The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-22
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shown symptoms OF insanity.

A PECULIAR FREAK-wHAr DOES 1T sHoa2
For several days New York artist has bten in
the court rOOm endeavOring to sketch the FIXTURES
OF the prisoner. The movements OF his pencil were
observed by her son, John Struck, and he cdnmu-
ncated the fact OF the presence OF the artist b his
mother. During the entire afternoon she kept
moving her head and covering her face with her
goved hands to prevent her features being secured.
me son was greatly excited and declared thar his
mother should never appear In an illustrated hper.
Later In the day. learning from Sheriff Scott that
tme artist had secured very poor picture the prs-
sultaton with her friends announced to Waden
Webster OF the County Jail, that she did not wish
to appear to disadvantage In the Illustrated
papers, and would like to be escorted to a gallery
that she might have her picture taken and copies
presented TO the members OF the press The
warden, who Is an obliging gentleman, compiled,
and sitting was had. The prisoner on leaving the
gallery expressed her satisfaction at the result Of
the sitting, and returned to her quarters at the JAIL
apparently greatly relieved, now that her personal
appearance Is not likely to be
CARICATURED IN THE PICTORIAL PRESS.
mention these facts to show that whether sane
or insane she has one characteristic OF her sex--a
desire to appear to the best advantage. Through
out the entire trial she seemed to be !
INDIFFERENT TO THE PRESENCE OF THE PUBLIC.
When the evidence OF Professor Barker, the chemist
Of Yale College was being given and while MT 2.
ing him to scathing cross-examination that time
ana again
DREW FORTH APPLAUSE
from the audience in sympathy with the witness,
the prisoner appeared unmoved by the demOnstra-
lions made against her. At the conclusion OF 1t,
the exciting demonstrations OF the day that the
Courh and Sheriff vainly endeav0red to check, the
prisoner
ACCEPTED THE ARM OF DEPUTY SHERIFF STEvENSfl
and passing down the steps OF the Court House,
were lined with curious peOpe, most OF whom were
of her own sex, eisurely passed through the crowd
to Chapel street, where they took for the jail,
there to remain until the reOpening OF the Court,
walked leisurely down the street behind them In
concOurse OF curious people, and closely watched
her; but the prisoner, to all outward appearances
was as unconcerned at the curiosity OF the dense
thrOng that followed her az the bronze statue Of
street urchins who daily collect about his pedes-
tai and freely crticse the the ancient cut of his
wardrobe.
THE LINE OF DEFENCE.
The accused Is defended by two able counsel who
certainly doing all in their power to clear her.
They have not as yet whispered hint OF what will
be their line of defence 1t was generally supposed
that the plea of insanity would be set up Ii the evil
dence In the other alleged poisOnngs had been adj
United; but learn that that will not be urged now
as the counsel feel that the StateNhas not made out
a sufficient to convict, and are not likely to.
From the drift of the cross-eXaminatiOn OF the
medical officers and the chemist, it appears that
they will likely set up in defence that Sherman's
counsel has strenuousy endeavored, in the cross
examination, to impress upon the jury that the
poison was administered In the bismuth given him
by DIR. Pinney when attending him, or, In other
words, that he was accidentally poisoned by his ply
sicians This theory, however, was anticipated by
the State, and they showed by Professor Barker,
who made analysis of bismuth taken from the
same vessel In the drug store, that it pure and
that the bismuth could not have produced death.