The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-05-15
GCOxGE FIR ANCIs TRAIN.
lhr Gr~mi EgOliss Pronounced Sane
ny Judge Days Court.

Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK. May 6.-Geo,ge Frauci.
Train was received with applause when be
entered the crowded courtroom where the
trial of his mental condition was 10 be re.
sumed this afternoon. Madame Eleanor
Fletcher Bishop arose, and threading her
way tosard him, presented him wreath OF
laurel and immo;;el'es, and large basket OF
rare exctics.- Mr. Train carried them over
TO the jury amid mnch ME, I,ment When
Judge Diiy had taken lis seat Mr.. Clark
Bell, of Trains counsel, announced that the
defense rested their case. He said he had
snbjenaed a lsrge number of witnesses, in
cluding John J. Cisco, Henry CIews, Gen.
Dix, and Whitelaw Reid, but he deferred to
the wishe. of His Honor and the jury. The
| Assistant District Attorney here interrupted
He wi-hed TO call two experts. who
had examined alr. Train, a, the
la.,er's own instance, and who had come to
| the conclusion that he is insane The coun.
| sci for the defense objected, but was over
ruled. TIE District Attorney contenfed him
self with calling one OF the doctors, who
pronounced Train decidedly inssne. Trains
counsel then called another expert, who pro-
nounced him perfectly sane.
Mrs. Minnie Morton entered at this point,
and, with grand flourish, presented Mr..
Train with three volumes of Andrew jack
son Davis ahsurdiiies. Tram, after thank
ing her, asked permission, and read TO the
jury letter which had been written TO the
District Attorney demanding to know what
or who was at the bottom of the conspiracy
TO place him in a lunstic asylum? The Dis.
frict Attorney declined to answer. Mr..
Train then demanded of the Judge whether
he had the power to suppress the publication
OF ooErt proceedings in the newspapers, al
luciins to the fact that His Honor had made
special request to the reporters not TO take
notice OF anything indecent that nigh. trans.
pire.
Judge Gary-"Yes. have"
Mr.. Train, opening cody of hi. Toledo
organ-"Tbe editor of this paper published
the whole Of the proceedings"
Jude DAILY, in'errupting-" Well have
none Of that here"
Mr.. Train explained that he did not wish
TO read it. He only wished to ask if the
editor was not equally gritty with himself.
Judge Daily said he had no jurisdiction
over that case.
Train then asked leave TO put in evidence
100 columns Of some paper written by him.
self and pasted on brown paper. and set the
courtroom in roar by unfolding huge
mass and spreading j. in front of the jury.
One of his counsel tried to raise the point
that Judge Daily had no jurisdiction, ba, was
promptly Ove.ruled.
Train then arose and gravely asked the
District Attorney the following question: 81.
this jury bring me in insane, and am tried
on an Indictment, and subpoena the five
experts who have pronounced NE insane,
will that kill the Indictment
Mr.. Dell then delivered long speech, in
which he expressed the belief that no matter
what the verdict would be, the authorities
would never dare to try the Indictment. The
District Attorney made no formal reply, but
said that should the jury find Train sane, or
should they disagree, he wonld have Train !
tried on the indictmen. at the earliest pos
sib'e moment
Judge Daily then formally charged the
jury. tie said they were 10 determine
whether the prisoner was sensible of the ma
ture OF his of.nse at the time of commission, !
and whether he il now capable 81 condccting 1
his defense. The jury retired at 7:25 and /
returned at go with the verdict of "sane
and responsible for his act" Immediately /
a tremendous outburst of applame broke
from every part of the court room, and was
with difficulty suppressed. His Honor. after
the spectators for their unseemly
conduct, remanded the prisoner, who seemed
over loved at the result