The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-08
T HIRD EDITlO N
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
Continued rom Ue Second Eiuion.

empary conduct and habits; as lar as / have known
worthy man have been "a attracted e ed ey very w
glare IN bis eyei have remarked 1t 70 Others; ne
Of the body; 1 saw him last in the noighboroJod
he Was gos e 3 me %aS Gn @ ad m 9 he w s
K3nk 70 Iake the II o'clock train to Derrvier city,
Cross-eXamined-I have seen persons who were
absent minded; lie seemed TO me AS II he was not
aware OF my presence; II sort u an alteration Ot
mindi when called To him he appeared startled; he
moutn his ewes were rather iixed S 6e was in the
habit OF standing sdl while engaged in conversatiUn;
times; am not sure saw nm in April; first saw
nm br m 5he 6 store re- hs second Time at the same place
nent iime a. thnk was when he bid me eood-6y
to be irresponsbei did not form an absolute opinion
Adam Magllton sworn-Q, Did your wife say any.
thing of having received slO bill the morning OF
q. Did your wife have $40 bill on the morning of
the murder? Objected to, and objection sustained.
Q. Did you see any $40 bill In ner possession? A, No.
Q. Who gave her $40 bill? Objected to. A. gave
her $40 bill a week previous.
@. What did she say when you gave it to her? OBJ
@. Did you give. it 20 her to make up her bank
account? Objected to.
the bank Objected to and sustained.
Q: DID your wife spend that slO bill9 Objected to
q. DO you know whether your wife spent that $40
officer Couson sworn-I had charge OF the prisoner
] had charge of him Saturday morning; as we were
street had lad Crozie the GoOrsd man n The , yan & he
had o AZ The Sorea was 9SRg % da M his 81 bea tae
when we got to the court house he had spasm;
Rsmas ana the ayOs door bro@FS; M S Tp
stairs In weakened condition; the fit lasted about
wagon did him some good; he was all right in three
or four minutes after he got into the conrt,aSom he
he twas Strengthened out; had often seen them
Cross-examined- took us about three minutes to
come from Eighth and SAMSON streets to the Court
along on trot; is took us more than q minutes he
laid in the van at the door about five minutes; /
Oftcer Ashton sworn-Ny attention was called
iG Arrived oSS the HsS sSF a% h
have fit: he remained In the same some three to
over the fit; he was Weak but we brought him up to
the Court he walked, but there was an Off
TALLY Supported HIM 81 have seen such fits before e?'
sons; know a man named Skelley who had one
when about TO be sentenced twitness also mentioned
Re.direolCThey were somewhat different from his
Officer Taylor afirmed-Auenuon was called to
him until 1t broke; IL was a common falling it,.
DIR. Mars gworn-I was sent for to see the prisoners
him he was not IN fit questioned him, and he APP
peared 70 have some mental confusion, and little
not say that he had or had not a tt hls condition
ofiicer Thomas Affirmed only witnessed portion
testimony was a corroborationof the previous wit
Dr. Henry T, Ghi!ds aarmed-I reside at No. SO,
Race street, have been in practice twenty-s even
have known il to result from Injury ot he sRuil
Objected to the testimony, and the Court sustained
him The effect OF cpl epsy Is various; the usua!
or dementia iii recorded as one OF the causes OF
to- e
tends TO excite the animal faculties; creates great
Indifference OF the mind and absence of intellectual
aCuteneSS: 1t sometimes changes the character aud
disposition OF the person subject 10 II: have known
mon consequence OF ePepto ils; there Is tendency
to destroy objects around them III such as have
g. Have you ever seen person subject to epilepsy
2 Sea saw tho missioner un,
DIsTRiQT CoURT--Judge sharswood = Joseph
Redirect heard nearly all the testimony in the
DR.. seth Pancoast afhrmed-I am practising ply.
years.; have given special Attention for the last
few years to mental philosophy; that embraces men
prsoner M requested bis not to him
about n Sonr and 6e0re
left questioned him in reference to his physical
preston that be had been a victim Of sslEabuse; 1
put the question 70 him and he denied positively we
then LETT the prisoner, and after going short dis
tance, requested them to procure some OF the pr-
there any oxide of lime deposited the urine was
obtained. Objected TO- os J.. ,,,o ,.o, a.,
was obtained Inc He testified that he Visited the pri,
@ IN MS cell @ 35 |se ro r6G1 b some
| which examined with microscope. in the morning,
the office of DR.. Pancoast aud requested him
| company me home TO make an exarAinaton oft; he
being ready to leave at that time, let ii remain
there about three quarters OF an hour corked and
tion Of it in The presence OF Dr. Pancoast in the
DR.. Psncoast recalled.
| Mr.. Mann objected, as he could not see an analogy
between the prisoners urine and the condition or his
q, Can you test the pathological condition of the
mind by the microscopical examination OF the
q, Can you test IN any degree the sanity or In
urine2 A. Partially we can; l would not consider
sgGR an o d nS e 5e eyr n
condition OF the mind; this microscopic examination
| in the urine, which is attendent upon the
6sesss s2s bv essS 65p96p ofh mind or
properly speaking, haliucinationi nementa indicates
| caused by a want of innervaIion; a NUMBER of the
best medical authorities sustain this; 1 examined the
IN the case nearly all the Defense and part OF the
O. From yoar examinations. and the evidence you
have heard on BON Sides have you formed an & opnGn
| TO answer the question In that way.
Q. From your examination OF the prisoner, and the
| objected to and objt cton sustained.
to one in the eel observed nothing In the
ton; the color OF the skin made me make an eXami-
hs S 6e EPS sssr mas
Q. From what you observed OF the symptoms have
you formed OluiOu as " the sanity oI insanity OF
| the prisoner?
A. I:would like to know the correct definition of the
word "insaniIv." MY definition OF Insanity is i'm
paiTment of he functions OF the brain; oxaate ndi
! upon the head may also produce similar condition,
and therefore they causes of deranged functions
| there were evidences of insanity from what 1 OBJ
served, for / understood insanity TO be deranged
| function.
| Cross. eXamination-AH persons that have this
| deposte of lime In their urine have oXaoria.
| Re-Cirect-kpilepsy is producing cause of In
| sanity.