The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-26


ahe murder OF Cornelius Cannon.
TRIAL OF JOHN ". LAYMAN As TO HIS SANITY
sPIRITUALIsH THE CAUSE OF HFs rBOUBLB.
KINGS COUNTY COURT orsR AND TsRM,rss.
Before Judge Strong Justices Emmons schooamsksr
MARCH 2A-The court crowded this morning.
the audience appearing 10 loose inter In the proceedings
gradually leh and but few besides medical gentlemen, law
and frieu of the prisoner remained.
Mary Layman the first witness caledI the mother
Of the prisoner at the bar; 81 Of age John
old In December last his health al delicate
exactly well considered It; he strong
children when boy he had scrofulus disesse
salt rheum, and bordering the eryspeas; TIL
was hom his infancy tl he was ten year. old.
The Court.Ihis Is so,px rsihe, far back ..,.
find iS :as
nat care To hear the iestneny
: A.:
evidences insanity lie insisted that The prisoners
rights sboula be accorded to him
Ssss % asd'
he
there must be limits Justice would become nuisance
health nom !sasssly d.lls..s y
ss ss'1 q e.
AND sas sss s
hs corr ct bis and
bis be in habit o. goins regularly charch
@oInss ana night Is brought ~ Mshod: spis
rally MIDI q he was never Violent When b.
Enowsase toSt what did not belong % him drank
oSsed to The Cadets Of Temperance " "'"''' 20
prisoner bias always a home; single
ethome BY 9Ocloc1; 1853 win.er and spring hr.
having no employment walked nour
wSa any o6 s r me be came N would Question hun
and US him he &C mir psSps sSS S1
to WAND himself answered he did people
said inis ooadnusd IN about May ls,s; a ~
the DAY ssied him If be DID 20 aud
had his reasons be continued 70 say m ana pressed am
The be said his he danger fon The
him. and he DIDN'T feel safe IN sons on. 800
secrets of the Free Aasons hun Asd that offended the Free
nasons who trying % k him. he msintalned n.
losing opened the door ihA.
sef very msnasr thai LEFT 4. ise.
generally be soioF shs to rid Of the tAs.
wa. enough s5oa. and half three
hours; he remained Ia the house. mi Aer IN Aoc he
secretly was gore, from aurday At e oS ocS sn II
get rid OF the sprs; the morning bese goog
@ IN with ss .P S s. one N s Ss
large sck to defend hnseh against the spuis, stAd home
hum % 60 he Ssn g" e.
ss he he ;ss ss, ss hS
low him he won't he would throw about tbs ham
swear when remonstiaed win hu ana would try % i've
The Spirits out Of the he 9sa never BEEN hs habit
ped % protect himself o r s s he woa ss Il
swsy would always them; aim ,si rgsty be
ms ee SSSd rp 3ys s sSor bs ' so tas9
coua not ssep would go nS 70 sp hum 80 tina, The noise
Creased light clothes peaersie every place
with candle where amy one coad he coaccaed there was
lsh home in Deteuber he said mrs Dennsoa per
he family lever did home converse
With hs sprr ~9n 81 ~, TOR nosrS w,.soa ssss,ng but
Mould seem to be angry and qu.ehas and dispunx vim
You'd .a .omrgsr Ss spirits we're persa.dns him 70 ss,
S or % ~ iss m vsS Sc 80
thai he cord not mber woAt be fesd the spirits.
srve 70 impress whAi read snd would clap
he's. on se 1e. 20 nun De go r.
IN bis memory injured his general ,nIelixepcs alto
have 70 io'low hum and give him his cloiSes
Ssce been .Se h s ass
would spess to hm times wiaout hesrg
,rs. ., table Without he At las. he seemed 70
I've 10 ,hps xenerss sss sp 70 sse ,inss airest
before bun would ana around .nt
old here he SAID was not. FOR iassaee his boots
Ss1 you'd poa b. dnrs S 10 Ae% Nd so%s .se
hem be dd 90, o he 10, sighted his
ncnly anything; his habit
bis he took b. genera any ohsr person since
The sprigsi deIuson has been very restless would know
eesnse them would enter into kind q coaseryNoa with
vas .lw avs 1nlsd wrh The family 10 religious worship would
.sqrcs ssS,uss s.s e. . :. g. bot not
Law and u,siu s the people to sssp ns% 10 order the
rsh, lon he sara spiritually engh,sned, and had
sG s@ % him s md wa. ,r ' you'd mot
ruth in the s,se thai wss s, merely err h:,sry scush' he
ro ss wssa e ssneS & w 70 's
Jsoa.y sSs ssw him maze the attempt with be
y Ss he "S
% s ' no. h 81 % m " s s s
the spirits be frequently proposed moving
GO. % 9 pS Is 3s Pst: ,sc,Ss. oes..lsa
r 'G Ss .s%p. q cut sos, sao. '' s.i
=, G = %. =. .. = m Den
beings said be "a not lnow Ms pet nson eneep -
soa soo~ how he so a. he ooas,asrsd sese sSis IS spi
% S .s b , .-s .Ss ~ % sca $. IL. % "
sys be .Srs ' -, he - n dying 40 nc. sss bic
ihsss turns once month or si wesis would tell him be
.nns be ..s "a he VS. , a's r 9TH ne .p
tbe,e turns ~beneyer the az you'd leave
s% he he me e Mo
the dolly ohos.- Jesu. Chr.-si other times
ss he see hal vas ds.a AID pSsss% up ~ he
q s.is s. ss s"s 1 si ,..
bad been ar ~. % - and IN. N ss se %
him when he chance. he considered that he had
5 s 5. % n. n Ssf and g. .o
when spose hsrshy 70 hin he woud tina -s ngs
s% s Ss o1ssi . pray s..a rs.s oa, -s.a =.
Tor his sins he would Thai he had and that
he m delusaOns y
rally considered hmsen In light the delssor about
saviour commenced FULLY year Fo has continued con
stasly 70 the time be left bone his deiuaon sbout he Al
HIM rspsa the s..eIOn The sacred hsrscer
day 9Th December very he lett home he then said he
Jesus Christ; rrmiy bell
resented himself TO be- perfectly sincere his manner
N. ssTss s s or .Sr,s him a 200.
bedy-po ne into him hs frelusni TIA, life kept
they Kept him alive nov and when ne he'd done All he worh
wished him 10 do then they would hill him can't
scy bow long this deluson lased, hut up Deccm
ber be would Thai the spr q Mrs Deoniscu
nsferrtd into thought remained
Mrs Jenneen tor three weeks he used 70 named
Homes kept the spirit him dont Holmes
krow such person he that tnow yohs Cpr~ouer1
had Christmas day he down the
u1sninr SEEMED perfecty wid-hs badly blood
shot hs face swollen and rei-very ford and blood
color his apr perfectly vild-mo~e like .
piac rushing cpching hts hair with his and
ssd hell Gre cant be wo.se ihsn my mind connsed 40