Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-17

CRIMINAL Court, Jsd5s oria-Yesterday,
after our report closed
DR.. c. c. Cor was called and described homi-
eidal mania, and being asked if he Thought that
this vas a case Of homicidal mania, the question
Dr. III. Lindsley testified that in his practice
he could MOI remember q case of epilepsy which
tended to violent insanity.
DR.. BrookheiBssr. witness for the defence, testi-
fed that he was at the house on the morning
after the homicide, and was present at the au-
topsy- He gave description of the wounds.
FOURTH DAY.
The trial was resumed this morning. when
there was a very large crowd of spectators pres
ent, mostly coOred, and the defence called
DIR. @. H Ntcksls.-Witness Is in charge of the
Government Hospital for the Insane; has about
fifty ePileptics under his charge at present
Witness described epilepsy-a person generally
falls; the frame is CONFUSED; there IL frothinp
Al the mouth, and there is generally no premoniS
tor of the attack, during which there is no con-
tc1ousntss- What is known as a half attack is
when the patient loses consciousness for A mo-
ment or two, but does not fan. Witness has
known cases where persons attacked fall i'm the
nre- The half attacks are supposed to occur in
the night, and after them the patient would APP
Pear vacant or confused.
The Court said that this evidence might do II
the accused had proven any slight attacks but
these attacks had not been proved; but ii he
could show by witness that after such attacks
PeIsons became4asane he might do So
Mr.. Snodgrass said that the prisoner was sub
ject to attacks OF dizziness in the head and he
PropSsed TO ssk II di.zIness was MOI among the
The Court said that there was no proof that
the accused had such attacks, and il Mr. Snod-
srass knew that such was the fact he should get
on the stand.
Witness said that dizziness was one of the
symptoms; that the usual consequence Of re-
and sometimes a mania The mania was pecH
mar, and characterized by An impulsive blind
fury. ,,,.
md described the epileptic attack OF the iris
oner IN Caroline county, in order that DR. Mich
oe might form an opinion as to the character of
IL was an epileptic attack.
Sross-examined by Mr.. Carrington:-afania
does PES not rot usually Dy follow a single IT.
by the Court;-The expression of his eyes is
somewhat extraordinary, but rather shows SIN.
pidity than arrangement ''U-
MI Miller asked the witness to give his opin-
ION as 70 the appearance of the prisoner.
The Court" PhrenologicaIly? No. that has
not been reduced to a science vet r have seen
some some !, bad looking heads in which there was
Nj. Miller" No, your honor; asked as to
The Court" He's bearing on nothing now,
witness said he would say that the prisoner
"as OF low order of Intelligence -
by MI. snodgrass--Whst would be the effec.
the prisoner appears to have?
Ut. NICHOLS said he would prefer to answer
form and m Wo ~ Ta as put IN more general
on il. "Ouiu nave
The evidence was here closed, and a recess
The prosecution submitted the following
prayer for instructions:
III the jury believe, from the whole evidence
that the prisoner, in the city of Washington
d. G., on or about the time mentioned in the
Indictment. with the weapons which have been
onered In evidence, inflicted several wounds
upon the head and face Of the deceased OF
which she died. they'shall find him guilty as in
dcted, unless they are further satisfied, by
pfeponderance OF the evidence sthat ut the
time said homicide was committed As aforesaid
the accused had not sufficient reason to know
the nature, Quality and character Of the act of
nomcioe, ana sufncient capacity to distin guish
night from wrong in regard to this particular
act or was, from disease existing at the time
the homicide was committed, As Aforesaid. Gin
capable TO resist the commission of the act
This prayer was granted by the court
The defence offered the following:
First II, from the whole evidence, the jury be
neve tnat the prisoner committed the act, but
that at the time Of doing 50 he was under the in
huepce of a diseased mind and was really nm
S 20 nc ne Was committing crime he Is not
second If the jury believe that from any pre-
disposing cause the prisoners mind was i'm
Psl,ed, and that at the time OF the killing he
became or was mentally incapable Of governing
himself, and that at the time Of consulting said
net he was unconscious that he-was conmitting
Third IS for the jury to saw shst aas IN.
state Of the prisoners mind as to the capacity to
decide upon the criminaiity OF the homicide, re-
~ Ss sne AZ As gwen 70 mem In relation 20
not srrrso ~ iisa1y, wnetner VIII or wfil
.nce ~ nn9ine sne TACT OF the exist
Fonrth ~ tha re. y, sucn uee,ee on insanity
ease eifher in nas s ny oount e 70 the
onesfion Of .an;.x az ~ .no nomleide or the
united. 's' '"e P'i'nef should De ac-
The frst three of these nravs-.
md the fourth haxinc hapen 'r weIe SFsn.eo,
ception vss noted. "'off"ieu' An ex-
Mr.. Lovejoy opened the case to the jury, re-
citing the circumstances of the case and re-
viewing the evidence, contending that the de-
fence had not proved insanity, and this vas not
such q case as Is committed by ipSau persous
Who are more apt to select As victim \ strano.r
than relative or FRIEND He conclnNad 49,;
ing that the iury shonId trJ : 1870, . s.
the prisoner N 'oio'0e against
M Miller fo,lov., Co. .,s..
C 'o' INC oeiehee.
SikculT COURT, Chef Jsstioe Cartter-Yes-
.erosy, IN ,he case OF Wait vs.. Walter. the jury
"sie Unable 10 agree and were discharged.
Onon bntts VS. McClintock- The jury
svs.i . ~ ~, ule eiehoaht, ana motion for new
~i "~S en'eieo.
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Hesens q " Gssis2toaiaas--During the storm on
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overtaken about one O'Clock in ChessnesTe' hsv