The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-21
VOL. XLlIL-N0. l5O.
IAypIS'S INSANE FREAKS.
voBps AND ACTIONS THAT aston
,surD an ms NEIGHBORS.

take some little interest in tho trlai anu "''V"0
,oat least some Of the testimony Win euO"
Of animation 49,, p..rso,
Tho eross.examlnation OF Col. Alex Pearson
90. rcsumed by the Auorney-"ehera' A"V
ritness spoke OF being in landi's mouse ~
yineland when the prisoner pfoduCeu
oocket pistol which he said he hau p,i V'"osN
for the amusement Of Mrs Lahuis'
90. Ianais. and Mrs. Lands. each hred ABOUT
80 -, shots Lands and his wife were |
bo,h Indifferent shots and the witness sno"vu
a.. host marksmanship. They also tned the |
,,s,,,t Tanned British Bulldog but II maze !
80 much noise and was laid aside. Previous TO |
,nis,be witness had seen Mrs. lands practising
In the library with small pistol
BENJAMIN Cook was employed 10y Nr Lanuls
. .,ies,ran OF produce for three and half
,o,rs. AZ the time he engaged the witness, Ian
ds WAS a lrst-rltc business man. On the morn
Inc Of March Is, ls,j the day before the shoot
ing. Landis entered the store and the witness
vas about to speak TO him when no obse rived an
unnatural glare in his eye. lie began to scold
the witness for not keeping the store in better
order. witness retreated before him, because
bs thought ho could observe him better from n
sis,once. The store was In perfect order, but
tandlss eyes rolled in their sockets as he said
/, conld not have been swept that morning.
when Lands went out he seemed uncerthln
whether TO 20 home or 70 90 10 ths nulyei s nne
witness watching him and honing ne would not
terminate his deliberations bv returning 10 the
store lie was not alarmed, but felt he would
ne oe''er sa'''N0N - ~
''' ABSURD CALCULATIONS.
Mr. sanderson Narten was introduced TO
M ~ AZ ths I-nion League club House In
bbHa,i''l tntia Uetnoueht him about the most
srrn.,r man he had ever SPOKEN to- Lands
ess..',,sd g., think he could teach witness how to
se,t see,' -, r,r,rs rheaper than any man who had
s,A'S, 0sd ~ he Rtlautic lie cal ,uiated expenses
.a r,ere mn Nee that could not but have sup-
a. a, ,istc u ~ In hrend and cheese Ihe sum
@ p,su 20 r'i,niaranf that the witness considered
prel' 1 ,,,, he witness said r. his
con,"'ri"r. What man is crazy" Witness
had never travelled in, Europe himself, but
several men,.s .l ~, AM , '"T "yr'.ss 49,,
ana .g p C"te.nnry was employed by Lands to
,y,., 49, .',,e Cs,'n' U,tise business for him
t.i's , M Nv sov ,, f' E,'r,ne bmt when he stib.
Iev, nii ,t rer the latter sid not a
teluel,s'l ~, ~ ~ A. H,,, if ra,nhled I'M mont
Woiu apl'. l.' w 49,. H. III ro bal 80
s9me olu IuV9.,L w. w. ryI-d'e iie c,iisd thcro
~ ~ou.seu very ,, 'l,, w. W - & ,ivi,,,s maj fGe vi
Antiquities hhu as Nc'' ,uN'uus Ia, t"a' ~ "aiJ
ne7 s'"u.u i - q, ,,'.,,, ar ma ,,gr.
he had secured Two "l c'nNeht uooIs tnAt WW,.e WIZ
Invaluable witness dld not ec.ep. tne .ntd,a ,l.',
oi , " ~ t. tr,,,n me- If sttuarv
thei consis,sd 0i stohe I'hs'n,hss ui o
ttraps 81 I@,ntlnI Hi,u my - i'' III II 'e. ,,t,na.s
anu atu enis - W & t.in @ ',',,i' ,in" svi bs ,,,e
nt ,, Oh ,,r,,1d M T.ndis infatuatiou re-.
gTahs EUR I'm h,n ahra4u,rl.s, ,,r,r1is
testified 10 the prisoners business capacity be-
lore he went To- Europe. and to his nervous ab-
tentinindednes. after the return to Vinelaud.
Under cfoss-examnatiun witness sid the
principal change IN Lands was his altered ap-
pearance
r,, n,,so>.ru.s v,,,,,v puvstct,~
,
Dr. franklin Lane hau neeh Lshqls ! Iammlly
bis house professionally between op ana ~
af bsa6 Hs DeiITS SSo he ph,ses Snd 9enay ut
after his return rom Europe the doctor saw a
Iaulct cnanee IN NJ uee ueueapvHl o. & We -i',',n - y
ahq aDstractel, an1 seemed ~ na,e M
Mesi''HR p upur ms nii"ui; rs 49, ~ ,bo
NAMED uhal,ereu uhtl Nl'.,n ~ MV'N VI VI 'uc ,
shoounS 4i tHtuth' tnch 1ne sSVllH'%onS INA an, M
eIe eAsed' he los, sl h'5 i"I,y' ,H,'I 'i'e II,, s
b,tl. p, ana Hoh'er 'tra u'5y""'eHiiSi iiSi, nt ~,
Pnys,,iah ,,Sei nSu cnDd,ttNn b"t a. he rtnovrl
edged thnt II was oa'eu on -ht llau,s : re- ler,e re-
sehta.ion i,6 ~ nt. ~ m y "a 4, Two or tre av
m, not ~" e shoti1 called on tho Sitnes.
~" y. .'i,51 Ia - -r.a,i, e,,itsta
- ga ~ r. ,,h,sici.1 IA vas In fro,,b7e Iiis
visit To- Enrope' he said, had proved a failure
smddepiy be btots down and exclaimed - Nj,
nou tiis ~ inoae , onah i V.n b u, & "i,e ~
Insane ne WINS WINES sAiI ng an nad sen a.
reuIiei he knew he was right and il had be
cn,ns nacessarv 10 rage some stens 10 guard her
He walked about the room utteriug despairinu
ernressiona such as " NV God what mail / do
Wbst can doS" He smoke of nothinc else and
inssted that 1t had become necessary TO place
het III al asylum VI 0OpNue "ei =" us 0"I
DouSe pp,vupNstoNs or .ss.sstNArtoS
AriHLnhNeiO"9 w. "SeN9'i-'~4iC"'
He said II he placed her In an asylum hel
family would pursue him TO the death. llel
brother had already threatened 10 ioIow MA
anu blow his brains out. lie seemed 10 Tear MS
wties relations, and repeated wildly again and
again. what can dol have no hope Fol
two hours he continued To act ana speak IN thl'
manner, and tue physician was satisfied that hil
words were meaningless. lie SAID he could mol
sleep, and complained OF nashes OF light !,
his head. lie said, Il am afraid OF myself
4 am AFRAID OF my own Nllei my Hit
Is To danger" lie afterward expressed
Tears for the safety OF his children, anc
said he was afraid his wlie would DESTROY
them. Al that time witness formed an opinion
that Lands was Insane. lie recommended hin
70 take a narcotic, but he refused 10 90 So. OL
the following morning. the witness called Oh
MN, aud Ian lis sald he mad terrible Time win
MS wife IN the night. lie showed discolora
Ton Oh his temple which he said was caused bA
Mrs. Landis's thtOwing bracket with plaster
cupid on IL at him. His wife had started by the
morning train Tor Fhilaielphia. When she re-
turned ht night Lands insisted on the ply
tclan seeing her. she was IN bed, but the wit
ne,- visited her and told Lands he could dis
cover no symptoms Of insanity, and he mus
abandon the thought. Lands seemed disap
pointed, but insisted that the physician wa
mistaken.
The witness made bis visit to Mrs. Landis on
Nal % l7, tho nignt before the shooting II Car
tlth. lie had thirty years medical experience
ile had treated nuner lus lsos of insanity, au,
ms opinion was that Laudis's mind was un
SOUND On March Is.
unw uts yv,rr pru.vrn
Under examination the witnesa acknowl
edged tnat l.anli, mad giyeu several reasons 70