Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-18
THE COURTS.
EoUrrr coURr.-Jsd9s HvIk.-Thls cSurt
made no orders yesterday. ll p ~ I''1l o.l

This court was engaged as follow yeetef-
days lH rJH.m'IpE WE 1l- ~ l.In ~.
Morris, Wheeler a o., ". Eaglish. tn
plsintitSs By defendant. Upon inquisllion
under default the jury found for the plain
tlHs In the vhnle amount claimed.
KAlly. Va King. Additional Iplens were
hled 10 this case By Leave Of the court. p
Onion q Bulla W.. McCllntock. Moilon for
new trial hied.rsfrs537a Cd gftl fga 1di OF
First Natlona Bank ", George NattiDglys
Judgment hy defhult for $3.50 on note drawn
b. 8. W. March and endorsed by dsiepdant.
Story ", Many y osburne. Action for
he Ialue q Al'souIi bonds deposited With
ease the court ordered q non-sult Of the
plaintiff. "a lof41f7rratr1. n - 10 So
Myer ". ManiE. Action for damages for
an alleged illegal arrest J. x. aud H. Nor
RE for plalnllh--I. X. williams for defend
ant. .s.a Ialir
~. ..f.. oASEs ron TO-DAY. Ola ...a Hgl
The following numbered cases are as.
signed for trial tezday, Nos, $40, sas, 600,
SIS, sos, al aud 4ls. :, nj w w.
Adjourned. s.sl gru o.. saa ..lg
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CRIMINAL OouRT-Tudg. olla.-Thls court
Yesterday continued the Trial OF Nlchoia Tor
Wits murder. 49, ff.ffv4-lr. -
Tho trial Of the accused for killing his
vile, on Maine Avenue, laat Septsmbers was
resumed, and the defence, 70 conclude their
testimony, called y. tsl.lI ~, 500.
Dr, hlclolis oWltnets u physiciAni has
given much Tina And hteation 70 eaeee o.
s,., ana y apPoIlq.s ne q ne ontea
Nlehols testlned p the ynslous kinds o. In
sanity aud the eject o. disease, especially
epilepsy, upon the mental faculties. He
testlned That tne usual consequence OF ~
peated atacks OF epilepsy, extending over
considerAnle periods OF lime, 10 weakness Of
MIND, ana tometmes rnat Is called cpnep-
NC manh. furions, hllnd Impulse CHAR
aeteriHes epilePtic mania, b, hi. ..-..H.. l.
Inc witness Teep' was here resiotIoduced
and described, 10 tpe presence OF Dr. NicholsJ
the symptoms o. tho MS which fell on the
prisoner when 20 ras on me, plantation
many yenrr age, He gave, AZ the request OF
the Judge, limitations OF the sound uttered
By the prisoner while ln nj .H.aB
iCross-examiued.- witness had never
known mania 70 result from a single epllep-
tic attack. ..i - 40. I Ia q. ..l.fF
To Judge Onn, The countenanee OF the
prisoner Indicates rather stupidity than
mania. T.r s5,r,..-s .r.5.r u
Mr.. Miller sought 70 Inquire whether med
ical experts regarded . pecular shape Of the
skull a. indicating imbecllity OF the mind.
Judge olln thought that some persons
with very ugly shaped akulls knew good
deal moro than people that had skulls Of
better ahape. BE, however, permitted the
question ID the shape OF the head OF the
prisoner such a., In The minds Of medical
men, 10 generally associated with imbe-
cillty No.. +, ...t.l f..gr.-3 HeIL. gi
Dr.. Nicholsthought that the shape OF the
prisoners head Indicated d very low degree
ofintellect, and that Il was a fact that the
oS , sSS asS oas %Ss inc mania
The evidence here closed. :,
Mr.. CarrinRton asked the court TO instruct
the Jury as follows; I'd ,.,,..'..I +
1fthe Jury believe from the whole evil
asnes that the prisoner, IA the city o. Wash
tioned IL The Indictment, with weapons which
have been offered In evidence, innieted sew
erai wounds upon the head and face on the
deceased, Of which sho died, they shall ind
| him guilty "a indicted, unless they are
further satisfied by prepouderance Of evil
dsnce that at the time the homicide was
committed, as aforesaid, the accused had not
;uficlsni reason % know the nature, quality,
Client capacity 70 dIstlnEuish fight from
wrong 10 regard 10 this particular act, or
was, from disease existing at the time the
homicide was committed, as aforesaid, Inca
| pabie 10 reslst the commission of the act,
Tho defence concurred in this Instruction,
| and Il was given BY the court.
Mr.. Francis Miller, for defence, asked the
/ court TO give the following instructions II
| from the whole evidence the Jury believe
| that the prisoner committed the act, but
| that At the time OF doing 60. he was under
i the influence Of n dlseaaed mind, and was
| really unconscious he was committing q
| crime, he Ia not, IN law, guilty OF murder;
| m the iury behave that from any urrdIspoS-
ing cadse tho prisoner's mind was impaired,
aud that at the time OF the killing he be-
came or was mentally incapable OF govern
| Ing himself, and that at the time OF commit
ting said act he was unconscious that he
was committing crime, no Is not guilty OF
any offence in law. ,......l 1910
IL 10 for the Jury TO say what was the state
Of the prisoners mind, asto the capacity %
sS% q An + "A y "A n S; y
sa.s, and he jaIy andInE A. ~. Az M. q ~ :;
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