The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-10
THE KING-O'NEIL TRAGEDY.


Close OF the Testimony for the Defence
Medical Experts Giving Their Views
of Emotional Insanity in General and
Kings Case in observation-disclosures
Summing Up To Day.
The most interesting day thus far in the trial
In the Court Of Oyer and Terminer, before
Judge Brady, OF James G. King for the killing Of
Anthony F. ONei, was yesterday, and although
1t was the tenth day of the trial. by which time the
public is rather apt to get tired and lose its in
terest, there was the same undiminlshed crowd
In the court room. Judge Brady and the jury and
counsel on both sides and the prisoner all looked
refreshed alter their day OF rest. or course
the feature Of the day was the calling
by Mr.. William F. Howe of various
medical experts to give their testimony
on behalf OF the prisoner, testimony he and Mr.
John o. Mott had been most seduously engaged in
procuring and upon which unquestonably the fate
OF the prisoner depends more than all the other
evidence offered. There was some other test-
mony, but 1t was Of comparatively minor i'm
portance the feature of the day being the medical
evidence. With this latter testimony the defence
closed their case. Some rebutting evidence will
be given this morning and then eX-Judge Beach
will begin to sum up. 1t looks now as though the
case would reach the jury tomorrow. In the sub
1OlneQ report Will be f0unQ all material points
OF yesterdays testimony
TESTIMONY OF GEORGE MCANN.
The first witness called was George Mccain, Of
NO l42 East Eighteenth street jantor OF the stuy-
vesant Building, who testlhed that Mr.. ana Mrs.
King, children and servants occupied apartments
there IN 1871, and that Mr.. King kept his family
In good style.
TESTIMONY OF DR. ISAAC L. K1PP.
Isaac L. Ktpp, NJ. D., examined by Mr.. Howe, to
whom have been entrusted the preparation and
management OF the defence from the insanity
theory standpoint am medical examiner to the
having examined the prisoner except from my
registry, OF which produce copy; It is entered
April 10, 1862 in the register, In the examination
20 s mere
jected; he made an uniavorable impression look
Ing at this paper, find he stated IN his answers he
ns nat s me- w mss
disturbed; knew then that the company didn't
TO Mr.. Phelps-I dsllked his looks much; I ex-
amined his heart and lungs; he weighed $50
pounds; his height is five ieet nine and half
Inches, as stated by himself; have no distinct
recollection o! the examination OF his heart;
whether he was subject to palpltaton or cough
relatives subject to pulmonary or otaer hereditary
disease, he answered in the negative.
To Mr.. Beacn-The reason why didn't like him
was because he appeared delicate and somewhat
excited; don't recOilect that he revealed any
business troubles to me.
To Mr. Phelps-I judged from his general ap-
pearance there was no indication Of any particular
0lsease.
ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY OF FRANK j. DUPIGNAC.
Frank j. Dupignac was here recalled. He testi-
led that lie identified kilograms to him from King
August and 10, 1872, requesting meeting in New
York; that OF the 10th asked, "What Is the mean
Ing Of these paperss" They were the papers IN
the replevn suit of Mr.. FOulKe, for whom witness
was then counse. against King The witness fur
Their stated that on the 12,h of August, after he
had notified King that he would no longer act as
his attorney, King called at his Office and had an
interview with him and his opponent Mr.. F0ulke,
which lasted some hours.
District Attorney Phelps-What was the subject
rnf fhOt
Mr.. Beach protested that the conversation was
privileged.
that communication to lawyer in presence OF q
third party Is not privileged. In this the third
party was his opponent and the lawyer was his
opponents attorney.
Witness then stated in response to Mr.. Phelps
question, that the subject OF the conversation was
FOulke's replevn suit against King and Kings do
nestle difllcultles portion OF 1t related to
enectng compromise
TELEGRAMs PUT IN EVIDENCE.
The defence here offered In evidence a telegram
from O'Neil to the baggage master, shore Line,
New York :-"Please tell the lady with the large
gray trunk not TO 90 East today,H and another 60
O'Neil, from New Bedford, Mass, July 80, 1869,
asking to have papers sent on. 1t was signed A.
Elk.
TESTIMONY OF DIR. ERNEST d. PAGE.
Ernest D. Page, M D.. Of No. y West Twenty
he knew and examined the prisoner in 1863; his
lungs and heart were affected and he was suffer
irrational and he was highly excited; prisoner was
then stopping at the ocean House, Newport; at
tended him at the Clarendon, in $780, and nervous
anc excited was his general condition.; the
prisoner subsequently brought his father to w.t.
ness to be treated, and on that occasion
made the remark, ave are all set OF luna
tics;" he attended prisoners children. and one
Of them had commissions; the prisoner came to
''raised bIoodn during the night, and his tongue
was cut; the witness told him TO 20 to dentist,
and he went, and came back and said the dentist
told him there was nothing the matter with his
teeth; some time afterwards-this was in 1870
witness lett his office one day. the prisoner being
there sitting down, and on bis return saw the
prisoner lying the sofa, his hands clenChed, his
mouth drawn aside and foam on his mouth 1t was
an epueptic tit; he communicated his domestic
troubles to Witness and alter that he was more
depressed; the day before the homicide witness
saw prisoner; he was very downhearted ~ one
JOhn.n
10 Mr.. Pheps-I am physician OF twenty years
stSnuing IN this city on the occasion oil the cpl
iepNc NJ lett him In my Office before tnat, having
an altercatlon with my partner, DR.. Dalzelle; the
symptoms OF tne epileptic 1T, which noticed as he
"a, ,ay on tnS SOFA when came back, were paleness,
pioou on ene mouth, loaLl on the mouth, and marks
Oh nuger-naiis on his hands; administered chlOrO.
l0rm anu stopped the commissions; he remained
July an nour Ia the Office before he was able TO
leave.
August +. Frech, M. D., examined by Mr. Howe
JeStlned tnat epilepsy was q parOxysfn of uncon.
seriousness combined usually with clOnic SWIM
toms, ana tnss IL was TO some degree hereditary.
OF Q well developed epeptic attack.
TESTIMONY OF EDWIN X. ABBOTT
Mr.. Edwin X. Abbott testfed-I knew Mr. King.
Just after his domestic difficulties begun he came
difficulties; met MIN again about ten days before
the shooting In Twenty third street; he seemed
even more excited than before; he shed tears and
talked about his children; advised him to do no