The New York herald., 1870-04-28

tuut peIsOu Decdue suddenly ueOreSSe0 miu0 8fO
became melancnolc and sat IN MS chair crying all
day, l would say that man was insane IN
nus emouonai faculties, AMI he Is liable
10 commit suicide at any moment where delusion ana
haiiucnati0n exist, ana there is no alteration OF
the other faculties, that would be perceptonal IN
sany' lis - the hrsi indication OF greater devel,
opment OF INSANITY, and il man has perceptionai
INSANITY ne IL IN a critical condition.
| Y. II u man IN that condition Of mind is walking
Howu .ie street ami s,pposes he sees some one pe-
Tore him. while IN fact no one Il there, would his In
tenec. INFORM him that this was delnsionf A. Yes.
cerned with the eSceptloa a' Of r. this a;se or diseased
perception, he is sane man9 A. Perfectly 50.
e. Exceptional insanity, as You describe H. may nay
sound intellectual abilityf A. Yes; party III that
condition will have the win perfectly under control,
perfect control of the mind and perfect coinprehen-
sion oI the moral faculties.
q. Describe the nature OF INSANITY Of the Will, OF
which you ~ have spoken; & vo'ioaa m insanity or
the individual loses the control OF his own Will
through alteration Of his in teect; there Is a
OF vOtOna insanity, winch Is very frequently quoted
AMI ii familiar 10 the doctors:-A man with voli-
sonal insanity hal at times an impulse
aware of the impulse and was conscious of the act
and wrong he would commit; on the first approach
OF The impulse he would immedlmtely warn his
mother To get out of the way I'LL the lit hasl passed
away. and then he would thank God that he ha, not
carried ou the impulse; The warning he would give
his mother at the moment the inpulse would come
upon nm ana before completely losing the control
Of his Will.
q. The fact OF this defendant going hotel where
con,iucng himself as though he were rational. and
stating mat some one would call for him would that
he lnnicatvc of MS nationality? A. Yes, il would.
u That circumstance would draw this Case up to
your standard III Judgments A. Yes | know of a
cas- OF gentleman In this city who was attacked
wNn cong stion OF brain while eating hearty DIM
ner, ana was afflicted with mania for Two hours; he
hid Stopped nj railroad station had ca en- dinner
heartily and the mama G cime on and ne wished 10
lnjurc every one about him. this was CONSEQUENT on
cerebral congestion, brought about by taking too
large "a quantity Of food; saw him about ten DAYS
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gestion OF the brain.
q. In those cases OF insanity the person is acting
logcilyY A. Yes, he Is acting perfectly logically.
q In that state OF insanity as q matter ns G0iirse
the moral faculties arc involved and there Il an ina
biy to determine whether the act be right or wrong
a. Iherc Is great deal 0 confusion about what IL
called moral insanity.
z. have not asked You that-I am coming TO that
presently are not he distinctions between right aud
wrong ihvolvedY A. What may be right In one per-
son Is wrong in another; is is the same lii nations
and dependent upon abstract questions.
=, iti3 When his intellectual faculties are insane
tt the Inability arises when he Is not able to Judge
whether his acts are criminal or notP A. Yes that
Is so the individual has had Intellectual power but
has Il not when the inability manifests itself.
q. Then the intellect makes no resistancef A. 1t
does make r,sisance, but ia Overpowered.
@ Now, sir is it not fact that the intellect be.
comes overpowered by the viii, aud that the INTEL
lect fs then in an insane condiiionY A. No; think
not
sanity OF the will SO FAR as to exhibit disease, anu in
which the intellect may not he affected by the disease
itselfa A. Yes.
@ The form or insanity in which there are delu-
slonS Is common form OF Insanity A. Yes; the
most common.
O. Deluson is not the attendant of the three forms
oil insanity which y0u have describads A. No.
z. When delusion is attendant upon these forms
OF insanity, It is conclusive evidence ta insanity
eXistss A. Yes; II 4 conclusive.
q. The intellect indicates to him tine thing to be
doncY A. 1t does.
q. Then tnat kind Of insanity acts upon the delu-
slons A. res; If the ideas of a man insane his
acts are insane.
q There is no condition Of dementa in this case ?
Q. You have REID Huntingdons case, Doctor,
suppose? A. have; recoect 1t perfectly.
a There was an endelvor there TO establish moral
insality9 A. Yes; it was tendency to write other
peoples names. tLaughter.) There is no such form
OF insanity unaccompanied by any other form Of dis
ease: may, perhaps, put myself right about this;
although think there are classes of disease which
are characterized by loss of moral perception, YET
do not belize in classifying them separately: where
this inability exists 1t Is always accompanied by other
classes Of disease.
Q. Suppose a person, for some purpose claiming to
be insane did an a; act nader pretsnce OF being in,
would suppose that 1t was decided case Of sham
ming.
10 conceal insanity 10 induce others to believe he
insane would not that be such an exercise OF mental
preciate ouy his own condition but to judge b..
tween the right and wrong OF his own actP A. II
would lead me 10 suppose he was sane
O. Is il not one Of the evidences OF the existence
insanity that a person carries about with him the
intent TO XIII an0ner-a friend and not an enemy
A. Very frequently: sometime quite the reverse;
ns ane men will nbibe great prejudices against
Keeper, but who may have matreated him; an
insane man viii never forgive al injury.
T. Is t not propensity OF insane people to enter
Ia desire To Kill person who did not commit an
injury upon them, and without any reason motive
only without reason, out contrary to reason, when
they had every reason to heap blessings, II may
speak. npon their Victims
o. You had never seen this man until you saw hin
III jaY A. Not 10 my knowledge.
O. You have seen many cases Of feigned insanity
A. have, especially in the army.
O. You have Known Cases from the looks where in
sanity has been fegned 10y the person for the purpose
OF his own defencef A. have known such cases.
q Now, DOctor Is II very difficult for person tC
detect eigned insanityY A. 1t is very difficult: 1t il
much easier for al insane to ieign sanity than
for sane man to feign insanity; they generally
OvcrdO it,.
@ wish, Doctor, to relate to yon case In which
had TO pronounce sentence upon man. When
arrived at the jail the sheriff Informed me that the
man was either insane or was feigning. ordered
two Of the most skiIful physicians Of the city 20 be
summoned. Those physicians came to me scpa
ratey, and requested them to give him O full eX.
animation. One reported that in his judgment the
the other reported that he thought he was feignng.
As there was doubt | requested the man to lie
brought before me, and he delivered an address OF
and afterwards pronounced sentence upon him.
Under these circumstances should You have detected
the leignings A. think should; have sufficient
confidence In my own powers 10 form an opni6a.
Q. DO you know DR.. Gray A. Yes
q. This man was under his charge for six mOnths
A. 1t Is quite possible where there large mum.
ber Of patients; have su ch confidence In DIR. Gray
that II ne gave his undivided attention to that or
any other case ne would certainly find out whether
man was feigning Or not.
q. understood the counsel for the defence to at
tempt 10 get an answer to his question on the idea
that the brain received its nutrition during sleep;
1t your idea that The brain receives nutrition from
sleepy A. Mainly IN sleep.
O. Is not this the TRUTH that the brain has during
all seasons OF mental activity been fed by blood
A. Undoubtedly; sleep cannot take place during
congestion OF the brain congestion must cease be-
fore sleep; man may be In q stare OF stupOr, but
that Ia not sleep: when man is intoxicated he does
not sleep: he falls into state OF stupor: It may he
rest for the muscles, but 1t s the mental
faculties, unless the effects OF the stimulants may
die out and sleep may come.
q. TO which OF those classes do you think attribu-
table 10 emotional excitement? DO you think emo.
tOnal excitement existed before the hOmicideY A.
l think 1t was due TO the circumstances.
q. In which OF those ca.ssncaiions of insanity
which you have described do you place tue present
caseS A. place il IN the category Of emotional in
sanity; man might during the day talk and con.
verse with his friends upon various subjects OF bust
ness calmly and cooly, without exhibiting any ap.
pealancc OF insanity, and still be shortly afterwards
affected by emotional insanity
What would n he orr tio ,,.it