, 1879-07-16

Tho dofenss Of Col. THOMAS DuToRpt tho
Kensuckfnn who shot down and killed Judge
ELLtorT, Of the Supreme Court Of the State, ID
to be tnaah!tY. II his already been fotsehad-
owel IN pamphlet prepared by legal ftidnd
Of Tho Buroan family. and circulated e1ten-
sIvoy in 0wenton, Thcro tho trial ts in proxress4
Th[s pamphlet records enough Acss Ut insanity
on the part Of DuroRD, from carly bothodd to
old a9c, to have kent him cohdned In lunttic
asylum, ono would thiuk, all this time. f1s
cams from family In which insanity MAS cotn-
mon. ais father gaze evidences of mental Do
rangcmons ju Lis old age. Three OF
his eleven brothtrs und sIslera we're con-
hncd At ono time Us luuatfcs at tire WoodsoEd
horte4tead. "One Of Bit ststefs," sars tho
tpphlesccr, twas Ii the habit OF escaping
IRON the paternal innnslon In perfectly nado
condition. aud taking long Halka in the public
highway befbrn Bnd' cou'a be arrested and re-
turned home; and tbe would often abpeaf ut
tho brcakfastrtable dressed In nothing but q
sheet or blanket. pslsh the dishes aside. and d.
your her meal ling promo upon the table,"
THOMAS himself began to exhibit bis abcEra-
tlons eariy In 1fe and they continued until thtos
l1e used to ride to mill IN wfntor ii Ills shirt
tail; attempted with revolver to paTsuadH d
young lady marry to him; had nlshy Sio1eilt ber-
onu occasion stopped railroad train md de-
taincd all tho passengers until they faiaod 4
purse Of 800 to compensate him for d mich
COW killed on the previous day. The pam
phleseeF cites these and many other cttcuu-
stauces to SUPPORT his theorT Of Insanity, And
concludes:
Who that kncv To4 Dusonp tn his lucid intee-
Vals bc!Ure Tho lhNAutt began to ~ against him,
nnl has hoard him uniformly giyo atteEaneo 70
and shivalsous gentleman; heard him dcnonnce
II tic nnutioraoly yiIs aid untatdoaaold nteAn;
hts enemy, or the object Of hid hatred. 70 per.
getsate n!deous ctime-who, 70 ssy. ahat know
s; ps s1a s,oss9, SSs9 St sG
Gun doubt Tor oue Mon,ent that he was hopaleasly
inapne, ,ttarly non eompos atn:!s when, In ,ihs
hIs Eun ~ and Killed m unaa.pectlaK Jaage of the
Court Of AppcA!s-ono with whom h had eyer
been on frfeiidlJ tGtms, and ons. too, who pso.
tcssed to h&ro acted ht6 beat ftehd IN that high
trIbnnal7
Al! there 1s 10 say 10 this Is, that II Tom b.
roRb WA insano II 10 surprising that he t1eTef
sought to hurt his friends, nor In lucid Inter
yal, did singls nobla or llslnterestsd ac1on.
The account OF him wt,ch has bean furnshtd
b5 The friendly pamphioteer onfJ aeetns to show
,tiut Le was tnau Of yiofcnt, tetapet, badly
brought MP In youth, and possibly too much ad-
d.cscd to whisky.
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04tes anon'e' pttfas' n''o''o" WV ~
porter Of hIs organ, Alr. HARRISON gives forth
tb,s I1e,phtc utterance:
Ths tnr, ~ th,t wsxn, n u,nu,.ox !. di.,n..d ,c,
nix Trrv ..1u aoout III n1nssT msitsr IN Se ia
Mppatenuy Keeping up nfety nse,y sntnRtne.
M Mnat 40 - eo'nE 10 ~ Wy psooae!5 gn!y %
Kno"n "HeH r. eoA teauJ " n1Ake T. An0"n.
a0uethfDY, Theft arc 4 great atauy things lAat ha
can do II he wishes. A. an old Iocal politician 70
~ me 10, eposs. nns oG s H. tetc r.
hin fn h.. ~ can 1naEe hsnn ri tranias fot tSsss
frtiow. Who 1ro frhtInr him II ho n i,spoxett ID
femarj lii frcnds and nunsi, his ona,ules d it II
perfectly riRhi and propsr he ah,nid d. and "
avery man whp H1shas to mako 4 sutcosx of adf.
thing woufd do. he eau aattu his seat:ated forees