Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-02
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thS 6oSss Snd Eioya the o,Hass wiaasss ~,S,
inleAhA bar-rooin. 70 get. a ydristA pld Dot ses
Mfs@fprrait when he hrst came nP. WiinAs.
thepght Lloyd was dtdaki;; h6 drank With hitu.
witness lived dhelcw surrHttsyille; Wa n farmer;
lnktOn. ~.
Il, l,.,- q. EATH4E J. .forE 'a.i
Testified thatbe fvtdi6n the Navy yard: Tor.
nery kept q restaurant. A man called at wit.
ness stable aud Wanlsa ~ cell = large hsy harse,
bBud in ,qpe eye. WitnesH did not know sh,.
btoug fiA hofse tiitfe eotrfd nhf ree6knits tin
ptiSonrr AtScrcdt. The features Il AiSctodt MORO
Slas.s TSI Ha ia iss s aG.is sSrr'a A. :.
nF,n went away with a fnsn 9.msd barr, who
had been drinking Iwiihet. dld not temsmbcr
if u NRs' 1hS day ~ ths eelebtalion which th6
mechanics Of tho yard had. IL vas sover-i days
before thor sssasslpatisu. An uinbrellA was LEFT
W ll,y iaah v ho bTghg ght ths horse 10 the stable.
MAnoAHET BRAksoh ' ."l
htying been called , ed sys.E !ss!h'd ,h she
the bfisouet HyRs. Ylrst 1nst him at gs,tys-
burg uaA tG rhme ihlsr tlss tisne. Itwas in.
| mrdiatcy after the battle "fI GqltySburg Wit
| ness was there ~ VniunLreT nnrye Witness
dld not know n b. was a ngrse OF soldier Ito
| had on blue pants, no coat. He went by the
| name ~ Powell and the name ot Dr.. Winters.
| Was tbcrr lx weeks. Uid not rcfntInber " he
wa there Anriug the wh"lo tive. He Nas ih I
| hospital eoufaihing both confederate anh lthlon
| soldiers lwru~sF lon, cha hospital about tho
| HTst week In september, Met hin, in tile follow
log fa!l " rlwihisr; Met Nun at her hoi,e He
| tie conversation with him. r.'' o.. . .. ....
| Question by Mr.. Ewingi Did he state 10 you
| whore hs WA tsdnE f.rT -ar.rt l. ,L .,... %
| objected 10 by Jpdgf Advocaipr Bingham on
| the ground that II was ineumpetent evidence.
| Mr.. D0ster sJd he intended TO set mp tho plea
| 0f insanity a. 70 Payne. lie eialined that the
whole eanduei % Payne was that cf an insane
| man. He said the entering Of The house Of Mr..
aeward w0, u stTIiegy Euth ~ would be Prae.
| tlced by an insane man. lie Then went on 70 de-
/ cribc the conduct of Payne; his return TO the
house, where he knew he would be arrested H.
Y Inferred Ia thu ih,lifcrrure shown by Payne
| throughout the trial lie asked " that was tho
cuiidnet ~ an insane mast He SAid that the
case Of insanity had been made out by the hrose.
dut,vn,r . n . .-.... ..... ....
The gentleman tMr. Dostor) had a right TO sbt
| ap tho plea Of insanity, or any other ploa he
| might thihk proper hut hs did deny that the
gentleman had right 10 hold up W" house ~
Mrs SHTrRtt as \ place where he was sure to bb
arrested,
The Commission sustained the objection Of the
Judge Advocate.
witness resumed, Did not know where h.
went after he left the house of witness The third
time witness Rw him he was dressed In black,
aud represented himself 10 be u refugee from
fauquisr county, Virginia, lie gave his name
weeks Never saw him receive Ruy company.
He had room In the housoof witness mother.
lie diA pot 80 ynut InuFh be was r. rmarkablg
lniet, Be was depressed In spirits he was keiy
remarkable Tor not sayins anything; did MT
know " the pris0ngr could read; Will" there
gave himself 0pto thu trading of medical work.
Witness did not know II th" prisoner was In pos
session 0f a latgc aIa"nut OF money; he bad
ouoHgh ~ pay hin board The way he came to
leave the house " witness was that he was AZ
rctHd by tin authorities n the city and sent ID
Philadelphia by Col, Burnett He left the house
: a.
one night while boarding at tho house Of witness.
| by Mu. Doster. witucss did not know II th'
prisoner was away from the house long enough
To 20 to Canada.
80 ~ 0'fr MARGARBr kArGNE
testified that she was - servant nj the house O
/ Mn. BrRIRBn Payne; came to the house ether Ia
January or February lie stayed there un,ll IL,
middle nf March, WtDess remembers oontrn
ysrsy Payne bad with negr" servant y,
threw her ON the ground aud tried n Kill her bj
stamping her. The girl went 10 have him az
, rested. Payne said hc was going TO Kill her.
mn. CHARLES H. NICHOLS,
npaTfntendent OG tho Insane Asylum, haVin.
been sworn testified that he was Doctor u Mod
, rin" aud Superintendent uI the GOy"rnment H"R
! piLtl for the lnsane treats nsane persons excl"
iVrly. larger number of the persons IN th'
hospital are soldiers and sailors.
f'fhe Doctor was then asked 10 define mora
I insanity, which he described.
. lie was then requested To give the cans"s an
| symIdOfns OF moral inetnity, whhch W" ""'l'
drsrribed; also, the actions and dcmaauor of In
| sane peFHOnr.
Mr. DosteT put number of questions as ~ ,ho
IaoAns used by rayne and his conduct while On
| gagged 10 The asn,a-sination Uf Secretary Seward.
. aud pat he question:
"If man engaged In stabbing person whom
he had urSsr seen before, and should cry out
y while Stabhing the man, y am mad = u am
mad = would Il not be- reasonable 10 suppose tht
person insAneH'
The d"ctor replied that ho would suspect surl
u nan ~ f"Igning inRnity.
IDr Nichols was on the stand when OUT rrl',rD
, closed at four clock