, 1879-04-17

storrs, :" that that bears oil tic question of III
aan!tyf'
"1say we are entitled to any peculiar laets
relating t1 this claim of tnsanity," srcs afIis.
"'fl,c foundation II tho defense Is The alleged
lore Of Stevens for, his wjtc: ! propose to show
exactly how much he loved his wife, and to
rcarf' TINT cos'c!tlson b. s!l'wl's ls preliminary
'abttx Us to Woneil, ind his habit4 Ut tic pre-.
else time q! the killing Of hEs wlfc."
sTOt1,s ~ HEARD FROM.
II thought tllt was wllcrc II would lanf,"
says storrs. at WAS an adrott unI at first
rather distngenuous effort tu yet In evl1cneu
uoon uli ass|1,lrd rcasuu wcn there sYns unothcr
u,otiye in point Of fuct. II the purpose Is to
show any intdc!ty OIL the part df Stevens, that is
not now competent. We arc mot trying this
ease merely to be stnast. There is duty which
illr prosecution owes ,l,o .lefcse, nd t!ut IL to
tscnt lite prisoner fairly. to prcsent the case Mt
tln eutsct iatrly to present ull the case. rvcry
sIIgle kyllablo If II, mud II my particle Of ovi-
dencc 1iey now Bucs tn intrHlucu, Is proper,
chtef.n
"Counscl has taken oyca.iou,,t replies Mills,
"to give tne lecture as to uly methods.
shall ,naku tl1ru correspond with thu law. am
| well aware tlmt ME. StOrrs INIT pleased with
the programme VIC have Marked OUT nor Is Its
client, but It s plaM that Involves the must
vital clement of truth III this c;lsc,--lHvolYcs
fnrt which uluws the cxuct fefAtinns between
this lnan ami bis wife; aows ttr utter ubsurd
ity Of th!a wholc plea that there wis Oil insanity
! wl,!ul, %as the outgrowth Of Intense tnye"
llc then reaas sofne uw oil Tie subject. aud
c,atns tt,rre ~ no rtason why the pru,,used uy-
dci!ge should appcar IN ,l4e main clsc
| vt il very uufoytunatc.H replies Storrs,
"tl,nt We nsc takIug this argument lY sesiuents:
for It Is only now, at the clO5e Of Ar. att|I6'
spccch, thu. ii tcw gro,l1Id fur the tnadm!ss!bll-
lty Of thts ertaeucc l. presented. pshposG tn
discuss oil thu grounds, claim thnt the cyl
deuce Of familiarity OF Stevens with women bc-
fore his marriage is entirely irrelevant, unass
the gentleman will take the estraordlnary pnsi-
tion that fact q tAut k!nd' # :, can a,, b.
t:' tis reluctto G. % all - absnf1un,. liz liz IS IS
driven now to this curious scientific aud tsscho-
Logical p'stton: tint 1he evidence of llltlllar!tY
marriage tends tu show that tic is i salic man.
ntll tenus to contradict evidence OF insanity
years thereafter bascd ui,on. sueclul rras,&ls,
overwhelming excitement anl grief Nov, wv,
there, fostruir, cscr anything more incolIerclit
than slats Tie facs is, il!c evidences II NJ. o.
fcrel o,. the 1ucs!1pn Of tnRan!tr; Thy cases
Cd vi, the question Of insanity. II it has any
fouudatlnn in tuct or In reuson, the evidence
!lerc is ut1crt to show nnfrc, mud ilGlt Is ti,e
only croul,tl upon which t iscuM pctcnt at nll. it
cuscs Of martial !!oHltcidc committed by the
tushau,l, evidence OF the h.Isb1ltl's Ind treat
1nent ii lie wife before llle homicide IL nd-
nlissiblo Ms part Of lllc na!Ii cssc, bccaltsc 1t
tends to SLOW mnGr al'l, her:'usc tf'at Il I1rs
nctcr Should be Introduced wien they Had tl!e
, case."
slr, storrs resorts to tho authorities In sup
port Ut his position. ~ ohlccf,' llr continues
stuut heruusn VIC ura SURPRISED. but bccultsc Il
: IL out uf line. We shal! b. surprised at lnrdlS
! anything. am In to condition 70 be s'fnrlse
ut what tl.e learned runuuscl will ATTEMPT ~
erJrsrS,t n tI 1r evidence f1t