The New York herald., 1872-11-17
THE ROSA M'CABE LUNACY CASE

Omplcting the Examination Before
Judge Sedgwick, of the superior
Court-The Counter Testimony OF Dis
agreeing Doctors-Father McAicer in
the Matter and what Mr.. McCabe
Says, and Particularly ON the SUBJ
ject of Low Diet.
The examination as to the sanity OF Rosa Nc
Cabe, the alleged lunatic num- which has been in
progress for some time before Judge Sedgwick, of
the Superior Court, was resumed yesterday, a
large crowd. very many of whom were ladies, be-.
ing present. AS at the previous examinations
Mr.. John d. Townsend appeared for Miss McCabe
and Mr. Vanderpoel in opposition. The first wit
ness called was DR.. Choate.
WHAT MEDICAL GENTLEMAN SAYS.
His testimony was very brief He thought that
Miss McCabc's disease was OF that peculiar char
acter rendering her liable to evaporation and
melancholy; she was not dangerous to herself at
present but might become IN future; She was
not at all dangerous to others.
DIR. PARSONS RECALLED.
The Doctor testified that Miss McCabc's chief
danger was her inability to take care of herself;
she was under constant apprehension OF being
poisoned; the result OF this would be loss OF
health, and the possibility OF her njuring herself
in her attempts to escape; she might
attempt suicide; assuming her story to be true
he did not think from observation that she was OF
sound mind; she had insane deriums; these are
classified as those selEevident and not self-evident
FATHER M'ALEER AGAIN AS WITNESS.
Father McAeer being recalled testified that DR..
Mahon called on nim at the request OF Miss McCabe;
the Doctor told him that he was her friend, and
that she had tclG him that he twitness) had done
her injustice, and wished q recommendation
@. Did You employ Dr. Mahon TO act in any par
ticuar with regard to Miss McCabe2 A. did not :
never made any request OF him; the story that
employed him TO put her in o lunatic asylum is
fntaI Ilu ttvtfn mn llv 0f
HALIFAX, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, at Miss
McCabe's request; he said that she was not in his
The Archbishop said nothing about her wearing her
habit: no physician of Blackwens Island called
me with regard to ner hy have paa ~ no a money
that OF the sisters OF Mercy but rather one OF her
own -
never heard bishop tell her to take on her nabit
a priest and himself in conversation said that as
She had been dispensed she had no right to wear
the garb: Dr. Sweeny told him several years ago
that he mad dispensed her from her VOWS at her re-
quest.
She testified that Miss McCabe was very trouble
some ia the asylum; that sometimes she would
eat and sometimes she would not; she found per-
petuai fault-wanted her meals at extraordinary
/ hours they had to lock her mp on account Of the
the na ~ p sn ABOUT ut1
| and bishops, and said that Father McAleer had
/ arranged with Dr. Parsons, the matrOn and herself
! to keep her in the asylum.
In her crosse Nomination she testified that she
| had never dubbed any patients at the asylum she
never called her by opproDrious names; she never
told her that she was no Catholic, but did tell her
| tnat she was o hypocr!te; she yesterday locked
| Miss Brennan in Mrs McCabe's room; she did re-
fuse to carry Mss McCabe's carpet bag; she never
! talked to her much, AZ .here was in her
talk she remembered DR. Johnson calling and say
ing the. she was pretty nun to be with gentlemen
alone.
MEDICAL EXPECT or TIE srBJgcT
! The next witness DR.. James Ii. Johnston,
! House Physician at the Lunatic Asylum at Black
| wells Island. He testified ss follows:--It has been
| claimed that she IL suffering IRON moral insanity
| this cannot agree with; moral insanity t,adnj0
I sine deli,io), mania without delirium, is simply a
manifestation OF q perverted or dsordered state of
feelings passions and emotions irrespective of the
any apparent intellectual alteration. There are no
halucnations nor Illusions and there is no evidence
OF deluson, hut simply pcfvcrsi0n OF moral senti-
| ments. Thus this form or insanity may appear In
the iorrn OF causeess suspicion, jealousy or hatred
| Of Others especially Of those TO whom the affected
person ought to be attached, and 1t may also mani
! fest itself under the form OF Wild reckless and
! cruel disposition toward mankind in general; II
! does not seem probable, however, that m0pal tn-