The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-13

on m he broke the furniture all np; be broke the
~ gass ou S o his a, .ndow with his st the gass was
when these FITS were not on him. be
here Philadelphia fortv years; he vent TO school
at the Cathedral; he went to sunday and day
school daily; when moyed 10 Wilmington he used
to go to church; he continued to be chained 10 the
hoor the first time about SIX weeks, think after this
violence had passed awaV he gained his proper and
rational condition of mind; he continued in this
way lor about year, when he was a0aio taken
with the symptoms Of insanity; the second time he
was chained to the floor. and al his aos were vo-
lent and unnatural to his general condition; he
tnued this way tor about four or five weeks; with
better.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson sworn-I am the
daughter OF the grano her OF William Magume;
my father lived with me during the tune be was
insane, about fifteen years at times he would
VegS Hey wSeS yoSn %as dGet OSa De
him; he wac very desperate, destroying his
clothes; be would put, hls clothes in the fire;
sometimes he would think he had to move, take the
beds, tie them up, and carry them down, and put
them on the pavement; would have call and lock
HIM up, sometimes, when my son was not at home;
had to put him in the lunatc asylum four times after
my marriage to his son; when he had the solemn
spells on him he was afraid to make noise; ne
would shut all the windows to keep the hight out;
at these times would send tor u DOCTOR, and have
him attended 10 III the house; my husbands
cousin had attacks of insanity all the lime; knew
her about twenty'four years; was With her all the
David Bennett sworn-I am the bro ,her-n.aw of
Wiham A. MaguIfe; have known HIM ever since
he was year old never saw HIM much during his
early arrangement, except once, to have any con-
versation with MN, and that was when ne came TO
my fishery IN Maryland; had person named BiiI
who was foreman there, who said sometbp0 to ma,
went up to the office and found that he had been
@ KICKING @ the cooks about; asked William what he
had been dong; then he commenced CRYING: I
found couldn't 90 anything with him. so gave
him money to 20 home; IN the Office he acted as well
as any one; ms eyes looked CLASSY and wild: 1 saw
him in prison, while he was cha ned to the a or
two or three times; 1 noticed what his father and
hara
Cross-examination - When he was dancing he
wonld pat; when he took the horse into the mre ne
oidn't blame the horse for going there.
Mrs Mary CurTey sworn-I am sister to William
A. Magulrei L have been with him IN his early
so lie H9m n the time OF his birth; was with hum
age; the peculiarlties of character l noticed
were that when he wasp corrected he would
last about hour; ut other times 1t would not be
SO long; have been married TWENTY-FIVE or twenty
three years didn't see great deal of HIM for some
wears previous to this occurrence; saw him in pTs-
son he flooded his cell with wafer in the night when
was absent; some provisions his mother mad pre-.
pared for HIM he threw away, and some celery he
planted around the cell; he would Ia Se the crumbs
and throw them on the foor and say he was feeding
"Mp lambs - one time when his ia her and mother
were there he said, pointing to his father You are
The The Son and she is the Holy Ghost"
conversation was rambling; at one time ne picked
up shoe; he was chained to the floor, and couldn't
reach very far, and thought he was coming after
celi about a week the last attack at one time thew
i
noticed his extremties during these attacks; his
hands and ieet were cold, and 1 frequently RUBBED
them; when child didn't particularly no ice them
except one time In his others arms; he was so
cold thought he was dead; when in the cell saw
his filth upon the wall and on the floor; the prints
OF his hands were on the walt wnere he had
been working through tine filth; / didn't see
him wash the windows, but saw 1t was often
done; i saw him during the second at.
tack, which characterized by The same
unusual conduct; he was chained tn time wo or
three weeks; lived with Mrs. Anderson about five
years; during that time saw nv grandfather have
these violent frs on him, characterized by the same
conduct as William.
Andrew r. McKibben sworn-I reside in Will
minPton, Delaware; / know William A. MaQuire
the defendant; was in the army with him. IN the
4th Delaware, Company L; j remember occasions
when he became vlO ent; he picked up q sword and
seemed very much excited, and drove the follows
around; he looked wild out of his eyes, we djdn't
give MIN any occasion TO take up the sword; he
picked 1t up suddenly, and without cause: ne
was not laborInR under drink; we con iSnjt
get any at the place; we caught hold
OF hm and put HIM IN the team and watched
MN until morning; several rushed out of the tent
and took hold OF him, and threw him on his back
TINS passed away during the morning; his con-
duct curing the night was very vol ent his speeeb
was rambling and Incoherent sensible; this was
~ lo63, abont Christmas, as near can Remember
the regiment was lying outside of Alexandria: /
nonced him to be foolish afterwards and noticed
the slarlnR expression OF the eyes; when not under
the influence Of these spells, he KIND aud good
hearted
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