New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-04


O. Have You read any portion of the medical exam'ha-
ton o, 81, this fase a. Yea f Sr va,ce A. Yes Sir
d Do You generally agree with their views on tho nor
mai functions of tc brain stated by them 80 i rs !o'
have readi A.. I do.
O. Wgf cinitlon do you give to insani'Yi A. insanity
Is flat relation OF the mind whore there IL los OF jul
mert, uHcoHtrOabe impulse Of the oni t nonr
ccncs aud at time there is loss OF the power
O. Does insanity always exist whore there is tanTT
A. There Is insanity whenever the person IL ho ,aPapo
| of recognizing or correcting the delsion; dcisioh
proper i any false conception perception
O. Is there always insanity where an
cx,rncc of disease they know the difference between
right and wrong in regard to S Ssy d nsnt never
admted miles, it is Produced by disease; emotional In
sanity may exhibit itself under two fors.,nelaUhhGt
TO and in the he displays homcda or
suicidal other irrational tendencies 10 rnn5on
| tinguish responsible from an lrreSpohsioio 'o'
considerable discussion ensued here az to tho form IN
that he did not intend that the experts called by the
prosecution should be immortahzed 5y ,ro inatn
ton All we want said he il fair direct examination
n doctors choose follow doctors around courts con-
tradicting their testimony 50 be it, ,vo has crudco
against another for committed against nm ana
lies in wait for him /" hit pot * finally
to place where his victim Is accustomed 10 come anu
waits there for him IS or 20 minutes and when the VIC
tim comes he draws up and kills him; to sanity or in
sanity what does that Indicate A. should thihk that
Wtness"I have read the evidence in this case as pub
| lshed in The Herald, TRIBUNE, sun, and World, and
mind as TO the condition OF the prisoner with reference
TO sanity or insanity the fact that mans cousin ded OF
sofenng of the brain would be, think no evidence OF
the probable emotional insanity OF that man; unless IN
sanity proved in the case OF the parents OF gam
of the mans insanity; hereditary insanity seldom e&
hibits itself in only one member OF family, Dut In aie
ent members and that Is what makes us conoiuuo '
| the insanity was hereditary. IL. .o. an from,
Take the case Of man whose pulse Went a pd r rom
oito 2i sight OF photograph OF ms %i,s 'h ,so6R
pose the vessels Of his eyes were gorged Win pIoou
| A. They would show-iot show me anything because
the diagnosis Of ins. nifty cannot be made IRON phys
been in this condition Without being insane the state of
the pulse might lelr the diagnosis but insane mental
lps rolling the eyes, AID diff renee In the size Of the
pupils in signs of insanity put there are
always other symptoms in connection with them setting
aside the condition generally called occentrlcty an IN
sane acts from r 3ng 4 TGe or tb
impulse which We find with eplepc insanity the so
stances Of acute mania coming under the first head Of
| Mr. Graham's brief cross-examnation disclosed the
fact that Echeverria pronounced Jack Reynolds sane
but not fit to be hanged and that was never
theess hanged; while Chambers, the Brooklyn murderer,
whom Dr. Vance declared sane was considered insane
by Echevera and sent 10 the asylum i'll accordance
with that opinion
TESTIMONY OF MARY p GILBERT
The next witness Mrs Gilbert the mother OF Mrs
Calhoun Runkle She was examined by Judge Davis,
and testified as follows:
have resided in Jersey City since May, 1862 occupy
with Mrs. richardson first saw her in 1866 think;
am the Calhoun: have not known Mrs.
Richardson very intimately until within Two .,ars, 7
i hnew int with him: he boarded with a few
| months, and was always friend OF the family
Snd raGeT above the Medium size with very
large head hair rather closely cut very high forehead
and think, side whiskors tn closely shayen chm III
the and short beard in the WINTER; al,er ms
return from the Rebel %a prisons he wa' in mi. pr of the
country never saw him with long beard coming down
is Holder; he came TO my house some time last August
with LADY, it was his wife, my dalShtGr VINO came
four weeks the first me and again later III thc seaon
they there two three times two or three DAYS AT
time think they left house on the 23d OF DcceIn-
her, Mr. Holder resides in Fall River, Mass; think he
wears long WHISPERS but not long beard my son.
mcr; Mrs. Richardson has not been at my house
s a S have seem her son at my house once With
the last two weeks he had Eeyer been a. 3 Vne
next door to u.s. son-inlaw and hs wife Iad some
M M4sn MtFS GS dat at Amcs1y Mass
hoIsG from the early part Of May iSs nn s"e s l1
my son-iulaw, the lame gentlcinal was never al my
house when Mr. Richardson was there In 1867, while
Eghth-st., in this city knew she was playing at the
theater her friends acted as her escort ron e heatrr
went with my husband for that purpose two or three
d;rossexanined ny MT tiraham-l was living then at
August or September last; ] think he was there In
August and went West about the LIST OF sepiember;
think he was gone about six weeks and returned IN
October; he made two journeys West ater the lst OF
August received letters from INN AT various pots
on fine way-Chicago Omaha and further Vest in 1sGs
lived Elzabethaye, III Newark; do not know Mo
Audermann N.Y. Richardson not an inmate OF my
house between May and August Of that year; he came
there "a friend perhaps once week. or otencr as nc
cond get away from his work he stayed night three
four times, possibly oitoner; Mrs Mctarand came
in the Spring. know that she lcft my mouse on
tc DIST of July i'm that year from memorandum have
at home think made memorandum OF the time she
came there she went there with me when went III
May, think on the l2h Mr.. Richardson never wore
peTpera salt suit az my house in jersey City last
Summer Mrs. Mcfarland from the time she
lcfi INV house I'm 1865 until last December.
Rcdircct-The memorandum kept was an account
During the examination of this witness Mr.. Gerry
using the name, Mrs RICHARDSON" but was each time
gently snubbed by the Recorder.
TESTIMONY OF MISS LILLE J.. GILBERT.
Examined by Judge Davis: live at No. 81 MOrrS-st.,
Jersey City, with my PARENTS the lady just the stand
is my mother; was at home last Summer in June and
most of july but not in August; acquainted with
Mrs Mcfarland when she lived in Amy-s at Mrs. Ma
sons; recolect going with her TO that house several
after her separation from her husband; we went
1ittcd us and Mrs Garland asked II she might
and occupy her former until her engage
occupying the room. but he would be away the next
week and then she would he glad TO have Mrs McFar-
land return; then asked her If might go into Mr. Rich
ardsOnE TO get package of papers Which lie had
| sent to my sister to get for him; she let me go
in, and got the package ,, Of papers: and
might have gone but she did not get any papers got
them myself and took them away; know of Mrs; Me
two nights the room she formerly had; slept with her
both nights; of those nights Mr. Richardson
Browne and myself there; Mr.. Browne and myself
had been to the heater to escort Mrs Mcfarland homc
had been in the house perhaps 20 minutes, or half
| hour, when Mr.. Richardson came in; Mr.. Browne
manned Is or 20 minutes longer and suppose Mr. Rich
with Mrs. Mcfarland that night: there the next
morning when Mrs: Mcfarland took breakfast; took