The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-01-30

duce all the testimony on either side ~ u.
case that would have tendency to thru.
light on the question. The physicians VII
maintained and testified to her monoyr no
ma were Drs. Knott and Brown, of M
city. The evidence of Knott. however MS s
on the presumption that all Jealous ADJ
Gates Of q particular tenet were monomo
macs on that question. Brown was yerr
positive that she was insane. lie was ser,
there by Packard and employed for ~.
purpose OF granting certificate of insan;
~, TO enable Packard to abduct her =
massachusetts,, and cOnfne her in an asv'
lum there-a plan very fas: maturing whssn
the writ OF hdbeds corpus was issued.
brown gave number of lucid reasons
carefully written down, upon which H.
based his Judgment of the insanity. and tn
nrst was that she claimed to he in adyanoe
OF the age 30 or 40 years. 20. That she de-
liked to be called insane. Sd. That sh.
pronounced me a copperhead and d;S
not prove the fact. 4th. An incoherencv ~
thought. That she failed to illuminate ma n.
and I'LL me with light. 5th. Her aversion
man. with Packard and Brown hafn,a.
her II will be deemed remarkable that sbs
did not believe in the total deprayitv ~
mankind.) 9th. Her belief that Soma u
lamity would betall her, owing to INV no.
ing there, and her refusal to shake hanJ.
with me when / went away. 9TH. He,
viewing the subject Of religion from tho Nj
teric standpoint of Christian execeticaI
analysis and aggiutinating the polsynthet-
zeal ectoblasts Of homogeneous asceticism
AL Of which is about as intelligent az tho
.jargon ola Hindoo.
HIS view was supported byth testimony
OF two witnesses-relatiyeso OF Rev. Packard
-one OF Encm SwOre, upon the said exam.
lnatlon, that 1t was strong evidence to his
mind OF insanity, that a person would OF.
fer to leave the Presbyterian Church and
join the Methodist
The days of bigotry and oppression are
not vet past. If three-fOurths Of the peopla
Of the world were 81 the belief OF Rev. Pack.
ard and his witnesses, the other fourth
would be burned al the stake.
On the defense, the testimony of phvsi.
clans who had known her for a number d,
years was introduced, together with ber
neighbors and associates, ali OF whom tps
tined that not only was she not insane brt
was woman possessed Of tine mental and
educational enGowments, a good and affec
uonate mother, and a true ornament to go
ciety. After hearing mass Of evidepr
which occupied five days, and the argu.
ments OF the able counsel who were re-
tanned IN The case, upon a retirement of
rev moments. The jury returned verdict
that Mrs. +. p. w. Packard is a sane wo.
man.
Thus ended the trial of this remarkable
case. During each day of the proceedings
the court room was crowded to excess by
an anxious audience of ladies and gentle
men, who are seldom seen in our courts
The verdict Of the jury was received with
applause, and hosts of friends crowded up.
on Mrs. Packard to congratulate her upon
her release.
During the past two months Packard had
locked her up in her own house, fastened
the windows outside and carried the kew
to the door, and made her q close prisoner.
He was maturing plan to immune her in
an asylum in Massachusetts, and for tina,
purpose was ready to start on last Thurs
day, when his plan was disclosed TO Mn.
Packard by letter heaccidentally dropped
in her room, written by his sister in Mas
achusetts, telling him the route he should
take, and that carriage would be readyM
the station to put her in and convey herD
the Asylum.
Vigorous action became necessary, and
she communicated this startling intelE-
gence through her window to some ladies
who had come to see her and were refused
admission into the house.
On Monday morning, and before the de-
Tense had rested their case, Packard left
the State, bag and baggage, for parts IN.
known, having first mOrtgaged his prop
erty for all it was worth to his sister and
other parties.
Manteno is rid of reverend wolf IN
sleeps clothing. (IN.) Gazette.