The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-14
LEGAL INrELLIeENCE
The Mcguire Homicide.

sgmn,onos - fu@slson @ my grandfather exhibited
sane asylums; have known William ali his hie
ne away visited NV house during his early life
Snnce " my mousse when my mother was correcting
nlm' ne went on as though she were gong
20 20 XIII him. although she only raised 3
and his ewes gared SD nd was nv ppGbor 0en, pS
FRIDAY the day preceding the affair; mis- conduct
@ Inat nghL was peculiar; mis- behavior was strange
Sn1 ioQked IN h's lace, and his eyes were glanng
We le1t abruptly; / cav him IN prison when he was
chaned 10 the floor; his eyes were the same rs had
noSSea Toe Friday before; went to the prison with
p.otherj ana saw his violent conduct; mother said
here our sister come you and he said want
nothingt to say TO her; he turn, his neck to me;
saw MIN break his table up, and sing and dance and
whistle; his conduct was very strange indeed. /
nave been attending Court during this entire trial
ann was taSen sick on Saturday afternoon
Ihis witness was in very feeble health and had TO
De brought TO Court in carriage.
Jacob Omense ter sworn-l reside In Wilmington,
lei was in the army with the prisoner; | Iemem-
Dered the occasion mentioned by Mr.. McIven; we
were all sitting IN the lent taking when the prisoner
as @ SWORD and drove us AL out of the tent he
was out OF MS head his eyes were CLASSY; we
caught MIN and put him on bunk he continued
IN TINS state nearly all nignt; when he was not IN
familiar.
Cross examined-This happened in the evening
tnere were candle lights in the tent; saw his ewes
after he was taken into the tent: he hurt nobody
with the guard; he sitting up ia king with the
rest OF us when this came on him; 1 cannot tell
what was said by HIM any of the rest of the boys
we mad no duty TO perform KIT; think he was re-
ported for so acting but was not tried asked HIM
was.
John Hall sworn-I served William A Mcguire
his meals part of the time while he was IN pris IN
while was giving him his meals took partlc iar
notice OF his situauon have him in his sanest
moments, and In his most insane moments; his con-
quot during these two periods was entirely different
was somewhat critical in my observation OF tins
young man; / saw him chained in the cell; L
nave seen him naked IN winter; at times he
would recognze me- and a0ain he wouId
not; ne would sometimes throw hrs food
IN IN bucket under the hydrant; 1 would also notice
nGCnllaF N nxyag finn thn,,
would seem as If flying; have noIced O great
prosiratlon in him alter the attack had passed Off
ms mind was as feeb as that OF cnild he would
say that had posoued his tea and would refuse to
take hat would offer hun; part of tue furniture
o. MS gen was brought over to my house TO save it
ponteness he always practiced towards me pre-
ctding these attacks.
Cross-examined-I lived opposite the prison;
these meals were cooked IN my house; when 1 lived
prisoners.
Captain George w. Curry-I am the brother.in.
law OF the prisoner; ! reside at No. ITO Webster
street; have known the prisoner eleven years; [
pany ID, 4th Dewaye; die not see HIM a great deal
during ms early Chi dhood he in the same regi-
ment with me, but not IN the same company;
saw him on the Monday following this occurrence:
L wen into his cell with his iather; as we entered
ne tell on hls fathers neck, and commenced weep-
ing; questioned him as to the deed he was
charged with; he seemed TO know notbing of H..
MS manner was strange and his language incohe.
rent visited him in prison frequently after june
1860, after had been mustered of the service;
L told him didn't think his trial would come off
soon.
William Dagulre; didn't see him much during his
early life L saw HIM in prison once week when he
was sane, and twice a week when insane; when 1
hTst went there he didn't know me, he hadn't
seen me since he was a child afterwards he always
treated me very kind y; DUNG his fits of violence
went to the cell and looked through the hole and
saw the things scattered around on the floor and
he going on at terrible rae; MIR. Grubb
opened the door and let us in; he wouldn't
ha WA uini
that day; this conduct continued about seven
weeks; would say to hlm, "Wilhe, come, want
to say something to you )" he would walk away, and
call me wretch and story-teller, and wouldn't
say thing to me; in January, 1885, he had
another attack; went then and took parcel of
things down, in expectation of his RECEIVING them;
went TO hls cell, and surprised to see this in
sanity coming on him; his ewes had an expression
OF terceness and wildness he was then chained to
the floor
Mrs Deuse sworn-I am not related to the prt-
soner; never saw him before he was taken 10 pri-
son; have seen him sometimes three times week
there; have been in the habit of attending TO the
wants OF the prisoners in the County Prison; he
was always very kind; sometimes he was me an.
chOly; visited him shortly after he was chained
TO the floor; he was very much depressed IN mind;
always thought that he was in feeble health while
confined in the prison; frequently thought that he
wasn'I right in his mind.
Mr. Grubb, keeper OF the prison was then sworn, and
tesutied as Iohows:-l have been prison keeper Ior
twelve wears; had charge OF vii lam Mcguire, the
prisoner; remember when he was nrst brought to
the prison; | saw hum with ms hands to his head
passing to and To the next day after he came to the
prison; it was on Monday, the 9th of April; had
charge OF him all the time noticed changes in MS
symptoms OF INSANITY IN December 1884, when he
came to prison he was laboring under excitement; |;
and made hIm he SAID he wanted to seek conso.
latlon elsewhere, and that he had dIsobeyed his
fathers and mothers commands; this conduct con-
tInued until December then he acted stranger, and
l talked with him; he appeared to be apparently
at loss d for tnoV words; he SS became at tunes
would understand was mis-
TO him; he would take his clothes off, and when
ordered him to put them on he would laugh at me;
this conduct continued several weeks; complained
of his conduct to the superintendent, and / was
ordered to put HIM in CHAINS; don't remember how
long be was kept in them, but it was some weeks |;
while chained he was sometimes very calm and
then again very wild gradually the parOX ysm went
Off; last noticed it ia't January; in the meantime
he had been found insane; last January. as usual,
went to his cell; he had a straw bed we'll worm
and a chess box on which he was 81 ing in a nude
state; tod HIM the Court had found him insane;
he became very violent and had to put h m IN
ehalns again; sometimes he would act as il he
thought was going to do him wrong; have
times at 10, H. ana IL O'Clock: when hese fits of
insanity were not upon him his conduct was
very good indeed; he seemed religiouslV sposed
and would pray to God to forgive MIN; L never
hoard hlm use vulgar language, except when the
spells we've upon him; was in the habit of Obser-
wing nm very C Osely, and would start upon him
suddenly! but he would detect me- at one tune he
saId, What are ou looking at me with that North
American eye f0r-what do Tou moan PV
CrOss,examined- When he said that he had dis.
obeyed his father and mo her, he also denied thai
ne murdered the woman, but he felt the enormity of
the charge. y VI
Re examined-The physicians who examined him
were Drs KlRpp and Smith '-A'
The Court then adjourned Until ha fpast O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
The examination of witnesses for the defense was
resumed yesteJ day afternoon at hali-pas O'Clock.
jeremiah ROGERS swOrn-l am watchman at the
Moyamenslng county prison, and was there last
January on the corridor where Mcguire was con
fned noticed he acted very strange, like man
insane; on occasion my attention was attracted
70 his cell by morse; found he had been breaking