Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12

| daN hUcf nef lmpflsOhlnentt was applied to 10
take charge Of the case; at Grst refused; subse-
que lily became her counsel up to the latter part
! o February had seen her but two or three times /:
| for many years had made one spcciel OF insah,ty
| matter Of Study, AID this Induced him to take
charge of the c.. q. Did not see her frcYrertly
| until the 2Th Of April; in the meaudme she had
| bad u very violent attack OF orys pelas 10 tie
head. She has been imp.'sonCd since tho 70 T.
day Of January. Duirg her attack o. erys'nel~
witness, having suffered With himself, saw lrr
frequently; since the 2)th OF Apell witness hr
made notes Of all facts occurring.
In the latter part Of March found her In somJ
excitement She de tired to talk about Mr. Bur.
| roughs. Some one had sent her account Of q
| meeting Of Spirit Rsppers held in Bo ton IN ths
i WAS stated that the spirit oi Mr.. BurruUyh,
had been invoked, and certain questions An.
| swercd. Felt her pulsJ; II was huudrcd aud
| ten. The back part o. the head was warm and
the hands Geld. The pupil o The cyc d'latcd,
! md the eye exhibited great eNciteTcnt. On lhc
?hh Of April. witness found her bathing her
| head with handkerchief vet with bay RUN and
water. i was cold day; the window was
open. Wine '>t very cold She set with her
| bsck gainst tho window. She SHOWED per,cct
.nHon3ibity to that cold a'~ which wItnc Is could
not bear, tbough Re wf~npCd up. Horp pIl,e
wac ono hundred II al lwChty. TIE back o. Der
read wa, hos, ROW t"st-TGing the cold r'~. lie.
| cve was hSCd on vacancy.
| She sad size was thnkiny over tie eveItg 0r
| the pass two yeas O. zee l. e. She sad NJ.
Bradley, do you thipk am bad sirlR Troys y
! have killed EhrroIghs, but Ia1uUt realize .;
| I cannot think So witucss talked with hC~
shot, tine, brodght tea"I 10 fe"eyCs, and she was
| relieved. She spoi-e o. tre snHer NJ she had Gu
dured during ber whole lie; sad she had never
wronged any one size wou'I do anything IN The
worId for those who loved lie" she had prayed
| long and earnestly, add sho knew God would
| forgive her. WIlIC 4" contnuCd to visit Miss
Harris very IrCque l,ly obtained COnileto his
tory Of her lie. she has III yh de gree OF female
| pride; although size has not received the advau.
| tagcs Of an early cducatiol. she ha' improved,
| aud has n good intellect. She never EXPRESSED
an fine "A a n haF a a
deceased. ShC writeJ b' au fulrOte aud IaD'dlv.
| She gave witlo a 10" hi1.o' y OF e. acqTa'rt-
ence with BurrOd lbs. o. l,he 99d Uf May no.
tcCd that tue whi,C pa"t bee eye was not ClOar.
| As witness ente"cl room she me. him. wit-
Las carried to hCr tome articles Of Lppa~el
which his wi'e had "urcia cd for Rev. Witness
sat down near he w.ndow. She advanced
| rapidly towards w..Ie's saying II won stay
t,here any lohSer; I'm going out row. want
| You to take me. - Wares said "Look at tho o
bars. " She sa'G .Ears' wi at are bars to moH
| | have ANVIL - Wi.nolS said: "Sit down now
aud tell ne all abOLt 4. ~ Her hair wa, de-
| r"nged ana The pdpil % tho eye was dilated
the temples were cold, the top Of the head wa,
| yety hot. W.,ness then took her hand and tod
her to sit down and tell bin all about IL. Size
| said: "Mr Bradley, cant staud this with The
bad men in the prison, swearing aud halloOing.n
| She said "LC. them take me out aud hang mo. -
She then said ina pti'ul tone, "Mr Bradley,
do you think mo a ve-y bad ldrlH Do you think
| Mrs Burroughs hates neH' Ailer pause she
said, ~ did love him does sho hate moI Ne
| uOn I love nef dn ne ulu ne know he don I.
Witness then told her she must do a. he ud-
| visCd-'r am your friend. - She said, Hhaye |
any friendsH' Witness replied, ayes, you have
many friends. The next morning witnc :
| went to the Jail saw the accused her pulse was
one hundred and ten, and her hands cold. She
| then referred to an account published by u news
paper reporter, In which something was said
| against her purity, aud the successful attempts
OF Burroughs. She said, "a have something to
| tell you, but can t re member - Then she said
"oh, 1t Is about that article about me publishou
In the Chronfcte. She got tho pape: from her
trunk and showed 1t to wltresI.
| On TueldLy, the 26th Of May, witness saw re-
again. She asked about the trial and asked u
tie mIn who came with Mlburn, and who wrote
| th,.. article In the ChrOnictS, wUuld be W.T.
ness She told witness Of the pranks she used
. play, aud said "You ought to fave scon me
.her, Mr.. bradley; was a fat girl-weigr"d ll6
pounds, aud 30 happy ,i, NJ, Bradley do you tEtnk
know done wrong. oh I did love Eurrodgh
SO much" Witness had started to come away,
when she said: "Oh, don't so yes; have sorne-
| thinc 10 tell yod. Mrs. Abbey has bceu bere.
1 Mr. Br"dley, ard she says Mrs. Eurrodghs ~ ip
q 'cagO ant has li,t'e chid-Burrouyh' child I;
Mr.. Lradley, want yon 10 go wi'h me and see
that child. Oh, how | do love itl do want to
Kiss it! Mrs. Abbey said Mrs. Gurrough3 did
| not hate me -
On The morning Of the Goth Of June no,
she could not sleep. DR.. Young had Pre-. ~ -
| porter, and that made her sioup, though she co.,
such horrid dreams thai her sleep was not re-
ire hing. Witness was examining burroughs!
le.tors with her. when she said, lookr
". one Of che letters, Yes, that q
Y way he Taught me To believe be was so GOOD.
}. witness thought that generally she had odnO
and good mind, though In certain physic.l con
dlti0ns Of tho system her mind was 50 far az
iCCed not by nervous affection alone bat by u
| certain moral cause, TIT when u fact or sab
| stance II brought 70 her mihd corrected w..h
th0se IhOral c..us's, IL Suddenly presented to her
A. lind during this state Of excitene9t, It comes
Eb her mind that she Is incapable Of thinking RTd
..Ctlng IN regard to that subject with rcafD N Vt
discretion and that she is subJec to Certn' II i'm ,
pul - which control her will In relation t. that
subject matter; and that is what witness /. 81
tn be pdroNt,mal insanity from moral cad {
| Witne, said be was not an expert, but .. 8
-Cen aud had some eXperion;e In cases Of vote a.
i'y-teria and insanity A. far back as I'VE. ?
years ago he began To- study that subject. II q
case Is not a ca g Of hy.terN; boo the Rfeo,'ol
whatever II may be, proceeds from physical and
mo at cCuses comh'ned, There was but one
sdli. Ct which sCernCd To disturb the balance o.
hcr II nd; th..t was her relations to Burrough,
III hts eime, aud Whenever any reference was
maGo It's widow or his family. Wines
'pod"ht'. p,,opcr to state that he did not com.
munc...e 10 Mi s Harrl', nor did ho think any
A one e' I'D. lhc cha RCtcr Of the offence tru
5gatdro u, the defence until after the jury was
4hwu"n, She was thea overcome; tho charRCte"
OF the o"ence she did no. seem to appreciate be-
wrtHsss mean. to T.. Y she did nos uude stanu
y cons '.uences; nor md sre any conception o.
,he nae o. the deionce l"o cOIIael We're sell. n
rather lave died thHI to have such de'sncc
She SAID g." Do You ,hiuk am insane, Nj. Brad
leyl' WI,ness replied "NO, only unde" terta' n
c.',dms a"ces" Witre' ihough. It,, Eur
roughs was the subject OF lho moral alfec, ous Of
Miss Harris. It would bo very diFcuIt To say
wuat " Uuld have been he e i,Ct produced / be"
mind 10 have me, Eurrou ,ns II l.bcrihi unGer
le trouble Of Il de"u ed system. The Ell c.
would DO uucOut Ollub't by hCracR AID Nri,r
,rom Impulse. It my rayo becn that size would
ave met l. ~ w"h tenderness and a.rC.iup; o"
she M Ii. h.ve lhet him with fcrcepC s. he had
frCuucn,Iy ct her In such moods
Gro examined Wiuets had been engaged
in four or i've criminal case, Of tbs charaC,rr,
and reven or oi,Ft civil cases. The case Of Dhy
tri'd IN this COnrt some time ago, II the facts
prov; d In that case Were tue, the insanity bore
some re omhlnnce to this. Never knew her eX e
ciubo condition to last over two hours while
witness wuiw with her, Directly after reading Que
of the letters on thi, trial, witness noticed that
hho was very nervous felt her pulse and found
tloy had gone up 10 one hundred. To day she
was 10 uoryudstha she could not stand Wit
ness had been struck with the amiability Of her
desperation and her open truthtulness.
ROBERT BEALE,
Warden Of tho jail sworn tostiGel that ho saw
Ir