The New York herald., 1879-03-15
WAS HOYT MAD?.

THE PATRcIrDE TAKES THE srAND-LErTERs
HE WROTE FROM PRISON TO HIS WIFE.
DRIDGEPonT, Conn.,, March II, 1879.
The third day Of the Hoyt trial opened at nine
o'clock. The Court was crowded. Edwin Hoyt. the
prisoner. was on the witness stand nearly all the
afternoon.
d Levi N. Blydenburg. Of New Haven. testnedi that
the prisoner formely lived in his family and was
often moody; after the he considered the pris-
oners health more less impaired. being less sbie
to coAtrrl himself when exsited than ordinary
persons tho witness had no hesitation in saying
that the prisoner was more insane than any person
he ever saw.
Robert Hubbard, M D.. was examined ex-
pert on mental diseases. He thought that the
descent of insanity from parent TO Child was
as pcrcepuble as the physical resemblance.
James Giddings. Jr., testified that the prisoner
worked for him in 1859. Hc remembered
occasion when Hoyt was milking COW he fell over
on the pail: he turned to witness and asked him
whether he had fallen down or whether the COW had
kicked him. On cross-examnation he admitted that
he always thought Edwin sleepy head and had onco
thought that Hoyt fell asleep against the and
the COW moved OF and let him tumble to the ground
(I.anghter)
THE PRISONER TEsrIPIEs
Hoyt testified that he thrty-six years Of age
and had lived most Of the tmc in Sherman; he
had served in the army during the late war; he
had several fits Of unconsciousness before entering
the army and his heath had been poor
since he returned from the war; he had
kidney complaint at time and confined
to his bed sixty ythree days; In 1874 he went on
crutchcs two three months; he was lame in the
back and hip: he had a wife and five children. but
heard that one child had died since he had been in
jail he had property and in destitute circum
stances; he was on friendly terms with his father;
hal vhatn I'm had
lection of telling Faveriaux that he would like to
put ball through his fathers heart, but thought
the heart hard that the bullet would
not penetrate it he never told Peter Curry that he
would like 10 put ball through his fathers heart;
he was not on good terms with Faveriaux; he never
told Peter Meyer that he would put end 10 the
old gentleman; he never told Beemcn that he would
give them something else to talk about; he
never told Edmond White that II IL was not
for the law he would be the death Of the old
folks: he was on good terms with his mother; he
did not tell Joseph Etts that he had good IN other
but could not say the same of his father; he knew
nothing about this sad occurrence and therefore had
nothing to tell
UNDER cRoss-rxAMrxArIoN.
Being cross-cxamincd Hoyt said He remembered
going to vnnderbcrg Jayne the day OF the murder
asked his father about renting the old homcstead;
lie thought ne asked his faher II $50 would be enough
for IL; he did not rerientcr eothg to lis house and
getting knife and then coming back again.
LETTERS To HIS WIFE.
this point three letters which written by tho
prisoner TO his wife while he had been in JAIL
offered by the State and handed to tho prisoner who
Identified them rs being his writing. Counsel for
oyerrued by the Court and the letters were read by
the states Attorney. Following Is the substance OF
the two most important lettcrs:-
Dr,n wirs Pnypr-t have chance TO send letter to
"% s's IA any ""' for ~ s"s You'd make ss
Van, y"a 10 10 a si,mcss for ne, me- and yon
you to swear that ( have been y good husband 70
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my care q % s
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home. tsisncd) EDWIN IIulT
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arretvd and brought 10 Justice will come
and good faithful and honest wife should do
and have prorpi iscd 10 will bc all right " not shall
report you. have not asked anything of you
hut vhst you could do wiihou, ds.cmuding you
IN the lec-t II you have mind
ot your you will do what IL right by and Keep
Yourself FROM law. wife and am hus
bnrd wha, god has joined together let put nsunct
Mhen we yer married DID not expect had married the
whole family will Civ ample timc 10 como. Will
civ I'll tho ss of February hcep the same ~
you have been may expect TO here the law TO
duo with you and N viii no trhing affair my
prayer for and the children daily think much ~
yeu ~ ever did and hope thss you win ctorn my love