New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-09
TRIAL OF DEACON ANDREGS.
THE MEDICAL TEsTIMONY-THE PRISONER PRO-
NOUNCED sANE-ARGUMENr FOR THE DE-
FENsE-YERDICT, GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
TWENTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT.

THE MEDICAL ELECTROMAGNETIC PRISONER PRO-
NoUSCED sANE-ARGUMESr FOR THE DE-
FENsE-YERDICT, GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER
TWENTY YEARS IMPRISONMENT.
IRON ORR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
PLYMOUTH, Mass, Dec. 6.-The medical tes-
tmouy II important and VIII doubtless have weight with
the jurors Dr. Edward Jarvis OF Dorchester who has
made insanity specially, says that 10 insanity with
which Andrews might lhaye been afflicted could have
been OF long duration Andrews ght have been insane
while committing the decd. aud record where
iTtS has appeared In sudden MS OF ns,-
Indicated Insanity, and the evidence G i -,
The defense rested their at this point and the pros
ecution introduced reemtting testimony Dr. Jones
IL. Burgess, aud A. k Harmon all OF whom Lal Known
the prisoner from six To nineteen years tes,neu t1ss
previous 10 the homicide. The Rev Mr reckhain toHu
he'd that Andrews told him TO tell his family that hc was
a murderer but not thief. Or. George ;. C. ChOate'
who has been approximations or the Taunton Bunatc
Asylum IS years and has had charge OF between 5000
and 1000 patients, gave the Court short treatise an
insanity lie had never KNOWN aud "d not OeleNo
there had existed, cases Of insanity orig
mating and Terminating with single act ol violence.
This morning George A. SOmorby esd, Ol Boston, du'
dressed the Jury for the defense. weaker case OF muir
der IN first degree ho sad was never presented 10
Court lie did not mean to say however that even on
such testimony tho Holmeses ana mo Beaises Woua noe
take his life, grasshopper u they could ony gI ane
money disposed OF in inc VIII those men aefgu mere
with counsel To see II the VIII coulu hQI pe oiohCh
through by sacrificing the llic OF Samuel NJ AhIrews
influenced by the reward OF S40 i eisc 90 toNlC
tion. The place Of the homcde pupie thoiousniafe
the stones DelnB Inc weapons eacu' ,'o 30 i Va
money found on the body, all the clTcuni,
stances favored the prisoners Innocence, ana
showed that the who killed Holmes must ether nave
been insane in n passion amounting 10 insanity.
II Andrews fend enough 10 cOOiy muIuer hoihes.
he acted with the sagaclty or "a memo ana
hidden the bOdyl Was IL likely that man, believing IN
religion walking In the path OF Innocence ana virtue,
with God smiling him. would suddenly plunge INTO
the abyss crnol II Andrews had planned murder,
would he have sent by boy note which might DC put
in as "A damniug record against hint 1bat lOte Instead
OF being the chain by which the Government would hahg
the prisoner WAS conclusive proof Of his Innocence III
that failed the whole theory OF tho Government
fuied and IL had failed. There was no proof
that Andrews had taken anything from the
body That most cruel aud cold'hcafled theOry Oh
the Government that Andrews wanted money, ana
therefore murdered Holmes, was never proved his
credit was good and his accounts with the chuch were
oyerpaid IL was true he had borrowed $780, but that
was for repairs Of the church The truth was somebody
behind wanted money, wanted to break down mo VIII,
aud to trampe Andrews down 10 DO So Not dollar or
the $50 found fla the cellar proved TO have Oeen
taken from Holiness body The prisoner put ii there
that might not be taken from him. AS Tor the stains
I'm Holiness pockets, Mr.. SOmetby spoke OF the many
who had gathered around aud handled tho BODY
aud Of putting their hands III me pOeA
els And besides, the body laid there Tor hours
was then taken home stripped dnd the bloody CLONES
were thrown into the wOOdsed for any one 10 ahuie
This afternoon after the Attorney General Alien
roso 10 close tho for the prosecuto reviewing anu
commenting upon the testimony that has been introduced
during the trial. especially regarding the question OF ~
sanity Andrews having declined 10 say antnlbB Chlei-
Justice Chapman delivered very impressive charge 10
the Jury cling particularly upon the plea OF INSANITY
which deemed not fully sustained Eafly III the even
ing the jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict
The Jury, after an absence of four hours returned
with verdict of Guilty OF Mauslaughter." The Judge
addressed the prisoner briefly and pronounced sentence
OF twenty years imprisonment In State prison.