The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-11-10
La W NTELLIGENCE.

CRIMINAL CoURT.-Hon. Henry Stump, Judge. Milton
Whitney, ESQ., States Attorney prosecuting The fol.
lowing occupied the attention of the Court yester
day:
State Johanna Brantmuller, indicted for the muir
der of her Michael Brantmuer the October
last by striking the side of the ainst an
stove nictng wound OF the length OF one inch and of
the depth of two inches from which he instantly died
William Kilbourn, ESQ., counsel for the prisoner
The jury was charged in due form by the Clerk
Mr. Whitney then stated to the jury that the prisoner
they had already been informed was Charged with the
murder of her child that the Grand Jury had called
his attention to the case, and that their opinion
that the woman insane at the time of the commission
of the deed and that the evidence brought here woud
prove that she still insane There an Act of As
semby passed in 1926 which of this kind: sec
tion enacts that where person shall indicted for
crime and such person alleges insanity in his
defence it shall be the duty the Jury empanneed IN
try such person. find whether such person was at the
time of the commission of such offence insane
and if the jury so find then it shall be the dntv of tb
Court to such prisoner be the Amshouse
of the county where such belonged or to hos
of the Court to the condition of such prisoner to be
confined until such person shall recovered his
son, and be discharged by due of law the jury
were satisfied from the evidence that the prisoner was
therefore insane ct the time of the commission of the act
and was still insane they would find verdict of not
guilty by reason Of insanity.
The following testimony then given to the Jury.
George Brantmuller, sworn.-Am the husband of the
prisoner about years ago my wife deranged but
| person knew d it except witness cousin the doc
tor and witness, they kept it secret the night of
this occurrence wiess went to his Lodge to nav his
dues when he returned, he found his wife out Of mind
about one O'Clock sic wanted witness go for the priest
wanted witness TO % for the DOCTOR witness could not 90
for the doctor then IS the doctor lived in old town the
prisoner then to send her for the
doctor; witness then sked neighbor for the doctor
the neghbors wife wud consent that her husband
should co. witness the for brother and cousin
when witness returned to his house found If all dar
and heard the groans the other boy witness got light
when his little girl cane to him and said little Michael
killed. witness thei picked up Michael and found
blood coming from his MOUTH and found that the child
had large cut on the frehead and witness saw the i'm
preslons OF the casngsof the stove upon the cds face
| n on thnS Sfntya t1l,a.
the HEARTH the child dead witness picked il nm
twas three years end Ave months DID, has two
children now living; witness wife was very wild that
night she told witness the she killed the child
because there were eighty ninety men in the house
who took him winess) down in the cellar; one man. she
said stood by her and od her that she would kill the
chc her husband could be saved told witness she
could help it, jesus Christ told her to do it, the pris
when in her rightmind very kind to her chill
| dren, too kind; she never whipped the children
, James Morgan, sWorn-The woman told witness about
the affair the next morning; she said Jesus Christ
had told her to do it. tina had taken her hus
band down in the cellar and she killed the child save
her husband; witness the dead child witness thought
the woman was insane far he knew anything
it she was crazy.
Doctor Dalrymple, worn-About4 O'Clock on the morn
ing of the occurrencewtness called house and
there saw the dead boy of the child laying on shoema
kers cutting board he child then dead he saw the
sitting down nd her husband holding her by the
arms; she was talkniin very violent manner about
witness, much tat witness little frightened;
witness left the buse being then no necessity
for his professional seyces witness was peractlv salts
fled that the as insane that night witness called
at the Jail the Saturdy following the occurrence he had
conversation with thprisoner through a German who
was in the jail the pisoner in that conversation con
vinced witness that still of her mind witness
is of the opinion thathe insane the night the
child killed, and hat she insane when witness
her at the JAIL winess will state that the prisoner
when she showed volere towards him on the night of
the occurrence said theeason because witness
an American doctor, an that she had German doctor
who could cure the chh.
Dr. Martin, sworn.-l IN the ply ysician of the JAIL wit
ness saw the prisoner e morning after the occurrence
every day since hen; witness OF opinion that she
is insane; she is abog under delusion she seems to
be under the impressin that she has good deed
she seems to exut aslavng done something exalted to
her husband Sd talked about Jesus Christ telling
her TO do it, she NV under delusion that witness
her German called witness German doctor
she called him tbs morning; witness believes the pr
Dr. Zay sworn Witness has attended the family of
Brantmuller sincJuy, 1885, in the year 1854 witness
was called prisoner her head was was very hot
then and she wasout of her mind witness was called
again to prisoner the 1856, when he found her
again out of her lind: witness found her in the same
condition in the ,onh of March, 1857 he was called to
visit her again the Goth of October last she was out
Of her mind ther the next day she seemed better on
the night of the witness saw the prisoner
there eiht nine in the house. prisoner
then very Graz; she said she did want SO many
American in kr house-she wanted them to go out
she could fix th house. when prisoner was attacked
with insanity she remained in that condition from eight
to fourteen days. tness is of opinion that she insane
without elicitin any more testimony, the case was
given TO the jury without retiring rendered the
Not guilty, by -eason of insanity; Johanna Brant
muller being now jrnne and insane at the time she
mitted the deed.'
The Court remarka the counsel for the prisoner that
he had better in which institution she could be
! placed, then the PIPER order of the Court would be
given.
State u.s. Joseph eekins indicted for the larceny of
one silver watch onhe 26h of October last the property
of John Hardcaste iegrol Verdict of Guilty" SEN
fenced imprsoed in the Penitentiary two
and seven months. IeLean for defence.
There also aarge against this party for stealing
eight cents worth tobacco, which case setted
State us. James TImas, charged with the larceny of
four ounces of chewing tobso. Case removed on afi-
, davt to Baltimore Aunty Court Magruder for de-
! fence. II
State ps Henry Glatt indicted for being rogue and