New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-26
KINGS COUNTY COURT o. OYER AND ~neMNsH..
Mares 81 Before JsdSs srIosS Justices kssshs -
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KINGS COUNTY COURT OF OYER AND vneMtssI.,
MARoH 2A-BetOt. Jsdss sr,oAS. Justices ssssA' W
TRIAL ~ JOHN w. LsyHAS's INSANITY.
TIE Court couv bed THE GorniCg 81 ms uaas rof.
A len pumb.r OF medical gentemea from Ne e. Tors
ape b. oollyp pr,scp stsniag stscotvely t, the
t,.liu,py Tts ubef Of spectators are not very
largo INT little interest seeming TO be manifested. rhs
p,,,oper bese Lis u-us apsthec Appearance. thodgd
occssiopelly tskIg an int est ia tue proceeding
His parents and sisters attend the Court ilAy ana
interest The mt elve much in the proc <dings
The exaniLs tiop Of Christopher Lyman Wa 70
spued. he is The father e prisooer
On the Saturday night John lrit he house told b N
he s.ItI .1t ,sr.s heard m, .,fc Sa. s@ moe,
when h, wanted 20 80 over the rver-enousa 70 pay MS
ss Of attempt made b, John 20 cot h: thr'.s u
vas rms inc ia. usry 1885 be up saddeuly from .hs
pper table wet TO The oue.u draTer wh-rs sept ny
my wife she toot from him before 10 made toe a.
The Cos- he wanted to shave hinself he would have
taken the whole apparau be made ressnce aad
got bin down st.s undertook to reProye bum and %
T,r,B had alwa,s before treated me With ordisary
spect; called several bad nsme: and drew Cd aud
reat ned 10 kuock do be since said that the be
did os CIV bis throat sa e .ns I ;. ssSSs not DO
It told him 70: TO act be Odd and sked wna ne wud
died. when be would his throat be never WIS su With
fenaes that Of not even familiar sth tue
Gmses spoe.r.d Indifferent about it, be would tell
asked him worn he could not thu, he destroyed
could how long he would tax In oosnecto
reused him. when he was peus'. aud ast-d
him questions In history he tslked perhaps two three min
ute then became hsby converted with hlm for
hotr sDy single SUBJECTS he would 80 tom one 'u-ec
another can't whether the might be connected
mott would laugh reminded him Of the sbsudty OF sab
iects he conve,,ed ON sometime. ne would ask rs,o
me question OF history sometimes e1,ec., ahp nsa~eas
,,cp tSp Of eopyerst.on for probably is minutes have
quepy convrsed with MIN about events OF his simer lie
witch be tecolected distinctly
To JworHe always rather reserved In h' e01ver
ssticn. ,
ou small boy when he commenced sod usrd 1t 20 excess,
would certain have hs mouth full would put more 10 ms
would in times use Jooscco az men
usually dol this habit With him h.s continued up 20 tne ns
90 sb.orb,d bousbt that bad TO speak to him sons
times then hal out loud before we couo st ms
him md be would 20 in the room tney mka be
chair md be could not hnd 6emi nus mother womb
get nm bis sb and then other articles sometimes though
whole bunde think be has been On have
him since his confinement Taesdsy IN pscemo-I
p.e be ,ad Yes s just good as the shop the nr'!
be gave w.s Hello are RGu s ', ,s. T.,
band them 10" and then .ied What did them y,
az ssH' ,5s aS ~ sA Sd
eIpo spirit said hsd got into bis horse" AID tnen he
:Seu SIas s.ps,
6S IN BIZ hi w.. that man. Po.s S he
opp sing interests, sPPe.ed to the satnotis oa
had for Dr. dsrstood bis snsser bread
and good French OIe,d never gave me me p
c he dead appeared perfectly of his sirus
ton don't COW told him of the danger be
he present bar bis Oaense stsemp.
i that the prisoner eeyoLd ea Is the s1S patty .aS
me bis coursel intended TO set sp plea OF insanity
,s they would a m.s bin out SS. =, them but ansy
told him Tuesday there would DO me , iiea. sss
,as but they here bat should to the Courts
he always denied that be was nsa both home and since ni
sIinr up" poie of 1t cIeessy as au' event Of hi:
ie il they hang me-, be continued, 81 will come back and
he dead body could not hang him he was dead
md to ,.. S they re- sS s S 10
dead t-ktd to me in this manner up 10 within three weeks
me- n;icns Isymsp" tslkMg church meu.bors, e.
No Us for d~vsb deed. took h.elf and thogsht
s es wb. did M spoke to Mr. Gale No 40 Oey street
Mr. foreman of Coomb. and others about Johns
stor-I supposed John at tho time
hib Is on entertained the most absurd de he
.bcut being Christ and on other occaons family
physician, not familiar with any he would appear
yesr. he entirely rational for nhOe DAYS sni had
b. S es ins be wa.
yer told any person that JOIN VA a.%Ss think SAID ~,
min nG "a. St ~'Si
Iesdrs trashy works don't know that Iese him have
J.eI Shepherd be would concei them snt
the SOp or m soq h 60 tS
shop every day without regard hi. MUD Sat.
s Pa a ;. ps md S'u be d.
tte Recorder spek sprus'm referred to Edmonds,
ten ed o him on The subject; have been there myself
To Juror When he would article Sprualism be
TO the ney-We had frequent conversations
about the meeting at the Tabernacle.
ImSn. PSs jane ydsSsol oR..as;
wc loo person. and stared that one could not look
nd wse I'D .os 20 loudly that witness could p.iay bear
him be b.iDg deaf her children slept In the mex, room
To. year they lived house John
Of doors ALL ssi Summer he went oues he ma
Crosse1smined,hs going up AID down stairs 50 reqa'ay
To Ctu-Hesrd prisoners parents speak Of his trying 10
Kill himself -
III. DissS. MI:; aaHs Island
have had charge OF h over 10 years. had some exPef
s.ss s'ei sssu psse.n % ssq examined in
JsDusry request of District Attorney did not INTRODUCES
..n Dr. an Assistant Phyci.n the Island
present there about hour the object ofmy visit was
coa Room since and merely asked him question twO
Layp'n bu, once and in reply to question why &c was.
Told did know his pame I'll he learned through tho
MADE an inquiry his history aud to hi. sae.
busress when bs fold pc bad not been able 70 o.
By Il. people Of the be pursued his life in
danger and almost every act hc attempted was nus
,sl in SewYofl bad bswIehsd him; on mailing
Inquiry be did not desgnsis particularly any
evs any he stated to has day or two be-
Soie the homicide he stole SO in New York.
came over Booklyn purchased pistol which was charged
BY sunsnih and during the evsOs WA walking back and
be could obtain day Canon was passing
sud requested him to ride he took his fs shot hm aud
found bis pocxets drove Jersey City which
place he sien BY the he told me there w no use
his attempting escape because there many people
vbo could his that he made resistance 70 tho
cees be fslt 1t would not amount to much he also 10,
mad me- bat
bim from the CONDITION In which was LETT but 10
symaD) dead and bis body then occupied by the