Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-05-27
l0SANGElES WEEKLY HERALD
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MoJAvE, May 25.-Alex McKen-
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Givens, ] o Roundtree, Mrs M
Hughes, DIR H A Spencer and wife,
] NJ Barney, L F Freese and wife,
Col w g Squire and wife, G Du-
commun.
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and two daughters, Mrs r Jeffrey
and children, ] B Morse, NJ b Grif-
fin, J G ISteffip, Fl Hensen, s P
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Huber, A Rothchild, G w Tun-
gate, Mrs 7 Arguello.
Troy Dys-Iuquiry NJ {" His sanity.
SACRAMENTO, May "a 4-The
Jury of Inquiry as to the sanity or
insanity of Troy Dye, was called
to o.day at 1lA. M. Sheriff Drew pre-
sided. The jurors were Horatio
Hurd. Ezra Pearson. George Lor.
eng, E. G. Blessing, 8. Rothfeld,
nj. Manrahan, s.. H. Garfield, Thos.
Harpea, Geo. Schroth, I. B.
Coolidge, Christopher Green, L. L.
Lewis.
District Attorney Blanchard and
G. T. Jones appeared for the peo.
pie, Greed Hay mond and J. N.
Young for Dye, and Judge Y. y.
Clark for the Sheriff.
DR.. Shurtleff and DR.. wilkins, Of
the Insane Asylums, were present; /;
also, many physicians of the city.
Sheriff Drew was the first wit
ness. He stated his belief in Dyes
insanity. This he founded upon
his observation and knowledge Of
Dye since Judgement was pro-
nounced. He said he has, about
every three weeks, attacks in which
he appears insane and has to be
strapped.
In those fits he had to be held
down, and sometimes 1t took two
or three strong men to hold him.
The Sheriff himself and another
man Of like strength once had great
difficulty In holding Dye. though
Dye is much inferior in build and
body to either. At other times he
is sullen; then again he Is appar-
emily sane and all right. He writes
much rhyme, breaches, thinks his
wife unfaithful, and that she
has run away with one
Stephenson, an old friend of his.
He mplains about his head at
times and says it has been caved In
by q mob. He has made some very
nice pictures on the walls of his
cell, He has twice been violent to
his wife, at other times affection
ate. It is impossible to bring his
mind to consideration of his fate.
When he has lucid intervals he
denies that he has been insane, and
becomes angry at the imputatloD.
Similar testimony was given
by jairors, prison officers, and 9TH
ers.
DR.. G. L. Simmons, Com mission
or In Luuacy, testified that he had
examined Dye frequently, and be.
lieves he Is feigning insanity. He
gave his reasons at great length
and was subjected to lengthy
cross s-examlnation, but adhered to
his view that Dye Is feigning, be-
cause he changes from one phase Of
apparent insanity to another, and
because his acts have a method not
common to Insane people.
DIR. Shurtleff, of the Stockton
Insane Asylum, testified that in
his opinion Dye was feigninE In
sanity. He said he did not claim
to be infallible, and II he had the
sovereign power Of the people he
would Keep the prisoner a month
or so to make sure as to his malln.
gering; but sitting as a juror he
would, under his present opinion,
let the law take Its course. He
had examined Dye three times,
and believed him to be overacting,
and that his physical symptoms
and acts showed him not to be of a
diseased mind.
Similar testimony was given by
Drs. Nixon, Hatch, Cheness, Oat-
man, Wilkins and Tyrrell.
The Sheriff then charged the
Jury IS to its duty, and at 10:45 1t
retired. At midnight 1t returned
with q verdict Of "Sanlty.n
Dye will be hanged on Thursday y