The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-27
INSANITY AGAIN DISCUSSED
M.fLADTTS or THE NTND UNDER 4
LEOIL INVEST IG.ITION.

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all night, after the organization Of political
| club. nd the row occurred at da,break. ending
| In the dispersion Of the party bv the y lhce.
| Donohue wished him to 10 out into the yard
and fight duel.
Or. Ralph l.. Parsons. for many years CON
nected with the New York Asylum for the In
| ne. and known as an expert In insanity tes-
titled in effect that INSANITY cannot exist with
out physical injury to the brain. and that the
theory q moral insanity, without such an arec-
tion " the brain, is a fallacv. The only means
Of deciding whether the brain Of a living man
is diseased is to observe the symptoms. Science
affords no way " more direct examination.
Many cases OF insanity are difficult Of investiga.
| ton. To determine whether homicide Ia the
result OF a diseased mind. OF reused passion,
| inquiry should first be u ado In relation t.
the mans previous life and conduct aided
by per-onal observation. II sudden and
great change had tiken place In hts conduct.
! importance should he attached To- il. Insanity
| - frequently produced bv intense sorrow. and
! NV ing pr9, dlng over grievance. Remarkable
paysiral chan ies are sometimes attendant, such
! a. the ironing 81 the hair In a single day.
| lhc mt lcctul faculties are not necessarily
! de.'ro' ed bv ms nity-in many case4 not even
| impaired. Lunatics reason, and sometimes
| WY iemafhHule SIX aud power II H. difficult
| 4" j.d @ Of the sanity Of a man by single act.
| taking the fact OF itself. The effort by a man
| o. tS ape ar or the ommtssion Of "a homicide
! shpul' not Influence judgment concerning his
in-anify Honiriial 'endencics are often caprici
! ou.lN shown. especially M cases wherein there IL
| an emotional element I'm the disease. Melancho-
| ia u.s. usually attended hy mental depression,
| 81 cDIc-sucs-, re-tlf--hcss, attenuation. and a
80 tied. sad expression If countcnance. Melan.
, cnnlia T. offcu followed 10y acute mania. the
! periods Of fury heinz Intermittent Sl.epless
r'~tle-suess is REGARDED ~ powerful provo ~
ton " this disra-p While luuatirs reason
logically they often reaspn from false prem, ses
lhey often assume u fact uurea~onably. and
then make deductions sane IN Themselves. II II
con mon ifor lunaiic- To believe that revenge for
real or funriri wrong is Just. here mas be,
too. an Irresistible inipulsc 10 do what Tie per-
son kA"ws to be wrong the will-power beng
4N EXPERTS OPINION.
Mr. Reach then put to DR.. Parsons a hy-
putneucI question. embracing nnrra-
i've ~ The shooting ~ Florence Scauneil hy
p'no1ue. the change that thereafter to K
place IN the looks AMI conduct II John
ScnnelL the shooting 81 Donohue In the pool
runn and Scannelf- subsequent demeanur
Assuming mat hypothess," said tue doctor.
-, prisoner Vas insane at the time when he
Asked whether such confinement as Scan
nell htl endured I'm the Tont. wouId tetd Ia
Induce recovery 81 mental bilance the Doctor
'ei lied 90 the affirmative, and .dded that im-
proven cut m his mental aud physical health.
as -aUwh ~ the prisoner Ia this Trial. ought
nor To- 'ltct Judgment VA relation to his pre-
N.us condition 81 mind.
br. far-uns. In the Cru=--eNaminafiun said
tntt he dld not regard Suiritu li-ts a- ins me.
although their belief might ue delusion. An
'Xpcit To- Judge II o patient supposed TO be i'm
,a.t' but u"rspnal examination would be
better; and be had not personally examines
even iu THE court room. What would indi 'at-
o. ..'uy 90 ndir te that ~cluuol oid not know
the vloueiuinr-s Il has .ct Ia shooting Duuo-
nue.. lHniti'- having homicidh impulses
30. uall5 klu Irr-lt- t-aiu4f whom thcy have a.,
reason iule resentment fiiend- or strangers
thrN may act upun motives such a. would
iYu .elce ne per ms. Mauiac- are lktI, 10
i.i-"t tn' resentments tnat tuey entertained
Nr. Rollins nut hypothetical question. en-
hr ''ing -.atem"nt of the point. gwen iu .r.
u acn's long query. but he put them together 50
o. f'.f iiN WIN tue the ~ fNlf scanned
sane man. worn oct Dy grief ana trouble. and
controlled by ar tional desire for revenge upon
toe SLAYER Of ms hrIther.
ina Is very long questi n SAID the Doc
r.. As ne rlN "a con- think now, taxing tine
I - rs YOU have presented them. there is not
sumo evidence unnn which To base an opn-
l'. iilt thr .r|-NlNr WIS insane. The iftl
o. itf- are e.n- upon whicn GO form 4 judy
vr Beech. r,sumine the direct ex,min. ti,n.
c'i hri tue testimony tnat munoln.ni,,, 10,
cttt tnc one Effected los their delusi1n. The IN
sale trait being sometimes even unreyedled Ia
common conversation.
WITNESS ~ CUSTODY.
nr ine ex Delury Coroner. failed 20 attend
a. witness ON Wedne. iav, All poush -ubi
ri.d, ami Hn alta huent had been issued IA.
l- TAKEN into tne Court room by derutv
sheriff. Judge Barrett asked hin whv he had
."t come OF Ntau staV, aud he said that he
lad Yecn M f,t thr. e. weeks
you were down town, am told" said
81 came down was the reply. "tut was d.
,,ra 9y NY uhy-,,.an 20 =" ns,k home. In
.'' '''' '''itt %.
d. SHINES testimony was tnst John scanneu
Wa violent IN ni- behavior az tue inquest II
ia he often called az the Coroncr- ofice To- a..
a re about the probability # Donouues being
punished, be- ming frin'e when he called:
that he often said ni- Druther Wa alive VET. and
come - see M % al nisnti ana that he seemed
Mr Beach uurlled parcel and disclosed
10 tll", M which was section ~ florence : an
nri's spn olnmu, "itn the fttd bullet iu-
telurd la it Inc PRISONER turned utir a. tins
Was eNulntcd, aud his face twltcled cUnvui-
sNely. lie was takon T. another part of the
room. DR.. shine identified the object.
Tire defence tuen rested.
J. licemArJ on Caila.an asthe nrst witness
Gi 6S % Ss .9s R5y-S s'n III reou'' Ills 'es'-
. s I.n es ssa FGrg9cc sc.n.' 60 iri nagqaa
oht VA lhf, h9hohuc ". ottnus hi, irm whore
0rotutr dies vll have revenge % - N''
Policeman Jacob vyse corroborated Galatians
les imuuy. and said;
scaanrn wa, ,i'rqs ona bench ard ponohae oppo
@ s,e b sh,ni.t ,oti'r ,Ii - ..I. nt r D., Nu"-
4e v,u,l be- rcv,nsad -''-
Nr Phelps offered to prove thar sr7nuell sho,
Donuhde once lri lr 10 the tragedy in the roo
room, hut JUDGE Btrrrfi eX ludcd the evlIenc4
ile testimony II pr james H. WOOD was
r. ~ consent 81 the defence, a. given In the
last trial II embodied an otuion tnat scan
nrl wAs not insane, brt acted upon a settled
aui dormant purpl OF revenge.
At this puint the prosecltl nastonis shed many
by closing the case, without introducing any
lr~llln nav lu lchititl 81 tltt gwen Tor the de-
fence hy DR.. Persons. Ia the previous ri i Dr.
hlmma nj ami other experts expressed the
ullulon mat the prispnei was Sane, ana d.
n mWoni was suhpunaed las witness for tni,
tudl, tut was not called.
mn ARGrNfNr FOR THF OFFENCE
In "n ell queut addtc-, 10 the iury. Mr. Reach
3D. rln- anf LILLY that there are two lii. sun
4 .Nt defence in this case. tn- is th.t tine
pt.oncr shot Donunue in sclf defcrcc. scan
n'l bad started o. go ont 81 the %. room. AMI
~ i"' 'rcrptcd o., bunouue al the foot OF the
80 iIW"i vine" t"s sn"utins occurred II ,ctu-
ten MAJ fet-ond lee ground for believing tnnt
WAS cNi ~rd ID the uHIiuc a MGR # great |
D. dilN harm, the Law does not admit q hi, rum
isum lent. nj the clrou ust noes. taken iu ION.
uectluu with Duuubue's usd ch r .c,cr. Justified |
such am niprahrnsi m.
'r. Beach stated mis- theory tlus ar. and then |
ID gan to describe the shooting f Florence scan |
ut " b. Dunohue. The met really eubrllisned |
% 90 tive seemed To affect the pms nrr decply |
tr n1d sat " ith us face ANvrtcd rom the Jury. /
tuD, when the sill ted advocate spoke II the fate |
of Do, htuiher, ti- emotion wa apparently un- |
con roll bic. Judge Barrett, todd the ON err t. |
tIhr hW 90 tar ufhci end of the room. no. !
80 seucf bong legally necessary, and hc WAS /
sent al tu"t distance d4llug tle rest # tue adj /
divss.
., ut interruption WIS href ana after II NJ |
h 'h ll,i-. cd n'. uu-tr ti,u. of ,t- point that /
>tiuu"i nt good ir4sou O. know of D,unuue'~ I
iu llurrru7 disposition. lur -.li .lcf,U.c ranch /
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