The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-14

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pohcy Vi insurailec neiu " 'ne "eoe"Sc'
upon his life in the National Lie lnsur-
opce Companv. and reference was made &c
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tive or the applicant nau Deeh ainicteu WIN
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troubled WIN eithef disease
The defense then rested and the prosccu-
ton resumed
J. a, YOUNG
testified Wos ,hc snnarin,endent of ,he
North Rutland Marble Cnmnonv from The
snrinr of iSG9 iii close IF h,isincss in 1870.
| also q d;rnctor and s,oclbuIdcr in ,he oom,
nanv Mr. Hathaway was attentive tu
business the first year or two, but noticed
much change in him during last SIX months
his business and very ahennt. minded lac
was reckless in purchasing tor the com
pany, WINE lis nnances were as oad as thcy
could be; thought then he was TOO ~
S'Nn0 '"A 'N''' y
Cross-eHainihed'-D rememnVr as
ever salu so TO any one lie hau large IN
terest IN the company but Was perfectly uIs-
regardless about business hau no laith
III his capacity Tor business had conn
dencein MS honesty, put nc was no n.,laii-
clai manager nag no SuslhcI.Ul put III ,'t
the DOCKS were all right uh'li "'''r HIS
uea'h'
CtrAptrs s1tvenX
testified TO ms acquaintance WIN george \:
HathaWay OF ms boarding win hili'' ana
cofroDora,lhg substantially me testi'hoily
OF Il. II. rainier regarding ms actQhs at
MS poaruihg pace, ana DeileVed tha' he
was deranged the last timc nc saw nm.
Cross-cXamination- should not nave said
nc was crazy, II ne iiau not committed sui
cioe' put should say ne acteu strangely
knew his father, ana hau noticed MS oelh
aDseht-hiihueu
MRS H. H. PALMER
testified corroboratinr much of the tcsti-
mony of her husband.
DIR. MiDpLEroN GOLDSMITH
tosfAod. Am n nhvsic;on and silrgcon OF
thirty years practice; have been present
throilrhout This trial and heard all testimo-
I
Onestion-Supposinr man having con
sulfed his physician in regard TO an i'm
misc tn take his own life and that th. man
should admit the possession Of that i'm
mise and within few weeks take his own
life laborinr ali This time more or less I'M.
der depression of spirits. his eyes at times
presenting n wild or plarinr expression,
What in vonr on,nion was the condition of
his mind? Was he sane or insane?
Answer-If n man came to me statnr
that hc had felt nm uncontrolloble imnnlse
ia take his own life. and if soon after he
should take his own life. the presumption
in nv mind would he from these Two facts
alone that he was insane nj the time from
necessity If upon innuirinr into the pre-
vious history of The man find him subject
To orofound melancholy. the PRESUMPTION
world gain in force If found mon in.
o,,irv that in his manner and appearance
there was an absent distracted manner.
and that in these moments Of abstraction
his face should present that hunted LOOK
Which when we sec il in the foce of n
| friend we eyclaim. "Wbats the matter ? "
and associated with the previous history of
his life. which by themselves would he
mere eccentricities. | should saw he was
clearly and unm,stol,ahIv insane
! O.Suic,dc having been committed in
such case before s,inposeI. what would
bc ihe nresnmption?
| Al don't thinl, suicide nroduces nm in
evitahle nresnmnton of insanity. while in
the case supposed 1t is perfectly clear that
| If presents n very necessary prcstImntjon
| 10 suicide.
Have heard read and have read the two
letters from George C. Hathaway pro.
duced
O-Sunnose bis self.destruction was an
parentlv The act of such deliberation as The
two letters and the circumstances of death.
VIZ that Deihg a resident OF hutlahu' anu
A hotel in New York CITY. registering under
an assumed name. and on or about the next
Tuesday is found dead in n bath tub. naked,
a bullet hole in his side, would or would
not such deliberation change your opinion
as before expressed mat insanity was inc
Alt does not.
| O-What state of mind would the letter
to his friends indicate. when taken in con
nection with other facts
A-Thc letter appears to have been
written by man laboring under some
great grief and to be lust in that state of
mind which SO frequently results in sui
| eide.
Q-What state of mind have you refer.
cnce to-?
A-Profound melancholy.
BEN H. CHASE
was the next witness, who testified that
Geo G Hathaway came into his store tho
dav before he left Rutland last and sat
| abruptlv. "Giye me $50. Chase. | an
roing away and will return it when CONE
back; that his manner was unlike him.
self he had traded much with witnes,
and knew him well in n business way.
EVELYN PINPoiNr
testified as to the wild apnearancc OF
Mr. Hathaway the Monday before he
went away. wos Greatly excited Over
the taxes that the Marble 70. had r.
nav. onnearcd very different from usual
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