New-York tribune., 1873-05-07
A TIPSY PRISONER.
TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL EXPERTS IN REGARD TO

TESTIMONY OF MEDICAL EAPEkls IN hEGAltD 10
BLEAKLEY's SANITY.
Bleakley entered the courtroom of the
Oyer and Termner, yesterday morning. as usual with
his arm bound up in strips OF cloth TO look
spcuousy large and he during the OF the
trial with his coat thrown carelessy his shoulders
Messrs. A. Oakley Hall and VIM. +. Howe appeared as
usual In his defense The DstrictAttorney opened the
proceedings by stating that the papers found in the
prisoners possession which he objected to as evidence
yesterday. he would consent to have considered,
having had them identified. They comprised letters and
photographs.
MI Hall then called william D. Neftell, born in st..
Petersburg Russia who served with the armies OF his
country in the capacity Of physician during the Crmean
and who is the author of number OF works on in
sanity, and put TO him long hypothetical question,
which embraced all the principal acts of the prisoner
since the day Of the shooting and on that day He
cluded the question, which In panphlet form, by
asking the witness H. assuming the facts stated TO be
true, in his experienced judgment he considered the
accused OF unsound mind. The witness replied that on
the presentment made to him he should consider the
prso9er insane at the time the act was committed;
The DlstTct-AttOrney then took the witness hand
and exhaustvely crosseXamined him on the insanity
guestiOn asking him whether N prisoner Attempted
twice 20 commit suicide and failed, when t was beyond
question that he could easily have accomplished self
destruction II he had wished, the man was insane.
To tins the witness made an indstinot reply.
DIR. Nichols OF Hoboken visited the prisoner in the
TOmb two weeks ago went 20 see hn from curiosity
and assuming all the facts stated therein be true he
was OF opinion that Bleakley was OF unsound mind at
the time OF the killing.
After a short had been taken Dr. Neas OF the
City Prison took the stand, and IL during mis- est
mOny that Bleakley began TO mutter something Ike
They won't lot mo tell the truth aud shame tho deyP
The interruption brought out an explanation from Dr.
Nealis that he had given Bleakey whisky
as stmulant, but that II was not enough
10 have intoxicated him, although everybody could
that he had Bleakey take liquor during the
AT Judge Brady5 suggestion DR.. Neali5 examined the
prisoner TO ascertain whether he intoxicated or not
The Doctor said that the man was PROBABLY under the
influence OF Dquor NhereupOn, IL thought at first
20 he necessary 10 adjourn the proceedings, bus Mr.
Howe Gained the man, and Dr. Neais resumed his tes-
umOny. lie Identified the knife and razor with which
both attempts at suicide made, saying that the
first cut very superficial, but that the second
was deep cut from which great deal oJ blood nOwed
and which LEFT the prisoner weak, rendering neces
sary the use OF stimulauts.
Dr. James l.. Haleok, lr., OF the Wards Island Emf
grant Lunatlo Asylum next examined, and sau on
tho hypothetical question: that no thought Beakey III
sane
Dr. Ralph L. Parsons testified that from the facts
stated IN the hypothetical question ho OF the opinion
hdt the prisoner was insane. As general rulo sane
SrSon5 attempted To es.aSS after committing such a