, 1864-07-14
THE Hops MURDER CASE,
1 ktw Trial Granted by the Supreme Cosrt
-SJaops1s Of the Decision.

1,,- ba,;e~ed fh,t tha re.r trial of wm Hoons
convicted Of the murder Of his vile at the septem-
her term of the Circoie conft 1SG Will take place
1T the next tenn Of the same Court The chief
polnt apon "n'ea .As "pp4~.o1 va .aue
Supreme Court for new trial, was taas Judge
aanit7e at the time o. the trial, did not lay down
wh 1Gaa to tes sn 81 o. The nsany
tbas he "a plejudssd y IL chaixs q III eoa5;
nor c9ns ", az s s as.ease oeseu H. ~ h
, - ~ .ne IL as '.ha1 nIt
NnGa E.1 3. "s 60 11ie i III enes nta5 f3hat
sepd e, R1 exist as % @ ee ta
sa Gn,a s,1 1hst ,he Torrt t1vinG .ha ca1,se
rave to the iury At c7elt lsnctf il Views Of Tie
nsns Of }as decnse and the 9Ie
s.ss and ha assea hV tha def.nsa fo re Ger
anu ~ne1 ~ s4e 9s mr. to
DC s.. a.. p..., o..,, e.,,-a,,.
conpt nen KIT ,ba ne tIiai i1s se awsrdea ian John
na,on mnt1 th;eS tns TS nnn .er and
Hon. sione5 Breeze, Associate justices: jude
breeze. VINO aelifefeo t1e oplnlont saaa tne M
nG11e'9e shas cossseo' ~ nas tEs psem
~, he declared, on It's commission
that naa long oeen Gontempl1ansea
his arrest be 1ustided the decd and has through
out exhibited total indifference and unco9cern.
Ine results OF scientific lnEss.
as TO render II very dlthc9lt to establish any gen
eral rule by which judicial proceeuings OF ce1m-
Of tnesn1ry Is siuterposed: Witers on the sabjeet
treat Of several kinds Of insanity and Of different
desrecs 81 the several kinds and among them there
Jec They fuFuts has yet no sure and safe guide for
courts and Jurors, but y 1s hoped az sciencs ad-
vances ruic. will be eliminated which. while 1t
ehall throw a1onad these Poor nn1oftunates
sufficient shield, shall at the came time place no
great inte,est .i Of thc community u Jeopardy
ia Ia nAtf}n al
intelitctuaI order denominated 'smonomanta,H
that is 10 Sal. mania on one subject, and that
snbect the tntdesg q ~, MS w,.e u which hts
lualon, amounting to a mania, IN the simplest
form o. his fpesaes Of Manu- pa,is The Learned
authoritles bearing upon the subject and re-
marked that no certain uniform and defnitc rue
ce1d be gathered Ae & continued: h s:t da the midst
examination We nave nsea anle 70 s'Ss to tais
very important anu moss interesting
gTsnn s ana 9G%e iae fea fest
Il ii sneh easss would BE- that whenever i =sonld
appear 1o lne s rnas 9ae I'm 1e q uoinS
@nd, G J., but aectcd viii insan,y. and such ssetioa
was re eSen eaute ,, aS a. af hna aae ne
eula hot nave az 0a' th1a Sr
Of mina OF an oI DC o sufa to
as ass "a a1s
as tn t,Nrffr11lnr ami
5sl1ne 5e@i HIu IL Of he noer Of chosie b
sSs f9it la shawn Hal tbe act Was tSe
sa,nnnne II an inssre I-nsinn and camasd hv
ft snd nehi1e e1se ast,cs aud humanity aliie d.
I ~ a ~ cnT',tsI I'm xta,nta 1Tca daainnad ~
anG ~ H. .iaor n the ad Ts nf the GoTmou
~ ecaT;n that ,srsnr 1atfseted viii H.
pa.,3;nn ~ ,mind on;a H. rTmn.I The rnie
n,a n5aa~n-.d ~ n1escrhs s.ems r. f,inI
mu she demand of,he ststnte,s 1e~1'' ~ s'&'''
1nS a. In" ~ ,hn nnestinn of nyoof necessarv and
,heF FdntT of The III ury in such csses Judse Jreese
ssid!. In Tia csxt theseonrt Instructed tha iury
shat !, ~. 49, mas nroFen tn their satIssctinn Nv
the reieht and nrrnouderence Of the eyidsuce to
havs hesn nne.ot insanity ouly. tho n1isonef was
not be- proved besond aii reasonable doubt. This
1na+tmrion arasfir mni,f;es the nd nile Int T.
Hnas nt IN o,r fncment annonpca the t;e nrn.
unTs sI ~ ~ - st5s ~ - 80 ~ nrerv r.n,r,, n.n
aps ~ etuai s,.a .s;;hi.t nv orrnn,ian r.
ass 1s 3nn u sntrI3a;nca 81 tSs Sps1s .; tbe
Ieesouap9 aoaps ~ hn,sd ~ ac,rit " haf M
aecnseo. tas JesI aae uoIu ~ ~ S "S Sn-
II easeht'a4 70 ne ,ha4 ~ nm stitnta criwe
| etatute uGeA1ts !nat ~ e"ns,.'0Is et4aae ~
tbere shall be an union or JONI ,op,
efation o act anu htenaao1 oI Gllin'nat IA
ne&MGeAce. Ane ofett ~ - unE tH4AEo1eutt t1s