Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1860-12-13

head. Once 4 or years ago, came to nv hon..
wanted one of my horses tn ride up to a little viI Ad
miles distant let him take the horse and he wsr,
to get pair Of boots. When BE came back nv s'a ap
IN me- Seth acts wild. went in and saw thai bT T e Sd
strangely and seemed disturbed az noises atont Sed
told my wife would soon come In and see aon,
went in and said. Seth what is the Iaattsr =,
he had a terrible headache. told him ty haVs sad
tea and lie down said he didn't any tea and
he wouldn't lie down after little persuasion h.
and lay down every once in while he would "enf
and look around the room il afraid of soma,t0 Up
would not speak unless spoke to him. The sanug-
ing my wife and myself stad with him until ah.h h,eh'
O'Clock before we left him. In my judgment he S u
rational asked him some questions next nornina M 70.
he knew nothing OF what occurred the night bfs,An and
About or years he helped me in harvesting -
him with the other hands had to work for M sent
was not long before he c. me back complaining tha
head felt had After he had been at the house f uh
ments told him he had better lie down and 80 mo-
up TO the lot he acted as ii he had great distress,
the head When came back that he actsd ss ~
strangely. the same way he had previously Tbis 10y
lasted him most Of the day. He went and Law d. 'aet
slept and when he got mp said his head felt better
had been living in Illinois, Ohio, and Ontario ca S'
Lived in Niagara Co. some seven years in all W. j.
came from Illinois he had chill lfeyer at Canan5es-@ 10
called his fever Of typhoid form. When sick Al Cassa
daigua he acted higy and Wild at times talked nag
efahy at other times did not talk much Al int.'G'
while there he Would be rational Did NOT t,si
violence nor did he seem while ighty to apprb..a
danger from any quarter. Was wild-takinO spp,!M
upon subject and another. About years anTes ues
left Cananda guia he came to LeyistOwn. Wble - 70
(anandaigua he complained much Of his bo.I
lived with me about or weeks exhibited nn ai d.
arrangement. lived in Canandaigua years and as I
back to Lewistown, our farms then ioined uW'W
there or years. During that time saw no eyb,i,;a
of arrangement. He sold his place and moved s,
He back 10 Lewiston again about years sgo O.
him occasionally during the interval. He fs,,.;
about years at Lewist"wn The attack when tsnd;
continued most Of the day. In none of his
did he show any signs of violence. '"
Richard Barton stco1 o1n.-Resde in Niagara n ~
Am acquainted with the defendant In lSj5 sar ~
hnaEa in fta Faztpa Of HarrI.~s
ing Of working for me, 10 take care of an entirs b
had. let him 90 and see what he could do win ~,
cioUs horse mad. By his conduct with the bor fn W.
covered there something wrong Judged AZ - y" IN
TeckeSsHess in handling the horse He went aropn3 ~, 10
handled the horse careessy. told him to leav ~. ,S
horse he either crazy something el.e He 'ue
back to my house with bis brothers horse and bis an
pearance SO bad put up his h"rSe and woniJ ~, ~
let him have it, He appeared very wild. Ne -; W.
~ aud fro around the streets in aa excited ,n,,
kept the horse about three or four hour when he -
10 and said he going home if would lei bin, S
his horse, aud dit So Live about IA miles from
Briggs brother. When lie came 10 hire I n It'd IN
conversation was very quick Did show that he bss
been drinking at that time kept a public bonss
had seen him before he came to my house have g..
him drink have seen him under the influence of liono
He then appeared TO be exctable. Said when he MA. y,
my house lac haG come from Tonawanda.
DaHiei DayInarsh s,roIn.-T reside in Lewiston ";
agara county. Am gu tinted with the defendant Tb
only time ever saw any signs OF arrangement wa, on
the occasion at harvesting, spoken Of We left NJ,
Briggs house IN the morning tn 90 to the field To work
and when Seth Briggs was with uS commenced "a spg
about the grading the day before. He picked uo his ,
die aud cred about 10 rods and said he coudn wor[
ddnt feel vel. tried u Encourage him To Keen an
work. but he wouldn't. He started of and went ax.v
pirce, aud then turned around aud came hack When
he came back tiled 70 get him to work again but .
lett and went in the direction OF the house He com
pidlned OF headache he had a wild fierce Inok "a II
excited He did Ent work that dav nor the next tboI
he was insane al the time. Have known him about IA
years saw him often; have never him exhibit
lar symptoms {: had not been drinking
NuiiR Cast s,coIn.-I reside at Lewiston Niap.,
county. Am acquainted with the defendant | was AZ
work with him ia the harvest hed We saw by his look,
that he was not right. deran2ed some. He had a Wild
sharp, fierce look III his eyes. He complained Of M,
head When he started of he talked to himself II was
subject OF remark that he was not right have seen
him at other times when thought he was deranged Ii
was before thia occurrence at CaLandagua worked
win MN Al the brewery lie acted strangely and was
discharged on that account. ! dad not know OF his
drinking at the brewery II had access to liquor
Reuben Case 1ccrn Il was in company with Nr
Drigg, Mr. Adams The lav Leture the child was killed
was NJ work lth him Ia the afternoon. lie pliaei
towards evening vi a headache. We were cutting bar
lev. didn think his appearance was as usual then
appeared To be Snniething wrong with his mind. Ha
conduct was reckless. had my machine. and was
ing could not ride the machine and Briggs said he
would drive. charged him to drive SLOW ~. There
occasionally hickory shrub, and afraid he would
come in contECt He drove half the way around and
told him when he came around he driving
he promised he would drive slower. ct him go around
again ana he drove the same way the third time arnuHd
he drove the same way. an stopped him and wouldn't
let him drive. sent Briggs 10 nv house after the reap.
er, with Adams horse and wagon. When reapng he
wanted fork, and Briggs climbed cherry tree and cut
hin fork on OF the top Of the tree. thought him
reckless in climbing to the top OF the tree. Mr. Adlms
demonstrated aG"nS climbing the tree. He complained
very mu, about his head, had terrible pain over his
eyes HIS eyes looked wild and fiery, and CLASSY they
dd not look natural My judgment that he had been
drinking. did not say to VIM Burger that the after
noon We were at work together saw nothing wrong II
BsiIgs.
Dr. -4bright D4nhan saroyn-I am practicinr phy
sician and surgeon have been for five years. / sAE
Briggs the day he was brought TO Jail | made exam
nati"n OF the wound upnS his neck at the time he
brought to jail, before he by DIR. Ladd Th,
wound was closed by sutures Its length ab0nt four
inches The lncl>un made iuSt below what is
called Adams apple in the larynX there ines
ION IN the larynN about half inch in length in bre
inS air was forced out. The incison probably the
quarters OF an inch in depth There the appence
OF two different ncisions. dressed the wound rvcsA
day for two or three weeks.
DR.. c. X. Ladd sror"-I called to see the prisoner
either the same afternoon he lodged in Jail or TIE
next morning. His throat had a cash upon il }. ORA
inches IN length across the upper portion of the throat
saw him the next day. The wound was sewn up when
! first il. The wound extended into the larynx. A
cut lower down upon side wOIld be likely
be fatal. The arteries would be exposed she
side OF the neck.
S. II. Fitch ucnn.-At the time the boy was sick
asked Mrs Clark why she didn't bring the boy home
At that time she aud Mr. Clark both spoke of Briggs
thinking much Of the child and that was the reason
they let him stay there This conversation was some
time last Winter when they living in my house and
at the house.
1hOs NJ JPJoirIF S,corn.-T was Sheriff when Briggs
was committed to jail. his throat every day otwu
until it got we'll He did not eat anything the two
three first days after he He drank milk and
ter. The wound in his throat became very offensive
when suppuration commenced.
COMMONWEALTH RERUTrRG.
James D. Adlms dbfrmsd.-Briggs was at work for me
the 23d. He came To my house about 3 O'Clock in the
morning and got to work about So o'clock. After be
came he went and borrowed a cradle of neighbOr TO 10
some cradng He went to the field at H. myself &C.
companying. | remained about an hour. went TO
lower LIT where Mr., Case was moving with a machine
and remained there until noon. About II O'Clock NJ
Briggs came down to the house and informed me thai
owing to the lodged condition OF the barley he couldn't
make good job OF it, and advised me to have it done
Mr.. Case with his reaper. He went home To his dinneI
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