New-York tribune., 1870-04-26


nSaeSce Of liquor has functional disorder Of the brain
long the influence of the iquor remAinsi ~ WIZ"
opium and other narcotics. 80, .,.t .on
O. What is congestion Of the braini A. y Is ina, Go con IL
dition OF the brain In which more blood IL ,han
than in health; blood circulating through '''"
In health. v,s
WITNESS WAS here shown several plates representing
congestion of the brain in its dierent ri functions
o. In health is or is not the exercise Oh lie luot t
OF The brain accompanied by an increase In tne % %
Of 6o9di A. Yes SIR syer DURING rest there is d
minished amount; those two conditions corresIoiu 70 ~
wakenness and sleep s 80 tear nsl While the person Awake
o. suppose the period Of activity which occurs wnen
man M Is awake wake Sh%scsI oa change takes pacei 1t takes
pace when the walls of the blood vessels lns.ea9 oo
there Is an amount Of blood circulating through
the at all times IL results In c9ngeson; ,e oss S
prolific cause of this is intense mental or emouona aA
ety; watch during paroIysm OF anger 10 % see
what condition takes place In his brain; that y con
tinued for log time, not followed Dy an VI io
pose that condition becomes chronic. .,
o. What symptoms indicate cerebral congestohi a.
eTyed hV physicans and second those which OBJ
served by the individual and mentlOned 10 the pny
Those observed by the physicians would be &
of manner twitching OF the muscles, congestion oi o
eye. :. .
O. Would there be any increased heat Of the head a. A.
Yes sir that could be found by putting inc haus w 0
@ The nerves in the back Of the eye and the blood
vessels communicate Immediately with the Draini a.
So that by observing the condition and appearance
OF the blood back OF the retinawith the op
moscope, for nstance-you can determine eomparauscv
what the condition of the blood OF tne pi @ d -, A.
Yes Sir as accurately You can determine the cohu
ton OF the stomach by examining the tongue. oos
O. Now what does a who suffers from cohHes-
ton of the brain complain A. First and principally
OF want Of sleep; that Is an nvariable symptom. mco
you are certain person ee9 IF penraa in the
face uneasy sensation In the head IN some Gases tS
can see double and others complain of flashes of light
inability to read and the lines Of the paper running lin
i'm "a
of curious sounds sometimes they Will leel cou III ono
In reference to the mode of controlling this disorder
by administering sedatves, what amount can be ven
in doses of morphine for instance A. Pretty iarge @
doses generally have known cases where they TOOK
three grains I'm ordinary dose is about onesixtth to
O. supposing you don't succeed in reducing the cere-
bra condition, what is the RESULT A. 1t viii result IN
apOpexy attack Of epilepsy; in mania, under
O. The development Of that mania would be almost as
sudden the development OF the dlseasef a. YES
O. According the congestion quelled would dis
g. Insanity then is the result of disease of the brain
A. Yes, sir
O. How do you find the cause OF insanity' A. They
are three YOU in0uire into the condition of the mnd
the condition of sensbity, condition of the powers OF
O. What changes occur in sensibty A. There is SEN
sibity of the skin, eye, car, nose ETC.; they imagine
lose the identy the hearing may ne exagger-
ated or diminished; slight sounds may become painful
and again they will be unable 10 hear when they are
spoken to it gives rise to hallucinations
O. For instance hearing the cries Of childreni A. Yes
O. How is it with reference to the ability to stand
fatigue A. Sometimes they will stand an enormous
O. So that they can stand long walks for very long
O. Sometimes they will mutter to themselvesi A.
O. Talk to their Hngersi A. Yes, Sir; he may be talk
Ing to himself and appear TO be talking to his fingers
O. Is there change i'll the character of the wrtngl
A. Yes Sir; tremulOusness OF the hand; both IN com
position and writing there viii be change he VIII mis-
terms.
q. They are unable to sleep, you say; dreams are
O. 1t torures him just much by night as 1t does by
day. unless you are able to allay 1t by medlcauonf A.
G. What organic changes viii be observedi A. A gem
eral haggardness III slight paralysis OF the
muscles of the paralysis of the face hanging OF one
cheek, distortion of the mouth the corner OF the mouth
being depressed side and elevated the other
the tongue coming out in straight line the man being
| unable TO talk clearly.
O. In reference to the acceeration OF the pulse A..
When find the pulse beating exceedingly fast there
is Of the BRAIN it is fair to say at least that
O. What change OF character in those who
suffer from c0ngesoni A. There is general change OF
moral man may become obscene, a pious man profane
and ungodly, man very prudent become spendthrt;
who Is careful in his appearance may become dirty;
the feeling of exaltaton depression may become
mon especially in the forms of insanity produced by
O. Where insanity is shown to have existed in families
different members may exhibit nervous diseaSesf a.
O. From your examination of the defendant what
cson did you arrive at in regard TO his temperament
A. He is a man OF temperament.
o. What conclusion as to his agei A. urder the
impression that he was a about SO years of
O. Have you been present in Court during the whole
This trial and heard all the evidence on the part OF the
Mr Gerry here delivered the following long question,
which concise and carefully prepared sumningup
of the previous testimony:
O. Taking into consideration the prisoners tempera
ment and age the belief that his wife had been per-
suaded to go ON the stage the rst step toward throw
lief his wife had yielded to the persuasion OF the
deceased with that view; that his wife had abseonded
frOr i'm nd deceased,
other influences with the Understanding that the de-
children and preventing his recovering possession of
them TO assist hern procuring divorce IN another state
and eventually 70 marry ner the Deed @ tRat MS Ts s
marital relations but through their subsequent marriage
TO annhate Their parental feach m also t by making Ia d
them; that belief that his wife became party TO this
pares advising her to it as though dsnterested when
they really in the service OF the deceased in helping
out intentions to divorce the defendant from his wife
and eventually to marry her; the belief that until he
recovered his Percy he would be deprived OF both
his children, and after recovery of Percy the appre
hension that he would forever lose his other boy
the, belief that his wife still had an affection
returned to him but for the prevention OF the deceased
the pecunary eountenance and support she received
from deceased the belief that after the recovery OF hi.
Percy they watched him the prisoner) the belief
that he would lose his son Percy again 4 he was not EN-
write as shown by easuDes and bots taking further int
ally recurring 10 the endeaents which they passed
between them and the supposed recprocation OF his
attachment 10 neri ms IOnOnesS Tor his 0tner
son. and his increasing desire to have the possession of
that though his wife should again return
to him. the feeling of modification he must have felt at
the deceased suppantng him in the affections OF his
wife, suspicion that he had been dshonored by the
adultery OF his wife with the deceased before and after
she him. the intercepted letter from the deceased to
his wife, March 1867; the letter Of Mrs. Sinclair OF
Feb o. 1861 written to his wife, the letters OF Mrs. Cal
houn his wife, Of June a. 1866 August 26, 1866 and
Sept. ], 1866, relative to her taking up the
houn OF February, without the day of the month
or the year the opportunity for frequent reference by
the defendant these letters and the feelings OF
bdity likely to be thus produced In his mind his halu
cinsons that the deceased and his wife locked in
each Others arms the frequent reference TO the amounts
he had been induced TO spend for the recovery OF his
Percy idea that IL he had $50 he would the
world the subject his domestic troubles thus being