The New York herald., 1870-05-04
rhe depositions were then put in evidence.

O0VODuIuOu OI 6cnuyIof OOlIo0s
OF Mr.. Schuyler C0fax.
Mr.. Gerry objected.
the CoHit-Jn what grounds do you oGer this de-
on cox but h name sus has has beer been 'dS dragged
ana pSopos. e Il because 4
evidence 10 answer 20 that given BY the defence
through ne mouths q other Witnesses ana because
M. OoIiax that his testimony 6s read. ~ =
The Court--l DO not recoiect his nAme being used
which he is connected with the case 80 far as the
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on suded e him.
but you 6sv p20ia %
deposition DO not see why You seek TO introduce it
now: now, Should y become relevant or material nere
MI. Davis then withdrew the deposition.
Testimony or Or. Echeverria.
Dr. Echeverria was called, ana testined-I am .
professor o. mental ana nervous diseases at the uni
y Macf oss 20 s
You vous diseases, arss s Europe ana then here; was
lums In Germany; in London was appointed Resi-
dent Physician the Epieptic and Paralytic Hospl-
ps Hammond s ana vance in this CASE agree gen
orally with their opinions as TO the normal functions
OF the brain; define Insanity as that condtuon OF
the mind where there Is failure or the faculty OF
Judging, Of an uncomfortable impulse OF the mind,
with o loss OF power Of the will, accompanied by
disease dens0n ANY sts SePs an
comfortable violence Of emotion; II disease coexists
then If the emotion Is traceaby connected with the
o. Gan person having this uncomfortable emo.
ton have q clear knowledge of right and wrongs
a. a2 s
insanity S s'Ss With eo%pless health = Of mind and
symptoms before and after which. on care
full examination, VIII be-. detected as showing
form ~ Of m melancRoIia or Of monomana; the drst is
the depression Of spirits; the second includes hom-
cida mania suicidal mania and other manlas; the
form of melancholia is q continual depression; mo-
nomania Is when the mind continually runs on one
subect-on killings, on burnlngs, ON robberies, &C.
tInguish between right and wrong commences to
threaten man with shooting, lies In wait for him
and finally shoots MIN, would you regard @ II as proof
O. Suppose there was besides the rest grudge
SSunss SSa mean 1as real wrong or mere deuson
@ No. Suppose 1t were realS
Counsel for defence objected to this and insisted
that the question should be put IN the form they had
After some discussion question was put covering
shona s tnnE the man was not nsne have read
all the evidence in this case as given IN the news
papers, with view to making up my mind as to the
aoy g WSa Or 1s asSay san q tss prisoner
Counsel for defence argued that as the newspapers
had not published all the testimony the queeiion
could not be put. and the District Attorney waived
the question.
the witness-I have read the HERALD, World, TIT
bure, SUM- and sometimes the Times; read the tes-
timony as to the death OF the cousin from s0ftening
Of the brain; II that arose from hereditary disease In
aeneS as n SSs sne1a
think Of proving hereditary tendency starting
from cousin; insanity, when hereditary s!l usa-
@, Take the case OF q man whose pulse ran up
fron lo4 to 124 on the exhibition OF q picture Of
him. and NV the ~ blood vessels Of whose eye
were gorged, what proof would you regard
that to sanity Y or d A. NSne 81
cerebral deseass alone; cefebal disease exists
where ine enlargement Of pupil and muscular
twitching and 80 on, EXIST but they are always &C.
companed by IDEAS te S1 tne ae aRe
call that general paralysis OF the 1nsane; insane
acts are the result OF maniacal excitement Of partial
dellrium or the residual effects OF what u called
To Counsel for Desence-I pronounced Reynolds
unit TO be executed but insane the verdict was
obtained on the testimony Of Drs. Vance and Ham.
moan as 20 mis- a r on dony my
the District Attorney used DR.. Hammond's afidavit
against mine; l was examined In the Chambers
case, and swore to mis- insanity; have never per-
Testimony Of Mrs. Gilbert.
Mrs. Gilbert, mother OF Mrs. Calhoun, was ne xt
examned-Resided In Morris street, Jersey City; re-
sided there since May, 1869
Q. Are you acquainted with Mrs. Richardson's A.
Q. Row long have you been acquainted with herr
A. first saw her in 1868.
The Court-What is the purport Of producing this
Mr. Davis-To disprove the testimony of the wit
nesses for the defence who swore TO seeing MI.
NEro OSos1n land hon nnff
witness in the summer, when the fact was that she
was not there at all that time.
q. You are the mother OF Mrs. CalnounP A. am.
q; DID you know the late Albert d. Richardson
o. Were you well acquainteds was.
Witness then proceeded to give a description OF
the personal appearance OF the deceased Richardson
X9a aaye y S,s Thomas Yss Holders he
came to my house last summer with lady; that
@. Who came to your house With MI. Holder on
the occasion you spoke or
The Court suppose it is intended to show that
Mr. Richardson was mistaken for this Mr. HoderY
District Attorney-That is exactly the case, your
Honor.
A. His wile-my daughter.
@. How long did they remain at your house9 A..
think about four weeks that first time; they came
again the course of the season; they remained on
the latter occasion only two or three days; they
came again in December and left at the end Of that
uOutlls
Witness described the style Of the hirsute ap-
pendages worn cheek and chin by her son-in-law,
Mr.. Holder, and stated that her son wears long
beard.
Q. Was Mrs. Richardson at yeur house near New
ark at any time during 1858 or at any time
prior to the commencement OF this trial A. She
was mott never saw the little boy Danny till within
the last few daysj he never was ut my house near
Newark
Q. Did you know that Mrs. Mcfarland played at
the Winter Gardens A. l did.
@. Do you know who used to escort her from that
theatre during the time she played there. A. Her
friends; my husband and myself went for her sew
eral times
in Jersey City at any time last August or september
A. He was.
@. What portion of these months was ne there
A. think he there about the LIST Of August, but
he went to California at that time.
Q. How long was he away' A. think about Six
weeks don't rec0llect.
Q. Might he not have gone in septembers A.
am not quite sure about 1t.
Q. Was Mrs. Richardson stopping at your house
nj ha "a m A a wa ".