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rHe; pRIS{1NER' SFHTSNcEn IN RE-
HANGED. Al.
At, tlc opcaiue Of the. Court on Saturday
,norn;nr III Horor ND. Na5;.r,c =.
LIS i1ou'4' eu"se 4.i.''.1e ~
nounced bis readiness to decide the mo-
ton Tor a new triul in the casc Of Vim. Hopp,
Under conviction for the murder Of his wife.
The prisoner Was at once brought to the bar
of ne court ,rcomnsn,ed inv nenntv sher,tr
Fischer Hie general appearance was about
A., s,.,. az ot thc tc,,r3not3o, of hin +,;,,. ~
tnc s'no 40 -. <ue Va A41Aa.'oA -. - "' ''40i "
anything, bis face seemed trihe more pale,
,,nt there ,vas the s,mc sto1;d;tv of cxnres.,on
49,, ,na:er,-aaeo ~ 1,s,.;. aro,,t. ~
and apparent indifference to passing events so
It.. 1,.a1,;.t,,s ,,.a .,x,,s,x,+ -, hob.,e of Tho
-~.,., 1a .1Sosu. -[af1an,os 49, no.+o~ m.
Teople, ana a1esSrs. neeo1as ana DcAtct w.
pearcd for The prisoner. twill be seen That tho
decisioni is very full, ably aud e'noorarcly GOV
cring the various questions raised Inc mo-
lion for new triai is denied. We print the
document entire, as II IL o1 eeuer"1 n''e1est'
TIE DECISION: :
r1nsr-as TO 1naEau1An1rRs-
TIE nret gFo9nu EsIen ~ ~ apen - VI soie
motlon frs ~ ~ - tn a
sje Vii hc trisl G was IN progrc.s Rcu5en Tay1or
mas o ~ !" sate iHG eonls room n
eaed H. ,e e nrnsectiaI ~. aoSent WE
Snd aeefs tic jaror reta1ned 70
IN ensxsr to to this bis ws hsrs Art the adsyl.. Of
s1seSd II tatfe t minutes Se ondly Tie afdavits Of
nearly az me )nIoIe 10 the came effect % H. Fay-
,or ana ere elat1ng IN ne most positive terms
Now though ~; Martin. affidavit is supported BY
any responsible connection with tue case and they
would be most remarkable circumstance, In
decd for persone thus situated with respect to the
case TO obserye an iE7egulasity Of kind SO gross
and that It should at the zane time escape the OBJ
eefyasien Of Judge. Jury and COUNSEL: Tho Judge
pers1a9nal1 knows that such thing did aad
% H. Martin II made the s @ietakeP' .us way "n''n
SECONDLY, AZ TO ERRORS or LAW.
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motion ;s tat ccrlsin cIIora are to Be found NJ u,
ae ;,n, 3e Il ha i cos soah
EivlpS Me ,nsttnetson, I9at ,te Gtcn .nough
saee dslusop - 5esnssti2$ iii wiiss; chastity,
Hnn ue.eseu . ~. & hnaatnat 10 nln WtIa11t esa
", cnae eu9n Is nos @ o. ee SUM
insaas = e f inssRs6lf q Ss
mSe MS tha rgt hno MToug & "'u rcspecs 20 III ~ aen
.a H. ~ ca n H. og M anu
2, e. san5 a M a. ~ ~ e aw u that event would treat
rhc ohection ,,rced - This ,natruct;on Ia flint
t],c nr,rcTrr Of dession T. ayfdcnee nf III erist
'Seass ard tat where n @s srton t. r.
,tthnnt 1ann - r. +ha nstnra ~ 10 do1usicn ~;
IL nerhsTs An ~ immeTfect stssemc,,f r. Ati,t ths
objection, But Tic lay9 as e,ca to tie fry ia tos
to IN po,e tan tn rofsr ~ t 1a,y es Jac1,re i,
the jndces in McNauchten's ease. uWhere til
moi in othsr respects fnsane. We tiink be must be
Considered In tic zane situation as to respnnsi,ii
ity as II the facts With RESPECT to which tic dcus
ion exists, were real. For example, II undeS tht
influence Of dclusjon lie supnoseB another man t.
lie in the act Of taking away bis lie, and he kii
taat man, as he supRofes, in sc1fdsie1se M he voalt
tai hn Rer". sc9 'n inrt.d aa5nns in3nr W.
liz ar sm5 a4 III @ @in!s y
xenge for such supPessd injury, he would be liael
~ Up ~ 1o'e ~ sa1a9 anq rln sui & Pee sn'
pncpe Il &C IL 5 nc ~. 1s Ros
ere, Met 501, and SO far rs aua advised there !
no case 70 ee 1onHa "uefc any olneF ftuc mas oeel
The second ground Of error assigned under thi
head t. Tint tne Court erred in snyans 70 the 1as
n thG OF a nhd 6tn Instructions esen Iof INC pee
e, under t!ie jn,nenes Il passion: excited :
Jealousy, without any immediate p,oyoeaton q
~ Ra G1 te @ ;h tat sn ts he Mas gq
Wifes want q e. chastity; The objection to this
the same as that urged to the instruction just cor
| Htfftrr1 In both Of hnfnir{dc Ia nFHd}futr
on the existence Of passions excited By nsanc b'
lief in the wifcs want Of chastity, though the wor
therefore, be sntnt.ent for me to leave this ob1e
ton without further comment. aud should do e
If the objection did not also in some degrco A.
and ali circulnstances. "
Jealousy whether caused by Al insane or ration
belief Of the indelity Oh the part of wife, IL
accepted or allowed as an cxcuse for hotnicfd
hweyer gzievously this passion may havc been c.
I cited. In cases, however, where the homicide
committed nnder the immediate influence Of a pr
; bic in reasonable person, tile law out OF respc
to tho inarmty Of human nature reduces the graz
OF the crime to mans1auEhter Us fu such case deli
nut. Il u snonla appear IN eyiacnce that thefo
time 1af the passion 70 cool altsf tnc
ne Pe1aseF ssa taEe az up ana Pursae , ~ my & 9t
ont!ness pr 4easeu not c1nncctca WIN " suoet
slent 10 tne mealatS ooect o. mts paas19n' a.
III VIII n1 uinn5 Ky fcIPg ~ ~
st ossiy or not. Ashmead sss. Whartons sI Ias =
$Nn An4n Ia fn11o nd
..1f " t.-rai ,.l,r,
~ oHa.; ,,s =. IT,, IT, - ItIfn, ~ se,t IEa ~
d mrnce ~ rras6n and hn,nsnitv to be asrd the /.
# tn9 shnl, hn stt;hnt.I tn d:herata 1crenro =
1ng Ss ~ ~ 1nr4 - 1ninoI r Ret az
o Il 1IS "e AA"A"@' ~A''''''1s 0oos' 1's'' o'"
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Netntl !ens91ts 'ns paae1on tne1G,ose M 9 - n1'
. Scar Klr 81, It was said to the jury, BY Iol
y | Bat9n: - etatg 10 5ou wainoat tne least lear
" DOUBT that to take away the LIE os woman eT
nit oT tn, Te, an, a. oa usr 81 SOL
& lnlcl5 ,ntE!Gue. Won1a nost nhqncst1onably
ton 10 hero made Is drawn with strict reference
L. thc law AZ thus laid down. The killingi BY
id prisoner under the evidence, was either murder
ID vas the result Of insane Jealousy = which bad
lc isted IN INC mind q tue prisoner, and was not
&c By the deceascd, then the killing was murder,
r. !ese his mind wts so Affected with insanity asto
er lnseneape @ 70 re moral quality q the aet: AZ
ks on the want OF power to distinguish right Fl
IL wrong anu tne case was again given to the1ury
~ tnls aspect win lnll view 81 tho law a. thus
e. planned, and they have fonnd the prisoner guilty
Nh murder, thereby neEatyins insanity In that deg
III which excuses hem!cide.
in The third ground Of error alleged under this h
"a arises ont Of the heinstructlons In which the u
I" were told, That insanity produced Immediately
n into1fcation does no. destroy responsibility II
H. mind Of thepriaoner was affected with tnsan
" only while In state OF Drunkenness and that +
by that state he committed the homicide he was 8
H. ty IN the sa1ac degree II he had committed
~ while sober. The ground urged against this
7s- struction, fs that It makes an insaue man resp
l. sible for criminal acts. The counsel for the i
Il eoncr assume this position that II the effect
liquor upon the prisoner was to create lnsar
se because insanity excuses. In such cases, howe,
CO the del!rium or insanity IL the direct and iml
m dtate c1cet Of tntoxicaton. But . d1unkn