Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-15
Rev. DR.. Burroughs Authorized The Mar.
shal Of Wisconsin to Draw on Him
for Money TO Pay the Expenses
Of Witnesses.
THE CASE DRAWING TOA CLOSE.
CoDjectures as to the Verdict.
District Supreme Court----Criminal Term,
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYLIB PRESIDING

would say the homicide was the result OF mental
q. Upon the facts detailed by Mr.. Bradley,
considered In connection with the facts detailed
By me District Attorney yesterday, what would
be your opinion as to the condition Of the mind
Of the prisoner at the time the homicide was COM
mittedf
objected to by tho defence, and the objection
sustained by the Court.
Witness attaches importance to and forms his
opinion on all the facts. Witness might give an
opinion on heating q partial statement Of the
facts, as he did yesterday; but he based hi5
opinion this morning on the statement Of all the
facts, as related by Mr.. Bradley. Witness then
went on to relate the many acts MS detailed by
Mr.. Bradley on which he formed his opinion, re-
ferrng to her insonsibiity 10 cold, her attack on
persons who had given her no proyocation, her
conduct after the murder, her statements, her
melancholy state Of mind, her loss Of health, the
dilated pupil Of the eye, all Of which taken to-
gether were good symptoms Of mental disease.
DIR. NOBLE YOUNG, . o..
having been called and sworn by the rroseeu-
tion, testified that he was the physician at the
Jail saw the prisoner generally every day.
Witness never observed any indications Of In
sanity /; his attention had never been called to
her mind. He generally saw her In regard to
her physical disease, dysfnonorrh1a. Her last
periodical attack from the 10Th TO the 10th Of
June The sickness occurred generally among
females once In q lunar month, Is days.
;. -. DIR. WIN. p. JOHNSON,
called by the prosecution, testified that he had
practiced in this city for twenty-five years
the symptoms In the case Of hysteriR and dys-
monorrh9a, Hysteria affects the muscular
powers and frequently Affects the mind Of the
patient. DysmonorrhGa is painful menstrua.
tion; frequently they will have conyulsions
| sometimes the mental faculties are affected for
some hours sometimes for days. After il passes
off, the patient is left In full possession Of all the
faculties. .
During these paroxysms the mind IA not i'm.
paired, but the will frequently becomes impaired
ha
sionable, and liable, more or less, 10 severe re-
turns Of the wonted paroxysms.
Assistant District Attorney Wilson then put the
same hypothetical case as was put to DR.. May
yesterday. In regard to the person going to a
public building armed and shooting person, &c
Tho question was objected to by Judge Hughes
saying the witness had privileges.
Judge II. read from Gray's Medical Jurispru-
dence to support his argument, stating that the
witness could decline to form or express an
opinion on one OF two facts as presented by the
question Of Mr.. Wilson. He desired the witness
to have statement Of all the facts.
Witness said It would be impossible to answer
the question in the way 1t was put: To answer
| the question, witness should have the full his
| tory Of tho patient. II Il was assumed that she
was suffering from dysmenorrh@a at the time
she went to the public building, meeting per
son whom she supposed had wronged her, she
| might give way to a feeling which q woman IN
| sound health might not,
| Ladies' werg always more impressionable than
are differently affected II an individual had been
broodihg over fancied wrongs,and seen the person
whom she supposed had wronged her,a impulse
might have seized hold Of her. Hystefical pa
tients OF that kind might very well adopt an idea
and mediate upon 1t. There is, after all, be
tween hysteria and Insanity no line OF demarka'
tion.
It's precisely like the connecting link as be-
l ~. alIa aW.l antWn nal NAh
two diseases run into each other, so that the fe
male who Is hy.terical; II any cause is producing
frequent paroxysms Of that disease, affecting he
morally, as II will do, as have described, tha
| patient may for the time being become insane
brooding over this wrong she might be led Il
| commit an act OF this kind which would be por
fectly compatible with the Idea that In the inter
val Of her paroxysms she was OF sonnd m,na.
| By Mr. Bradley There are numerous Instances
where, the impulses coming upon them, the!
departure from the natural character AM
disposition is symptom that the NH mind Is not Il
a Healthy condition. A case originally hysteriea
may become a case Of insanity.
The Court here took d recess Of twenty min
uses, during which time Drs johnson and How
ard were instructed to read the hypothetical cas-
The same as that put by Mr.. Bradley to DR.
May this morning. On reassembling-
| DIR. JOHNSON
took the stand, and said he supposed that en-
braced the history Of that individual for man.
years pa.t, On going to this public building ant
hnding the individual whom she supposed ha'
wronged her, she certainly was In that condition
which had been characterized by evidences Of in
sanity. Witness thought 1t seemed quite plausi
BILE n she would throw pin cushion containing
a brick at an Innocent person who had given he
no wrong. She would be more likely to attacl
the man whom she had supposed wronged her
She becomes during the time an irresponsibl
individual.
Witness would infer, from the fact Of her con
Trajectory statements made by her and her &C
tions Immediately after the commission Of tn
acts, that she was suffering from hysteria o
BY Mr.. Wilson All diseases have an origin
but It is very difAeult to know the cause OF al
diseases.
PETER HARTwELL
Testified that he resided in Chicago, Ill. wa
acquainted with the accused, Mary Harris; ha
known her since the spring OF 1868. During IN
summer Of 1858 witness saw her every day
During the last twelve months saw her but yer,
seldom. Last time witness saw her was at tn
railway depot about the lst Of January. Tw
days before that witness saw her at the passenge
, station Of the Pittsburg and Chicago railroad
had an interview with her; saw her about u
! hour.
Witness did not think that he noticed any re
: markable change In her; thought her mannt
was about the same as usual has seen her sine
, he has been here; had not seen her enough
notice any change in her; had seen her face
whom witness saw her at the depot In Januar
she said she was going to Baltimore.
CrOsS Examined: Was subp@naed here as
witness by the United States Marshall had som
, conversation with DR.. Burroughs about comm
here DR.. Burroughs gave an order sn l.: Q.
Frear to give witness money TO come 10 Wast
. ington witness boarded at the same house wilt
. Mss Harris In 1868 boarded there seven or eigl
r months; was In her company often; at that tin
she was more aeshy than she Is now; witneI
thought she had more color then than she hi
) now she was more cheerful then than she
now.
GEORGE p. MosELT
testified that he resided IN the town OF Janesyill
n | Wisconsin. knew Miss Harris about one veal
a CONTINUED from the First Edition.
saw her until the time she left Janesyille,
December Saw her often until the time shO loi
Q She seemed usually to be cheerful and In gOC
: spirits, quiet In her manner and self-possesset
v | The last time witness saw her was about Chris
. mas. Witness never observed anything to NAL
him think she was insane. She never said an.
: thing to witness about her lover,
0 CrOss-eXamined: DIR. Burroughs talked to wi
= ness about this matter while In Janesvill
When she came to Witness store she came to K
pens or paper, or something OF the kind. Wi
ness store was next door to Miss Deylin's.
n Witness was summoned by the United Stat
: Marshal his expenses have not yet been pa
J Had seen Miss Harris ifty times. A large mi
s jorlty Of those times was when she would call
: get pens, paper, or something Of the kind. Wi
7 ness served her at the counter when she called
L Had nothing more than store acquaintan,
| with her. Witness said 80 far as he could iudg
> she was perfectly sane. Witness was not a do,
). tor. Witness could not stand behind a count,
u and form an opinion rs to the mental state Of
PERSONS mind. Witness was summoned