New-York tribune., 1881-12-13

O-Y1u reached the conclusion first tnat he did not
know the G.drrtAce between HBht ana "r0Hs' Al
O-i amlcrstaod you to say that Al aa positive
satrd THAT ts iaan, ever SINCE Ac was Iy ef Always
anew tnt Icl., cunzCI IdcHcrs O4 criminal acts.
The prisoner have not been A"5er Tor I've or ak
O~I understood you to Soy distinctly that you had
dOpt lac know the difference between night and
Al would not Ike 10 answer anything under tEe
cUustruo jion oil foreign mind. wa4i ti' answer 70
stand gave II, that TINS man since he Was lawyer
aways know tue ordinary cOnscq cncce attaching 10
criminal But again wsn tU add that lhat Is NOT
3-But it vil be tnat Of the Court on these postu-
Ia es you base the opinion that ms nina lchd 10 III
zane 3elusiou. You dld dud any insane dcusrn,
bus a tendency 70 insane dciusion' Al toald
a teuuaEcy toward Insane dcGsIOh anu IOGAd
delusIYe opinions.
O~Wba, do you mean 10y a tendency 90 insane de-
lusion A.. y phenomena frequently eAihD'ed Dy
those haViug insane constitutions ~uicicy 10 nus
interpret real affairs OF life, especially those o.
G%Yon iound in him tendency TO morbid opinions
A.-Iu tne formation Of morbid projects.
q" Hat h'lo you .iiilN I ''' @ i,,..,,.s in 'toiI
tGe formation OF morbid pfoJcciei A'becise ne no
positively ana sincerely a- man couiu titt Wbrh
ue got Of jail (fecnng nrmy convinced tl3t ulc
Amcrca people would no. allow mia 10 die Disgrace
fui death atei what he hhd GOEe iOr heih he "Ouu 80
to Europe iOr or four months 10 Aetp oul ol lhe
pected great s1cee's. lhdt was nOrId pro-
IecI the future became convinced tnat the chine
for which he Is nucteu was the fesul o' moron" pro-
jcct, rather tnan OF a delusion, surety spoaklns
Q-Gou found that ne snOt trcsideHt Garfield not so
much a consequence OF insane dtiusOn account
of Tue formation u morbid projects A.-Basod On a
ueilSlFC opln4phs
% not result of insane doiuloB, but rather OI
tendency oi tae mind tO the formation VI mOrDid pro-
iectsf A-That is the main motor
O-Do you tnlnK tndt every murder Ofisi' 0tes IL
sone such tendency A-On the contrary tlGk II is
the gfcat EXCEPTION
Ql@Could any who docs not indulge In morbid
1r'scts counnt a Inurdcri A.MOst inur .ers are not
Committed morDla projects, Du nom sane motives
criminal motives. =,
q.-Ine murderer a general thing is In a healthy
state mind and his projects are not morbid Al
did say that Ony say negatively tGaI tue 0il-
nary murderer is nCt INSANE no moi say lAat Ie Is l
q T. lslcal good condition OF bodily health
Q-Is not nian wnO murders another creature OF
morbid project A.-POsinGey, no.
NO FIXED DELUsiON DI,COyEEED.
Q-You noted no insane deuson about this man Z
Ale did not have anything would call Ked delusioD
Q-You fOund no Illusion A.-No.
Q-fiitiluoinatiOn A-No.
Q-YOu attributed this crime 10 the formation Of a
morbid project A.-A morbid project growing cut OF
diseased condition OF tue mind.
Q.-W1s tnefo any instance except the remark about
lectuuut tat showed the iOIniatUn morbid pro
iect aHe gave ue al account Of suOoung 0i iIe
Ir.sldtnt WnCh cOnsccred another InOrbil project
O-Iuat IL rrGsJLlAs IN "a ClIce. AGr thlhs be-
COZ ,l..el Was cJgQllOH ia mind az tine
re suoUI,d Al ,iu not - understand WIen
10 the isiI TI.a aly thing expectcd 10 set hs