The New York herald., 1876-01-22
WAS lands CRAZY2

YESTERDAYS PROCEEDINGS AT THE TRIAL
TESTIMONY OF THE DEFENCE As TO THE IN
SANITY OF LANDIs-MoRE HABIrUAL EccEN-
TRIcITIEs- HEREDITARY INSANITY DESCRIBED.
BRrDoEroS, N. j., JAN d 1876.
The trial OF Landis resumed this morning IN
crowded court The defence have yet closed, but
there indications that the end is far or The
evidence entirely directed to the question OF the
insanity OF the prisoner.
Captain William Gill related instances OF lands
crazy conduct in Wilmington and Washington. T. T.
Cortis the Deputy Sheriff who arrested Lands, fol-
lowed in the strain.
AS the testimony OF Professor Marcus Wilson
created something of sensation the substance Of it is
here given
Professor Marcus Wilson II the prisoner
after the shooting In the office of Mr.. William A.
House, one OF his counsel; it after ten o'clock that
morning; he took my hand eagerly and thanked me
for calling him in the midst Of his troubles; his
emotion was extreme; Mrs lands threw her
about him and said, "Dont, Charley, DON'T" he
showed a piece of paper which had been clipped
from the Independent (Carrutns paper and said My
wife gave me that this morning and reproached me as
being the cause Of It's being written, when had MONT
ing do with ~ havo that piece OF paper with me.
Paper produced, read and offered in evidence IL has
been already published
AFTER RECESS.
Marcus Lavnius and James Dixon were examined.
Both testified seeing Lands Immediately after the
shooting Dixon said he did not know that he was
member OF the society known In VinelaDd AS Friends
Of Progress, but did know that Lands not and
never had been member
James /. Wilson, ex-Sherih, testified when lands
brought to Jail in Bridgeton thought he cool
and collected, but when Mrs lands left him he
wild and excited he wanted me to get rope and hang
him at
John Felgin was turnkey OF the jail when Lands was
brought there and searched him before locking him
up. Witness detailed many crazy ideas about rats,
snakes, salt hay. seed and mice that Lands talked
about
Professor Washington J. Dunee was recalled by the
dcfence-I met Mr.. Lands and Colonel Pearson at
| Cape May and introduced them a young whose
foot had amputaed; lands acted so strangely and
seemed indifferent TO the !ersation about the
case that looked more intenty at him; opened
window and let in the light he facing the window
observed that there great dIation OF the pupil
of his eyes and wild glare IN them that Indicated to
then that something wrong with his brain: this
| was in August, 1873
| James Sawyer, sworn IL went to Mr.. Iandis house
! with DR.. Ingraham to persuade him not TO attend
certain meeting which had been called in vineland ;
he declared he would that the interests Of Vneand
at stake thought he very unreasonable and
nconsderate in not complying with our request my
memory will not permit me TO say what Lands said
about Carruth; do not recollect what he said.
Cross-examined by Attorney General vanatta Had
lands made threats against CarrIth should have felt
il my duty TO have called the attention Of the police TO
them
John L Burk, recalled by the defence:-I went with
DR.. Ingram and Mr. Sawyer to Mr. Landis' house; was
present ana heard their conversations Dr. Ingram
the spokesman he advised Mr. Lands not to go TO
that meeting, as he was afraid there might be
violence; Lands replied that there great inter
ests stake, the rights OF the settlers the
Vneland tract must be protected, that he would 60
and II any DeIe occurred he ands) would be the first
victim.
Crossexamined by the Attorney General DO not
recall what Mr.. Sawyer said beyond his expressing his
fear that the meeting would result IN violence.
Dr. Isaac Ray, Have lived in Philadelphia
for eight years. have been medical superintendent of
insane hospital for twenty five years; superin
tcnden four years Maine and twenty years Rhode
Island have been consulting physician in Philadelphia
have studied and written upon the question Of nsan
lty; the majority of instances insanity hereditary
In Transmission; not unirequently skps over
generation and appears in the next this my expe-
rience this faint manfess Itself in some by ir
regularties OF conduct extravagances OF opinion and
eccentricies in other cases 1t does not show itself
ALL 1t seldom shows itself in successive generations;
a form of insanity the father, manifested by melan-
choy may be exhibited in his by ferocity;
it may break out suddenly without much premontion;
1t undoubtedly the that IL may develop itself in
his conduct his family and casual acquaintances; IL
shows itself times in his mode OF conversation and
style of doing business; does this where does
develop itself raving mania the insane often go
into violent without reasonable motives struck
they are apt strike back; have heard all the ev-
dence In this case.
The Court then adjourned.