The New York herald., 1870-04-28
SEVENTEENTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ExamiDatiop Of Witnesses Continued-Testi.
mkny Of ThOmas Deyvr.

Thomas Diver eXamined-I am night wachman ut
the City Prison; know the prisoner; 20 duty
at seven O'Clock at night and leave or at in
morning; during the time have been night watch
,uan had occasion to pass Mr McFarlands cell: I
looked into his cell; he not asleep often up 10
TWO O'Clock In the morning; he had ligll burning
in his cell once or twice.
Cross-examined by District Attorney Garvin---I
have been employed there over year; saw the
light burning once or twice.
Re-direct-I heard him complain of his Inability to
sleep; his appearance was such that h. looked as il
he could not Sleep
THE TESTIMONY OF DIR. HAMMOND CONTINUED.
DR.. Hammond continued to testify as follows:-
One of the most prOmien causes of menta, disease
Is domestic alienation; have in contact dur.
ing my travels with 10000 persons with more or
less care; have become familiar with 800 or ZOO
cases my private practice: have studied great
many cases of the typical forms OF insanity was In
Europe in 1856 and 1861 pursued the studies in
IN continual correspondence with alienists; GER.
tam symptoms precede the eliminating act; my
the act OF their elimination, but there also relics
which show the existence OF those violent
symptoms beforehand. The witness then al
luded to his examination or Mr.. Mcfarland,
and thought he must have been insane at
the time OF the commission Of the deed; he
was iaboring under temporary insanity; II
he had Kept away from the Tribune Office he might
have recovered the appearance of Richardson Was
sufficient to explode all the symptomsof the tempo
rary insanity; heIcould not say hOwOng he mOnOral
cal state had been on MIR. Mcfarland before the cu
mnating point. The witness tnen proceeded to give
81 technical definition OF m0nomania.
In Illustrating acase OF temporary INSANITY he
gave an instance OF gentleman inviting number
Of friends to dinner: suddenly lie begged To be ex-
cused went into an adjoining room andcut his throat
xhat was an exhibition OF temporary insanity: there
were ne sa many ases on e
Al u few years. . number OF Years ago insane peO-
PIE were lreated In an nlulnan manner; tie treat
sncnt now tends 10 bring back the soul TO its normal
state insane Peope are treated as tnvalids: il
person entered room and found one man shooting
aaOtler il would be nnpo. sbe to say whether he
was laDoring under temporary insanity or malice
afoietlougit except by the preceding circumstances
or alter Consequences: q distinction could be drawn
ct great length: state OF temporary insanity was
lbat which lasted short time; 1t may or 1t may not
Re prcceded by symptoms winch are obvious TO even
superficial observers; passion was nothing more
than emotional activity, but temporary insanity IL
proceeded ana followed by acts which show that
Tie mind has not entirely recovered from
lts condition; IN the case Of passion, where man
committed crime and having recovered lis re-
aecilve faculties the principle OF sef-pieservaton
came nto operation, but in the case Of temporary
Insanity IT often happens that the man VIII lie down
beside mis- victim.
Z. iou cannot solve the question OF insanity with.
ont having II history Of the case A. That is so.
q. We're you requested by the District Attorney 10
examine Reynolds, the murdercr2 A. Yes, and
a,d examine nin.
O Did you or any one else give notice TO Mr.
Howe, the attorney ior the deences a. No, and
am not aware that any ono else did
q. There was no one with YOU when you made The
examinsuont A. No, no one except tie prisoner
q. You deoided shat Reynolds was responsibles
A. did.
Counsel for the defence-I merely wish to show
that II your jrAlgmen was suiiCicnL 10 execute
man may, perhaps, be considered sufficient to save
Suother.
Cross-cxaininaaion--To Mr.. Davs--Q. You have
divided the mimi into four disilnct orders. Please
state wDat iiley ares a. Perception, emotion, ine
iect AMI vii.
Z. you say tnas insanity can exist with regard to
any one Of these faculties or the mind without the
otcrs being aBsGted thereby? A. Certainly; man
Hay oe insane on perception While sane IN emotion,
lnei;ect md wl there are limits to these cases,
aud these limits Iltrt be separate aud distinct in
each indiyiluai case; the emotional Jaculues NAV
be ATE Leo NTH insanity while she perception, we