New-York tribune., 1881-12-13

insane, Now want to know why you heouou aA' W
rohoraon Of insanity Al think you
me. As "A witness on this stand heeoou ho'ni"5 i
than that single postulate
O-And all beyond that postuate might be LETT ou oi
the case A.-That is rot a supposable case
o-Where did You graduate4 A.-At the medical de-
partncnt Of the University OF the City OF New-iork
reply further questions, the witness said that ne
had never had charge of insane asylum, but that ne
had applied or mads inquiries looking to application Tor
such employment the asylums at BlackweTs lsahd'
NeWYOrk, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and Danylle, Pehi Inc
application for the asylum Wards Island was maue
at the instance of Dr Macdonald, its superintendent
These applications were not grarfed for reasons wmch
he would like TO state. He had never made such aP-
pication 70 the BlOomingdale asylum He had never
been professor in any medical school, but was pro
fessor o. comparative anatomy at the Columbia 'ee
nary College.
o-Wbat sort of college is that A college
where physicians instructed ID the ART OF eans 'o
lower animals.
Q-Horsc, inanly 1 supposed Ayes The branch
which treat of is the branch pursued by such men az
Thomas Huxley, Baron Huguet, Heckei and others OF
our foremost eminent scientists Ihaye no reason 70 oe
ashamed Of it.
o-I do not mean that You should be. A-The same
question has been asked OF me before On Susseso"'
from a special quarter, and know that 1t comes from
the came quarter / expected it. 1t is done with the
intention OF casting a reflection on the witness
THE WITNESS LOSES HIS TEMPER.
O-An these doctors and the doctors belonging to TINS
college are called horse DOCTORS" are they notf Al
never have treated any animal except the ass ana
that animal had two legs. lLaughterl l, therefore,
cannot consider myself veterinary surgeon
Q-But you are veterinary surgeon are you ho,
An the sense that treat who ask me stupid
questions am [LaughtcTl
o-I understand that you have been examined as
witness in number Of involving the question OF
insanityi Al have been.
hat fq a
A-Inasmucb as / never solicit case do not know
that can properly call myself such but am so oten
in court as an expert that might consider myself one In
the sense of being very frequently consulted.
o.-Isn not that your main busncssl A.-No, In that
sense am not professional expert The term is often
used in an unfavor8ble representing prOIes-
siona man who is willing put his services at the dis
pos Of anv pry for hire and to regulate his testimony
according to the interest he represents. - -, -,
O-Putting aside that unfavOrabie dehulton' 40 you
hold Yourself ont 10 the world man ready l0 20 INTO
court and testify in involving the question o III
saHtvl Al am wiling 10 tcstify 10 the truth IN any
case and for any side, and charge respecao lee lor
1.-THE full value Of my services In t1ls case no"cH9i
Do la receive enough 10 take ne 10 Jersey Clty II
had desired 10 se my services sell my convictions
woad be sitting behind y0u as one Oi the expefiH
Q-What reason have you fer saying that Ale
had opportunity oi coming mere as an expert
for tho prosecution. A., -,.....u
On being further pressed this point the witness
stated that Mr. Porter counsel for the prosecuoh' % n
called a ls Office on the 3lst " OCTOBER anu iSNe MN
whether he the wtuess could be OF any service 70 te
urO-
,ery glaa 10 act Tor tht prose- u ~ 'tlv f ,d
his convctIOns but that he had already ioIlnea nAtu
opinion Ee also told Mr. Porter that he had been indirect
~ approached Of the defence that ne nad ue-
Gned being pressed to glVe ths grounuH Ior INC o
prisoner The witness said that he had formed IL lro
the picture pf the prisoner which he had seen IN one W
particularly letter 10 General Sherman and the letter
on whch he raiO ne was going to marry wealthy i.8
newspapers and from the almost unanimous h'efea-
ton given his acts 10y the aity no bad seen mo snoT
lo.r lff
ter connection ne referred PsriicnSry 10 m Ine S
giving this testimony the witness was leaning care
lessy the raI Of The witness box, Whe ho was tsoe
what inp,r rdtyeyD directed hy thc Dsu'Ait0Incy 20
stand 40 straight, 50 that he could he better
seen by the counsel. The witness resented tylS
accordingly took It, TIE pistr.t-Atorney thcn asked
the Judge iasJruct the wltnoos to silnd uI. Iho
Judge did 50, and the witness "Otyeu ln1 Nutss va
thcE examined u the circumstances oA hS '5J 10 he
prisoner yc,tos.ay In the jail; ,.,,-, .,.....,
lie IaC gone into the cell, he said behind "lher VISIT
ors take tho prrouer unawareS. ie hhu gone
the jail with Mr. Scoyi AND T ut &'on an ho"f "h"
prisoner pny ssy 3t iTst That Was Gnue ~ TIE same
lime that ne examined him mentally witness repre-
Brown OF Fowler and lis. In that way e enabled
to induce prisoner to allow him 70 put acoite ID hs
eyes to haie then IN orHeF i3i he hls"i
thcu A. u phItholoe'eai G'iEr Te NJ. 90
to give. him his Ply biological condition a., a,
the he sHot the President: To" prisoner repeated
tbs WORD psychological" and said " Pc choa, mind
soul" Witness then toi hIn ""t objection h' hat 10
the President. IHc prisoner SAID Be hsG nor any VII
ness asked aim " hb had no. removed hr hia'ne IN
stead oi tie President. iC said: lic' au~o lif Woud
nj Ayc done any ,eod Tia re would have been just
such another man 10 Baiuc siep into lis shoes, ana
Arthur would not have been President"
Then tle prisoner became wildly excited about thc
trial and yccd forth about way uat tnc Tr"-cyu
uon ATTACKING him nrin ng up as lac SAD YIN "i,
he ol.c4 oat ioudV decialnins ana eloalns
The witness to4 aim 10 Keep cool DdL II was dliet 10
restrain him. "int'' SsI am ny Ar 'i'
Court IT, said, God hai E'' lhe iAii- III is HAM,
aud would bring IT, to success NJ cohclou 40 iar as he
| WAS concerned
| GVuEAU CALLTNG HIMSELF A MARTYR
| trO.u f,rTi,tt IC.g
Christ scnGng the lying utter damnatOn, and hr said
My hot do the same thiugi An not i tue position
OF Jesus Christi Am not murtyri Have not sacri-
! feed ms seG for the American pcOp!eP
Tue witness went that he found Che pris-
oncrs phy sca condition. far he noticed it, good,
his memory good and As legal attauEnens On cOnycIs
ink Nth Dir. 5CUve about ms trHp tlo,c oI liir"-
class sny sCer lie dispigyed ccrain gmoani Of J"d-
lneut, parTted questions WEIGH ne ana not want O.
answer aRG went 20 suijocis cA developed SoinethS
Hatterlus Q" hIs roli-.OVe .
know difference between rsnt and wrongly h-liat
would depend oh zoe ihL"Tpr";lni @ Sl',n 70 t yif I
quenccs OF mis- act, should -ay without any he-itagn
| known tIe ordinary legal e0nbeque.ees Oi criminal
0-You have no doubt Of thatl A-Not the s!igIIcs.
bu thai is not Interpretation OF inHauiy ii IL out
| suc ne idea OF Tight ana wrong ,,,
Q-f1u ir"ti"d tLC c'lc.I'IOh hi't ii'"U ~ A' "'
! know the G.icrence between ngnt and "roHs Al
0-i um1crstooi you to say that. Al positive l
stated 4an ever since lie was li"y er Always
!
he rrisoner-I have not been lA"y tOr Eve or
years .,.,..,,
dOpt he know the difference between night and
| wrong.
! Al would not Ike 10 answer anything under tie
cDrstrn,tiou oil foreign mind. 1 waui tina answer 10
stand as gave It, that tins since lac was lawyer
always know the UrdnaTy cOnscq dcnccS attacaHs 10
criminal But again wish tO add th;t lhlJ - ho
| my tC5t Of right.
IBut IL vll be tnat OF the Court. on these pOstu-
In a. you base the opinion that mind tended 10 III
sane delasiOIL You dd not mud any insane dciusl'u
| huf q a.
| A teuoaIcy toward Insane dciusiOn anu iOUld
| delnsIye opinions
| o-Wba, do you mean 10y tendency 90 insane de-
! lu1jong a 4 phenOnena ircq1euty eXhIDited by
fboa ha ViuE an insane constitutions tendency 20 nus
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