New-York tribune., 1879-02-27

DIR GRAY's Long CROss-EXAMINATlpE CONCLUDED
-, HIT AT MR. TILDEN-rHE CoMMopoREs
TREATMENT OF HIS son CORNElItS.
The cross-examinatiOn Of DR.. james L. Gray,
the expert on insanity. concluded In the Nanderm
will ease Yesterday but It took until after O'Clock 10
do IL. The testimony presented more interesting
phases tnan on Tuesday There was lessor The ato''
es dIscussion of forms OF the CGmmudoros diseases,
and ,ore information on the subject OF the monomala
OF which IL is claimed the Commodore was N'c'lm'
The counsel for the proponeut eNldehty Dec'mo
alarmed at the time consumed by MI Lord ara h'''
several strong protests against the waste. Judge Com
stock SAID that felt 1t his duty to warn the Court
,bo, tbo coupsel for the contestant laying he
basis for prolonEatiOn OF the trial through another
eason The Surrogate said that as long as competent
testimony was offered It his duty to listen TO IT, ana
he reused TO grant the request OF counsel to limit MI
LOri's time.
Mr Lord took mp the testimony OF DR. GRAY declaring
that man could be afflicted with all of Commodore
VanLerbiPs diseases ard yet be OF perfectly sound
mind He said he proposed to show by tho doctors
own WORKS that this was impossible. The counsel
therefore offered prove by one OF Dr Grays reports
tha Of the II persons admitted To the utca
Asvlum since 1865 every was insane rom plysicl
causes and nearly all cases or synpalhetc sn-
,tv TIis was excluded Mr.. Lord temporarily left this
subject and examined the witness about inonomahh'
DIR. Gray said he did not recognize such form OF
insanity as the mOnomana Of pride, or desire Tor
wealth or Of ambition desire FOR glory desire
for wealth or glory might however become an absorb
ing passion
Nr Iord-Does not the desire for transmitting wealth
for ones fame or glory sometimes become an absorbing
passiOni
Tho witness-I never saw case where INSANITY
strictly spcaking consisted only Of the deusve idea, or
where the mental disturbance was confined To one par
cular subject There deluslOns on the subject or
wealth power, and forth, but my experience SHOWS
that such persons insane upon other SUPPORTS as
we'll A desire cannot become lunacy. Becoming
insane the subject may become moro expansive as
Mr Lord-Is there not man in your asylum who
tbns4 himself the Almlg ghtyf
,rh WiincssEThat Is uroInl nent dclusion with him.
He 1hnlt. that his wife wrote the Book OF Judo lie
thai hc Is the greatest musician. have heard hI say
:. am President; am Jesus Christ; am at the head
Of tins asy lum; AIN the Great Am ,,,, >.
Mr. Lord asked rs to another VINO Thought nlnlsel,
President. Mr.. Clinton objected me SnrT.gale sa,u
that there might he person outside the cdsyu
Who without reason, thought he was President
iMr Ei,ion-1s this amt polittcaI inquiry
Ine surroeatc--No ausou to Mr.. Iiiden. snpposrt
Mr. Lord-Did the man complain that he had been
The Wituess-No; he always declared that he had all
the necessary documents. -,
Mr. IoriLDo YOU believe in monomanlai
The Witness-Nes, defined IN the hooks; II could
make my own classification would put certain cases
oLIs not an aversion to kindred frequent form Of
mcnomania A.-Thc dciusiOus in that direction 30
not bear rs large proportion Is other manifestations
Of insanity -,
0-Su,Iosca a man showed strong aversion 10 his
LtrPd would that be al indication OF insanity A
Not i'm lts"lf.
O-Assume that father having love for o son sud-
denly begins TO hate him. what does that Indicate
AHcr M. Lord had made long argument III support
of tins Que~tun tue Surrogate said The great mis-
take seems to be in assuming that this Court sits
mere for the purpose of making Will II the Court had
disposed the estate each OF the children might have
mad an euuaI share Cornelius j. might have had more
than he now has, and be might not; but the Court
here There II no evidence OF i'll
feeling the part OF the Commodore toward his son
Cornelius except found IN the will, where he did not
KiNc q good reason FOR his ieeIlns.'
M. LJrd-Wc are prepared 10 show that no man
could hate his the Commodore dld whose mud
was ~ a normal condition. Why should the Couino-
gore have cursed Cornelius !. because nt his gambling
wncu he d,rided other men ior playing cards without
gamblngi
Alter mach fur;h, discussion the witness answered;
II should not such T,atmeut by father was
evidence insanity. Prejudice Is not evidence OF aD-
noIuaiIty of mind
suppose " asked Mr.. Lord "a man crroneOusly be-
hcvcd tha person called his not his son. what
would that Indicate - at might arise from mans
Jealous disposition and Suspicion OF bi. wife" responded
/ Dr. GRAY and objections prevented this inquiry beng
carried luther. This ended the CrOsi-cXamlnatiOn
Ex-Jndgc ComstOck asked: "ls II within the DOMAIN
OF science 10 determine the sanity insanity O per
the autopsy Of hs deceased body, IN winch an
examination uI BRAN not ilcuded, especially II
me question relates to period year or year and
half before drath!' The answer was: 81 sbonldnt
attach any value to it, expert, aud don think u
could he determined ~ tlat way.