, 1879-01-03
BLAlkLE'S. INSANITY.
The Jury Disagree and Are Dis
charged.
Testimony of tho Prisoner and
Ills Family.

tern, was srre.,e,i, and he confessed tn having
stolen about $3,OCo In bontls, and 70 having &C.
crcsetl In tho vaults about $4,000 more. Ills
story was fount IN he correct, Is far ~ u went,
but It did not 90 far enough at tho time to allay
tue kuppoeition that tho small theft WAS but the
commencement OF part Of 4 scheme for one OF
wholesale character. IN any event Blatkte
was brought bcfose Justice Morrison the next
morning, and 10 the surprise OF every
reader Of the papers his defense
was insanity, AID so deeply had the
theory been Impressed upon Receiver Turpn's
mind that he absolutely refused to proeccutc
him until the question Of his sanity could bc
tudic,alty determined. The prisoner Was re-
leased on hail III tho sum Of s., ,000, and his pa
rents, who arc respectable and quite wcll-to-do.
made good to the Fidelity what ha hnd taken.
Yesterday being insane day in the County
Court, Dln'kic was brought up for trial. looking
and acting a. eaue as any OF tie sfowd his case
1,ad attracted. lie was accompanied BY lis
mother ond father, his at1lauccd, and
Judge Woodbridge. sttornsy for the family,
aud also several Of the lady friends Of his
mother, ami medical men who had Investigated
his condition and attended him professionally
from time 10 time tho last Few yeArs-
MRS. MANY J. BtAlKiE,
his mother, was the first Witness. Shc said no
was Do ycars Of age, md bad always been an A.
fecttoylnte eou, snl anything like dishonesty wAs
iorc!an 10 Ills nature. lie was cheerful and io-
dustrtous. fond Of home, temperate, and hIs
general habits we're nue1csptlohable' IN nthe9ast
two years there Ind been perfect change IN
him. lie was nervous. less nflect tlonatc. and In
conversation seemed Incapable Of consecutive
thought, and would laugh at tho Tson9 ttncs
caae be- had Threatened her life, and Ut tImea
Ind been violent In bis manners, and she had
frared him. Months before tho Fidelity Baak
tro,,b1e hc had expresscd The gfcatest hatred toE
14tH fzth hnH md
appeared to b racked. lie wes great
slave to the use Of tobacco, an.i
this, she thought. had broken h!.n
down IN connection with his sedentary life. He
was cugaQcd 70 b. married, and sometimes
spoke Of lis at.lanccl in-she Rrcotest affection,
aud then again very teverely. She thought he
ought TO be confined iot ny oWn 9ooa % an1 sale
lnitted suicide while fnshnc, and s!ster of hefs
WA now Of unsound mind. She Ind often tried
to get tho accused to quit hustl!ess and 70 into
N delicate heath for four yeaIs; and the accused
! had not lived with her but With m uncle. She
| often aaw him. however, ond !or trso Feara past
his whole lemcanor toward iEr bad been
changed. She did not know tlln cause ot her
brolGrr's insanity, nor yet of the unsonn,lness
| OF tho mind Of her ststcr. 8Ihce tho Fidelity
trouble he had been stopping with her. aud was
quito vIoient4 unbalanced, and lad mailo threats
10 tAko her 1lre, ard also lIs owu.. iIe had
| Threatened her As long ngo as Moy last. Tie
had always had MONEY enough, and, beIug
economical, had never had any 1sstrcss In tllis
direction. --~
\ was next called. lie had known George Rsaikte
Tor tho last twu years, and had treafrd him trnm
sound, and thought that be ought to ho re-
! strained for treatment Tho disease, he
thought, had been progressive, antl Ind not yet
reached itA climax. At ons time hc had removed
a ANAL cxcrescence, aud had trsatod hiu, otncr.
hut had not prescribed uuy medicines for him
tue past year. lie knew nothing OF Ills habits
persoua,ly. The excTescenee was the result OK
men , aa osya
| and an exceeding nervousness had characterized
| htA antlye cunAuet. .....
| the father Of tho nccuscd, was the next witnasE.
In tho last fcw years hls Conduct had bccn rcry
singular, but prior to tlnt time his integrity
lind never bccn questioned. l.attcrly he had
against marrying ladT he was engaged 10. on
the Er0unl that hIs cu!lt!!tinn was not good.
Iiu told lin TINT ho would 60 and talk 70 tho
ludy CD tho subject, vhercupon hc threatened
tho hank, md for scvernl months bad desired tb
fara lin placed under treatment III au asylum.
llc never knew Of h[s barring. any. bad habits
muci. i oi Ills nervousness 10 tits excessive ule oi
tobacco. Recently he lad often exprcssel all
sycrston for I'LL Of lis friends, whereas liu used
IL, lis the most Alfectiunatc and kind Of children:
Ilo had ui1lsl thu buy financially somewhat, md
inlcricrcd With hla so:inl relations for bis own
| good. ...
DR. Y. /. TURIN.
Receiver Of tlle Fidelity bauk, was next sworn.
iiu lad known Rtalkir some time, and he l,a.l
bccu All urtIyr and faithful nlau. liz had hatt
tho combination ol the largo vault, aud nothing
was evermlsEcd up TO the n,lssilV Of tho bonds.
bis office frequently, witt, no aeet1tuy business,
sud would ask silly questions. ilc thought he
was o' unsounl tnind, and Ind l1ence refused "
| prosecute hnl Ior the bond robbery. Prior tU
/ $I,n f,rarv III, In fyAr mi him nj
being Insane, 0r TINT shcro was anything wEpng
about him. aid hc first beean,c satisasl ot Liz un
aounlneas VI tu!l by the bunelrlR way In wl,!ctl
{ thu robbery l,a.l been Committed. Ills saw hlu,
III tho station nfler his arrest and he told hin
rhcro the other bo,ll1s ncrc, hut refused to say
l | what disposition he had mado OF the snssin:
5 | ones.
~ MIS-. JANE {. MoUn,
= y sister of Andrew D'A!ltlc, Wpa next called.
{;covge tialktu had lived With her for the past
! fuw yeurs Sla Ind knowA him sinco u ehltd.
: man and Ills word was good ~ hlh oath. liz
was dutitul. aIecstouate, anl kllld: alwayt
really to take advle0: but lii tho laat two ycara
!, sl1s found Ills mind wandering and hts menors @
L lent. Ilc began II spcaR disrespeet!n!ly of NJ.
parents, and refnse'l to write to tacnl. an! al
: uf her reasoning with him was tn vain j.asi
: went to Mllxaukce. Au l,aa grown 10 n
srro9aut and abusive, and romplainc1 tint III
> rtspcrt. lii condition was often discussed II
the family. and The greatest solietudo hal bcei
felt for him, md they l,as secn the pcecasty .
t rcstrainiux aud trratlnE llit,'.
was tue next wisneAs. lie saw Dta!kis two o
tl,reo years nko, and had see, hl1a since. Fro,I
what lie hsl s,hsstYcd nnd hessii of hiln.-reis
Il se1arI him as u sound MUD, or tlat his min
i had been sound fur so1ns time. Ila regarded Va
cllanus In Ills .snncrs aid habits q iIfr, hts Ii