The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-07-02
NEW YORK.
The WalWorth Trial.

New YORK, July 1.-The Walworth
trial was continued to-day, DR.. j. B.
Gray testified that he was for twenty
FIVE years connected with the New
York State lunatic asylum !; witness
then described the various forms oi
epilepsy and its effect on the brain ;
be stated that the face during an at.
tack as in eases of the prisoner, denoted
extravasion OF blood. He mentioned
the case OF Jackson, a young gentleman
who suddenly shot his father twice
while under the influence of epilepsy.
The father was a bad man and was as.
saultipg Jackson's mother. In answer
to hypothetical question describing
the state Of the prisoner, the witness
said he thought such person would be
liable at any time to an attack in which
the will would be wholly impaired.
At the conclusion of DR.. Gray's tes-
timopy, which occupied several hours,
the defense announced that they would
rest.
The prosecution then called Francis
Is. Street, one OF the publishers Of the
New York Weekly who testified that
he knew the deceased well, that he was
a quiet, affab!e, kind and coed temper
ed, not eccentric nor violent; had re-
peatedly engaged deceased to write
serials for the Weekly.
John Long, a restaurant keeper, and
J. Levi, the deceased's barber, both tes,
tilted as to the amiable generosity and
good nature OF the deceased.
After recess had been taken Drs.
Darson, Kellogg and Cimer testified in
relation to epilepsy and its effects. This
evidence closed the rebutal of the pros"
ecution and Mr.. OConuor proceeded to
sum up the case for the prisoner, con-
tinuipg his argument up to adjourn
ment. 1t is thought that the case will
90 to the jury Tomorrow.
News Items.
Frank Gillen who stabbed his wife
with knife, causing her death, on the
18th of June last, will be tried to'mor-
row before Recorder Hackett in Court
OF general sessions. 1t is expected that
the trial will conclude by the end OF the
week.
The trial Of Simon Donsn and Christ.
Flood,l on a charge OF manufacturing
Illicit whisky, closed to-day in the u.
s. circuit court before Judge Benedict.
This case WAS on trial several days after
the charge from Judge Benedicts jury
rendered a verdict OF guilty, and the
prisoners was remanded for sentence.
The body ofan unknown man OF large
size, was found on the beach OF Staten
Island few days ago. 1t was identi-
fed as Col. VIM. O'Connor, o! Sidney,
an English gentleman, who has been
stopping in this city for come time.
The remains were identified by friends
who are OF the opinion that he was
neither murdered nor did he commit
suicide, but fell from the dock. he
was a man Of some property, and COL
onel in the English army, but had very
little money with him.
Carl Vogt has been remanded to the
custody OF the United States Marshal
for extradition to Belgium, on a charge
OF murder, Judge Blatchford having
dismissed the writs to review the pro-
ceedipgs OF the United States Commits
sloners.
A dispatch from St. Johns Newfouud'
land, says the Juniata arrived there
Yesterday. where her bows will be
sheathed With iron. 1t is expected that
she will leave for Disco in two or three
DAYS. News is expected OF Budding:on
and party at Cape York.