, 1879-03-15
D1ANIFESTLY INSANE.
Trial Of Frank Donahuo for tho Mur-
der Of Eustace.
The Jury Agroo that He Should he
Sent to Elgiu.

a,out this 18th day Of January last, was tnkcn
up Yesterday morning at The Criminal Court.
Mr.. A. y. Trtdc aDpcarei for tic .lcfcnsu tn
taid before the ease wns begun tint the defense
would t,o insanity, though the trial would covcr
Tho ground of murlcr, but Doua'lno might not
Rvo i!ie accusation iln,glng nvcr hin, lit ease lu
should dcsirn u run for Alderman Mt any time iu
future.
Tile usual amount Of Tins was consumed In
t1lc'impaneling ot Jury. wilicll, A. acccptcd
was con,poscd Of the following n,cn: Il. a.
williams, Tin,uas Flynn, Philip Moscr, j. ".
Toner, A. 3. ,1ongans, A. y. tla1l. lsaac john.
son, Daniel Flanders, Charles &. Grcgory, Bcr-
nard Hughes u't1 Thomas Luce"
PRELIMINARY TALK.
statc's-Attogncy Mills, in opening thc case for
the people, said that tic plea would be in
sanity,-not emUtionuI insauity, but insanity
originating from mud tile results nf lons.ron-
tlnilcd lEscasc. The attention Of the Jury was
specially called 10 the evidence, which would
not bu The basclcss and fabricated tcstnauy
used tp establish tic falsu doctrine Of emotional
Insanity.
Mr. Trl1do replied, saying that IL was the wish
Of the friends IT the prisoner tlut lo be con-
fined III MI insare nsylum and ihcfo treated;
that Donafluc was insane; that he bail hecoma
insane from childhood diseases ind drugs nd
snin!stcrtd to cure those diseases. And here
Mr.. Tr1,.lo branclcd out lnto one of ht4 very III.
tercstng aud minute theories ri the different
degrees and stages Of mental disorder,
The first wltnrsa was
JOHN COMMON.
living at 1ronda1e, and Il laborcr by profession.
Witness knew Eustacc nine years, anl knew
tIut he was now deulI. During january witness
It1,n ft1 81 .1lx,r1
the iluxte Avenue House, On the morning Of
the 1871, witness heard disturbance pl,t oil bis
closlics aiNl went downstairs fru,n his room to
thc dlninE.rooM. Eustace easlle III covered will,
blood, a'lt! dressed III shirt ind drawers H Sat
aown moaning. Donat,uo came in aml sahl:
~ told yuu would murder somebody" Wit
ness run fer assistance. When he returned Ave
minutes inter he saw Eustncc's dead body lying
OIL tl,e floor tt tue hall, and saw WOUNDS iii his
neck anil head.
Upon the cross.cxamination witncas said lint
ono night a''1ut two wrecks prior. to the killing
D0nnhuo Aad como to the bonrdfng-hnuBe cry
Ing an.l calling fns hls bro,ller mud saying that
going 10 throw him ip tl,c furnace. Witness re-
pcatrd hts forli,cr Testimony, mud added tl.at
Dotahlc Ind not, to Ills knowledge drank any,
thing for three weeks bcforo tlIe il!,s. lie
had seen him, about two weeks ChrIstlnn., TIL.
der TIC Influence of liquor.
Mrs. ANN rALyET,
said shc knew Eustacc. liz was visit.
Ing at lIcr house at the timo Of tho killing,
which took place upon the third morning Of Ills
toGcther tic night before tllc tragedy. Eus.
taco went to bed that night ut Uo'eOcls, Md
Doual.ltc noout 10 O'Clock. They slept IN tte
same room in different bcde. About I:;D
o'clock the :. ncxt ri, 'nurnlng witness heard
light. Shy went cut mud gave iI.e light 10 John
Conilor. She heard Eustnco scream: "Il,c
heart Is dragged nut Of Inc.n Etlstaco walked
down stairs covered With blood. Frank ponn-
Donallue's hand. While sl,e was standing about
sx feet from Donah,ic, thut person drDvH
knife into Eustace'a neck ind throat The
deceased was. at the time sitting, In chair. md
Donahnu snld to her. "You seem to be cxrl,cd
this morning. Mrs. Falvcv," md then walled
Ills ha!.ds IN pull ot water, wiped tic biood
from the blade Of t',c:knffo, nn went up-stars.
and went out. Witness was 81 excited and
scared that sfc could not cvcn scream.
Upon the, eross-exatnfnution, witness entl
that nlI shc knew Of The ca'Iso Of Donallue's
thu mill was golnE to throw him, into tlc
John Counor sa!d to Witness. Sec what Frank
9ss . Se"e 5 .oepssv 5 Pspsr' wsa s bdsyy 'sG You st
Eustace y witness prcscnee he gave
1n He to wa1ks ahnt Mimic ng and and ,. down h,n Tic
the neck, throat breast, AMI body TIL life was
almost extinct. The he walked away quietly.
Donnhue wns IN tile habit OF walking about Tor
tlatf I'LL hour at tinlo WITH his tleu.t down, anu
~ h!s habits, especially us rccnrlcd his meals.
Witness knew uf strife tctwceu Dunal,tlu u,.d
llis victim, though tho former had said that II
Enstacc bothered linn lie would "llxh him.
1,nsty
Of tho left check, md frequently. showed his
teeth. That was the rcason why Donnhuu had
malo remarks nbDut trouble.
OrPlcEn EDWARD cRoss,
OF the South Chscaeo Police, testified to having
been called by John Connor, ai4I 10 having
scarchng the house hc went out towards South
Chicago, mud Iii Il shed, mot fur from the sccuo
Of tue murder, ho baw !Donanuo. who had u
pockct,knife covered with blood ln Ills hand.
os YOU huvc got tho hest Ut He.n iio throw
down tho ls'.ltc, which witness put in his pocket.
Uonalsllc sail thlt hn would not stay With w.t.
bad knlfo would cnt you ln.o forty plcccs.''
Dpnahlle told ril1!css ,hAt ,lc was going to Kill
somebody else for calling him q 49,, and
others iqr threatening to . m pns h!a. III tile fur
ins back on lin" and refusing to speak to him
ut thu honr,l!ny- house. Witness dill not kuw
whether or not ponahuc was drunk at llio ttMe
Of arrest. lIo made no reststnuca to nrrcst
Tic prosecution declared tleir side OF the cus 9
closed, ul,a
JAILER CURNTEH
was pus upon ise stand Ia hel.alt OF tho defence.
llu testified us to his ynstcl experience with In
eas,e people, antl gave It rs hts opinion tint
ot cating. an.l lsasl tasted tood hut littio iur
whole week. lie allowed nO one to Cots,e near
h!n, and renIa,ard silent without speaking to