Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-15
Trial of Miss Mary Harris
for the Murder of A. J.
Burroughs.
REBUTTING TESTIMONY.
DR.. MAY CORROBORATES THE TESTI
MONY OF DR.. NICHOLS. o..
He Believes the Prisoner 10 be
Laboring Under . Deranged
o. a Intellect.
District Supreme Court--Criminal Term.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wYLIE PRESIDING.

Hughes continued his argument against the
| question rut by Mr.. Darlington, Ms TO whether
and yivacious temperament, &c. embodying the
i facts In this case, had armed herself with ps-
tol gone to a public building, as, for instance,
the Treasury asked for person went to the
door Of his room and saw him then secreted
| herself and as ho passed her shot him, inncting
n mortal wound, and then fred q second time {;
made no effort 10 escape after committing the act
did not palliate the crime, and did not avail her
self Of the first opportunity would these facts OF
| themselves, or connected with those formerly
stated, indicate whether the act was an insane
| aeti or could II bo accounted for upon the as
| pulse, or that II was impelled by purpose Of
| reyengeI
Mr.. Darlington argued that II was a proper
question, DR. Nichols had been asked for his
opinion rs to the insanity Of the prisoner In re-.
gard to the whole evidence. He gave that opin-
| Ion upon the evidence as he understood II; but
he Qn Mr. C's opinion) misapprehended the
testimony, and assumed what was mot proven.
When DR.. Nichols gave his opinion II was on a
| Hypothetical case, the defence relying upon a
hypothesis to prove the insanity Of the accused.
| The prosecution undertakes to meet that testi-
4 mony aud opinion, not by showing merely q
Hypothetical case, but by adopting all the facts
| upon which the opinion Of DR.. Nicholsis based.
/ Mr.. Darlington argued that the opinion OF DR..
| May and other educated physicians was worth
more than the opinion Of those who attended
| only to diseases Of the mind; for the former
looked 70 al physlcal causes TOT certain ehects,
| The defence assnmes one state of facts IN be
fully proven, and the prosecution assumes an
other, and they should certainly be allowed to
PM the question as tney pnders,and the tacts
az J Nv rroaa.n1ior yo,,d \. a.s,in, y SutS
| II they ala not throw ali possible light upon 4
homicide which, for It's atrocity, Is as the prose.
cution understands II itialmost unparalleled In the
sanna otIn.anItx ~ mn M no,r ne neose
entiop offer to show thaI no Insanity existed
Mr.. Darlington disclaimed any intention oil
eIhns e,hnss ,nIOasn 'he court 10 the jury IN max
| Mr.. Hughes replied to Mr.. Darlington, and saia
this paper seemed to be. but a commentary on the
testimony OF Or. Nichols, drawn up Sy counsel
% He dssenSsd nr ScboisSs tes,imony and nj" un
derstanding Of the facts proven. But he aid no
think any defence Of DR.. Nichols's testimony wal
heTessy. Ten ry., ,,,o, a. 1t, A., ,.,,.,
Dr Msv saiS a was With erset rsiactaSca h,
| g,ya an ,n;nS,n as 20 sanits nr ,nsanity wIor,
Inc life of a persop WAS involved Ma disliket
mucb 10 uivs bis opin,Sn on n hynotbetieaI case
mi In IL oninion N tha ontacadsnt condittnn n
tbe patient was as mentioned. and tho circum
stances had occnIred as detaiied Il wonid no
satisfy the mind Of witness Of in sanity in the gen
eraI acceptance Of the term. This opinion wa
The Court Adjourned until 10 o'clock THU
morninS : =
|
The Court met this morning at 10 o'clock
| when tho iurors were brought into Court. lookin,
,,,.h ho,,ar ,ha, on vos,ara.v ovenIng hayir,
NJ" posN'' - - -, - ~
mad refreshing sleep last h'ght'
As usual, the room was crowded, each day tn
crowd growing larger
Atbslr mast 10 n clock Miss Harris entered IN
" ~ a, . NJ, 49,,
courtroom ieahing On 'he arm VI "'. 'oorhoe'
and with handsome bouquet In her hand Sh
was accompanied by the Misses Deylin and Mrs
: Abbey.
q Marshal, o,rhino norrtv M.rsh.I. phu,t,
4 and Mullov ondeavored 10 ...nmmod.,o an ~
spect.fors with so.t. This ,norn,n, a rrmho
. =, ,onohas ,roro rIaood ,nsIdo ,ha hsr ,or ,ho as
.ommod.t,on ~ i.dios A. hoy or,or ,ho oorr,
= roo,r ,hov ara .ho,rn T., saa,s L;, ,ho M,rshaI
!, his g.rtIsman,y assistant,
4 nm ,vo ,v
, w,s roc,liea nv ,Ss ia;arac sf, x.,,u.
u tioh Witness had moi made the mind a study
8 Insanity could be considered under four differ
|. ent headsIMahie, mohomania DemenSia, an
ty tpoSy c e msen; rh'e,eot Is anee.eai Snogs any
powerful cause in troducIpr INSANITY Witness
In his own experience could not recolect a cas-
where he could trace insanity arising from dys
nnirHa in Sn mIe'e ismSe' S,h, ,, W. IN
. hasten IL Paroxysmai Insanity ia now reoov
: | nired as A dIsease Of medical treatment
Witness said some nh ysieianA tbongbt bysteri
i existed in the brain. Witness thou1ht X ema
a mated in the uterus and affected the brain Tber
was difference Of opinion among physi clans o
that subject Hysteria is characterirsd by Ger
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