The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-19

asked me II had ever read q book called the
EARTH which he said, always froze him when
morning when came down stairs found him
there reaGg newspaper ady,se st nun not moi NO 20
insisted on going; we came down
TO THE FERRY,
and there were great many people who crowded
about him on the boat, but he stared about him
vacantly and did not seem TO be himself after we
arrived at the Tribune oflice the next time l saw
INN was at Mr.. Sinclairs house, where we were TO
have q meeting about our Tribune AFFAIRS; when
got there Mr.. Greeley was asleep, and when he
woke up he acted more strangely than he had ever
himself, but all OF as well, that he had COM
mitted acts that were disrepntable and had done
doing wrong and could not stop himself from doing
them; ne said he was fraud
p 4 BLACK FRAUD,
and that he would be sent to state Prison, and all
such talk that which was so unlike the man that
1t left no doubt on my mind OF his insanity.
remind the counsel probably neither side disputes
the fact that at times In his last illness, MT Gree
ley was, as we say, out OF his head. The question
is whether he was not sane ut the time this WIZ
was executed.
Mr.. Wiams-That would be go, your Honor, II
III The witness continuedNhe was at times rational
and would speak so that he was quite coherent
and satisfactory, and then he would Immediately
THE MAIN FEATURE OF INSANITY.
Q: What was the leading feature OF his delusion :
associates and his personal estate and everything
NJ that time his personal appearance was strange ;
very unusual in him; never saw him have such an
appearance before; his face was sharp, and he told
me that he had lost twenty pounds Of flesh.
noticed him acting strangely was at the grave,
after his wife's funeral, just when, as l supposed
tirely bewildered in regard to his conduct subse-
qnenty, was not able to find out If he had met
with any special peeuniary losses; he was always
November OF his inability to write, and said he had
been trying to write all day but could not; at my
house that night my wife gave him some medicine
(some homeopathic globues) to induce sleep; he
sa}d R Moth y = me ae9a. the election.
"A'A 'i sro OPP WAITING rrprroRiAIs @~~-,
for the Tfoune2 A.. do not know; don't think
he wrote any after that, but am not at the ONCE
strange for an editor to find himself unable to
write editorials when he wanted to, but In Mr..
Greeleys case SHOULD.
ssssa p willing 4H ps 81 Y a aiSS as
iior ihstange{ A, know nothing Of his work out
sles VI @ S'fb redomnatea in his conduct during
the time you have spoken of-the rational or the
irratonal' A. The irrational.
dence2 A. DO not know.
@. What do you mean by his having
4 That he had v sGant sgSA and seemed lost
that j. All Saa say am no actor TO explain it to
.. What did you ssll him when he said that t6a; he
was ruined2 4. tried to cheer him up, and tried
to make him as IL were fight back.
Q. Was not the Tribune stock at that time
greatly deprecated? A. Not to my knowledge
none OF II had been sold at less than $4,000; Mr..
Greeley had sold Tribune shares on two occasions
previously, as he told me, to pay debts; one time
was in 1854 and the other was year ago, the first
share that Colonel John Hay had,
At the close or Mr.. Rockers testimony Mr.. viii.
liams served citation upon Miss Ida and Miss
Gabrielle Greeley to appear on the 30th inst in the
Surr0gate's Court and prove the will OF 1871 which
contestants
The Court then adjourned until eleven O'Clock or
next Monday morning.