Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-08

they are not experts, are competent to give an
opinion In th, particnar case tbe ladv he
speaks of her frenzied and excited manner
which may all go to the jury to be considered
by them. On account Of the witness never
having seen the prisoner before, the COURT ruled
the question inadmissable.
The District Attorney announced that the
prosecution had closed.
The court here took recess, Miss Harris
leaving the room with her friends, leaning upon
the arm of Mr.. VOORHEES,.
At one O'Clock the jury We're called in. and
the defense called
Mr. " " Da,,enho,cer, who being sworn,
testified that he became acquainted with Mr..
Burroughs in the spring of 1862 and witness
became acquainted with the handwriting of
Burroughs. He identified a large number of
letters as being in the handwriting of the de-
ceased
Mr. Bradley proposed to read some of these
letters to the jury.
Judge Wylie.-For what purposel
MT. Bradley.-To show the relations of the
parties, the effect on the mind-insanity, pro-
duced in consequence of the breaking off of the
Mr. Bradley said the first letter was dated
November 1st, 1858, without signature-the
substance being very kind letter from gen.
Judge Wylie-Do You put your defense on
the ground Of insanity
Mr.. Bradley.-Oh certainly.
Mr. Carrington objected, that letter of date
of 1853 on a homicide of 1865 was not evidence.
Judge Hughes said the defense proposed to
offer some of the 92 letters in the bundle, COM
mencing in November, 1883, and extending to
August, 1863, an unbroken series, which estab-
fishes the relation-betrothal of the parties
going to show that the first notice she had of
his desire to break off the relationship was the
announcement of his marriage. There We're
anonymous letters in the pocket inviting her to
meet him at a house of designation.
- District Attorney Darlington argued that
there had been no foundation for the admission
of ovid n q AVN O hpp M rod
tending to show insanity.
Judge Hughes said if the letters tried to
prove insanity they were admissible. But the
letters were not all; they proposed to prove
facts and circumstances with them. They pro-
posed to prove that he had wound 4 network
around this girl to ruin her He took her by
the hand when she was a little child. brought
her up, took her to his family as his afianced
wife, and then married another. The termi-
nation of the correspondence was the attempt
on his part a few days before his marriage TO
get her to house of i'll fame, there to blast her
reputation, and give him an excuse to wed an
other; or, If the gentleman choose, to make her
victim to his lusts. 1t is better to take this
evidence i'll the order of time.
MIR. W Orhees said that there was no question
which was more important than the condition
of the human mind. There is not single au-
thor on mental diseases but sustains the de-
Tense The first question is as to the parents
previous history. This court sits as an inqui-
sltion on the mind of this unfortunate girl.
They proposed to correct these causes, ninety
two in number, with a fact. II books on insan-
lty are consulted, not page could be looked
over but that cases are noticed of insanity from
bereavement of the heart. Just such causes as
lie on the table send victims to the insane asy-
lums. There is no cause so prolific to voman's
mind to mental and moral insanity than those
he proposed to offer now. When this man,
after training around this girl left her, he
left her crushed, and they proposed as a fact
that she was insanefr from this cause. They were
not driven to show that she was habitu-
ally insane; 1t was only necessary to show
II han thn
which produced the wound was brought in
contact with that mind. This man who had
made this girl suffer more than murder three
times told, who made her freuzied by his sight.
brought on a fit of madness. The evidence of
the prosecution showed that this deed was
done not by responsible being, and
that the defense might close the here.
Tell him that she who was on her knees in tie
very acts of frenzy. as Mr.. Mccullough says,
giving lin an exhibition of frenzy that he had
never seen before. Sobbing, grief stricken,
pours out her innocent statements. Her whole
statement to the policeman was Ruin Ruin
Ruin! The defense stand here TO say that
burroughs crimes produced an irrespons ible
agent 10 XIII him, and i'll effect was committing
sHicide. They wished to- show whether she
was sane or insane taking up link by link the.
letters
Judge Wylie said he thosght the defense
could go back to sucirapericd when there were
symptoms of insanity.
District Attorney CSrringtoH said he was
to show that the deceased never
his character.
Mr.. Bradley deny it, and the evidence is
here, (pointing to the letters.)
AT this stage of the trial cur report necessa-.
rily closed.
FrRE-Iesterday, about two O'Clock p. m,
an alarm OF fire was given from box No 8,
cansed by fire discovered in the new two-story
and attic dwelling, Just finishing for Mr..
Thomas, a clerk in the Treasury Department.
and occupied by his family. The fremeIf We're
Oil the spot. but the INSULT cheney of
water prevented several engines from ope-
rating, ana the property was speedily de-
stroyed.- SofapidIt did the fire SPREAD that the
furniture ard even tht clothing of the faanily
were burned. The Sal,e lInt endent OF the Tel
graph represents the ease as distressing. MI
Thomas had Eabored Hard to secure adwelIhag
for his family, and devoted all his leisure
to finishing Che carpenter work. He
was finishing the second story, and his chfldren
were playing With matcbes in a room filled
with slTavings. The sEaviIsss ignil ed and de-
troyed tire property, valued at 81 ZOO, upon
which there is Ho insursslee. This m orning, at
35, flames burst out of the FEIns, C; lusisag an
llarm frcnf box TO H. No damage was done,
Except TO destroy the Underwood work Isft'b by
he fire yesterday
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