Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-01-29

in three years, he purchased a splendid
house in a fashionable quarter up town,
which he proceeded to furnish with prince
" disregard of expense. His furniture was
Of carved rosewood his silver plate filled
large iron safe he had vases in his parlor,
some of which cost from $3.50 to 800 pair.
On Sundays he used to dine off silver, and
would sometimes, even when alone, hire
brass band of twelve musicians TO play in the
house. He kept from ten to dozen ser
wants and two dogs, one weighing one hum
drei and fifty and the other two pounds
the latter costing S;d. Ills riding bill aver
aged from $50 to 500 4 month, and some
times ran up to Sl2 day He owned six Or
eight carriages of different styles and several
spans of horses at time, one of which cost
nearly $1,000 His Broadway tailor's bill
was from 5000 to sa0' for the past year, in
the course of which he bought from rs to 30
pairs of pants, s to 10 coats, and ID to 20
vests, all highest priced articles. Other fur
nisbings and toilet articles were purchased
in abundance and costliness to match. He
seldom asked the price of any thing, often
did not wait for his change, however large
it might be, and would give large perquisites
to his grooms (of whom he had FOUR and
others who waited upon him. He was not
economical even in his religion, but owned
several high priced pews in churches Of diff.
ferent denominations. No man ever smoked
so much; he was scarcely ever seen without
q cigar in his mouth and made away with
from 20 to 50 4 day. His expensive tastes
followed him into the Tombs, where he ate
the most sumptuous meals, frequently paying
a dollar 9 piece for pears for his desert. On
the trial, the exquisite dressing Of hair and
thesumrtuousness Of his attire provoked con.
slant remarks from spectators.
Such is the history of Huntington's life,
as it appears on the evidence, mostly intro
duced by his counsel, in an answer to an in
dictment charging him with wilful forgery.
One or two additional facts should be
mentioned which, it was claimed, went to
substantiatc the theory Of insanity which the
defence regarded as delucibe from his
strange life Of speculation and Success 4
sister Of his father who is now Is years Of
age, Was insane from the age of - to 50, and
4 brother has been in the same situation
since he was 80 years DID, His mothers
brother became deranged when a yoang man
his mania being to beg piteously in the
street, and shortly after give away what he
received from passcrs by. -Atschool, Hunt
ingtou used to pull the hair out Of his head,
saying that it ached, and that was the way to
relieve it. In lSl4-j he was subject to
roaring in the ears, hypocondria and de-
rangemcnt of the digestive organs lie was
always man Of sudden impulse, erratie con-
duet, and nervous nature.
None of the witnesses however, who had
leen long acquainted with him, ycntured an
opinion that liz was insane. \ hnineophatr
physician, who attended his family in late
years rgarded him as "cnckcd," hut never
thought that his mind was un$ound. Wit
nesscs who called his schemes those Of \
madman engaged in them one after eranother;
and several thought his actions at least at
tributab!e to want Of moral a$ well as men,
tai integrity.
But Two physicious, viz: DR.. YIN. Park
er, Professor of Surgery, and DR.. Chandler
+. Gilman, Professor of Medical Jnlispru-
dence in a''college in the city, were called as
experts. They had separately visited the
prisoner st the Tombs in company with one
Of his counsel, and concluded from the con-
yersatious which then t1ok place, that he
was morally insane; DIR. Parker thinking it
4 particular and Dr. Gilmana general insaDi-
ty. Both agreed that Huntington regarded
forgery as I crime, but that he did not ap-
preciate the consequences of its commission.
DIR. Parker regarded it as an irresistible i'm
pulse to "make paper" and DR.. Gilman to
commit crime in general. Both thought that
he WAS laboring under diseased orgauiza-
tion of the brain which impcllcd him to do
what be did, but was the subject Of m t.
lucination or delusion, all acted with his eyes
npen and knowledge of the nature Of the
tendency Which controlled bin. nr. Parker
was sure that the insanity which he detect
ed WAS not simulated but DR.. Gilman, 4 it,
tie more modest, only y concluded on the whole
that it WIS not. The physicians were parti-
cularly struck with lIuntington's impassi,i-
ty and coolnes<; and Dr. Parker supposed
that he had conscience, but did not regard it
as similar to other mems cousciences, since
he had done what other men, having con-
sciences, do not do. DR.. Parker however,
thought that there was nothing in the evi-
leuce read 10 him, taken by itself, which in
dicated with certainty, insanity rather than
great reckessness; but, taken in connection
with what he knew, it confirmed his conclu-
sion that the prisoners mind was uusound.
Sundry technical drlences were set up as
We'll as insanity, but that appeared to be
principally relied upon. His counsel, indeed,
stated that they were almost ready 10 throw
up it,. case, when chance rcnlar!; tllat
Huntington must be crazy turned their
thoughts in that direction.
The trial, was concluded by 4 verdict Of
equity Of forgery in the third degree. -
Judge rapron Immediately sentenced Hunt
ineton to the State Prison for four years and
ten months which is the full limit OF The law
MR.. HENRY'S INVENTION.