The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-08


shock could have been the incipisnt cause.
ITO matters a man had family and lovod third
psy he waSts e on INK % na, have S uced
the copai.!on that fonnd n found the hs
cosera SsD and poSy
have been one or two teaspoonsu when first called
hear b WAS d
did him there were
other medical here might have been other phys
DR. A. T. SAWYER.
many ysai knew the late crt'snden was in az
tendance on him after be shot with Dr. Douglass found
gave MIN smnans for support and Of morphne
was pusun a. ne pos-mor.em MT Cri.tenden exhibited
70 his death he complained pain his abdomen
have no doubt of it, Objected overrulcd excepted
Crossexamined. Assisted at tho pcstmortem; assisted
the Coroner and Dr. Bentley who made the post norton;
examined The lungs then the heart the first ncsion that
wa was the the | of the bail p that
modification Of the lower portion OF the smaller
Of the psonGa surface in my opinion the nsmmson
hS VS. 10 the ex
tion itself sufficient to produce u woad depend
would follow modification Immediately; life would be
as three or four days the % to
duced dean think secondary cause; do think
tihcaon set there is sensibtv n mortified parts in
some cases i mgh Prodtee pam in this case there was
III. case Inflammation was the cause of the NOR
to the rule there WAS no other nnry
to the they were not rpptned he complained Of
peared have fun attention
he bS, when drss
was some twelve hours after mrs. went there think
he did Of the other physcians he generally talked in
he did not continue RATIONAL was with him for an hour
rs M w S bns % he RE-
fore DEATH he may have possibly done from the begin
HIM from eight to
twelve hours after he had been shot before that had
xno NJ cr,,on moDn 4, p. Gn Is,s v.r n.
boat that he did meet his family his
to health was very good eonyersed with him he gave no
%h him. s'nS IN III or that the
The prosecution here rested
OPENING STATEMENT OF THE DEFENCE.
At three O'Clock Mr.. Elisha Cook rose to address
the jury, and state what the line OF defence would
be. lie sald:-
We are all engaged and have been for four days. in the
understood each q well
sround a By Ieess,urs which compel.
ment The Importance case Is 50 that you
gentlemen taken aud kept from family ordinary
ss ssS sn
sponsibility rests on on my shoulders
APPEAL
i sas
70 sss
selves them when you look the already in
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c of " hear. ana 81 have no fear q the
Gentlemen Of the defendant met the deceased
rss relations we're q friendly chara ss
Ter h he ,s:mony Of os e. e. or
ten months after Their was unaware Tia. he
her. and those he gained i cam
be believed from letters written BY himself
shor BY n. that no
they did. only The mouth. Witnesses
Of sn Ct n as NJ S
married man. made proestatons tina. he DID no; love his
Is dsass hs ssssyns q
ssss 9s S
a her he anS s ns1
through the form ma Their intimacy was At times
At eleven twelve and one O'Clock might without escort
ri sa 'sa a @
spai rs S
wife, who knew Of the relations existing all the time Why
PROMISED THREE TIMES TO MARRY Herr
s. 10 liz s a
by evidence that he broke OF her intended marriage with
the nigh. previous her going his
She said to him them You have held In bondage
t. sTf Amy Se M Of H sd
R.xs the n 70 he she
chase clothing to the amount Of i've or six hundred dollars
Of The garments then made She said him, Yon have
eosaa me viii
the balance, which you can present to your wife,"
After the night been his DESTROYS
e. s1 sas e s but %
until made apology for the abuse to her in the presence
% a
aud in moment OF frenzy she met Mr. Snyder
q: MTs ThS hs y9a e
or If yoa viii no. see me .ongh we sa never NEE.
he gained interview, what the result He told
her she must get divorce told her how to do and what
Snyder. ~ ~'-
KEEPS BOARDING HOUSE.
In 1874 she opened boarding house in Virginia City He
the the shooting with few Exceptions lie ooT
interest in the divorce which procured In this very
never separated; When she this city wrote her
Of
her MOI 70 Visit Mrs. Fair but tina! she that
.rss CITY, and u LIVING q her
Two days before the fatal shot. which depore aud
regret Mr. Crttcnden knowing his family coming
on 2 hsr s
s f1 ha sud ' DID
intend to kill him. In answer to question by Mrs Fair he
said he going to receive the family cooy take dinner
and then down town He had tod her previously that
WI n ess ii ns or
he the boat they together She went on board
see how he would receive his family, and had
NO IDEA OF KILLING
She carried the pistol always. She Mr.
tendcn to without when she travelled.
go guse " would been silly to go on a boat
TO murder man. She had with her hackmnn
meet her at the boat and take ner home She dropped the
pistol her feet after firing the shot when have
thrown overheard Take all the and there
is such thing a. premeditation to murder him.
NOT RESPONSIBLE AGENT.
They now came TO the qucstion-Mrs. Fair not
sponsibe AGENT that reason for the time being was
throncd, that she shot the she could
just well have shot the object of her hatred Mrs. Ce
den She shot The man the of river Of
her thoughts lie was her IDOL her self all she
for We will show that
MRs. FAIR INSANE.
First there ia such thing intellectual insanity
next partial insanity; and next, moral insanity They
pectsd to show that she was not only at the Time Of the
shooting but Tor twelve months before, times, morally,
partially and intellectually insanc that she was of an