, 1880-01-30

Sptetdf DispateA to 7As Chicago Tribune.
TlnsrnN, jan. a0.-prohably tho last scene In
tho pocassct trnRcdy waa enacted to.tay at
1inrnstnbc, when Frcc.nat1 was brought before
.1tdgu Morton. Of tho Supreme Court. Whcn tho
Attnrncy. Oenura moved Tint no 10 nrrnigncd,
hin uullnscl rntscd the point TINT tho prisoner
wns not, by rcnson Ut hls mental condition.
cnpable Of ploadLng or assisting his coittscl In
tho prcpurntlon Of II dcfenso, and asked per-
mission tn Introduce testimony bearing Upon
this point. Tho Court ruled THAT tho GourBO of
praottco IN such catcs was well cstnblslcii, md
expressed d willingness tn hcar tho ovidcncn,
not as 10 whether tho defendant
wns In at, insane condition at tho time whom ho
committed tho offct,so with which ho was
charged, hut whether he Ia at this tinlo IN Rich
III unbalanced and insane condition Of mind ms
not to hc capable Of plondinB and properly pro-
pMrtnR for tho defense. When tho names Of tho
witnesses Hera chilled tho Attorney General
objected to Mrs. Freeman on the ground that
aio wns not capable IF teslifylng by rcason Of
tho state Of her mind, md tho prisoners cf,Iil-
sci did mot cnro to nrEuo tho rolnt.
Tho witnesses who wcrc examined wore
Trec,nans fn1nlly physician. his mothcr-n-law,
'nnn's atranEo acts, md ,Dr. Charles +. Folsom
|Shn r. ilrow&n. & nf Iaanton ,,s Or; H., 9. noa a.
rai! t he Il casc s h"d elresy Ice" NJ at:pose m a.
d. Folsom represented tho prisoners uo,lnscl.
Ihn other , three weso employed by the Attorney.
nalona Of tho prisoner; and az rcnche! tho snnlo
conclusions 4, regard 70 hia .lndoubtct dcl,,-
eesnca ssS9 n'a p m Tho Of e'Dty s4oat acnfa Ta 1n. @
tetest, a!ni, conclusive Is 10 .tho point
et issic At tho closc " the examination tho A.
fed of tho dcfeniants iMsanty, and the Court
expressed similar opinion. Owing to tl1e nc:
cessity Of ccrtnln legtl fortnnlltics, tho Court
nan's commitment to an nsyuln. ,iAuti he WIS
rctnaadcd Y tho charge OF thr Sheriff.. Tho
GoySs9r VII ue app!t e y ca's t % as
thnrIzu tho prisoncF i remoynl to Danvcrs.
Frsoman, 1t tho close Of the hearing, shook
co,rt. rom, and w1ls thon conducted back to tho
with tho result Of tho bearing, and will bo Rlal
f fi Il Il dos wl II e s1 @"s @ WY
%sHr9iMl. % however, not to a. acknnT:iedgG ~ the
asylum. he rather prrforred Danvcra as being
1!ear hia city home. ~ nm not insane bccauso
sy sr ssars g rssner ss en- 10 ansthnK u
WRONG. y TINT All insane: II an convicted
Raris tho doctors who testified rs TO his insanity
with kindly fcolings mingled. however, With
ss@ss se Of y y,s a se oss'aon ssH a i sAG ssa sS
iii conception, lIo thinks that he Is tho srrt!t
OF Truth, n being parallel in his existence With
Christ. mud he believes his body ts iEnlnrtnl.
! Freeman feels no relnorso that ho killed
| his child, md has no consciousness OF hav.
| ing lonp nrything wrong. 1Ie WnLld have
preferred thur hls cAso had been hourd before a
| Jury.
Mrs. Freeman Is regarded by exports rs being
nearly, II not quite, M tnsnnu HE her husband
sho Rtnrrs In bis oxaltattos. aud holds tho sRlnl
sho now snye: "Why, II l did not believe 4
was ordered OF l0,l what should doc should
| become insAiic.'
In Obedouce to command from God sho haE
c,lt her hair Oft quito short, hns ceasetl to wcai
G,iffs md colnrs, md has Discarded all forms o1
| 3uWclry and articles OF personal alornmcnt.