The New York herald., 1870-04-21

ihe COurt-Ali lnls cVuiu % provo" " '"S s'""
| Counsel for the aeience-I am sure your Honor's
experience will recall 20 you the reasonINever Eo
| To the camp OF your enemy for Irleno no wuo
does that to suffer Tor IT, we are certan taS
bur Tor the relationship OF Mr. Sinclair 10 ms VILE
for That ~ what we mean-Mr. Sihca'r "ouio 10 our
| ALBERT d. RICHARDSON'S ESTATE.
Counsel for the defence--We intead to snow that
Albert ID. Richardson mad estate In TINS c0un v,
aud that consequent on death there had been no
CLAIMS OF administration put in either executor
| or executrix. or a0minlstrdtrix
The Court ruled out this testimony.
Testimony Of MIR. Daasctt.
Mr. Daggett said that ne had been collector OF
venue IN the Fourth district and IN the twenty
second district; was connected with the Depart
ment OF State at Washington. IN The once OF the
Hon. w. II. seward: me letter produced bears the
Mr.. Gerry produced letter nom Horace Greeley
TO Mr.. Macratn recommending Mr.. Mcfarland TO a
public appointment
The Court-Excluded.
Mr.. Gerry produced a letter from Mr.. Samuel Sim
clair dated 14th January. 1857.
The COurt-Excluded.
Mr. Gerry produced certified copies OF letters from
Mr. George Opdyke, Mayor OF the city OF New York.
dated March 10. 1862 and also from David Dudley
Field: James W. White, Justice OF Supreme Court
New York; and Horace Greeley, who said that he
was worthy, faithful man. by which Mcfarland
obtained commssionership OF enrolment.
The Court excluded all these documents, and said
1t would be easy TO place Mr.. Greeley on the stand
Testimony Taken by Commission.
Mr.. Gerry then called upon Mr.. Vanderpoel TO pro-
duce a certain return Ot interrogat0rles taken By
The first Of these were the nterrogatorles pro-
pounded TO and answered by Professor f. b. Quinby.
Of dartmouth College ana were followed by the tes'
timOny taken by commission OF divers Professors-P
Hubbard, Peter G. BOem. W. Russell and Governor
Farrell. OF Wisconsin. {.
Testimony Of DIR. Austin Flint.
Austin Flint examined-I am attending and con-
sultlng physician to several OF the medical insitu
tions IN this cty-t0 the Backwels Island Hospital,
and the Founding Hospital, on Wards Island.
anraIfu tod flisno IF fhn
heart and lungss A. give more attention tO those
| diseases than TO any other.
q. Have you not devoted your attention specl-
| ally to the subject of insani:y9 A. No.
z. How long have you practced as physcianY '
A. Thirty five years.
q. You are q member OF most OF the medical S0Cie
ties OF this cliyY A. Yes.
| Q. You are often called into consultation by the
| practlcing physicians herep A. Yes.
| O. You have seen MIR. Mcfarland the prisoner at
the bar, before to-iays A. Yes; visited hlm at the
| o. During the present month"; A. Yes, the first
| Sunday OF the present month.
q. Did you make any examination OF his physiques
| q. How did you come to make that examination
fof what p0rp6seS A. first visited him TO examine
his cnest with reference to diseases OF the lungs and
Q. Did you make thorough examinations A. I
q. DID you discover any organic disease Of the
| hearth A. No.
q. ANY functional disease OF the heart, A. No;
the actiOn OF the heart was rapid above the usual
| and normal pulsatlon.
O. What are the causes Of functional disorders OF
the heart? A. They are various; an Impoverisnment
Of the blood wii cause it disturbance OF the dges.
tive organs; long mental anxiety; there are many
Q. These three are the most importantp A. Yes;
we distinguish tDls from organic disease OF the
heart
and specific IN character. are tney nOtY A. Yes.
T. Did you not discover disease OF the hearth A. I
noticed an increase and frequency In the pulse.
O. What was that caused by A. did not form
| any opinion on tnat.
disease existing at tnat timer A. No.
CrOss-eXamlned-Q This functional arrangement,
! was 1t abnormal, or might It have been normala A.
| do not rccoect the frequency OF the pulsaton:
recOect that II was considerably above the average:
tnink the pulse was over hundred; should say
| it was abnormal.
Q. The frequency of the pusation variesp A. Yes.
Z. Within what ranger A. 1t varies from forty to
ninety, perhaps it is more frequently below than
! q. What Is the averagef A. Seventy.two; the
variation above the average is not necessarily abnor
mal-nOt within certain imils
q. Did you make very particular examination,
| except as to the neart anu lungsl A. No.
Q. You do not reccollect what you found the
pulse to bea A. recollect distinctly that 1t was
| above one hundred
q. You found the prisoner in his ceils A. No, he
came to a little room connected with the clerks
| room, think.
| Q. lie was under no particular excitement at that
| U. You noticed nothing at that time calculated to
| increase the frequency OF the puiseS A. No.
z. No reference was made 10 any subject calcr-
O. The pulse greatly varies with exciting causesa
@. Persons allowing themselves to become exces-
sively anery-that increases the pulse very much
above the natural pulsef A. Yes.
BY NJ. Gerry-Wh0 was VITA You when you visited
him at the TOmOs2 A. DR.. Hammond
THE ILLNESS or RECORDER HACKErr-MoTION FOR
ADJOURNMENT.
Senior counsel, at this stage OF the proceedings,
rose, and addressing the Court said:-As a strong
personal friend of your Honor 1t appearing to me
OrO.
ceed further to-day with this trial. respectfully beg
that your Honor Will adjourn the court tor to-day.
1T Is Tut 100 obvious 10 any person looking at you
tnat you are not III condition to continue the
case now, and as the prosecuting officer lor the
people, the District Attorney c0ncurs with me, beg
TO make sincere strong ana feeling request that
Tor this day, at all events you adjourn the court
the papers and before this trial commenced, that
you were seized In your office with threatening
symptoms, aud 1t might be that those symptoms
would return on you II you persist IN discharging
your duties at present. admire the fortitude you
have exhibited in persevering in hearing this case
In despite OF increasing lndisposltion. and must
say that 1t reflects credit the fidelity with which
some officials are ready and willing 70 serve their
trust; bur, as an individual, ana as a strong
personal trehd and as member OF the bar,
l not only respectfully request but urge your
Honor to stop the proceedings on tins trial for
to-day. IL Is painful for US 10 LOOK al your Efforts
SIT and discharge your duties. Your appearance
has been noticed and remarked upon by persons to
with your indsposltIon and therefore In justice to
yourself and as there notning In the behest OF the
occasion to require this sacrifice, respectfully ask
for an adjournment Of the case.
Judge Garvin-l entirely concur, your Honor. in
the remarks or counsel and JOIN HIM in his request
for an adjournment. There Is no doubt out that the
case must be adjourned till tomorrow morning by
adJourning now 1t may be that your Honor will he
able TO SO on with the case Tomorrow, and there
fore IN Justice not only to yourself. but to the pub
lie, TRUST you Will grant an adjournment.
The Court then adjourned I'LL this Thursday morn.
ing, at eleven O'Clock.
NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS. /.