The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-07-16

,ontieued yesterdsv Inc
TnIAt ~ urnrir n AiNrs ron uuupxp
The defence. Al the opeoins OF the court, |
,alled
he condition Of the accused and found her
,aetenfe ,ix or seven months. One Of tbe most
common Incidents OF pregnancy IL iraseibility
n te inner lie had known ladies' most anita.
bic under ordinary circumstances become so
hanged during rotation a. 10 require to be
kept under restraint. The uterus was so well
assted with The nepyous us system that during
pregnancy any Abndrma al condition of mind or
body misht BE- looked Tor. What The nausnee
n to in,..1.y might
prepared 10 state; but snything which led TO 4
iisiurbsnce OF the normal action OF the func.
Hons would tend to develop this hereditary
nary monthIy periods often produces q change
Of conduct. These symptoms were likely To
DO much Increased during CESSATION, and physi.
CLANS noted two msnias-one ante parfefa, be-
fore birth, aud one poa pariem, after birth.
In these m snIss 4 homicIde Tendency freaucnt.
~ exhibited ItsclL One OF the principal evil
tive Of suicidal or no mioid al nsanity was the
want Of any attempt at secrecy.
Oross-exsminsd By Mr.. darlington wit.
70 ss% Ss
had noticed no evidences OF mania
nv Mr. Barrett Witness did not state that
he had reason TO believe that the accused was
Re-exanined in.ehIefi Witness know that
women dreaded second confinement much
more than they did the arst; had homicidal
a.ns.ssriIs .,h,,It IN. q, iJso,s. now, i'm.
nulsive ia,sni,v w,s Where there vas isssne
Impulse act was eommitted, and there
oil the csses reported 10 London was that OF
,,nn w wn1 Soma .,s a.a eo Ralc came ap
cut = chiid's thro Al, acknowledged the crime.
and aid she hoprd she would not be hung;
this va held nv Inc court 10 be a case Of in.
nulsiys INSANITY,
n, Ntahols witoe.. A. .uosri,teodent Of
,he .a,s,nmeot 81 Inc ins.ns and hss made
ins.nitv = .,sci.itv for ave. twenty years,
inssnity mssnI th.t the mind WAS unso,,nd In
ccnseo,iencs Of disease Of the brain, orgsoic
s,ich snw.1i,ne. .gsc,.I ,sr.an. VIM were
stiii able to reason, there was also impuisiye
- ~ a 49, ~ ~. sa,,s ,.s,.h n.n,s.strd
~ Rs,os,, .", n,w wni s,nssn 20 Ss
in'.a u ~ ,,,, n,,,.h Jse.nr.a pbIeeiv Socs
an uocapsetsd seti Of eo,,r.e The theory 10
that he Il compelled to do It by a sudden ac-
4. ~ f,,ths, ~. ali, IN, III. no, ~ in ali
Gaze, An e.smins,ion mon,hs sfIet the aet
in su.b cs.ss WouiI moi Ia Al al, eoneiusiye Of
~ n,.h. I,'i.a.. Io..t, 80 ~, Az
isted, there was = homicidnl Insanity, being
an sbnoI N al iendepcr to kill Homicidai In
sanity had no peculiar features. II 10 per.
fectiy consistent with homieidai Insanity, to
tn..nt,r IN. ~. ,v.. hny.,,, ,hs, no ron.
ee,imeSt VA. .ttsn"tcd Ps,.on. mc,e some.
times ins,ne an ane .uh;eet called name
manis. mi hi. form wss much Iess common
thsn va usaalIy .unposed' There vas such
. ain. ~ h.,.Ji,s Jn..,i,. ~, I, wss a
rare tSins n Il person s ssn@s p ias.ne from
lime. ns.s over ssnoI,,ino anu" q, ,wa and ihen
re- 'appesr upon pfescntstion nf an exciting
cause. This tendency extends to all who In
herit the blood Of the inssne per,oni causes
other person would produce Insanity 10 Que
bs,eaitsriiv sIsnosei the,eto p,.yn.ncy i.
moi smong ths eommon csnse. Of ins.nity.
Ins.nity somstim.s .cromnsnI,J ai.orierei
msnstIi,.tion' AMI eessrd win reIuIn 10
ordinary health, The samc was true of ge,ta.
lion, * eirI OF tweoty.threr' Whose uncle or
mother had shown symptoms Of insanity, or
whose grandmother was Insane, would have
In her pregnancy an additional cause OF 10.
sanity.
Cross-examined: Women were sometimes
more healthy In pregnancy than during any
women disposed TO insanity were totally free
from such dIspos itIous during preennncy, but
he never met with such a case. Insanity does
not grow out OF the Ia, IN atcri al spirit but out
Of the material body, WItuc.s cannot state
how insanity 10 transmitted, P,roxysmsi In
sanity WAS where an Insanity Of short durN.
tion (two weeks but not q monih) required At
Intervals. Trsusitory insanity did not Iccut;
It was = solitary access, occurring suddenly
aud not repeated. Impulsiye Insanity usually
would not consider = case which continued
longer than two weeks a case Of impuisiye In.
q. "a. N ..