Evening star., 1865-07-13

as follows:
Witness formed his opinion from the evil
dence. The Misses Deylin testify to q change
IN her health and state of mind immediately
following her disappointment, which in itself
is morbid one--a disease. The character of
the change was such rs to indicate mental dis
ease or Susceptibility to it, She then exhibited
from time to time what appeared to be symp-
toms of actual mental disease. The symptoms
to which he refers is the nervousness, excita-
biliy, loss Of Sleep loss of appetite, loss of flesh,
change in her spirits, mental depression which
are the principal features of the change first
noticed. Dr.. Fitch testifies to her suffering un-
der a painful form of dysmennorrhpa shortly
subsequent to the disappointment. AT this
stage of her case witness perceived a constitu-
tional susceptibility from certain causes and
witness finds from the testimony that those
causes existed and it seems that the manifesto
tions of a particular form of insanity continued
from time to time, emaciation, irregular and in
suffi cient sleep, and an occasional outbreak of
insane violence of character, which harmoni-
yes with the disease witness supposed to exist.
The attacks on Miss Jane Devlin, on
customer in the store, the cutting up Of the
quilt, the effort to leave the house
at an unreasonable hour were some of the
facts which tend 20 show insanity, and were
symptoms. 1t is due to the truth OF science to
say that so far as the circumstances attending
the homicide do not of themselves prove insan-
ity. but were i'll harmony with what occurs
when an insane person commits homicide.
There appears to have been no effort to COM
nit the act secretly; the first and best opportu-
nifty for committing the act was not embraced,
a sane person would have done there was
effort to escape; there was no effort to palli-
ate the crime by alleging the provocation, but
on the contrary, she expressed her sorrow that
she had done it, and was in great distress
Witness based his opinion as to the accused
aside from his own observation, on the testi-
mony of Mr.. Bradley, who testlfies to so many
incidents-nervOusness, irregularity and loss
of sleep, delusions, apprehension. Witness
would regard the prisoner as being diseased III
mind from the date Of the disappointment to
the date of the hOmicide-continuously Wit
ness thinks that during the period from the
time of the disappointment and the homicide
she may have committed acts for which she
should be morally and legally held responsible,
but she also committed some acts while labor
ing under mental insanity for which she should
not be held responsible In his view, for
an insane person not to be responsible, the
act should grow out of the insanity, and
witness thinks the disposition TO mental dis
ease with the prisoner stili continues. Wit
ness has cases under his charge OF paroxysmal
insanity, whose outbreaks take place some
times once in three months, six months, or
once n year. From the testimony in this case
witness concludes there was two causes for in
sanity, and there may have been many other
causes.
AT this period the Court took recess
On reassembllng, the examination of DIR.
Nichols was continued.
BY Judge-Hughes Witness considered in
this case tlat the act proceeded from an insane
impulse. The manifestations OF insanity would
most likely occur seeing the person she
thought had disappointedh her, and had wronged
her. -.
Question by Mr.. Hughes What would be
the probable effect on the mind of the accused
on meeting the deceased
Objected to by the prosecution, and the OBJ
lection sustained.
James A. Conner, sworn for the Defense
Witness was employed in the Treasury ON the
Both of January last and at the time OF the Oc-
curren ee was on the fourth floor coming down.
Before he reached the floor the first pistol was
fired. When he saw the accused she was
standing about eighteen inches or so from the
clock. and RQrrOnplS abOut or aiu
feet from her. When she fired the second shot
she turned and went down the western steps
She appeared excited, and was pale, and her
eyes Were wild in look.
The defense rested the case here.
". W. Ddneho,cer recalled as rebuttng evil
dence.-Witness became acquainted with the
hand writing of the deceased in 1853. Witness
examined the letters of September Sth and 18th,
designation letters) and stated he examined
them on Saturday morning. Witness did not
believe they Were i'll Burroughs hand writing
Burroughs generally wrote large bold hand
and had peculiar way of making n capital l.
Saturday. There was no capital letter in the
letters similar in style 70 those made by Bur
roughs. The records of the 4th Auditors OF
flee show he had a leave of absence from Sept
7th for 20 days. Witness thinks he left OH the
10th of September. Witness is positive that he
left on the morning OF the 10th OF September and
knew why he was detained after receiving his
leave.
BY Mr.. Bradley.-Burrough had been ab-
sent about ten days a short time previously:
witness thinks he returned sometime in Au-
gust Witness thinks that he had only been
back two or three weeks before thn leave of
September 7th. Witness identified the letter of
August 7th, 1868, as being i'll the hand writing
OF Burroughs, signed with the whole name.
[The letter of August 9TH, with two assigna-
ton letters. was here shown to the iury.]
Witness referred to the capital 'I'' as deter
mining whether the September letters were in
his handwriting. Witness referred to the sig
nature, and said that the ] or i'll the sigma
similar. W AS -i,r,
ilarity in the dates The &c" on the let
ter of August 9TH is imperfect, but he could
the other letters. The word Chicago in the as
signatiOn letters was similar, and unless it was
the natural handwriting the writer could hard.
ly have written the word four days after SO
much like the word in the previous letter. In
general appearance there is considerable dis
the IN letter rhs of reSrnarv Mrns m Wness M
being in the handwriting OF the deceased
Mr.. Bradley submitted this letter (of Feb
rnary, 1861 to the jury for them to compare
the date, especially to the date in the ASST gna-
ton letters.
J. Go1dsborough Brug.-Witness had been fire.
quently called as an expert as to handwriting,
and Is an artist and draughtsman employed IN
the Treasury department. Witness was hand
ed the letter of September Sth and 18th. 1863,
aid asked his opinion whether they Were writ
ten i'll 4 disguised or natural hand.
Mr.. Hughes objected to the witness testifying
as to these letters; and the objection was argued
by Mr.. Hughes and Mr. Wilson.
The Court, after lnq uIrlng OF Mr.. Bruff as to
his occupation, business &c, decided to follow
the general rule. and admit no one as an expert
unless he came from some business where he
h:d acquired knowledge as an expert
MRS. John II. GOOde, SWorn.-WitnesS resides
at Chicago, and has known Miss Harris since
the fall OF 1868. Witness saw her frequently
going to and from her meals. Witness saw her
on the 1st or I'd of January at q friends house
and saw her also on the following day. Wit
did not see her from that time until he came to
Washington She saw no material change in
hura az InS oh rfpJ
had lost a little flesh. She was very cheerful
in the evening in Chicago. Witness first saw
her at Mrs. Lacys. Witness did not see any
indications of il!-hea1th on the occasion, and
she appeared in her usual health Her ac-
quaintance with her was rather limited pre-
vious to the lst OF January. She said she was
going to Baltimore, and would be back in about
ten days. She did not state what her business
was, nor did she make any allusion to Bur-
roughs. .s- '+'t N.-a .'-'
Rer Dr.. J. c. Burroughs, brother Of the ac-