The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-27
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TRIAL.

The Theory OF the Defence the Burden
OF the Days Proceedings-Thc Prison.
er's Mother the Stand-AYecting
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Medical Man ON
the Stand. r a lr .c.Is ar.o. $685.
The trial OF Scannen was resumed yesterday
morning before Judge Brady in the Court of Oyer
and Termtner. The mother Of the prisoner testi-
6ed,. giving narrative OF the uniform acts of
kindness and arectionate devotion to his family
evinced by the prisoner prior to the death OF his
brother. From that time until the day Of the shoot
Ing witness pathetically depicted the change which
came over him in all his acts towards his family
his arrangement In affection, his arrangement in
thoughts and deeds, his wild expressions, and the
reckessness with which he would inGict injury
upon himself in his paroxysms OF grief and
dependency. The witness bore up won
aerfully well in thus unburdening herself OF
emotions which must have pressed heavily upon
her. expressed as they were in the fond hope that
her convictions of her sons irresponsibility for
his terrible crime must be accepted by the jury or
twelve men sitting in Judgment upon him, as
palation or grounds Of complete acquittal and
immunity from all punishment therefor. One
MEDICAL man only was examined as to insanity
DUNG the day, and at the close of his testimony
the s0urt adjourned. M t-tr I'D .enas Ct
The first witness called was Dr. Alburtis L.
Fandevater, who testified that the prisoner was
sunerlly from jaundice at the time OF the inquest
on DonOaoe. rf g,ty rrIfrrrI To r8.,-. d
SANNELL's MOTHER ON THE STAND.
mfs' brNget Scannell was called and examined.
During hei testimony scannel took his seat in
another paN OF the room, where he could not
near ms msther. Mrs. Scannell testified that
18th John AID Florence were her children.
ou. continuel:-After my husbands death.
e" years ago. John took his fathers
p"oe US; he lived with us till he married.
nov oesdes girl and two boys living; he was
'.o A'nuet child mother ever had; he took care
" sno "noSamily; ne was most kind to his sick
o,''oI' e''ei g marriage he was the same; he
always SIOUX hAds with and kissed US when he
S"M' -, .,a' "a'eis way up to Horence's shoot
..s ..'ea '""s NC a>ed wild and rash and didn't
S n ~ Sa,e ~. "uy ous; he was very cold to us
but just clasp his hai.s ana mn,tsr. ortor
I came home from a ,nersl oncs " tcia
MN l nad seen where florence and father
door locked Where his his Wild; ! kept the
was, and he would ask why Tent q PScren
used to dash his head against the one time n, nS
nxed bar 90 Mat he could not st there: he
day Of Fiorence's funeral he came ana ma; on the
w wss r was ssg.y sad why not cry
for him he wished to Goa as eaSthsu w better
come and sink the whole family in the earthly he
came to take me out one day, because the door
him couldnt see, left me right In the middle q.
the street; his eyes used then to glare without
winking; the very Sunday before Donohoe was
dashed up and down. and though 1t was bitter
that he was gone; alter these attacks he would be
weary, like as II he had been carrying heavy
load; poor Florry said before he died John was
gone; he ted me often that wanted to XII. all the
chidren-aIl the family; even when he had not
those hts he was never the same; he sat there
moody and didn't talk, and when he came in COM
Menced watching the door Of the room where
Florrys picture was; at times was AFRAID OF him,
but had promised Florry to- objected to and
excludedo lie came in once and told me to make
my Will, and insisted on IL; did II to oblige him,
put when told him Of 1t couldn't get him to re.
member 1t. .7-1. - =
:. :. CnOsa-ExAMnsED. grrfrr.11 Gil
10 M. Pnelps-I noticed the change Immediately
alter fi0rry was shot; at Bellevue was there and
SAID 10 John, '1snt this terrible Su he pushed me
roughly aside telling me to get ont OF the way |;
ne never talked about the way Florence met
nls deatn; ne never mentioned Donohoe to
me, ana 1 was talking about him when he came
IN would always stop; he used to come In almost
daiiy wnne ne was In the city; the time he left me
In the middle OF Third avenue was about two or
three weeks before the shooting OF Donohoe It
was the last time saw him except when was
SICK In Ded until saw him Ia the Toinbs ANYBODY
would notice now he looked in those spells: have
known them to last from twenty minutes to An
hour; after them he looked very tired: he Wor' :
lean hs Aeaa % es hands, and you couldr,, Siv S