, 1866-04-26
THE HopPs MURDER.
More Medical Testimony Regarding the
alleged Insanity Of the Accuscd---
Doctors see Evidences Of Insan-
ity where Ncighbors see
none.-.The Prisoners
Drunkenness.


of the suprior Court. rsc<iuine--to continue the
,r.sl OF illam Hops, for the alleged murder OF
hs TSa Nne. &c.. ,r.-. ,.... . ,,., ,,u ,,.
otDspnty she1it l'szs.'ns, who bad s,d hen uade:
Won. eyerjrr. ard the nrisoncr Va, eonIur,sa
tnto courf iv Denu;v Shrr,1f I.nno,ev. a1N'o
After ,be several Jurors bai answered to their
hy Ihcm in h, htH 1hs ntfsorer tn nrove ,s inS,n.
IL ~ rnn. .errent ,,T,t tn1sihii;,x '7
,- ". ). 8: pvv1s:
s. DaHi.s deiSerc unnn the t.ncr irssI "a. ~ r.sd
f,or, sns ,rr-i TX r1po tu ~ ~. sa'' "a7 1tau
~, nne -1,,'n. .1Ea' & aae wa'aess t saaasu.
tn ,n,eaaoS "ia1 ~ m u n5aeac. a.u iesiie
nI:snrer onns ~ aeu np9n H. " cgaGset LIZ !as
While in tai. FINN tGc hist43 as pessas eoaa,9o S}
!1o1a iaa!ss;iien md sos;s'pa,o also s1i9nt pit
sna S .sc o Se ae kd
~ nag oeeh N 3ai' AUG Soh1p!ttnca OF ic1!nGs fn
~ stomacn ann siaSs. las .kn w: q tna natural
:rls sshefasffn' ae pare Mas aeas nut Ai:hss thaa
~, ~ ~ lS ~. ang 'oiSs VI me pulse "as
Meahet ;n aIan a1sut ~ ne nsa "eIe SOUND. 10
er tninr notjecd Was tha, hs wanJs, ns oaE a.,
ioI eJrtessltn, 4e spose OF 3saiousy Of hts wife
e. se4s IL ' proo o. q e. oa. n,as
fn,I IT, snt sln ;n,d H., - aS
o Sccn et r anu SaG Ge l h @ Iaat had
IL tpouh ,na IN: a t"i b,a suc sona not "
~ ~ ~ c-,irs,,ts ~ 'ogh aiI .a
rant " ta.I suoa!a sntnS tn1' tae
ILL., ~ ~ . ~ aa!e'sict anu Hnu. eau nso
nv x h,i.f H. ir,n,,i sApu'o n. ~. e'as1set
~ hm5 hp.n a,,.. .eAo. nas
- sbrcTd ,o,n ca,e,, i, bos;G.s. t1,a,,ets naets
~, cnncI,,nn ~ ~. trn,nor ~ ,,ni ~
salty IN tbe family and SouiS aouSessp ~ ps ssa cur M
Ganch;fI ~ ihs 49,. f stSfecn her,n. i",har an3
cIrM Ian,d!y nslr aud ur,you-. 20 that She could @
y. sI4A h"AAsAA"t,S
pot poss,ss 20 mucn weight with ms n. fhcr. arc
nihsr rea:ons uhish mI"ht nro1,uce In. same ~
snlf '@ F ~ 3 "
SA''' EVIDENCE OF nn. onrx.
1liy, IN cbiraro' + am a nhv.,cTan- b,rr hecn
SINCE 1875 For The last Three OF olr yeurs have
ire mo Tic atny occuped lie no.,ian ~ If nTs, r.
clan 10 ihe county i know ihe dsfsudant Mi.
linn lIorp. First made bis acauain,auce
Wheeling. iveEi ,h' se With The Coron1s TO a. Il.
t.id N 'naues. held upon Martha, ea,d TO be th.
psiso.er,s VIE. 1aseoinp.a'ed M him shen he came
tt6ni:,cu WtJh cnsiScness, layc nro,c.s sionaJIv
istl OCCASION 10 trca, persons for jusaiy. Duriuy
uy acquaintance With Qopps there vas somctIiac
n hix rnnyrrsmf1nu snn ,ninner th,t ,yas 1sru..1
snt. ccecntrir Wnrn fir:i >au him NJ hts t. horsa
Lis mnnnur WIS strange, lie pos.essst] n ,tatnc-
l,ke iaoe,!i!y Of aiii:gde, ana il !he muscles .,
rsrre hytfiy dc.cr1unhic. hi anaisoons ~ ihe
csrfes.ion 10 1s seen IN In.aGe n.!sons :" ne
II, :. {s, hs ae aprfarta 4! s!!rn Sad one;
fnls nan 0l l1s iacc. Ill, TOTAL want
he easc of The circumstances. AMI fbr motive motive. MhcS
he sad had iInpelled him all indicated pecutad-
~. lie sud his Nic had in atrssliyn deserted him
and gore away u1'o other ,.lcl TO the dseEtce Vi
himself arc iamliy; tnat lie never >u-pcc,ed any
thirg Q: thc k'nt unll somr one mad p'oio:e,l q
inast fae plf1h OF one o. MS Gtl!1sen which had
fnr hiMsrif mil H. bern. n # Il ,,,a 70
,lan he itteuded in order 10 win her back In com;
bis vile and aud the effect had on his mind, Then
IN anont ihs same tscat9 le said he once carried
ealf on bl. BACK lot q mile and ball. and secned
gaming The affection Of h1= vile lie spoke gsarcy.
nno a"ast carried hiGh sense q honor and dig
ana oa oht III a ssy s
did not sccm 10 appEeclatc the set!on,aoss OF bis
Icsitiop, hut appeared indifferent. 10 speaking he
WIN and e. 1ao sa1
fly rom the potn! and wander. For ex
ample IN pasfaune aa accident be
nin nd sapjce; 1o de.cspiop q ibe WOOD on wb,es
ccn'possd lhe toncue ol the wagon. From what
saw o. TIC prisoner! arrived ut the eonclu.!ou thai
ticn 10 The intldel,ty q hts w1,e were, thought
oelutisc; ald The act OF kllng her, MAS believed
an oct Of ~ an!fy psodneea .! that dciu:!ou.
October, lsG2, a. surgeon to ,hr E:lth regiment
camMandcd By tolouei Van Arman. ! believe hi
nscn bts influence 70 81 me appointed a. Tue timt
l s~'-t e--e - ~ P+@4 &@4t
N nsane, ana lew aass . atSfMasu my opinion O
bis iEe2niy became thoroughly confirmed.
| ~ d. tne ueias,un nnaet Ma,ca kMc P1ssoue
| Gehased tu1clently strong 10 make him unaWaf'
taai he "as GolnG wrong! ,.......... -
HHhtts-by dniu*ion l mean continuance Q
huilneinafion or illus Ion. II man fancies he ha
5ab'd dor undcr Pts fhatr wien he has not, II /
ahaHac!natton Of hlnsfoh. anu II LIZ VIII aud othc
poMett ase sunsl s,aon ~ 10 e ~ inat ln
s.n suets - ~ ~ ~ w. " liz "
follows him, Then there 1s deus:on and l9sanl.S )
think that In This case, the prisoner did. in hi