Daily national Republican., 1865-06-14
Ing rs NOT ms A NE
THE DEFENCE CLOSED

This morning the court met at II o'clock, all
the mcmbers present, the onCial reporters aud
! the couhsclfOr the accused. g.. r. .rs 4.
On the opening o. the court Gen. Hanter rns-
| gcsted That the witnesscs as TO the insanity Of
Payne be examined Immediately before thcy
Should leave the rouri room.
Mr. Doster said he had not yet conferred with
the witnesses, hut he vould do 20 at once
The reading of the record VI yesterday was then
commenced by Mr Murphy. .r. .-.. .H
During tht readlng of the tcstimony, Gen. Ho't
said that DR.. Barnes, who had been -ubPwuAed
70 examine the prisoner, Payne, bad now ar
rived. Ho suggested that tho couTt take a recess
until o clock, IN order to allow General Barnes
time To mako tho cNauanation.
The court, at half past ~ o. clock, took recess
until 0'cloek.
The prisoners appeared this InoTnluE very
AFTERNOON SESSION
At ten minutes before two o clock tho prisoners
were brought into court aud seated. At two
O'clock the Commission was called ~ order when
Mr. Dostcr stated he would here close tho ohso Of
Gsn Hunter asked " hO wIshcd TO call tho
Mr., Dosier replied that ho did not. ..s
| Uon Holt said ho proposed 10 call the Surgeons
| m. HALL
having been recalled, testified that he, with Dr..
Norris Surgeon Houeral Harncs, and DT. Porter,
| had continued tho examination Of Payne. WIT
ness prOpDundOd tho same question to HIN that he
did yesterday. His answers wore the same, and
| giVcn with more promptnoss than they weTo ycs.
teTday. Witness thought there was no evidence
| Of Inontai insanity. His mind was weak, feeble,
| and uneultivAted.
| Cross .oxntnincd: Witness asked him tho quos.
tion, did hs believe Ia Gddf IIe rrrlisd he
did, aud he believed there was just God. lie
nlH" said at Que time he was member u the
| Baptist church.
m. NORRIS,
4 l.
| was surgeon In the regular army. THIS mnrh-
| Ing, In connections with DR.. Hall aud others, had
| JNamiHUd tho prisoner Payne. Thought he wuE
n Sauu man. His look was natural; his Spncoh
and actions perfectly natural. Th-re WAS moth
Ing to Indicate the presence Of moral or mental
| Insanity
Cross.eSamined Witness had visited iustta.
! tinps for Insane and Ercn some cases lie wa
not familiar with insanity.
| witn,ss bod never becn In charge Of insane
men ih"ngh there waS eases On record whcrc
p"nomHuiHcs hal gone for weeks without refer
| ring 10 tho subject on which they were insanc
! Had never seen such case.
SURGEON GENERAL nARNEs,
| having boeH recalled, testified that with other
| medical g"nllcmun he had mad" the examination
Ut Pryne, and found no evidences Gf insanity. His
| Oaynr' y rcit"raiinn Of IA" statements made by
him yesterday and this morning, worn strong ev-
idcuccp II sanity.
warn ~ an mHano hospital .oIno years sgo.
nrar,l Payne say he considered Snch q crmc ~.
the one ho was charged with IuStihablc under
| certain cirrumsIiuccs
| DR. PORTER .
having been called aud swhrn. testified that he
| was engaged with others IN Masking tho rxbmiu.
| atiuu this mnrning. Witness had arrived Al the
| conclusion that Payne was -Ruc man. Payne
| had heou under the caro- ui witness whilu In the
PriHUn. During all that time hts conduct aud
| c"nyUTsntiun was that uf q sAnc man
| Gross examined. Witness know the def milton
| nt moral insanity had OXAmiHcd tho pulsu Uf all
| The nFFOUCTa found that PlVue'a nulEp Is b
| high az 80 aud ~ had found Payuc Rslecp when
| tho other prisoners wore awake. AHCvidcHce Of
| mHanity was watchfulnrsS aud TcgtlcssncSs. Ar-
| cnz"d might u" insane, hut 10 tho best "f wit
ness = knowledge aud boiiot he was not insane.
| Mr. Doster then put u number nf questions t1
| the witness as to how many cases 0f insanity he
| had trcatclY II hu had ever detected insanity,
| &eT
Den Hunter aid he objected to this mode "f
1ucsuoning tho witnoss, II had nothing 10 do
Judge Bingham here ofcrrd IN evidence the
commission Of lI"n. Win. II seward. Secretary
NJ StHI" u" also ofhTed In ovid"nr- the quaIia
CatInuz Of President JuhusOn before tho ChIci
JuSicn IN tho INh ~ April. OH.
| The reading nf tho tesl lmOny takau yesterday
| wa nor" rcsuincd, and hnigheI nj t.1i mlnutcz
before thrur O'Clock, when General Holt lu.
| n"nnrTd there were no witnossaf present, though
some additional witnesses had hcun summoned
On III" rnrl of the nuycrnmvut a. l." tho general
conspiracy.
Mr. AlNrn said Il was tho wish nf tho rouuscI
that all tho testimony which tho Government h al
/" offer should l." IN before the argument Wa.
commenced. Ho said II wis expected that Mr.
| LrhuHun would be present to- morrow t. deliver
the argument. n he was not. M Clanpltt
would rrcScut the argument tO-nurrow. II
wnuld take some time to study " out
II" said for himsclf he would b" able to pr"s"ut
the atgum"ht Tor Mr.. SuTra't On Monday ncNt
IN" argument nt Mr, Johnsvn was badly written
| sud hard to read
Gen Wallace aid " the argument =. to the iu-
rl,deIloG Of the court was ready, he moved that
| II he read now
Tho tact that the counsel could not read IN"
! writing was nu r"asuu why tho court ,huuld do
lay lIo moved that tho court br cleared tu con
slider the subject Al quarter past three the uurt
| was cleared, aud had not hc"u Toopcncd wh'n