New-York tribune., 1873-07-04

c,t adorable Of her sex. His love became perfect
..t.t,at;on He raysd about her; he haunted her
foo.atapa: and when she dismissed nm ana trans
ferred her smiles to Sackctt 1t Is probably no ex-
80 a. so,, that Smith became-as he styles
S;rao,t !; ,ba Confession" half crazy" In Jail he
.I.~.u. .lont with tho girls photograph under his
~, "Tbe nearer my end draws TO me-" be said.
a,ho HAMMER and more contented feel. II my SON
- ,vss commuted at last. and l was to be sen
torcod for life, why, with these feelings upon my
lind I am suro that in less than six months |
.boBld be A rayng mauiac-fOr this feeling for the
OirI that is on me with such power, know it
would drive me mad TO remove me from her
therefore long for the hour of death. There hant
been night since had that picture here but what
/ have had it placed under my pillow, and have
laid for hours talking with it, and have got nearly
az much comfort out OF il as if she were here"
This seems TO be the case of weak-minded man
who gave himself up to one inordnate passion, and
huggcd il until it became mOnOmania. 1bore can
DO no doubt of the reality of his extravagant devo-
ton to the girl Bates and yet he shot The girl at the
same time that he shot SGckett inhicting several pain
ful wounds-nay, worse than that when she first be-
gan 10 keep company with his rival he spread the
most injurious reports about her reputation.
OF three medical witnesses called the trial one
pronounced him sane, and two declared him insane
Recently commission Of experts consisting oi Dr'
Eastman. Superintendent of tho State Lunatlc ASy-
lum at Worcester, and DR.. Goddng, the head OF
the Asylum at Taunton, were appointed to examine
into his mental condition. They found him sane
but were 80 much impressed. suppose by his mental
rendition. that they recommended him to the Glenn
sncy of the Governor and Council. Their recon-
alendation however, was ignored. and 80 Albert
Smith was hanged, forgying all the world, and
hoping 10 be forgiven in turn, if he had done any
wrong" Let bygones be bygones," said he that
Is my way about it, This too is a case in which the
public entirely with the verdict of the jury
snd the resolution Of the Executive.
There are three other cases to which would now
IKE briefly to draw your attention. The first is that
# Daniel Mcfarland. This man having. or beliey-
ing that he had, cause of complaint against Albert
,. Richardson, who was about TO marry McFar-
land's divorced wife. made two attempts, year or
70 apart TO kill Richardson, and at the second
attempt no succeeded. The defense was temporary
Insanity. There no evidence to prove it, except
he mere act OF the killing. He showed 10 symp-
loms Of disorderod mind either before or after the
tragedy. except such mental disturbance as might
mise from violent resentment and the maudlin sor-
row of a drunkard. Yet he was acquitted, and
turned loose into the streets. Then look at Cole in
Albany He killed the seducer of his wife; never
was insane for a moment but was acquitted on the
grOund of insanity and now holds, believe, Gov
,rnmeut situation. The story of Gen. SCkles is so
familiar that need not Tetell it. Ho was acquitted
q murder on the ground Of insanity; but suspect
anybody who should say that he ever was crazy for
bmoment would be laughed at
Row. Sir what shall we say of the justice of these
Eve casesi In all Of them the fact of the homicide
q admitted. In three, there Is doubt of the
Ianity of the prisoners and yet they are acquitted
IN the plea that they are insane In the other two
Aere is at least strong ground to suspect insanity,
ind yet the prisoners receive the extreme sentence
If the law. And strange to say, both results meet
with general public appreciation. JUsuuA.
Neto-Y0rk July g. 1878.