The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-11

not excited; he had C0Oieu dOWn
ATTACHING AN ABSENT WITNESS.
The District Attorney here asked Tor an attach
ment against Jesse A. Folk, witness, and 1t was
TESTIMONY OF DR. JOHN G. GREY.
DR.. John U. Grey, the physician in charge OF the
State Lunaric Asylum who has had very large ex-
perience in the treatment OF unatcs testified that
he had made an examination OF the prisoner In the
Tombs at the request of the District Attorney. He
was then somewhat thin and pale, suffering from
cold, with slight bronchitis. There were some
traces OF former CONSTITUTIONAL dlsease when the
the OF physicians for attacks or nervous para
lysis he judged him TO be sane then; the prisoner
quite frankly related to him the facts OF his life
much as they had been detailed here; the prisoner
did not feign INSANITY, but dd somewhat exagger-
ate certain portions OF his statement.
The long hypothetical question put yesterday
by Mr. Howe to his own expert was here re-
answered, 81 should say the man was sane.x
The District Attorney then added some of the
circumstances omitted by the Hypothetical cues
to the mental condition OF a man so acting.
The doctor again answered, 81 should say he was
TO Mr. Beach-In the opinion have given have
assumed that he probably had had an epileptic
thought it probable that he had an epleptic seizure
in san Francisco and. one in 1870; assume that he
had recovered from the epilepsy; assume that he
to epileptic attacks and that that constitutional
condition remains; Mr.. King might have another
epileptic attack; in confirmed cases of cpl
lepsy the fits are more or less regular; in
other they are not regular; the lighter form
not conclude that King mad the lighter form cpl
epsy results IN disease OF the brain producing Of
ten perverse action OF the brain; we cannot de-
termine with accuracy during the lie OF the man
the extent OF the brain disease; our main means
of determining 1t are from the manifestations Of
the patient and his history; person may be under
such strong emotion. increasing the action OF the
heart to dlsend the blood vessels of the BRAIN
/ or even rupture them, and so produce disease OF
the brain a man may have an abscess OF the brain
and not discover lt Till after death; in the case
7 OF strong emotion the mischief might be instan-
taneous, but not immediate insanity; the in
sanity would result from the natural actions for
the repair Of the leson jealousy is one OF the
for insanity, acting In a somewhat different
way, however, gradually impairing the health, and
thus producing the result; long brooding over a
thing might produce it in the same way and the
impairment Of the health would not necessarily
be shown by emaciation; it might attack the
lead me TO suspect the presence OF melanchOlia
put the cure OF that depends on the rehabilitation
then proceeded to describe the effect of epilepsy
upon the brain.
The District Attorney announced that this closed
his case, and therefore the Court took recess.
SUMMING UP FOR THE DEFENCE
Mr. Beach his address on behalf Of the
lay the before them plain conversational way
He was sure he need not impress on them great torbear
nature they could only be guided by the doctrines by
paint to the horrors OF t6e sca4old. sure
s b 5hs @ from
rounded BY all the errors OF the law and pursued BY
yndctveness and sitting there listening to the SHAME
m e ers o OF pa e @ y he
SO little while ago, when he was prosperous mer-
@ anu ed %S ns anu
s @ S h bs he esr ss ye
tul, for there was yet remaining to him blessed and
n Won s Sse wife
which spring only from cheerful and happy and brave
But change came; The empter the serpent, entered
be disposition sna oonduG this EVIDENCE
and Keeling hToSgh the Ike
streets after his runaway wife and CAPTURED children
5shs%oE SEEING her @ lad syeH h sss
the man he believed to be her sedueer. Think of his
you imagine fate more desperate and despairing, with
Wod y found Nd
4sEs the For hs Its S the The
@ to S of Of hs s Ss
hope in his heart that hs blasted e yet
hf P%seS the ins Tsii1s this ss @
to es and t
of an honorable and upright he usually conducts
day ana ] ssa oa
RsS"%S:
Ihs it
gard to the lie of another citizen whose interests
5s as sS in 'sS ssy srs as.
In my Judgment the opening address the District At
THIS stood t9s Of murders
Rn syohpG Ss
ss he q S of
ss the %d 81 sny
Juror affected BY that declamatory and lntsmma-
Il Ss nj;
to break into the chamber Of servant girr What
aempI-to fastsn on this man the shame Of improper
o these the o tive
District Attorneys mind they haSe Ioandaton but
district Atorhey had at his elbowa man who
sd the Is a IS at
Wed iS the Ansy CT his son asS
ma : yi'h ns to Of y oa a sSs
snned him that without sin cast the stone lie
has that with the condition OF the prisoner?
Hesse anS' the s Of his 9 %S t.
hs Sney hs 3
S KS he rn is hot an tissue in
the Insurance company Ter te sake Of obtaining
s ws s hs hs @ OF Se
lie may be burglar thief, put it allegation we
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of
light where most do congrcgate aud in the pres
S9ss q! ss Ss s
hours unmOved listening 10 the infamous caltmnies of
ONeil against him There was no sudden combat
Every called 1t murder The crowd that gathered
called it murder. The District Attorneys opening was
echo of that cry But any rejecting mind could
that there mystery, and you have heard the mys
terry explained. Seeing hum sitting silent while O'Nei
told these caumnes, while his heart was bursting
at the the proceedings would result in tear
ing from him the treasures of that heart would
at this man Is acting strange
He would endeavor in purely argumentatve way, to
show them that the defence of insanity in
just The prisoner did desperate and BLOODY thing con
scious Of his act ne shot Neil TO death Counsel would
ing 1t cowardly assassination. He fired the mans
back, gave him equal chance did as a brave
enemy, and If he knew what he was about 1t was u
shameful But If he did not known If the results
of physical disease he the
OF that act; if the hand of God, acting through
these causes, so influenced that brain and soul,
y was not for human justice to condemn him:
the spirit of the laws its justice and in humanity
approach the consideration OF this in the spirit of
mercy. After paying very high compliment to Dr.
Grey for his ability ana experience and general re-
after all and contradicted by Dr. Golden of