handwriting
the amount OF the note is IS, 0C0
To Mr.. Hal-Thers is no gene ral resemblance either
IN the style filing up OF the note; ali paper was
made pay at one bank; VIC had great variety Of
George g. Lake, examined by Mr.. Bryan, sald:-I
October last am one OF 'he nrm OF Uosde, pierson
lake; Ubsde Person Lake 20 is the title OF the firm
now tue nrn ceasec 70 be Uosde Plerson Lake last
February; these three notes. one dated Juue o. for
55,tS4 6l another, August Tor Sb 933 81 and tard
dated sep,en enber 1, 1858, for So 900 signed Uosdel
not Drawn BY oar nrm, nor do they bear any resem-
olanee 70 the handy nng Of any OF its members; am
nothing the style the notes that would anow they
were drawn ny our arm.
To Mr.. HAa-we had notes out last summer, and are
Ar. Noyes rad, 10 time, the prosecution would ad
init that the signatures On all the notes limitations
ana IN great many instances oao limitations, or no in
Mr.. srysn-some of them are dcitiiions want the
jury 10 know the amount Of Huntugtons deposits from
the year 1906 or from the time he commenced his trans
actions with Belden Harbeck.
Mr.. Noyes said that Hunngons books were not to be
trusted. He asked that the bank oks be produced.
Mr. Hai observed that mis- friends on the osher side
could procure from the clerks the deren. banks the
amount OF HuntD gtcns deposits their statements would
be accepted evidence in the case beyonu tha. the
books would not be allowed IS declarations the do
tendant
The Cour.-As the object of the defence provo
hh INABILITY to keep books correctly they nigh, be pro-
Mr. Bryan said that from the an.a Of Nay 1885, to the
9th Of Ostober (he time OF arrest the aggregate OF
hs deposits in the Bank Of the Republic s6 100 50o
Samuel Randall was recalled and examined by Mr..
Brysn-Q What did yoa ever Huatif gton say IN
ne would not do it, and laughed because did, he
said be would not live Ia the country II anybody gave
aim house and lot there the last time he made this
mark (for be has done 30 maEy iDes) within few
months OF bis arrest the time speak Of lived in 16sth
street and Tenth avenue.
Paul d Burbank was recalled and examined by Mr..
Brady-Q This new stable in East Twenty third street
chat built by Huntington, cid you obtain tine lease
ior that andr A. Yes III hired The stable N my own
name and took lease OF II about iae LIST OF October;
aired from October to May, 1858, for huntington he
wanted me to hire IT on ~ long lease as could It cos.
year piece ofpropcrty coLsist ng decided
90 Huntington on tue 18Th Sept, which purchased
~ Youkeis the deed subject mortgage OF 81 0o0
Mr. Huntington made assignment TO Mr. Iasey on the
10th October and another TO Bishop Co., on the 2osh
Of the same month.
Dr. willard Parker, examined by Mr. Brady, deposed
ss follow:-Q What 10 your occupaiiona A. am
pracicing phJ scan 10 New York have been in prac
Ice II years; lhsve been professor In several medical
colleges especially Of surgery aud Also in ths College OF
Yhy scans and Surgeons; drri made my scquaintance
with Huntington on the 18th Novs mbe, the rombs:
q
Che requcs OF the counsel Mes Brady and Bryan had
previous consultation with me relative TO Huntington
hey said bis actions were strange, and the question
scundness OF ursoundness OF mind bad occupied nei
attention. they wished ne 70 vsii Huntington with .
view 10 tda erd paid him visit, but had two inter
ycws with him during my stay; wEs tnerc aoout au
hour and hall In ALL and con- nversed with him about "a
hour: suggested that Dr. Gtmaa should also him.
especially he had written and taught the subec
q medical Jurisprudence; DR. Gilman delivered the intro
ducory lecture 10 our course tnr winter MS sabJec,
was-.The citations OF the medical and legal profession "
Mr.. Brady-f will begin with the organisation Of Hunt
iDgton generally, without particular reference to his
mud. Is there anything peculiar in thar
Or. Parker-Physicslly I snouia say he q feeble,
cxcitabio man. having fully developed nervous ex-
stability bis general Experiment. extremely quie, and
lnofeI eIsve; my not announced 10 him whom 1
vsied him. q Do you discover. anything peculiar Ia
the structure Of bis mind A. Well there wss one
fesure which Was remarkable namely, entire ndir
ference to his stuaton he seemed 10 have sort OF
apprehension OF his situation apprehension OF future
results conversed with hlm upon various subjects;
asked him he was aware thai be was liable to
70 the S.se prison. and his reply was ihst could not
be so, for te did rot intend 70 inarc an! body
ehort time brought up the subject again. cning bis
whole features nienty saying that the influence upon
ms family by incarceration in the sing ng prison would
be very PAINFUL my words had no moro porceptoo In.
iuence upon him than addressed them 10 stone no
said very quietly that he did not tent to nurc any one
hs said he had forged paper twice before and dis
covered and tba, they lot hin 90 because they
auded he did not intend 10 do any wrong inquired or
MIN again why he made hi. paper ne said be liked
70 do so;v I Gked him II he should commit the Same
act again he got out and tho repy was that he would
Il be el, the dosre ming him, he said nothing
would prevent him from doing IL; during this time
watched him very attentvey 70 see n there any
Indication OF insanity, especially 70 see II there WAS any
Va. NJ evidence If apy feeling Would ths prse, 81 of
smoking from nccn to twenty sesars day 10 which no
addcted) have the effect OF reaching bis mind 10 any
strike me q. having any special bearing way
other went into the history Of his family bis own habits
hsd occupied hmse during the as several years since
be 10 the CITY, and then about his health found
that be bad been 70 San Francisco and since MS return
he has bad the Panama fever, with which be was sick
long time; irqurng about his sleep found that he
ssd been the habit Of sleeping only three or four hours
arh night; inquired he did not sleep because be was
disturbed about business matters he said that not
the had he been In The habit OF dreamng un-
hs head large Doron Of n. time and :, time, suffered
very much indeed from sparks saung from his eye; he
stated sho tba, he had suffered greatly from constipation
of The bowels and internal hemorrhaEs inquired about
'nn object OF raising money and be gave me no definite
epswsr IN vas done without any special object;
ir he said, whi,e going along The streets he would
a certain place and make IL and would like 70 have
good S:1sns n wa ala sy ne ana s eve. es
II the WAS fun OF money, ana be felt an
impulse coming over him to make this paper he coold
nos be prevented from doing he said that no c,ud
make bi escape he ~ould no. do 80, but permitted 10
20 wouo 60 home TO hts wife and children, and
II they requested him 10 70 back be would do So u
What oncuson did come 70 ~ 70 the character OF
bis mind A, lilo seemed 70 mo 70 have mind which
operated very differently from The mss Of minds my
coDcuson that ne insaue; self preservation
the CT nature and ne seemed 70 have no
,ors OF tendency or care With regard 10 II vhseyer the
all sbsorbtng subject the mere matter OF making pa
per and carrying operations In Wall street; should
not regard this am ction - nonomsniashi the making
of paper seemed 10 be the all absorbing subject with
him. and he out he would make this paper again.
q. What do you mean By monomanis when you speak OF
fS A. | should define II that q mans mind operates,
naturally rightly $50 10 speak, on all subiecs ptng
one sub ect two subjects; In reference 70 that
subiscs moment II Ia touched II awakens train
of tbought action and manifestation which actions
entirely al war with what 10 called the action OF
sound mind; the opinion which formed about his mind
was entirely dependent on his STATE ments aud my own
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