The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-04-26

the cars writing apparently in diary; did moi know
i was Cole at the time; spoke to nm. Dat ionnd u
his hand to his head, and In answer 10 my question
TO what was the matter he said his head elt very
strangely and that he did not expect 10 i've long; no
frequently stood up in he car with his hand pressed
to his head he left his seat before reaching
Poughkeepsie and went out on the platform and re-
NAMED fifteen or twenty minutes; think he bare
headed after the train left POughkeepsie saw General
Cole leave his seat and go out on the platform again;
this time followed him and found him standing on
the platform bareheaded: he remained there about
half an hour; observed the expression OF lis coun-
tenance 10 be very sad
This witness was subjected to severe and search
ing crossexamination, but without effect
known d, a Ta ol 1enevn ~ 81 s,diod IN
witness ONCE and at the Geneva Medical College;
knew Miss Mary Barto; would class Cole as OF q
nervous sanguine temperament, ardent, impusive
ana acting with great quickness, with kindly dis
position towards others; knows the family OF General
Coe knows OF one instance OF insanity In the family,
his sister, Miss Martha Cole; attended her profession
any curing the time General Cole was In my office.
7 On cross-examnation the witness said that the in
sanity or Coles sister what physicians would
can hypochondria her case was determined and
nxed impression on her mind that she possessed
OF an mcurabe and fatal disease which no assur-
ances or statements could remove; she suffering
from nervous prostraon; visited her twice. saw her
afterwards but can't state when or where whether
she recovered or not
Edmund p. Cole, nephew OF the prisoner sworn
l saw General Cole cn the Monday afternoon pre-
vious to the homicide at his room In the Jarvis
were present. the General said he did not feel very
WE'LL he shook me by the hand very nervously;
looked sad his eyes Wild had wild expression and
q nervous twitching Of the muscles he said he was
going away next day and going to take Mary, his
wife, with him to Brooklyn; he sat on chair with
his hands behind his head, apparently looking
steadily at one spot on the hoor and answered in IL
nervous, twitching manner; he then jumped up,
made some remarks about his head and went mo
another room.
Dr. J. Marcus Rice of Worcester, Mass, sworn
Was surgeon witness detailed the injuries received
tu ,tfaIxy ofn tod Tho
mental and physical condition from the time lie re-
ceiyed his injuries until the day of the homicide.
Mr.. Brady one Of the counsel for prisoner asked
the witness what he would say as to the condition
OF his mind, whether sound or unsound.
Witness replied that he would say he was OF un.
meancholia; II the Injuries were hot healed cured
the tendency to melanchoa would increase, and
person so affected, on being suddenly excited, would
become subject to what Is called ian insane inl-
pulses" person afflicted with melanchoia is gener-
ally Indifferent as to whether he lives dies an
insane impulse ia more likely to occur where insanity
has been hereditary.
O'Clock.
ON the reassembIIng OF the court DR.. Rice was
cross-examined at considerable length by Mr.. Ire
main, but nothing new was ELECTED.
william A. Hammond, sworn and examined by Mr.
Brady-Have been physician SINCE lsie; graduated
remained until 1860. when | resigned to
accept the OF tpnsySoogy ana
lessor Of diseases Of the mind at Bellevue Hospital
New York; have given attention to diseases OF the
mind and nervous system for ten or twelve years.
and entirely so for four years past; have examined
ten thousand to fifteen thousand In Europe and the
United States; mean have inspected that number.
(Mr. Brady's) question to DR.. Rice; remembered
perfectly think from the facts stated he was OF un
sound mind; l characterize 1t as meanch0lia |
think the most decided OF all the alters in his case
was his prsoners) change of character; regard that
of itself as q very suspicious circumstance In any
mans career; also the fact of the symptoms coming
on after his injury, which think involved both his
brain and spinal chord (witness explained the con-
,nection between his spinal chord brain and nervous
systeml, and other complaints would tend to aggre-
gate his mental disorder; the condition OF meian
chOly Is that form OF temperament which predspOses
melanchOca; 1t Is difficult to define the boundary
line The witness described various causes Of melan
cholia. In my view OF General Coles condition the
announcement of an injury to his honor love or hap
piness would certainly tend to aggravate his cond'
ton.
o. In the condition in which he was as here
stated, and In the light OF this homicide, what IL
your opinion as to General Coles mental condition
the sudden reception Of intelligence calculated TO
create great emotion his condition would be aggra-
stale Of mind. II ali the facts as stated are true;
ninety nine out Of hundred would have their
mental condition aggravated; a man Of suong
sensibilities would be more affected than might be
person who would care nothing about such things;
deusion Is perhaps the most important test of nsan
ity but not an infalbe one; never saw an instance
In which the insane impulse went as far as the taking
| of life.
| pride, revenge or Jeaousvy T.,
| Objection was T.aue ana sustained
witness mere described causes and symptoms Of
moral insanity Insanity is very often hereditary.
IL Is stronger generally In the first generation than
In subsequent ones. Witness described the nature
aud symptoms OF melancholia. / would not call
the homicide on insane Impulse but temporary
insanity. II General Cole had only the insane I'M
mise he would have been as likely to Kill the bar
tender Us Mr. Hisc0ck. Meancholia does lead to acts
OF violence or nlurdef. Dr. Ray luke and Bucknei,
Echeral, Plnal, Gresngle and numerous other books
are my authorities. Dypsomana Is an insane desire
for strong drink In both sexes. IL Is mentioned
think, In nearly all the books mentioned
Crossexamined by Mr.. Tremaine-Beck's, Deans.
Chitty's and Guys medical Jurispr adeuce' are
standard medical works; was removed Ia sum.
mer OF 1884 by order Of Secretary stanton; he pre-
ferred charges to the President and appointed thc
court on my own application. | was in Europe
eighteen months studying the hospital systems; |
was q witness In the Jerry O'Brien case; was APP
piled to come here night before last; DR.. Bradley
came to me and read me certain questions he
wished me to answer; don't know the prisoner.
The witness was here examined at great length on
the causes and symptoms OF insanity, meancholia
moral insanity and insane impulse.
Redirect by Mr.. Brady-ln the opinion gave to-
day was aided by my reading and hearing this
case: the symptoms showed that the disease Of the
spinal chord was not OF a very severe character.
Adjourned till Monday at ten A. NJ.
A.