New-York tribune., 1873-02-25
THE COURTS.
scANNFII.s nFTrNsE.
,,,s covpuCr AFTER THE DEATH or HIS
~" BROTHER.

u,s CONDUCT AFTER THE DEATH or HIS
ni' BROTHER.
,,u..or5av's testimony in the ScannCll case,
a., At the two previous days. devoted to r.
~ of the occurrences Of the period between the
s,,,ng al Florence scaunen by Donohue ana tAo
.ihptiye lllng by the prisoner Of his brothers mur-
-, with a view 20 establish the insanity OF John
ou when the late murder was committed. Joseph
- far7uerlv in John Scanners employ. spoke OF an
ston when seannen sent bum TO purchase some car
,ots and mattinC and. when he returned, got lu'o
- and demanded the money hack because lhe gooos
o TOO dear and because the witness had no business
a, nnrchase them other acts which the witness
strange were mentioned proof that the death
:, Forepce bad unsettled the mind Of his brother
peter Carroll an Oysterman, came next. He lives at
NJ tlg East Twenty first ST.. and in lS69 was member
:, the old Democratic General Committee. TO which
Dopohue also belonged He could not tel whether Jobn
scsnpel was a member. but he remembered that Scan
neil and Donohue were good friends previous TO the
,ppaign OF that year On the day Florence was shot
Iobn appeared wild and excited. The witness took
Iohu so4nnel up stairs into the Compton House, which
was then kept by the latter, and aferward saw him IN
,h hosui,al where Florence was then lying The pris
ouer would always st at distance from tlorences
d would gaze ntently on him and then drop his head
an has breast In a melancholy ana distracted man
per Precipitation would ont on his hands
and forehead without any physical exertion.
on the the witness was asked oy the
nm Mr. Beach obiocting the question was ruled out
Mr. Scanuell, however, whispered 10 MI beacI, ana
e latter withdrew his objection, saying tuat she hud re-
onesed MIN 70 DO The fact that the prisoner
w. shot accidentally while policeman.
George W. Hoier being sworn, said that he had no
eed something very strange about the prisoner IN ioi
Meeting him in tho summer OF 1872 at the Mountain
House IN C8rskiiis, witness made hun study ana
obserycd many peculiarities about him. He saw tnat
Pcaune labOring under great melancholy, ana luHt
ome one should be constantly Win him. MS mind beng
yaverng aud unsettled His Appearance was haggald,
and he frequently complained OF 1eddaehe.
Andrew -hechan testified 70 the great affection the
prsOner had for his brother, and 10 bis changed de
uean0r from the day OF the shooting Of EOrtuco Scte
Joln Hennesscv stated that he IN the po0l-rOOm
on tine night Of the shooting; saw both seanneu ana
D0noLuc and heard the latter say, Come ON Jonni
tboult DlnOlue standing stil wnen ne sald thsi
be might have been moving abOut, however
JOsc ph p Reed the jefferson Market ncat dealer, was
called after recess and testified that he knew John ana
Poreuce Scaunel John IN tie hlt Oi visiting lis
house al Ter FlOreuCcs death; he would stay up M night
and would NOT 20 home: ne said they wOuld kill him
Won Dot 20 O bed a. and he said, You know can O.
Forry comes 90 me every ughti was with ule prs
onrr one lay al Bellevue Hospital when Florence was
living there: going through DwCny-iXlst 70 ntte boy
asked The prisoner hOw ElUuy Wah;' john replied,
be is getting better and then staggered ana 1cA
agsIns. the railing of e house. ,,
Pauck Cialcy, painter, and James H. Stanuisn,
attended Florence during l- last Illness Doh TOOK
tao stand 10 swear ID the irrational conduct OF the
prisoner. and the change which took place n MN IN
Iledlatelv after he death OF Florence During the day
- well as the two previous days. considerable testimony
death OF his brother but Mr Reed, who lied Yeser
DAY, and hose house the prisoner lyeu after the
death 0f brother, SAID lat lac lOOhtU utitef Uith
than lie does now.