The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-06

Eighteenth Day OF the Trial OF John
Scannell-Probablc Close of the Testi-
= mony-Dr. Hammond All Day ON the
Witness Stand-The Theories Of In
- sanity.
The eighteenth day Of the trial of John scannell
or the killing Of Thomas Donohoe in Broadway
pool room, on the night of November 2, 1872, in all
probability witnessed the close Of the evidence
both for the prosecution and the defence, unless
the defence should deem it necessary to call some
witnesses to-day in re-rebuttal. AS the draws
70 close public interest In 1t seems to revive
most likely In anticipation of that sometimes dra-
matte scene, the finding OF verdict and the de-
livery Of sentence against q prisoner. The at
tendance OF spectators yesterday was large, and
Is usual, Judge Brady preserved the strict
.st decorum among the auditors. There
vas q large array of the medical profess
zion present again, including, among 9th
/. RS Drs. Bradley Clymer, Hamilton, Henry.
Vance and Echeverria. Mr.. Beach and his ASSOC
.iate counsel and District Attorney Phelps and
his assistant. Mr.. Russell, were prompt to
time and alert as to all the proceedings in the
interest which they respectively represent. The
prisoner scannell was accompanied by his wife,
mother, sister and minor brothers, and appeared
Is well as usual. AS he was leaving the Court at
the close Of the. days proceedings he kissed his
mother with evident filial tenderness
"r THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS Vt -e
we're naugurated by recalling to the witness stand
:" DR.. w. A. Hammond, who was examined by
J District Attorney Phelps. At the close OF Tues
days proceedings DR.. Hammond had testified
that 1t was very doubtful whether purpose
formed previous to insanity was carried out after
insanity had supervened with any steadincss. He
had testified that the collection by DIR. Gray or
cases OF apparent pursuance OF motive did not
seem to him 10 apply to this particular question.
except the frst and eighth Of the fifty odd cases.
Yesterday he went on to state that the facts Of
one OF these two cases did not show as stated, .
case Of insanity the passion OF revenge was con-
tinuing passion, and one very apt, II INDUCED in,
1 to produce physical symptoms; he considered the
datation Of the pupil Of the eye rather indicated
. diminution OF the supply OF blood to the brain
than congestion; In acute mania he had always
found the pupil contracted, but in some chronic
cases he had seen It dlated; insanity might arise
from defect Of blood supply to the brain as well as
com excess; that
THE HoMcrDAL IMPULSE
was directed TO particular person was not incon-
sistent with insanity; lunatcs were often governed
by motive: but, when the motive and the premedi-
tation were before insanity, It would be strong EVIL
dence that the act was not the result OF insanity;
q person under homicidal impulse is not readily
restrained from carrying out an object BY the sug-
gestion OF another person; those are most readily
restrained where there Is no powerful motive;
emotional insanity Is that variety OF mental de-
rangement IN which an individual loses control OF
his emOttons-in which the emotions are more pow
erful chan the intellect or within which he Is en-
tirely under the mastery OF the emotions; he may
be conscious OF his acts, but unable to
~. 49, RESIST THE lMPuLsE;
the test or the consciousness Is the memory ofit
afterwards think Insanity Is scarcely to be dis
tingushed, so far as the physical condition is
cerned, from sudden uncomfortable emotion
that II, condition Of insanity which Is not epep-
tic in its origin IN the latter case the individuals
have no consciousness; an attempt to escape after
the commission OF an act would he priI1 Gcip evil
denCe OF the sanity OF the perpetrators 1t would be
evidence that he would be aware Of the nature OF
his act and the consequences Of II n an Individual
has mad at OF temporary insanity the return to
SANITY Is gradual; don't believe In q Temporary
insanity that would allow a person TO be
sane one momehs insane e., the c next ana sane
sanity called nelanchona. should consider
q sudden return to sanity as Impossible;
would distinguish, an act which was the result
OF passion, and one which was the consequence OF
emotional insanity. by the symptoms premsnitory
and following; In an act done In the heat OF pas
sion there would not tie the premonitory symp-
toms or insanity, which can always be detected In
temporary insanity, and the act would not be fol-
lowed by other symptoms which mark the return
return vi 0iQT fHf 1L. l.Iirs yer
- District Attorney Phelps then proceeded to read
lengthy extracts from the medical testimony In
h.fA0l T' THE M'FARLAND CASE, 1905 On
upon which trial DR.. Hammond was also witness,
embracing the testimony given to prove the insan-
ity OF Mr.. Mcfarland 10y the defence and that adj
duced by the prosecution to show his sanity, and
asked DR.. Hammond n he agreed with the theories
Mr. Beach objected, and the District Attorney
said he would show that Or. Echeverra, who testi-
ned for the prosecution OF the Mcfarland trial bad