, 1881-12-28


riucEEnlSns.
wts,llxGTnx, u. C., bee. .;.-Tho court wns |
tlcrl<eIy rnGkcd. .UrnH rpachInH his scnt, Gut-
tca,l Tucked nrnil, s,nlliEgly antj Fnld: II Ind
n nicu ChrIst,ll.ls dinner. mud hape everybody
rssp dill. i bud !uts ut, fruit. iuwcrs mud lady
visitors, nrld il guott time generally"
l,r. q. Il. hiuDonHd. superintendent Of tho
Wnrsl'a lsiand 1t,snno iIosptnt. teatI1lcsl TINT
during ,lis practice he Ind attended ,tO0 cHscs
nf Insanity, ind {lycn sprcinl att0ntlon tu tho
Study .,f Iilsin1ty The witess etutGa tho ttlf-
.urrnve bctwec,l ''dplllaions und ''tnsaup de-
lnsiu,s '-tho uni. boiug subject Of correction
bs Judgment and tho senses, und tho lattrr not
UcEs,g rs,rreu.I,c, and for thut rchsnn dcnun-
it.utca iii ilsnur dsuslon-,ls0 Illusions alld
muetuut!ous. giving illustrations froul his own
experience. lie l,clluyed, judging from cxt'erI-
elice, That
rtts: CHAIN nF INSPIRATION
Frequently usscrtct Gy Ir,sn.e persons proceeded
fri, N II suurce or hallupnhtton or insane leu-
sfpl, I'M u:leutlDn ut tho scnsas.
THE wisnc ~ wus then Askel It pcr.oils acting
uI!,icr Il csus,luf "l,.+pIrauon" woulA iudlcaao
1t III M,ty ushcr wny l,at by ther asaurtsons, and
replied: "1hair ncto's nnA hchhv1or wnuill lt-
lieut.. 1t, ns we'll us their assertions. In llMs-
tnllr IL: 4 pcrsnu claiming IL be jesus Christ,
u.iu u.tlllg ntlrr iii i,sfruton clnthch hftnacIf
lku tho .Sayfdr, gave nway his prnpsrty, A!sd
tluut ont Ut ~t!onfs, bceausc Vl.a Savor hAd nut
whrru III lny lis hcad.' :"
Tho wttl.ss WIS Msknd if such persons w0uhl
feel my npprohenAlu, Ut bottly injury, Or
wul,ld tulsu ur,y prccaut.on u g.lnra against
danger Ito rUp!!e: " Inspiration nlwnys OVER
rry Ill ftnr, i,lL!!y pain. or tnjnry, Mutt rcnucrs
thu person who believes he III actnr under n-
spirutlon wholly ut,Iiyious to such c0nsdcra-
tiuEs."
The witness was nskctl II such persons usually
ptn,IBcI viii, teibrratiua, and replied:
any fHx1,IATst.
tholr nets nte SUDDEN III hath cutlcoption and OK
truttnn, us u ru!e. Allci they seldom attempt to
usoi1 consequences III any wny."
"Ticru HrB twn kinds Of insnntfy, nnctor,"
s.,ERestcl tho prIso!ler; tho crat1k Insanity and
tho .,eralutul insanity. Tllo hitter II tho schnu
btlns'g to. Tell us what sou thnk OF Abr,-
hHIn. nnctos:"
The w!t,,css described what Ia comno,ly callc,l
Temporary insnnity, n6 wh.lH traii c,tttntts IN
net wIllc ~ tho utll,' evdence ur his tlI*uNtty,
und wflcrc II INrsNLi Is to nlt appearances per-
flGl1y eliIp III All other respects, 10th bcEosu aud
Alter thu not.
Oucau-'ihat's 1ust my case exnctly.
Witness! an MT het.evo I'll such insanity,
nnt! ln I'LL my experience hayo
:I:vER SEEN AN INSTANCE or IT.
cuI. corAhlIi-Doctor. We l,aI II young mnn
here truul ChIcugo, M agnostlc, who testified
iliut nnI reraDn III every tiru Ia iNsaHe. What
would yOll s1y Ut thnt?
Suwlllu nskcd II IlAyc tho question rcnd by
ihe reporter. nnd s!iarlly rebnkcd tho District
.stt"rney Tor l"rBsstunt atte,npts t0 i,tjur9 tla
tlhreter aud tn enst BlItrs upon Witnesses fol
the s1efnnse. ~ Ho n~t p@rt,' Ge eus,ttnAetl
''th bs continually ol']ectlng to such nAtturs
llr r,ny continue tu In 81 II !lo chut,sus W. viii
whit I'LL wr get to tho Jury"
Eerkh!.l-wp'', thei', ssspis0ao yo0 wNtt.
The witness .ln reply to Hucstlon)-ln the Fro,lj
Of which Tint young .nun 1a1kus ntlu tho othc
four VIII A9 pretty safe.
The witness thought = perenn aattnE Under ~
ttsuiratlon II commit n cortain diced would nn
DO deferred from tho commission or lint nc
through A11y consideration Ut pursUnal hnrtn i
Nller persons.
f;ulleuu-t1h,
fult .a,!E TALKING Al1nur clsASKs.
khw. tlunFi benl3 II Tint sGlt1ul
Il'u witness visited tho prisoner In hs coll Il
tliu JUL, remaining twn hol1rs, and nnkuR Ill
.lsu"i tucnthl exat,.snutinil III such fuscs. II
tulkr,l nsCg With tho lrIAouer MI tho Iuun Incl
tsrntB of f5 l!iG Hp to ul.d Including thu shout
lIng u thu President. The prisoner nlwu
r.'ltr Ut Tho aat rs "aiy eoncoptlon," in
"i'uon nEtnr-l conceived of thu ren,usnl Ut th
t'resulunt." Thu wsne6s uskei why, If tho nc
wua thu .ttsa!Htty's null t,e WIS snpy Ills axuu
hr "na ~ particular III tn prar.uc y,ls ninI, III,
Why hu did nut trust tho "details 10 tin Al
mighty, and prisoner hcsltnte.l. flushed II l!tt
I'M! saht: '+TAu Almighty often trusts tltlatls
his nHtnl4. The Wiillrss tnlkcl ut el>Iisl,lcrah
ltnksh with thu i,rsl,s1ur III regard tn tho crl1l
anti nskesl hin whut plnNs tr expectations
Ind fur tho futurv, md hts reply wla VI Il
effect That whllu nc lid not ctl,siter hln,scir II
sAuc, tla null slud!aa up the subject or is:stIs
and l.ulleyc! no would bs found hy u Jury to
IE0AtI.Y lSsASE
at tue t!nl0 Of tho commission nr tho act, n
woull bu uctltslttts. He was aalictl: "WAAt
yuu suplM>su Will Ue dnlu with your md +
piled: II will be sant to I'M tnsalu asylum, ii
t{sld undur thu law cal,, utter u faw .notttl
l,Avr conlu,lsslUn of IuTcnoy u pass upan II
tuse. al.d 1f COURSE tnsY viii tni nu sa,,u ans
vii! lu dlsoharged.' Tho wIlunsx uuost
irt,tn bis examination and observation u I
rrlsouer IN court, that he IL Il prrleutIy sA
uian.
Tle wit..osa them proceeded ut sat',u tcuata
gyu tito re,lsons fur his opinion, usluK thu c
ttrcsston; ~ huva fre.luuntty nottcaa that
most tlulrnt interruptions hAfa hoen nA
wAeu the weight Vt eyldonce las been agat'
him."
Counsel for tho defense objected thEt tho
!lcss wus usurpiug tho Functions oE tho tu
Hlu uIono ts'uld pass upon tho tuet thxt tsidci
wus fur oF NX9lnst.
Tho Court ovesrt.cd tho obyVctlou &Jld exc'
Hon wus nytel W Iho tctvAse.