Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-01-01
hITY And SUBURBAN..


tITY AND SUBURBAN.
lps KIRBy's C AsE BEEoRE JUDGE Lyons UPON
OF HABEAs CoRPUs.-Mrs Kirby was brought
a. the Hastings Court, Saturday morning, at
-.lve o'clock. Messrs. johnson, Crump and Can
\ her counsel were present. y. A. Sturdiyani,
amOnweaths Attorney.
Tor Croft WAS sworn and testified as TO the con.
n of the accused at the time she tirst placed
II his charge. lie had visited her frequently az
Siajl He believed she perfectly insane ohe
changed 50 much since her arrest that any OLe
did not know positively that Il was me s@I ~
on, would not be able now 70 recoG u.i che
her said that he had been connee leI VIZ 'ae
q of New YORK aud this city Tor thii'eeH V
teen years, and had had, during 1ne '!l.1' Ia =
Of tn same KIND under as VOSet 49, y.I a.
"A al ever seen a delaugcI woman, nc -. - - -
jner wa. certainly one. he h1u 'Sl'eN -.
IA, ~ i,ii ,h.ut twice a week. She never answer
ne, liz any question he ever pfopouhueu " AeI'
d 4 - r.r55,,1iled him.. hen Mrs. hTby was
~ Arrested. her ewes and lace were Yer! lu'I az
81 - a perfect picture OF health. His experience
led hiln 10 the conclusion, in most cases InAt
"a A hers. by long confinement, improve ihs'eAu VI
Of hng OF. ,;; ..
lau and visit IL fiOm one to three times "eeA'
- know prec,ely the date / hrst saw Ars.
"a / have visited her often since heT CONNIE
. AZ Hin the jll. To all the questions nave ever
lt,ounded 70 her her answers nave OeSn income
nj
az u tb,+ Sine is non cOuy0S mertlS. When j Inst
IA n 4 her she took me for brother oil Miss Polly
: ~ vi and now she call, me Richardson. She has
~ u IN more u physical strength tAan from the loss
n think thar she ought 70 be sent 10 luna
y Iun where rroppcr care and attention could
Ia ! Il Igp her. found on visiting her on Wednes-
u ~ t she belicy ed her husband was still living and
~ come back h he could. She ate more yesterday
nor ng than usual Hergeuerdl appetite, however,
IN poor indeed. believe she Is uttelry unconsci-
~ ANYTHING that snow gong on. think on one
- Jon in nv presence she recognized one OF her
ff An and said il was sick. have never treated
~ bee her confinement.
d. Trent have known Mrs. Kirby for eight or
fen wears and have been her family physician.
co. M entirely IN all that DR.. Dove has said IN re-
%. 20 her insanity. Her health Is now very bad.
- ns IL great pity that she has not been sent OF
20 iDsp tal before this.
Il Mr.. collins generally stay with Mrs Kirby
Aiay and nj ght have known her since before she
4 vas married. am perfectly sure she IS out OF her
IN H. because she say, 50 many queer things. She
speaks about mice. snakes, &c. Generally speaking
/ flappetite IS very bad. She ate more ON Friday
"a lnng than usual. and says that she Is boarding
Il some lady. She never has paid any attention
-1Ser children since her confinement. Her general
clearance has very much changed. She has been
mined 10 her bed for about two weeks past. There
", cons derabe noise about the jail. Her mind Is
.Tadually becoming worse every day.
"a Nr. Sturdiyant-l have not known her to ask
Il single thing TO eat since her confinement She
ltmes makes a motion by placing her hands TO
Fhouth. which indicates that she wants water.
u her several times ask for water when inst
,5knenced staying there. She has taken castor oil
Erection Of Dr. Dove She has taken no other
of medicine 10 my knowledge. She never has
AIMED me as Mrs. Collins since her confinement.
T. Cons-Mrs. Kirby has been confined to her
for two weeks past Thursday night she slepS
1t one or two hours Friday night she was very
* and slept but little. At this time she pays
Intention whatever TO her children. When she
rst confined she attended TO her children day
- After that she took no notice of them. She
no attention whatever 20 what IS going on IN or
hind the Jail / have never had any conversation
IA her since her hr,. confinement, for the reason
@.na don't believe she could understand me. Mrs.
ns and m, self always set up with her, taking II
b turns. This mas been our custom ever since we
have been there. She is generally quiet more from
exhaustion than from ANYTHING else.
Dr. James Beaie-l have seen Mrs. Kirby only
ono. since her confinement i'm the jail. Her CONVEX
satoD was iHcOhcgcut. / am not prepared 70 say
what : l'r condition of her mind. ] don't think
she looks much thinner now than ] have seen her
when in the market before the occurrence. Insane
persons generally loose all sense OF shame don't
believe there has been any change IN Mrs. KIRBY
since her confinement. see no difference whatev-
er Her physical condition, don't think u quite
70 good
rirby 70 kayc been deranged ever since her conhne
ilent.
s DIR. Dove reealed-Mrs. Kirby has had no fever
since her confinement TO her bed for two weeks past
DR. HaNall-I have seen MrS. Kirby three times
since her confinement iu jail. / went there for the
purpose of examining into her mental and physical
condition. i consider her physical condition good
. stx suspicious are aroused % her mental condi-
III A. The books tell Us, generally, that insanity
Oes not appear Suddenly.
Dr. HaXalI was closely croSs-eXamined, Tor more
han a-half hour. by th counsel for the prisoner.
DR. Gaiard was UNIV Hing % swear 10 any case
II INSANITY His testimony substantially agreed
With that gwen by DR.. HaXah
The further examination Of the question OF the IN
spity of the prisoner was deferred until Thursday
nsNt.
A BALTIMORE MAKO CONVICTED OF BURGLARY
,sp SENT To THE PEsiTENTIAEY.-ToneyB brown,
u, piratical-look.ug, aud s. black as the ace Of
-,ades had trial before a., Provost Court, on SAL
Idav for breaking into the house Of Judy Jack
"a colarel. ON Church Hill on Wednesday morn
w about CLOCK, with intent 10 commit a robbery.
lady. being sworn. testified as 10 the fact: That
. a vas aroused by he breaking open OF her WIN
nd saw the prisoner enter. She gave an &C
,nrt ~ the conversation which en>ued between
lie an Tarav and becoming excited with the
sre -. lied 20 the prisoner, and thus addressed
= you t.ve Il ve par,ners-yos know you have
tid wish ypu $50 u.d hrAg '"eu up AeIv' Ue .,
Wilt, amt ,. vo u knew There want u sall there
you told the GENT, 'J1aH, aud that the Carpsnter
made q door 10 come IN ~, and not window
b. broken open. -
fudge. 10 the pri>oOer-N UtIe N'1 % -
Prisoner came from Bah more ara belonged 10
Ia Fourth Massachusetts, CIralrt- on q
opt,in-didut "ssrur' at the S0mah-tlouSA' II
was /, ball. ...-,..
Judge. To the wituess-Do sou know positively
tlRt the prisoner is the man who broke INTO your
louise. al. l., 3;
Witness would swear in judgment that he Is
the one. 49,,
Judee-Well, auaty. what shall Do with him
.YS.;ness-He tried 20 take my life, aai nothing
= IN. the mercy OF tod saved me; aud want you 70
4 take his lie drew pistol and told me II dlSn
stop calling out murder. and rpO0ec he "Oulu O'oN
nv damned brains cat. After he hAd oeen tIeIe
about fifteen minutes. Mr.. Bell came 10 Tue Mlhlo"
and said. What are You In there troubling Them
women for: when Tony tUnIbled out oil the WINDOW
Mr.. Georg, Brown followed him. and nreI al h'Al
twice. He caught him down ga the Suily, 10y MN
. b,rlzo where be- hid himself and with Dir. berry,
drought him back to my house. \ negro woman,
named smith, who lived IN the same house, confirm
.ed In, statement OF the previous witness. Ihe
Judge Il the conclusion OF the testimony, touhu the
prisoner guilty, and sent him 10 the Pententary Tor
fo3ev stated that he didn't know the other
negro man who tyJrd 10 enter the house with him.
land refused % give the names OF the other negro
outlaws. with whom he has been evidently operating
for some time.
Poucg.-The police are now in good working
order thanks 10 the indcutigabe industry and in
! .somitable resolution Of their chief We are really
gad TO find that they are animated by an esprit az
,7yyS which promises the very hes, results They
are armed thoroughly, being provided with 6atonS'
: rsvolvers and muSNcts. They were furnished on
saturday last with very desirable part9 their out
a, TO wit English army overcoats which were pro-
7red from the establishment OF Vim. Ira Saith X
Co, lI3 Main street, in this cty.
Ns have m our possession an OyercOat OF the same
Find VII oh has been in service for SIX wears, and
ne only change we notice ia 10 Is that 1t has lost
little of the nap (and that IS no wonder considering
Sc hard u1ge il has undergone while, IN other re-
Nsets 10. Va worse for the wear and tear, being
40. and IN uinS water better than any WOODEN
- 40, have yet seen introduced IN thls
lSrket. ,.t. ,v;u;,,, t.,
.-,;th'G CmiI,1v sold the coats on most liberal
49, ipden.ei IN = desire 70 contribute Their
80 ~ nm PERSONAL comfort Of COR police, and al
ord accommodation in pecuniaI5 point Of view view
=. the CityCouncil in the present embarrassed con-
80 nj he fDauce- OF that body. These e6sts are
oreienmake, and are pigt and parcel Of foTsig1