The New York herald., 1870-04-27

tnsautyf A. Yes hut IT Is q very serious question in
my Q l,inion; on the other hand you may have IN;
c.lsts you VIII md dclusions accompanying n state
Of isanity; delnsions are one Of the marked slsns
O. Do not authors generally lay II down as q fact
that there can bc such thing as insanity Without
dension' A. s,me authors DO ba. noa % me ns,; nsS
on the eonfrary, many authors state that nsahIy
may exist without deirslon; insMty may exs 'or a
considerable time before deLsion becomes uc-
o Isit your opinion that in all cases where IN.
sanity exists there is some sort OF deuslons A. MOI
Q Descrb, a case In which insanity may exist
without drluson. A. Take the case of Reynodsi
there was no delusion there; the man aclsa asa ny
mainline, having no consciousness ~ hs ~, asns
wh ~ ne comes 10 himself he has no recoilecton o.
what n may have done. 49,
pro. .trate an N tue at nat ens.e, ne WI NOT
have an epeptic NJ, that III will come 70 hn I'M.
maj sss so a'sr % ne Re overs rom cue 4 n0'
V In tnat c0nlitioR is he not un Ter defns on
A. No; don't think n has any conscious delisIVn.
Inere y such thing as impuisive in anfty--
what is thar A. Where man has q desire to COM
mt certain act that was nplv before and im-
r>sr rain himself.
Q. Where one man goes and shoots another with
out motive, without q wrong done 10 niin ami
without gradge against him. IS that an evi Hence Of
insanity A. don't wish TO ioi1n an oinnioa On
"a Blu, you would not consiier such an act eyi.
dence OF insanity A. would not.
O. Not a. all? A. Not at all
into the park an shooting the rrst man he meets.
and then following that up by evidence showing that
ere was strong , mSve o. anger M existing between
OF fnsanityr A. NO, becauze II was instigated by
anger
say that he was suffering from an attack Of insanity
o. Add to that that he was Jealous OF the man,
would that change your oplnlonS A. No, sir.
O. Add to that that he hated the man he shot, and
was acuated by motives OF reyengeY A. No sir; that
10 mn nytA Ann nf ina
| O. Suppose you add TO that anger hatred and
jealousy, and motives 81 revenge anl that a man so
him. would not that furnish you WIN data 10 say that
| tie man was inslnes A. No, sir not particle.
q. Suppose you add 10 that the fact that The man
| had done him some great personal injury aud this
was the first time he had encountered him since the
lnficton OF the injury would that form an evidence
OF insanity A. would have to know what the
| state Of his mind was at the time, but the simple
fact OF his killing the man would not make me think
| he was insane.
1 sble for the act? A. woud not ue mciinet 10 say
| so from the supp0 lttps case y0u D. esent.
| q. You would say ne was " man OF o wicked ana
| Logical que ton.
@ You would say ne was a pretty hard casei A.
| Yes, but he might have had motive.
| O. Suppose you adj als) that he was man Of
very vIoent and uncpn 70 liable passion ,Nno got htJ
won you say he Wa would
have to know something more about him before
would pronounce upon him.
| U. But you wOuu u0J say he was insane nom the
| act itsefP A. NJ sir.
@. Now suppose man agrees to separation
from his wle-thele Is an agreement between hiii-
self and his wfe-and that he taxes one enid aud
the wi Q the other; AMI suppose the man becomes
jealous OF some other man, and he meets that ma,
once month Tor TWO years, IA o to lace, without
any apparent emotion, aud he brings civil SUIT
against the seincer OF hs vie, and after al th s
length Of time he OF last goes TO an onice IN &c
hines In day without any lparent mo i've, whel &
he knew the alleged seducer OF his wife IS in the
habit OF coming lor his letters and hhsiy secreune
in tnftic pia
commands full view OF both entrances 10 the office
and waits there with pistol in his pocket, and OF
turned 10 him, and then shoots him aud Sips away
would you say that such man from these iacts aion
Re.examined by MIR. Gerry--Dr Wele was presen
| on the second occasion; all the warlens knew wa
there; there was no concealnent; DR.. Wehe say
everything that did; congestion OF the brain exist
all the time, but the is not nece Ssary insanity al
the time; the mind may fash or into acuie mani
| under the circumstances, and physician ma
know, who attended him, that q man at III
time was insane; the congestion Of the brai
in McFarland's case may have existed ft
years: the most common cause ts mental excitemen
there Is dificuty In deciding rs TO the symptom
OF deirum tremens II you know the previous histoi
OF the Individual; saw no signs Of delirium trcmeI
| in Mcfarland; we never form an opinion az TO Il
sanity by any one single act; was called by y
IN KeynGs case am" was 3 mn, a
that should give notice 10 the defence; testh'
the man was sane In the Chambers case and the ID
). trict Attorney at Brooklyn gave up the casc wht
Chambers got to the jail he b0aslcd that he had
= ceived all the doctors but me.
DIR. Ralph r. Parsons,
= resident physician OF the New York Lunatc Asylum
: testiHeI-I have made specially OF diseases Of II
q brain since became a physician, and have made
constant study; was in private practice for nil
or ten years; have treated five or SIX thousand
Of insanity; now have about four hundred under II
Z charge; insanity may exist In harmless state +
time; it often lies in a state OF tranquility uni
an exciting cause comes on they often associate
| their minds the offence and punishment; they ofte
listen TO proof grief tears and complaints are ev
fssnel mi AfA mo
ment disturbances; twitchng oil the muscles, If on
caused by mental disturbance, are symptoms Of mel
| tai disturbances; suicidal tendencies would arou
suspicion OF insanity man Of the defendants ten
permanent might more likely be developed between u
age OF forty or fifty; matured, long standing love
ones wife Is a very strong emotion, rs strong an
: other; suppose there would be nothing more like
, : to produce frenzy than the desertion OF
y loved wife; the desertion by wife Of such man
! Is described might very likely produce frenzy, b
. . not necessarily; pulse beating from one hundr
G and ten TO one hundred and twenty would be We
likely to produce disease OF the brain; II he
. an emotional nature and nervous temper
u u ment of an active mind his desertion by
u wife and her open abandonment OF her husbai
= for her paramOur would be very powerful eau
9 towards producing insanity; he might, previous
an attack OF acute mania, be able to attend TO bu
| ness, and for awhile 70 conceal his condition fro
, those with whom he associated In business.
Senior counsel read from Mr. Billings eviden
with regard to the meeting In front OF the New Yo
= = Hotel on the 25t Of November; the evidence OF
! Wickham,- who saw him a few minutes latt
s M aer a aay S a oBen aye e Mao sng
who saw him early IN the morning Of the 25th; of
: Ward who saw him the day before; OF DR.. Waiso
! | WHO aso saw him the day before; OF Mr.. MangaI
: who saw him day or two before; he also repcat
various portions OF the testimony OF other wiinesse
and then read the long question put yesterday to
. Vance by Mr.. Gerry, and added to 1t many fac
elected in the course OF the trial. and asked, ASSN
ing all these facts true. and basing your opini
. on this hypothesis. up to- through, and including ~
!, day. What do they indicate as 10 the sanity or
sanity Of the prisoner at the time Of this shooting
!, Mr.. Davis objected to the question on the gron
= that tie Hypothetical question was interlarded W
. the opinions OF inexpcrts and comments Of
= counsel.
u A. Under these facts should say that the prisoi
: was undoubtedly OF unsound mind at that time.
= The court here took q recess.
/. After Reccxs-Dr. Parsons Recalled.
!. Dr. Paisols resuined his evidence ami said
, ! make a" Vt rss -ee-T =,
/ NO DISTINCTION BETWEEN INSANITY AND LuNACY
In cases cf homcidal mama, luiatcs do is clt
their Intentions; in cases OF suicidal mama
g patients are inclined to conceal their in ent;
G suicidal mania Is NOT merely a mania with 4
dency 10 commit suicide; II Is a distinct form
h mama: In meldncfoa, tendency commit suie
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