, 1879-05-11

chairs and tables. On these occasions he wou
not allow witness to interrupt him: aud used {
tell her to seop away or ne ne ;.a m'@nt nIF r
| used to study sometimes until . Q
8 o'clock in the morning. and never s!ep
souudlr. His sickness consisted OF q " "smother
ing in the head' and OF rheumatism Ht
father died at % from the dropsy. 1t was moi
until after he had tried to shoot himself thai
be began his fnutasttc tricks OF acting and talk
ing about the stage.
MR.. s1MoNs
said that he had two interviews with Gray IN
the Jail. Gray sad that four or five yenrs age
Blanche De Bar was playing the opposite role to
revealed herself to him as his cousin. She also
| told him that Edwin Booth was his father.
AS to the shooting, he said that Booth made
| htdeons faces ut him, and said s'Mark.n MINI
| licking his (Gray's) mother. On the night of
the shooting Booth sat in chair on the stage,
looking straight at him and mfmicking actors
! whom he knew. Hc fired once, and still Booth
kept looking at him. Then be Thought he
! would give him another shot After the second
Booth dropped his head anl pointed directly at
was hiudereu BY some one.
This closed the case, but slr. Mills said he
wished to introduce some medical testimony.
DR. D. n. uRowER
said be was practtcng physician and professor
OF mental and nervous diseases In ccrtafn local
Insane Asylum, and had had considerable. expe-
rience with the insane. In company With other
physicians, lie examined Mark GRAY. They made
n thorough examination OF his physical condi-
tion; The scar on the head showed Q depression
four degrees higher than the normal. There
was tremor OF the tongue und OF the muscles OF
the arm aud hand There was also loss
Of the power to place . the hand :
To- mi
power was less than half that OF. q healthy man.
The Temperature OF the whole body was higher
than it should be. alld tie pulse much more
rapid than in health. The pulse beat ut the
being twenty more than In healthy man.
There was imperfect circulation, and other ,evi-
dences Of disease Of the braiu.
As to Gray's intellectual condition, the wit
ness considered him as laboring under dclusions. |
He claimed possession Of great hfstrionic !
ability, and, although be would nor say so in so |
he considered Mr. Booth was his |
father. There was unquestionab]e evidence |
eooa mcorv did not in the slin6t @
est degree conflict with his insanity In fact, |
loss of memory was seldom seen in the insane,
except in cases Of dementfa. Witness had not
the slightest doubt of Gray's insanity on April !
ject for confinement in tile Insane ASYLUM. The
Of his case was extremely unfavora-
bic, and the indications were that he would de-
velop epileptic symptoms. .~~
OTHER PHYSICIANS. =:
DR.. ]. n. Danforth said tllat from tests made
by him he found decided evidence OF brain dis
ease. GRAY was insane aud should he locked up.
DR.. henry II. Lyman said he was present at
The examination Of Gray The statement of
DR.. Brewer was correct, except that he had
omitted to state That au examination OF Gray's |
ayes was made with the opthamoscope. This
showed considerable nervous excitement. In
he opinion OF the witness, Gray was Insane, and
fit subject for confinement in q iunatc asylum,
md in all probability this confinement should 1
DC permanent. >.
1LG1y.
Mr.. Mills said that was ALL He was satisfied,
md SO was Mr. Booth, thut the man was insane,
md they were willing that the jury should at
'uce render verdict under the statute. The |
ury then rose and the Court read to them the
tatutory provisions, They were asked If they /
Tishcd to retire, but replied in the negative,
nd ut once returned their verdict.
This was that the act was committed as i
harged, but that Gray was then and still in
ane, md they recommended that Gray be re- i )
,o7ed to Elgin for safe~keeping. All parties
hen lett the Court, Mrs Gray having briet
1teryieW with her son in an anteroo1u,