, 1875-10-09


I<troit Tribune, 0es.7.
Only two Witnesses were undor examination
to-day. Ono Was th5 special adMnlAtrntort Mr.
aumsord who ghya soune further facta "a to tlla
valuo Of portions Of the Ward estate. and tho
otho. was Dr.. Palulos, OF tho univerHlty medical
faculty. The latter ca,nB IL IN export "a to ln~
sanity. Mr. Nonoyn'a examination Of him was
Gloss, CAREFUL and logical. Tho Bnbstantiai
result Of 1t might he summed up IN the general
pnoclple that a sound mind noeds to ba In =
aouud body, aul IN tho admission that paopie
who are under hallucinationB or hxsd and morbid
douBions may still chow extraordinary cspability
in special departments Of work.
The contestants there roste.l their casc, and
Mr. Meddau9l asoae. to Mr.. Romeyp's surprise,
to addroaa tue Judge and Jury. Mr. Ilouoyn
saketl him II ho Has proposing TO open the caae.
Afr, Mtddaugh repIiod that "he proposed to
mako = fow romatka." Mr. Ioaiayn objoctel
decidedly on tho ground that it was sirtnelly
putting tho contestants Ia the Position Of do
fon0ants, and gAye the proponents tho Inst
word tho contestants had introduced their owl
dence. anu it now lay with the proponents to se-
but it. bfr. Hughes defended tho right OF hls
stage Of the trial WAS simply preliminary aud
separate from tho rcRt Of it, and waa for tho
PURPOSE at introducing tho will before tho
Court. lilo thought that 1t was within tho
discretion Of tho judge to grant them tho right
70 open the case. 1lr. Romosn spoke farther
In opposition to the COURSE which hIs opponents
wiahod to take, but the Judge concluded to allow
NJ: MedoauEh to proceed; saying that ha should
iuAtFuct the jury not to allow themsulves to be
Influenced BY hin speech, II might bs eloquent,
IN. MEppAuous OPENING.
Sir. Moddaugh reminded the Jury Of their lnty
~ Rworr jndxes of tho facts ~ they oo,.,e from,
tho taatinonY Of the witucssas-1,ot from the
statement of counsel. In tue opening for tho
oontestRnts much Aad been put forward that bal
not been supported by tho ayiaouoo brought in.
Ne aakoo o1o Jury II they could ax their m!aas
insane. They had hoard An Interesting discourse
from laarnod physlc,an al to what constituted
insanity. but they had 20 facts to Hhich to sppty
tida export Testimony. Noslip9 lad eeea said
pato aftesthought, to which Dir. Non'eYn had
tpgcniouHy reaurte1 when the Court had dtiyun
him from Tho gsoanl That he bad As Arss s4l-
vanced, that tile testator was insane. Testimony
had bean brought IN 10 khow that Capt. WsSa
was bej!oyer in Bp!rltualism. Thorn nas no
doubt Of that. II Wnuid have been conceded. II
necessary. Capt, Ward bad not iived ID .
corner; and 1t ~ss well known that he believed
slsoakat believed the Judge .roula snatEuet tho
jury to pay no attaution to this tostimony, Had
not Capt. Ward right To commit spirita II tho
cardinAt facts Of apirituatlsn ba true. why usv
communications should ba treated bY tho Jury
just ~ II they were communicating from peE-
Sons in tho hosh. No fAs ~ tho undue inGMsnce
Of the sptrts is coaearnea: that is the whole Of
the csa0. But VIA Capt, Ward 1pAn who went
about taking advice of individuals begging lhem
TO unduiF lnaueuoe l1m5
:, M1: M l.Iensiss here ssyse sad aonaOiea to know
Tho Judge 1opliea blandlY that II puFpozted
ME. Ptentlsa satd the counsel had no right TO
70 on commenting to tbs Jury Qu Tho pyi1euce
that had boon introduced by Tue contestants. It