New-York tribune., 1873-07-02

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An exception was nOtedfor Mr.. O'COnor.
O As 70 his quietude violence, what nave yon ="
sayi A. never saw an exhibition OF violence on ne
part ne had good temper.
q. You hever observed any conduct OF his Whch was
extraordinary and attracted your attention ~ being
eccentrci A. No, Sir; never.
O Did ne make any alusion 20 bis family 10 your
presencef A. Never, Sir
O. Did you ever make any allusou 70 his famlly' A.
Yes; ON one occaslon read article in THE TRIBUNE
complimenting ms wife- reading Al Saratoga called
his attention to and read him; he sad nothing
smiled and appeared 20 De pleased, and ased me 70
give him the article
O Have you ever known him 70 use profane language
or 70 he under the influence OF iquori A. Never sr.
Cross-examrned BY Mr.. O'Conor: O What was the
business OF the decreased in your oce To Offer produc
tions OF his own 70 your papert A. Yes. Sir
O. Can you give any idea Of what you have PAD
him for Ms literary productions during the past y'arf
A. We paid him O. OoO for serial published during
the year We have another hand which u not pad
for be was have come down Tuesday az II 0ciocs'
the day on which he shot. and arrangemnts were
then TO have been made about the price his dress a.
always though not expensive, and wa by DO neans
that OF poor and hungry author.
@ Are you publishing the serial that was not PAID
for A. Yes Sir Il Is nearly concluded there va an
understanding between Us that he should nos |flle
serials for any other paper while he waS furnishing
stories for paper
O. Has there been issued from your Office ana posted
ND on the bulletins about the city nhammatory pacars
on which we're the words Let Mansfield Tracy Va
worth speak for himself :" a. believe We ha'" iSsor1
such pscards.
John Lang who Keeps a restaurant at No. ~ Third
ave testified that for years Mr Walwortn had of
tanned mealsbreakfast dinner and -upper-at De re-
taurant usually spending 80 or IS cents on each nea
ased never uttered Oaths in the presence OF he VT
ness and his manner always been cheerful the VII
ness had noticed no eccentucity about him and had
never him carry pistol and on only one oceason
did le drink al the bar. ....-
thrd-st block from the lste residence or tle ee
ceased testified that he had known Mr. Wa."ortb iot
several and three months the latter hnd Fsed
me- snop nsai1 sti 1 soos 90 FaIs roeether me tnsss
mad see the deceased drink beer but had never seen
r1 re, nom meIobers Of tie New York MRnnerrhOr
Musical Society, al Of the members OF Wneh ~OhG Tee
tfy ~ the kindness ana affa0llitY OF Mr Wai"ort1.
Herman Bettlemau, a grocer and iiquor-aeaer. who
~ 1.YI 1Ied' mad su0wn The deceased. ana mad
ngs with him when be resided with Lie FAMILY m Ffty
secondsr ana had sod him groceries and orcas"naiiy
vine Mr. WaworJh had bought strong hgnof oi him
twice during ne past year. - - . -,
+ CToss-aIamined bv Mr. OConor-e DO and'r~tabu
you that he In the haolt OF going to y"ui
store ana buying groceries A re, sr u. o1,sh' @
butter cleese. eggs. oranges Ggnrs, hgs anu r"tm'
wine: he sometimes bought one oo''ie oi Nib' "un
o, Did he Sarrv those things he cane 'or bnfter.
cheese and ns home ana be have them sem oy yout
A. sometimes be ook them ana o.3asion4y EerI
running account ne pay NJ promptly AZ lhs siu o .''
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amounted ~ from so 10 $50 Dn attet BE eIl 'o i - I
Fiftyiourtn-st, mis- biis ranged from ~
/ rhrodore Kamer superintendent OF Station " of ne
Post once testified mat he had been acquainted N'h
Nj Walworta and that the iatters address lad al"a'
been that OF well-0red gentleman me Wines. u.a
never heard him deuounee MS family oHt I'd" hssi"
District Attorney Phelps then oheTea ~ SSiasn''
ceased Mr. Beach objected u it 40 ncOmp-teDi tefu-
monv Nj Phelps sad ne offered II ae q "niA ~ hhe
Jndge DAVIS ssid thar he had read portions ~ the
book aud found 20 agree Wltb IL author "i"rA -
; cludng the profanity
/ Nj O'Conor-The book holds up q 1e 80 = man Sho
threatened 70 take bis Wlies life.
Mr OConor-So because he takes NJ win another
woman. We have letters 20 show parallel fi@t MT
did not think them exactly proper and "itai.ll u en
After extended discussion the Court decideG as'ihs'
( the admission Of the book.
DR. GRAYs STATEMENTS CHALLENGED.
Arer recess when the court had again convened, d.
Ralph l. Parsous called 70 the witness stand and
testified that he was physician in charge Of the New
York City Lunatic Asylum and had been connected with
II since 1887 during which period he had paid especial
o. What Is eplepsy A. Itis characterized by oss Of
consciousness Is usually conyu4aye affection, aLa -
n Frequently exists without sufficient mental disturb
ances 70 insanity am inclined 70 t1ink thai
ofitr1taby the par0xysms have sort OF peroIcii'
varying within certain limits for each inlivdut am
changing each individual there are some dcts ~
epeptcs which occur IN immediate connection TtI
the paroxysm regard 20 which the patient s totally
unconscious there il also eplept mdDtai oi arE-
committed under the influence Of which tDe paiient
sometimes has partial remembrance dfier hr h1s re-
Mr. phelps here presented hypothetiea' question IN
which he rrcspituated the facts OF the par.ou o ne
ur -oners father mother, his aecu0nate which
almost amounted 20 sdOratOn, OF n mo hei As rcccp
Of ms fathers letter ana their cneci on hin iac one
Of mis- uncle 70 take him 20 Europe, and ~ ens'f
acceptance; has receipt Of the last ct eI rom H'.
fabsr and the marked change u uruducea 20 char
acter and plans; letter 20 bis uncle announcing s
intention 70 hls father, his call h- fatber- land
ady. hs meeting with an Old friend az tne smrteyant
Hon 4uu rneI IL NJ
day morning detailed by the evidence; to marlei"us
friends announcing the result OF he meeting with us
father; 1s conduct AZ the station honse ana MI c1au
ton by the Coroner The question for tie witness vas
whether the prisoner was conscious or uncunrr 0us oi
the character of the act he was committing hr Beach
objected the form " the questions Judge Davis sue
gested that question be whether such facts would
Indicate epilepuo insanity Mr.. Phelps asSented and
Or. Parsons answered. rec no reason rom tb' "h"e
question and statement TO induce me 70 believe na he
was laborng under any such attack nc that i'nle
=. H. IN addition To what nave Haid, you were 10
hear that the patient lad manifested sone symptoms of
epilepsy would thar you 20 believe that he
suffering om such attack al The time Tic del War cOl
Cross-examned by Mr. Besch-Q Then, doctor u th,s
young man had suffered from an attaek OF epilepsy on
the sunday preceding the Tuesday which fls act
committed. il would not affect your Judgment NJ al
A. II would not; II we're investigating ANY sn'h ose
should be inclined much more closely Ia scrutLe Those
acts but should need further evidence before could
q May there be epilepsy without any menta, dis
which the disordered mental condition sigbt That
d skilled person cannot detect H.
dinon OF a nervous disease eliminating IN epilepsy and
yeG producing no indication OF mental dl-orderf A. l
believe that OF epilepsy exists without Affecting
the less perhaps for q few minutes per
haps for . longer shorter time.
q VIII the presence OF person closely with
the mental disturbance OF patient tend give
a mRnIacal outbreak A. It may.
@ Do you any particular significance % the state
ment 10 which the DlstrtctAttorney referred
question: a should give considerable significance Ia
it as indicating his me mOry OF the whole affair.
The statement says that the prisoner conscious
OF having hred only three shots when four bals
A
IN an excited state Of mind might been capable VI
that.
AMBIGUOUS MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
Dr. Aoner Otis Kellogg tesuned that he had been con
with he Audan1 RLrer o.