New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-27
KINGS COUNTY COURT OF OYER AND fERhINER-
MaRCH &C Before Judge sTkoSG, Justices EMMoss an

KINGS COUNTY OF OYER AND
M.RoH &C Before Judge sTkoSG, Justices EMMoss and
'TRlAL OF JOHN w. LAYMAN AS TO HIS SANITY.
ThsIe q numerous at.snoance to-day OF Pnysi,,
cians and others. The animation vas Continued, and
81 the following testimony was adduced: 90
Su.sn s. Lsymau swora: Am siste. OF prisoner, Is
wears OF age lived In the house with hiai aways
Character and tssencs before May 1855 with them
TOOK place ct referred have heard him complain OF
sss s "SS Ky N 'es beard ard h also
Of buzzHE h bis ears three OF -four times week. so heat IN
awe Gid not want people jssI film notice h inssny
condition was the tenerh remark OF the family. me WIT
csnobsted the statements generally oi hcf fahei and
Catherine aynsn Of prisoner testified to me same eff
Sarah KenpsId daughter Of M Van Derveek examined
sss me wosa %es p.cn.r and pa. the tine Of day be
would laugh and whistle instead Of snsger. ~.
Hs@Ss"lsy .iees New4Ol bad been d The habit rtSs
the OF Mrs Lsyman two or three times week testified
ws,er Young testified be lived within throw
to nix previous character when bOyi be and
playful vel % other boys.
Samuel Yopus IL Of age testified to going to school
with young and of his mud character generally was
pretty uch lie other boys week before be arrested he
wld talked quick SO that what he SAID could hardly
sopha L,nch sister Of Mr. Lsymsu G testified general
sh.e in prisoners character soue time previous 20 bic
arrest - ~, , 49,.
following testimony broosh; forward BY the D.'t At
about the se appearsnee he had the be
broh IN always h.d good sppete since bic lamp
Plates came out Of the cell enpy sNt he fe s rate when
sod and slept WE'LL he nd Conversation with prisoners "
the adjoining oes and talked the other persons
spoie hr4,iOnAiy to witness oo a1y subject
Crosse xsnned-l backward and forward asoa. the
prisoners sometimes hy times day; aud prisoner talk
Jeremiah Builder, who Is adjoining CELL aud Mr..
lett who in the cell with Lsymsn for three
heonion that as We began TO hang sone OF
pie who pretend 10 be denged there would be fewer Of
Hewlett said little troublesome night and he
save him ts sp.9sog With ais hand seI wneh ne had no
more trouble with hm he put Lsymsn In Hewers cell w9e
repairs being made, bs0gS1S rm bask n
when in.y doue Lsyman told that be killed
kuitr usver spoke to directly ABOUT the sors.
To the CoustHs general health 10 good; had ply
scisn 20 attend 20 him; had chSl him hG
NyrAn e. Benue Of ire Coroners Of the County Of
kfs TESTIFIED 20 having bad conversation with and
he sns~ered questions correctly souleies Lh,aso hs
expression rshs sid when he would talk Ahoa. sphs sd
that intervals be had regretted that be killed. Canon sni
that killed him for bis money said he C.nuon
farmer aud having been 70 market hosghi he could
CIesssxsmned-S.d he on one occasion to Kill
ME- but her thai eoArdsd
the st. Nicholas Hotel
place basntss SJth kvsoue, Newrolk In the employ Of
ssouelB -. Combs had been seqcAn.ei "iia Lyman
1927 nmsfey for the last knew John
june PRISONER the three four times
noticed anything strange "a MS .pp-aNnoe be
would sk o worf which was shout the amount OF VIA ne
said the fsAT would often su aeoe. he AMI sad
be strangely snd wished 70 ~a hin isse
mind; John ia the chop one ne IN Aa-
xas. lsst ssd ssdI nfrne1 he consderabe OF =
be said he ro'hps remarked
hsht reading and he ~ ud red omessg aorn he mind
Told him read history" TIE Rice and Fs Of Empires"
Watts Logic" aud Mason SefKnowsdse, :d-d -
so,% Il. is be Sc meS % fs 10 si;t tie de- IS Il be
woad get some of these books
SAMUEL Combs No $50 Sxth svsuzs. esifs6 TIA. prs
epG eoi hIs Pote e0ch cp he seuaIu en- he saturday