New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-07-14
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
v,rr sronDARD,s INSANITY.

KATE SIODDAhDO INShNi'''
REMARKABLE INVESTIGATION BEFORE 'up"h
MooRE-sIRASGE CONDUCT OF TIE fiA''
MRS. DwYEgs CASE
Tho Investigation into the sanity OF nate
s,ooaard otherwise known as Lizzie Lloyd King ana
into the SANITY OF Mrs Dryer who killed her three CHI
drep was begun yesterday by county 1uoSe "oore'
After the adjournment Of the Court OF sessions DISTRICT
Atorney Winslow said that ne desired 10 can a''enon
N Tho case OF Kate soddard, who was under indictment
g. ,na murder of Mr. Goodrich. Mr.. Grey Of Boston,
of the counsel OF Kate Stoddard then began TO read
the deposition of Harriet A King, mother or the prls-
oner whereupon Kate stoddard spraug from her seat
and rushing toward her lawyer attempted
70 tear the paper from his hands. one OF
the court officers seized aud attempted to hold her
back but she struggled and exclaimed In a LOUD ana
angry voice, "He shant read that; les not my
LAWYER" Judge Moore said, If you do not Keep quiet
you cannot stay here" Kate replied, what ngnt mas
any body to themselves to be my counset doh
consder it any privilege to stay here. she WAS hoP'
quiet with ficulty, aud duiing the reading OF tne
-sfbdavit interrupted the proceedings with sucn rc
marks as You re a liar" Il IN not insane mo such
occurrence as that took place." "He's sold me out"
The affidavit of her mother is. substance as foows
at about 10 years OF age child began TO act
strangely she wanted to be by herself her health was
not goc and she had an unnatural craving ior strange
tbipg, there were times when she would not speak TO
any one OF US When between i6 and years OF age she
ting mil 10 work she dressed herself in her shabbes
clothing which was different from her general desire
about dress Then she wanted to so TO tAe nigh school
sgain. She remained around homo about two
years longer, and there was no comfort I'll IN
When she was is she went 10 again she studied
very harQ graduated at the head OF her class OF IA OF
~ GIRLS One day during vacation she acted very stfaug
sand Betty what DO you mean; cannot endure IL
any longer 81 she changed her dress put on wafer
proof and left the house II was misty night cue
came back at o'clock and went up STAIRS without sup
per This was Friday night. She did not come down !,
until sunday. aud bad not eaten 10 the knowIeuge oi
Any Of the family had not dared TO 20 INTO hef room
for years when she was there aterward went INTO
her room, aud found written on her taDle' FRIDAY
night went TO Little Pond with the Intention OF crown
Ing myself plunged into the water found II wa
too hard for nc Heated on the wafer 'hee houlS'
IL was bissiul" Her clothing was wet her shoes hald
and sandy. she left home on April u.s. 1906 saying that
she to chelsea and has NOT paeh nome SINCE
except for one night in the Fall Of 1851
The deposition of Mrs. Josephine s. Clamp was then
read 1t stated that Lizzie King did Homework at one
tune for her father and herself and after being week
In their employ had TO be discharged, she acted so
strangely Mary J. Arnold OF Atteboro. W.. tesuhed
that she worked with Lizzie King III Mr. Dagsets braid
factory Miss KiUg once said that she would as soon
shoot a man as bird.
Thomas Peters of Providence, r. l., said that Kate
etoddard lived with him. and had acted strangely she
was always singing and talking herself she had
favorte cat which she thought had heas she washed
kerosene OIL, pouring the oil all over 1t; IN con
sequence the hair all off, and then the cat got sick
she attempted TO it by sufng dry buns down It's
throat; the wouldn't swallow. and then Lizzie put
out DOORS and 1t died. Here the prisoner shouted
"Tnat's lie! She did not die she was the snaTtes
and best cat in tae nelghbOrhood"
Ms. Lzne Peters, Levina Mnarl Eliza s =. Harlow
Iotiie X Beanie " Keith all testified 10 tho
strangeuess OF Kate stoddards previous behavior Dc
Corey testified ne had had several interviews Will
Kate Stoddard and had doubt OF her Insanity. Dr
ID. T. Brown of Bloomngdale Asyluro, stated that h,
had extmued stoddari and be'lcved her TO be in
The investigation in tue case was then adjourned
to to-day.
In the OF Mrs Dwyer Judge Moore, after hearns
the testimony OF DIS. Mcdonald and Corey, who swOr
that she was insane directed that she should be con
fDed a LUaatc Asylum, but requested the Dstric
Attorney to delay the order until today
tain whether the authorities OF the Asylum at POugh
keepsc had complied with the law.