National Republican., 1881-11-23
After Recess

famly history or the history of the prisoner There
are a icw other things that desire to say word
about. Some Of these things may seem imma-
terial to- YOU aud also 10 me but / have thought
best to mention the most Of thcm not knowing
c ba nS @S neyS HPSpP 10 eS Ss
ness in New York. and he attributed his failure to
the publications In the newspapers about him,
which he thOughtwCr unjust They charged him,
II seems, with having reiaiued money which he
had collected for others. lie says there was u
lawsuit about it, and IL was decided IN his iavor
that the Court decided he was not liable for the
payment of the money, aud that therefore the
papers did him great injustice. In consequence
OF such unjust publications. he claimed, hc lost his
clients. AZ any nio he rcmnnpd there several
mOuths-frum the fore part of 1874 until December
of that yenrunOblc get sufficient business TO pay
his board. He would stop nt one boarding. house
as long as he could, aud when he turned out OF
that because he could not pay his board he would
goto apothcr lie remained in New York until
for not paying his board, or something
connected with that lie was thrown into the
New York, and heard of II and went to see him.
aud secured hK release. He was released upon
my simply promising to take him away with me
to Chicago There was no oprosecution whatever of
the ofIcnte. lie then went to Chicago again. That
was IN the carly part of 1874. His capacity for
business, or in TACT for anything, had begun TO
diminish considerably by that time He wHs.not
able to support himself in Chicago at the law bust
ness, think, ultcr ihot day, some time IN 1874 He
support, of course he run into debt at
boarding. houses. That seemed to be the
In met os SmTSy liz was first fneG o%t
one boarding. house and then another. believe
those things have been reported extensively
through the papers. Some Of the boarding house
keepers, whom It ssaid he swindlcd in that way
believe that Is what they call it-havc manifested
u disposition to come forward and say that he
STs"' STS some % here q HAT chSaeer 'NiIS %hS
win 50 testify. However gentlemen, that is not u
capital OivnsC, and his action in this
respect is not what YOU have been sworn TO
try. Neither are you here otry the question OF
whether he at some time may have told lie in
the course OF his experience have no doubt that
it will be produced In evidence before you that OH
some occasions he may have made misrepresenta.
tions; that he may have said that he wanted
have wanted 1t for something else. | do not know,
but presume II may be shown.
The prisonCr-ltiS not true, and cannot be shown.
Mr.. Scovlle-Wel / do not know how that is
The Prisoner-l always tell the truth
Mr. scoyillc-I want 70 say this: That cannot
tell YOU all of his different traits OF character
honesty and others. have only time TO tell you
as to his peculiar traits and his feeling as CON
nected with his religious views connected with
his every day Iife-his habits OF life. i am en-.
tirely certain That IL will not be shown that he had
hny habit of fstcaling; that he had any habit OF
scntGtion. My theory OF his case is this: That,
finding himself unable TO earn II iving-actually
unable, in competitionwith Others better qualified.
with clearer minds, competent to do business
one man with another-he fell behind
from from is4 on, and could not earn n
living, Not would not but that he could not The
evidence will show you that, and consequently, OF
necessity he made little debts thnkit Will appear,
i'll evidence, TO you from the opinions Of experts
OF those who are competent to ju ge-that he was
not competent to engage in any protractcd phySi-
cal labor, Not only was he incompetent mentally
engage in any hard physical labor or anything
that required much eXcrtion-that Is, thai
everything that he did, mental or physical
was hard work for him that that which would
be an easy task for another was hard work for
him. Whatever bearing this may have OH this
question am not able 10 show you clearly, but
,lnfo ti,n
brain organization, or whatever constitutes the
reasoning power ofmen fitting them for the ordi
mary transactions Of lie; that 1t was u deficient
iects and difficulties were to be attributed
The Prsoner-l have brains enough, but had
too much theology that Is the reason / did not
make success in the law business. l had no
money, but plenty Of theology. l run behind on
the money point pretty badly, and haven't got
over IL yet am not now in business though
Mr.. Scoyille-He remained in Chicago until in
the summer OF 1876, think, out of work out of
money, und partly out of clothing.
The PIisoner-f was always we'll dressed; don't
o, Mr. scovilic-lie went up to Wisconsin, wau.
kashce County, where he had II summer resi-
dence; healthy, pleasant country, where many
people rom me city came to spend the summer.
there, think, in June, is76 lie remained there
perhaps u couple OF months. at that time the
mental dcmngement began the more specifically
~ manifest itself lie was studying the New Tcs-
lament almost exclusively. He seemed to think
or to talk Of little else. His pecuaritics were
huch lhut lhty began To be remarked upon by
everybody who saw him. The peCulRrtics OF his
conversation, its slIangenvss and inCoherenCy,
were remarked upon by all some time In the
summer of that year, probably in july was not
there, but understand the proof will show-hc
was sent out TO work with our boys in the hay
neld, or somewhere out in the field, and amer AN
hour or TWO, II being very hot day, he came into
the house nnd said he was eNhHusted-thut he felt
overcome by the sun--and laid down on u sofa in
the dining, room. Amer being there for perhaps
an hour his sister, Mrs. SCoville asked him ii he
could 90 out TO the wOOd-hOuse and cut u little
wood or some kindling To start the fire for dinner
or something of that kind. He said he would and
he went out to the little wood house Just few feet
from the back door, which was Il low frame
building; The sun was very hot on the
uN, hui found II so hot In there he could not do
amy WORK aud lac threw the wood out into the car
Tiage way that passes around the house, Between
the house 0ud the wood house 1t is, PERHAPS ten or
twelve icct wide. The man who furnished the
meat came through the gate, His sister heard the
carriage on the gravel walk, and she stepped TO
the bnck door to give her order for The meat
WHEN She GOT to the back door she found he had
MS wood In the road, cutting 1t. She said to him
the man Is coming TO the wood house" lie said !;
" II Is too hot III the wood house" She said I;
Then throw u Of on the grass the man Is coming
WIN thc meat The man came along with the
wagon. lie stood with the axe in his hand sort
uncertain, Undetermined, butsaying nothing lie
came down nom OIL the steps and took n slgk of
wood ana threw II on the grass. Instantly with.
out any warning or anything being said-perhaps
though there may have been something said, but
IN this way iudicnliugl aud held II over her head
The lTlsunCr-l have heard that story before
aud II Is absolutely false,
Mr.. scoyile-She started away from him, and
Went around by the side Of the house to the in
side. She went right up stairs where het daush-
tepeyas and related the circumstance 10 her She
was IN state oi considerable tropidntiOn. Afler
talking with the daughter for a few minutes, she
came down stairs, Ia the meantime the prisoner.
II seems, had came bnck 10 the house aud taken
his position again on the sofa or in the dining.
room. Mn. SCOyille came down into the front hall
which opened into the dining room nud went
into The puTor. where there was lady friend, who
has been SUBJ Unaed, but who / fear will not
be able to come. She commenced talking with
this lady friend about him; she told what had HAP
pened that she considered him insane, aud
thought that she ought to make application to
have him sent 10 an insane asylum. lie heard the
conversation, the door being open, and got up and
came Into the hall, and in loud toue, exhibiting
passion, with his lace showing every Indication OF
absolute insanity, and with his eyes glariug, told
her that Sue was the one who was
TO the insane asylum; that so far rs he was
concerned, he was all right, nnd always
had BEEN He was very violent in his conduct and
words ! do not know but he struck her.
gard, but hardly think that was tie case. But
he was az any rate 81 violent that she stepped 10
The window looking out toward the barn aud
called TO the hired man. She told him he must
afraid Of him, She directed him 10 tuke him out
OF doors ana watch him 10 see that hC did no harm
10 any one lie did 50. lie watched him fOr
some Time aud continued the watch on him until /
came mp from Chicago 1t VIII appear that because
Of this reference lis sister applied 10 the family
physicuu Dr. Rice, who lived a few miles from
there aud who had been our family physician
for some years, ~ 10 having him committed 10 an
insane asylum. DIR. Rice had seeil him frequently
being al our house often Ills attention had been