, 1866-04-26

II with him. In The present case tnink the nan
of quo The see
&c s se 'saisn Tsss TIE esa'''eS Sn
mearor contnued. and be e1hiblted no ,omo1se.
All acts Of violence. especially lomic1dal acts done
n.y. tn.ane men. have The peculiar Characteristic or
IN his mind Is TO co the acl In the most dssec and
conclusive manner. BE i not deferred BY the fezr
,1or Or H,s a1
nron ssnc man. think also ths, the threats Of
~ insane man eye a1wa,s ta'a', and that be woald
That Tic fsct 81 an being sane On Or ordinary ; TOP
tca. conttadicts or lessons The force Of !
III ps,suss sstf anes' e de'.on 1T 1ee. s's
A.yium there are: Perhaps, a SIKH part Of The |
pa.,en's suffering from a Particular delu.,on Tbs
esne na,sde 10 o. , To- ds!ss,on =, IN sest
aeatcicns bent. II deluded generally has The dfl.
ston that be will come 10 wan.; If ne man Of
upon some subject imptnsfpe upon his honor: n
II be Is man Of con- ciennou< na'urc be viii! IN al
p,ohahts1, hs deludea n relation 70 some nnpar-
changes. and / Know q q man who killed Hu hfs !
vile nnaes the ,nflnenee Of dclussop regard
a.!luH. hIs dclus!on has changed to TIC belief
that be owns the Institution: hts only regret being
bpk lie tact Of Or the IN insanity yts Of she
hrotbss highly co1oboz7tlsc Or tho hrposhesls ii
insanity. IN proving the existence Of, OK tendency
TO-. 1nsanils in the family.
The direct examination Of the witness closing q,
th: pon'. the coust adjourned until one o'clock
IN the afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION,
In Tie afternoon At one o'clock. the court u-t
rufsunHr TO adjournment.
The cross examination Of Dr.. Macfarlane saa
eommfne;a e. ~ States Attorney Charles II. Heed,
tioss, enuniaed BY VT. Rted-I first heard OF
,hl1 thIon sa.e sttt u the & ea ra of Dees~eer
City. ne did not give me any >Ynopsfs Of the case
In h.s 'e;,sr hna Ea!hered some iess otthe
not foruca any opinion. i wss tn shis 't cls @ tor
abou, len days. had at The time some seTefe ca
a sanayy n e:s hs s'ge but n S9e hi
hospital TO ,cstify in such cases. i ZEN
eraiiy expect 10 receive my personal expenses
been al the asylum ios ahou, Twelve years, d.isns
which fine have ttst,dv IN about i've Or e1x cap.
ital cases In one Of the caee. d,ubted the in
sanlfy OF tie aceused, Lui IN the olless testified
] that :he mcl we're lusnue. For The past elk Years
zoe capacity OF the sta'e Asylum las been inrcc
When received Dr. Aliens letter cams 10 this
city, and went TO see him for short ttmc and shen
went TO the eGice cE.he aef'ndant- counsel. IL It.
Essential points have had -lulfIar csscs under my
nctiec: u the 1usjoEty Of tnsiances the party un
der delusion ha- no, committed crime. Wien
nss az tae pftfonss expressed surprise to see 50
he, vi bout much 1ntrocucilon, commenced
10 ciye mt history Of htm:elt. lie commenced
OF swcivc .ears previously, While being immersed
IN the wassr building bf7dse. Subsequently, IN
ny coEeIss!on, dated hls tleranecnent 10 TINT
ness lasted ever since witb him, hut It may ave-
II nan were rrcttf. posed to 1Lsanliy by he1isary
OF oih:E causes, he cn.cts OF such j fsvrr may act
as gu iEc'ttny caH>e 70 insanity. should tntok,
trcm Tic testimony, Thar his dcl1sIon dates back
ten or Twelve years. 1nhrrired insanity may 70
aLy member Of lie family between that line ~.
| cepi III the person 80 undeF the uclusou. l knew
oqeh e'sf .nlts,, IN ths anuy r., Of Hon. Isaac i
sfpof Thomas. oi Maryland. VI ~ an,:asous S
and hc performed The functions Of bis Office aud
raton q h.s t:rn, Q, oItcc. when be char.ei liz
VILE with want Of Chastity with many OF rue dis
sn ,SIn SI he In The
~, ihi> mild, whether BE- vas IN liquor or out
Irat io'm Of insanity + pasoxy.msl In nature,
the approach os the raioxysm he might resort 10
The hottie; Frequently insane persons SO siruatcd
do. Q. t'tler take tobsseo Or some nauseous sub
that the prisoner had always been drink.
ss"a hss :eebs k TO g sat IN esp pss:p, into 's soa i sf
which olhcrwtse was latent, though believe the de-
lnsioh Wns IS stsonr and the desire to commit the
q. ltyon werc!o hear that the day before kin..
hi wife the prisoner asked lsiy To- drink. and
When M she MD she would hacs lcmonade or VINE,
s'whcn dli,ik Whiskey IL makes nj tcci 70 usii
that wnnt to kill every body" would you npi
eav that liquor had someihing 10 do with bis deln
sion!
a. Taking the assertion a. the vaeae language o.
n man In liquor, =houln no, lay any particular
>,rcs. upon1t. siuce ths list trlai have WRITER
journal ii this Stale. don't think apy;htnc
in the article rejected uppp the utv or court The
article was made Up from two Or moro casa
haye furnished !. e some Judges IN iii. State
When the prisoner Killed Dis ,vitc do not tfinI
s dea,oa sv I've c mas
crouch or no1 beiure the iir,e Of thr humIrjie Il
Orpmp; him 10 Iii. There Il no srci, fcrn in 1cu
cfal acceplsuee by medical men ~ ..mors
Exa;yecf Examinations fact thu. the u,i.or
or WIS violent 10 hts wife when drnn and nd, wl,e
sober, may hare fccn caused by the fct ih1t s.he
sf tsnss d p cs, h - En-; hs
wcuId calke bra 10 wish 10 c.,Tral f. white ;she
under lbe tnilgeurs Of j1u:97 In mIsht los. ths
! discretion or desre for coprealn1cni. DOT thin
rom nhai know Of It The nr,sonss thst II he w VS.,
70 INV he know he f1an ios ro. =, ;hat fha1 wnni
atst M nniuinn rcca @ liz ,rs,nsv ~ ths ~
cncr. i,ie tiemanas NJ Tho mi snner in Iae "a T..
trtsf wh;cn ,e,:rl.rt Il .fv rorrnhnrnted nv fdr,
sis .s dS,ns1nn '-''' |o''oo''A'so "s 'aea
c 49, nunF.:..:. NJ. III, Fl nu,nnr
!, Jh,,uo,, " EIt:r.:1e ~ s,norn :7,i. 7 ".
e,n,,inSr yn r~,,crc:,no iefn,c ina Hrahs,a ran
+ ol ihis county IN obtain copscTyator for Kslp
d. not KNOW snai ciiGc. thc ur,soner o, nv Of n
Il counsel had ansIhing 10 do Viii lie ptoc=edins
+ mcnt CT thc conscrya,or. ma n:ei hIs nlneaca
ort nm, ohI,insn 1thn was mt An enemy nf Wills,
;, | finnns. Ne twl,nass anl III. Van Irnan, We,
u eeS 1eT9 1auP 81 >a"f ~''eA4s ~ '"'' " 3'"Sus
l. 9tro.,-,,o,,;,o,;cn ,rnreed,o, yer. h,
Il a,,e, Wt1iisn, nnnns uas IN Kill Soms nhv.sc1a7
= were cxamiora Al thr time. Mr. Merrill was or