The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-25
THE MURDER OF CARRUTH.
QUESTION THdT LdWYER WAS
TWO DAYS IN PITTINO,
The Defence Re-ting-Testinionv In Rebuttai
10 show that the Vineiand Editor was X ILL
ed bv the Bullet. and not by the Physicia n..

ed bv the Bullet. and not by the Phys,cia n..
BRfDGEIoN, Jan A.-Tho third week OF
the trial OF Charles Lands opened this morning,
ana found the court room less crowded than on
any previous day, probably because OF an i'm
preston that the greater part, N not all Of the
daY was to be occupied by the defence In pro-
pounding the question undecided on Saturday,
VIZ Supposing the facts elicted In the trial to
be true, did Dr. Ray think Lands was insane
when lac shot CirruthS Tne query necessltated
areview OF the entire testimony. hut Dr. Ray
was allowed to stand aside. aud DR.. James Me
Clinton testified that no had known MIR. Landis.
The prisoners temperament was nervous active,
aud cHcitable. His constitution was not pro-
portlonate to his mental activity. II must have
required a herculean physique to support his
restless energy. The amount OF business he
transacted was 30 vast that the witness feared
FOR hts sanity.
Under cross-exam nation. the witness said he
knew nothing about the extent of Landis's bust
ness, hut he understood II 70 be very large.
John w. Grange. Philadelphia merchant had
known Lands FOR many years, and was satis SIZED
that be had necn insane.
Then col Potter said "Dr. RAY please take
the sta I'd and We Will proceed with that little
question The counsel went on with dreary
mrnOtony OF, SUPPOSE also the following facts
70 he iIue, reading the testimony. 1t occupied
most of the morning see sion. aud then the ques-
uon closed thus "Supposins that ON Mltch ~,
bs defendant entered the ullcc of the editor of
n Nlheland newspaper aud shot him WAS he us
suming thcse facts to bo true, insane or
notf Col. Potter had taken nearly two DAYS
to put the question, and before the witness
could answer IL tho Attorney General oh hiected.
Ilo argued that the witness WAS asked Tor hts
uplniJu a. an EXPERT not upon certain symp-
toms IA they might or might not constitute in
sam " hiit upon the whole body of the tes' l.
monN. That was specially within the province
OF thc jury. The Court admitted the question.
and the expert nuswered, IL believe that these
facts in the hypothetical case, taken as a whole.
Indicate Insanity and they lead me to tho con-
ilusl1n .s. ,nat @ az me t"ne Of tn9 homicide Ar.
oners mental condition would not have pre-
vented him from transdcting his ordinary bust
ness. wrlting letters and public speeches.
Dr. Howard I. Duttrlph OF the state Aay,um
for bunatics. testified thzt he believed from tho
facts adducci that Lands WAS insane wnen he
shot Cdrfuth. Insanity was compatible with
the power Of conyersinc well upon many sub
iects and with the transaction nf business.
John H. Ogden, VINO was cmuloysd by Landis
fht two years and half. tcs,in,d tp the pu,"n-
er's eccentrlcities. and the defence rested. hav-
ing examined forty.twO witnessed ana occupied
Mrs. Mary Robinson was at once called by the
Attorney-u eneral to testify IN rebutt.L Sne
ing Of Cdrruth and found her hr0ther-in law
sightless and almost yoiceless. She described
his condition frcp day to dai.
The cross examination by cx-Chancelor Will
Hanson developed the fact that Mrs. Robinson
had practised medicine for fourteen years Sue
attended upon her orOther-tn-law and dressed
the wound In accordance with the directions Of
Or. Gross. who told her to use sweet oil. The de-
fence tried ia show that MIR. CArruth mad eI-
pressed himself hopeful of recovery to Dr Gross,
but the witness said he never expressed the
slightest hope of recovery to any one except 10
hts wife DIR. CROSS visit not at all bene-
ncial TO him, for the doctor told
annoyed Carruth greatly. The witness had a
conNersation with DR.. Ridwell with regard TO
the expedkncy OF opening the a0scess ON the
neck. The following morning 1t was referred TO
nv Mr.. Carruth and she said VI II did not begin
to discharge itself u might he necessary TO make
an iucision. While she was dressing the sbscess
II began To discnsrge very protuselY. Dr. Brown
saw the abscess, and said II was not necessary
to open II, as 1t was emptyiug itself.