The sun., 1873-05-03
THE TRIAL OF BLEAKLEY.
Bx-MAYOR aALL TRYING TO MAKE
ITA OASE OF INSANITY.

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The Bleakley trial was resumed IN the
a.. , ,r..s- .,o..o.,,, morning Tho
oyer "ho ie'"sie' yes'e'oaS r.,
nrst thing after the calling Of the jurors VINO
vva ro nil nromntlv in THAR aaata xvaa n snaech
"o'u NJ, p'o'"psy :" '"o" 'oa''' "S 'pvv0
by ex-mayor hh's associate counsel which
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e"e' a'Vo"1'.p' %, "a, .". Nv, -, aa
his distant seat probably did not hear what was
sa,d Ue VIVA neatly dreased. and the excite
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seemed to have entirely subsided. The counsel
told his story for him, outlined the points Of
tho defence. and closed at TWENTY-FIVE minu.oa
p"t sr.. .o v,o"r. -, n-...o.,, ao,..,..o., =, ~.
the time Maud Merrill lived there, testified That
abe saw Maud when she went from that estab-
nshfnent III apparent Roou spirits some time IN
Novcmber. She wltneeeed one or two amioable
interVows between MAUD ana ner unole III that
Ii was the object of the defence to prove by
the facts stated by TINS witness thai Bleakley
wa n3i pu,sule Ivy ,, mauu WIN tS ,n ior
teetihed on that point on inc preceding DAY, ana
70 show tha the prisonet waA greatly exerciseu
"ain hnr ~ S,Ty. ~ NJ aiIs onoa,in,,s wavo
,bjectcd TO by usstriot ATTORNEY Phelps on the
ground that they did not bear upon the issue
presented by the Indictment and plea of not
guilty. nor we're they calculated 10 support the
long debate.
A. oAKpy uAtI,s AtrtSr FLIGHT.
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Mt Hal insisted that although the inquiries
might be viewed a. collateral In ONE aspect OF
the case they were material as showin1 the pre-
disposinH causes OF the alleged insanity 81 the
prisoner ~ the tune of the homicide Judge
lirady intimnted - disposition 10 rule IN favor of
the District Attornev and Mr. Hall resorted To
buld nvure on Hpeech. May " please your
Honor" said the cx-Mayor, the passage from
the Alp. Of sanity to the clouds Il Insanity sur
rounding them are the very things wo wish to
elu oidate Toy this tetlmony.'
nnfrITuptlnRl- X. r.
uht on the tubJe't OF. INSANITY We nave Deen
too much on the ALPS Of late, and | propose 70
come come u2wn to Lle lower piany pane oi the Jaw. me
sanity which can eScusa s"ts criminal In their
nntmte a. an tnabiIitv 10 distinguish h.tue.n
riubt and xSrnns and q tbat rnlipg I nrnnose ~
conform s M" W '' ''s 'NF w
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Nj Sarah w,lSnr ~, ia Ia,antvs,s,h s,r',o;
,as,iGaJ tha, MnuJ Mnr,it can. ,r ha, S,,,sa an
,r e,h ~ e d 1u ,a,S IL, , ~ cd ~, oa,h
ar g7th ~ Noys,nh.r fo,,ou,nS Wbie theSe
sh. kns,. ~ a. ~ or,anna, ytsI,oJ ,ha bamso ,hrao
,ia in u." ~, W s,alr nea rhn Nv, ,ia b
caii"d witness ina him that Mand had gone 10
W t,L,,s m, IT., and T." ur"tn n n",.s 10 nor
,,h,,b yyI,nasa Snrwar,nI r liz nrascn,.d No
ma, Jnn,ards .,a,rst Maud ond snoLo ~ bns
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BiEAKIEY's ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Bruoklyn testified that the prisoner was intro
duosd 10 her by her husband over two years
ago and abe had known him since. His niece
afternoon when he was very much excited. lie
crying, and pulled out "A piatnl. Witness
asked him whether IL wac loaded, and told him
her children were around and he must put IL up
ilo said he would harm no one but htmeelf and
put the PISTOL 10 his ear. witness screamed,
ana ana shq ana L2tue pers1nded MN nm not To- blow
ms otAin~ out non and thcre. Ihls was winter
oo,o,p i"st @ ni u, b, u,n
n't, anu wheh Der nusp'eiu reacheu hunlc aDvui,
"ur W'Nh' hc ~sS tiu ~ nv, not pi the sulV'uH
hahitr- CATIONS Oh ms Irlehd Meakiey. inc nus
oanu IneIeuInn WIT au aHkeu ipi , .iv Ptstot
Hvt " trVIn hrlhio hA,nt, h,u hcpt " uhtH
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bI1Akrfs EXCITEMENT
Mr. John W I1ycraft 2ts Water street Brook
Hn, ieposrd that he had known the prisoner
ten years, and that his general character was
nnet tho prisontr ia Washington street, brook
yn he two stopped to talk, but witness dis
COVERED his intorlocutor 70 be so excited, and
talking much at random, that he cut the In
! terview short. ON oruss-e nomination witness
cuuid lot detail any rand lm talk, and nnally
said that word described Bleakley's manner aud
not hia words. The prisoner at other umes
talked to him about Polly, saying he had taken
mp,6"r ' W.. ~, e" s.S d. woman md Poiiy -oetn de-
| l. trtr.inrd u he one herself
tr Sn,ntI,l ! Hrady saw the pri.nner M the
| Brookiyn Police HendauI1ers on the morning
! Of his surr, ar and witnessed the iutcrvirwn
! h.tw.en MIN and th. rcnortsrs i'm the opinion
Of wttness The nrtsonct then looked AZ thoueh
! he had been without sIeeu, and hts Language
| Indicated no conception OF the enormIty OF tho
| crtme lie had committed HIS main talk was
| about bis sister
| Mr. william B Marph, proprietor Of the timer
! kdn Journal, brooklyn, one OF pr,roncr'e in
tlihHe itlshus' te>tIheu mat 5neS 'hot ut NY
n"hu, anu 'o"hsoh suee's' h'"OASh' Oh 'Ne
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i"E hA""iS" VT "NN"i "oN"'"'''
witness asked prisoner whether he would like
| 70 80 IN and wltness the execution. Prisoner
declined the invitation, saying he dldnt want 10
/ witness the hanging. lie had suffered enough
| himrclf, touching his head significantly al the
| sumo time, and walking away.
| hrs. CathMlnc Jane Acktrman toid of sur
| prise party at house in brooklyn which prs-
| oner attended. and where he seemed changed.
| thin, and hasgard. She said that he declined tu
! Coutrbute toward the payment OF a band hired
| for the occasion. That was the only alleged
| crazy act noticed that evening, so far AZ could
be elected by a long examination.
! Dennis q. Sullivan swure that the prisoner was
| hfor ia "A thirty days regimcut in 1853.
| Archer Il todgkins had known the prisoner
| rtuCo - or 81, and had been told 10y him that
when he went tp ireland TO bring his sister 10
| America he had been arrested for attempted
abduction. The surprise party spoken Of by
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