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n v1,on you me, and conversed with him in my
oce did YOU not tell me at that time that you were
very favorably impressed with NJ, appearAn'' 'i1
ma Al told Won on that occasion that thought ms
case very plausible one.
Counsel for the Asylum and guardian then
introduced copy of the record of the pro-
ceedincs in the Court of Common Pleas OF
Alleghanv Co., in March 1869, on petit
tion De Lunatico Ilquirendo, IN when
stockton was adjudged q lunatie and D.
G Schoenmaker, son OF his Drotner-lh-
law was appointed his guardian, and from
which il appeared that the proceedings were
wholly erpdrte: and also that the Court or
dered notice of the petition and proceedings
n be given to be given to James Schoon-
maker. his brother-in-law, and that Sueh
notice was served upon and accepted by hih'
and also that he was summoned as witness
in the case against Stockton. The counsel ais9
introduced a copy OF the conllltiieht u
Stoekton to DixmOnte Asylum, from "high
Il onneared that he was committed on the
ND of temporary insanity, and from
yh;cb il did not appear that Stockton ha9
any notice of the proceedings upon when
sa;d commitment was based; and also a copy
Of the order ordering the discharge OF Stock
ION from Dixmonte and his surrender 10
vonpr Schoonmaker his guardian.
The attorney for the petitioner 5 guardian
Mr. Sine. was then introduced as a witness
and testified that the proceedings on ths
petition de LuHatico LquTendo were hau
/, order that the estate Of the petitioner :
,,,otber mi0ht be settled. and that he was OF
nonnssl In the case, and that, 50 far as he
| tnew James SHOEMAKER had nothing 10 90
with The institution Of the proceedings I'M
der said petition.
TESTIMONY FOR PETITIONER.
The first evidence offered was copy OF
,be record Of the proceedings on writ 0l
5a5eas corpus before Judge Pearson OF the
Court Of Common Pleas of Dauphin county
at Uarrisburgh, March 9, 1867, from which
il appeared that the petitioner after iuii
hearing was adjudged sane and discharges
from the State Asylum at Harrisburgh' OIL
March 9. 1867. The dispositions OF judge
| Pearson and several others were then offered
but upon the suggestion OF the Court vert
| not read.
DR.. b. j. HEINEBERc, witness tor peu
tioner.-Ilaye seen the petitioner ior th'
last four or FIVE days. saw MN seSera
weeks before bat did not know him. haV'
conversed with him but can sec nothing IN
sane about him. | could not find any de
Z ID
verS,tion with him several times. liay'
,onyersei with him on places times and poli
Ties. can discover no insanity about HIM
From DIR. W. II. Rockwell : testimony a t.
his conduct and acts while in the Asylum
should not consider him insane
Cross Erqyainati0n- could not ind an,
peculiaritv about him. found his memo
~ good and his judgment good, lie woll,
siiek to a subject until no !. through witt
i He /. a nervous man. A person may b.
historical and not be insane.
Dr. H. II. LANGDON-I have seen peu
ri,ner almost every day for two or thre
weeks and have frequently talked with hin
upon various subjects in order TO detect, }
possible. insanity about him. have ialle
IL discover any symptoms or indications
insanity about him. lie is m eecenirl
man,
DR.. \. p. GRI>NEIL. witneS, for the petl
rioner. testified a. lulllw--liave know
the petitioner for few weeks. Have see
him nearly every day for two or three weeks
Had talked with him on various subjects
Have talked with him about his trouble
several times. and | find no evidence
symptoms of insanity about him. find n
delu,iol-. Illusions or monomanla. lie
very nervous. His confinement would pro
duce that. He has a physical nhrmlt
which would make him very nervous. IN
piles Is the infrmity refer to.
Cross Eiamnaiioa.-l He Is quite nitte
toward Shoemaker. but not toward III
rr-t of his relatives. Ii the complaints an
charges which be makes against Schoonma
ker are without any foundation in fact, nq
. are clearly the work Of his imagination.
would De- dtlu~ion and evidence of %
sanity.
The7s we've large uImler of other vii
r ue--s- present in behalf of the petitioner
. bat were Nos called upon
! The parties opposing the petitioners di'
. charge having u1 further evidence to ofel
the Court without hesitation adjudsed hii
zane and therefore unlawfuliy restrained ,
j his liberty. whereup,n hc we- discharged.