New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-12-22

MI se%v ne ne Ifness i'm regard to the operations "
'1T be Witness burning to Judge Cox remarAeu ''
study had been Of INSANITY ~ q meant by inspiration
X 80 ~ rndsrstood by persons OF various uo"'
tionsl A-Inspiraton is dra"IaS i isitq Al
a. - t he word Inspiration Is used IN very
Sisorderly and irregular way by Naii''J "
conveying wsaf do You found that belief Aon %hIt
have heard in this courtroom Tor lls'"u''' =
re- been said here about inspiration ,.o.,o,s -
o-And that is how you get we tn used for
Partially. have heard the WORD l'pu"'O"
!esrwben Won heard 1t used by insane people what mas
~ tbe connection in which L. was usedf A.-lIe
oeees in which have heard 1t used by insane p59p,o
Mere usually where the individual lmaned Heh breo
be the sayour or somebody else had patient tJ
or four months ago, who imagined naI sue Htd asv
OF the Saviour. Ihad patient in lr MaGuohS% com
mon thing find insane people beleNihs nneS in
members OF the Trinity and Deheyihg aV mat they
spired There number OF people VINO saS hI1Jine
are inspired that they are pleasing God -aa,ie
1iiy ernseyes INSPIRED 10 take three four wives
o-Is that inspiration to each ,d Ia RI aueb.
No IL is an inspiration that IS divided up lNe
owbat do you mean by that Al mean an ihap 70
a,,on witch a humber OF people believe IN anu Inv "
thn1ss,Uea do not suppose that every man has LIS
own Inspiration. but Their tath pa e & t4ey are
donc n good act, and complying with the Di'ine VII
when they take a certain number vi wives .;oto %
O-Do you not know that that mercy an "II'0lo "a
their creed! Alt il an article OF ialtA; ..ir hoo
nof1ng whatever to do with that practice Al lis IS
my Impression that there IS persona r,S
am not an expert in NORM nisn ,od nr
Mr. DavdGe objected and Tor TINS wa3 oon'ne y
Mr. Dayidge-There is nothing scleallhc aDoHt I'm
examination. We are now upon MormoSn anu bTrrS
sort OF inspiration finds it way INTO that GnU
Whether an inspiration from the Divinity to hulWogai
man or an inspiration fastened TO the doctrines %
church and percolatng through it's different ineoeIS
The Court oVerTuled the objection -, ito,
Do Won believe that The mental and moral EXIST
ence of man is the result OF physical
and that action feeling, religion are properties OF may
believe that all mind is the production of matter. ,,,
o-Then on the matter ceasng to exist the prGaG ii
theology. / am on expert on that , 4
Qis not tnat deduction from ne InSs 6 "Ser dis
i say that when the machine runs down t1S pow th
appears. When the brain dies the uhcuoho Oh 'he
oDo You believe that the universe is controlled by
spiritual agencies or beingsi
Mr. Davidge-I object TO that; -, mutt. ,,,as
MT scoyfe-Wel, let settle 1t here This IS qqes
ton as to whether and to wat extent PERSONS MINI i
may he Influenced by spiritual agency Here is WIZ
ness who may decided conviction one way OF lhe
other which may shape his entire eSno on , be "
nothing a but the body; there Is noihhg " lln
but brain. II he takes that position want 10 'oA'
The 90 Coarif You want to ascertain whether he thinks
1nsanty can be produced by spiritual influence 90 not
think there is any objection to the question chi.
Mr. scove-It in evidence tha' the father OF TINS
man nd the man himself believed in personal del
,xSn toog nossesson OF man and ruled hm and tnat
he light be influenced that he would DE psAea 10 90
mat he will give no force claim, and he may say
that he does believe that an individual ever hau
such an idea.
GUIrEAU TELLS SCovILLE TO GET OUT
The prisoner-I not only believe in personal devil
but in personal God You viii get more light on this
subject of spritOlOgy by studying the View Testanen
and reading what Christ and Paul thought about it, than
by examining all these experts (rhen turning TO SEQ
Vile the prisoner broke outl You bad better get of
tins case and let Reed manageit iOu don't know any
Mr. soovile good naturedy)- me get through with
Mr. scoyie then glanced at a memorandum book from
which he had b en- examining the witness, ana was
about PROFOUND another question when the prisoner
looking over his shoulder interrupted him ~th-"fou
have got lot OF stun there wonder VINO WrOie that
1t your handwriting 1t must have been con
Iributed Reed and can do this business better than
o-iisve you heard insane patients make the claim Of
tpiitual agencyl Ayes; l have heard them state
that they Lad hallucinauCns Those were disease mani
testatlOns however .
disease manifestation! A-CerialDIy. l deAAe ~ Ior
The reason that person may have deuson and say
that he is influenced BY spirit.
Q-CRn you ascertain by any physical test whether
that Claim IL true or not A.-Sot alone.
QYon have 70 take the destination OF the patient to
Q-Wnenever any disease in he nervous system, IN
AM OF divisions has 90 dT advanced that the power
of WIN insufficient TO control physical Impulse all tho
impressions of the mind are so RAPID mat TO compare
What would consider tue state ~ MIND OF person
that the viii not control physical Impulse II man
has sutc ut nervous disease 10 de5troF !htccclu-I
pressure prevent his exercising control OF Ills WILL
Q-Does not the will control physical impulses a
Physical impulse is an expression Of TIE viii.
Q.-DOes the will control the expression through the
body Alt cannot cOAtro, 1t acu4tes the body 10 DO
Q.-Wheneyer the mental disease has advanced so
thai the will loses that power OF control what the state
the thing that cOntrols-sOnet hng controls the viii
Q.-What controls tine viii A-Oiher mental pro-
THE prsoner-The will is controlled by spirits not by
men. and pur Clark Mills on the stand lie is better
man for you Dry that thing up Clark Nils took
would be interested III H. lie thought was great
man. he was the man that did JACKSON Opposite the
Ha in kg "A IL
son, though jackson has been President ana haven't
been PTeeeI {e On m b @ TOOK Of m bea a
his benefit. He Is great dea! better man for you than
this one He said that side Of my head badly
Q|Is insanity manifested uniformly the in the
same patlents A.-NO, sir insanity IS manifested IN
q variety oi ways In the same patients
! Q-And may he have periods wnen he does not mani
when some people would not IL aud others would.
think insane man could deceive the aity aud an
Q.Ls it. not fact int hat experienced people are ire
charged from asyums as cured when they are not
Q.~Are tnere persons experienced with insane people
likely % judge a sane man insane Ayes; some peo-
pie who 90 not know their subjects are.
Mr. scOye questioned the witness 70 his acquain-
lance with Brown, Msqdaley a1d otter writers on
authority. The reply that he thought Msudsley's
views too loose In relation TO moral insahtg He tAc
vylness) did believe in moral insanity. That
used by Mdudsey aud others 10 excuse aos COM
mitted the result OF unSOyernaDle anger and lust
MORAL EXPRESSIONS or INTELLECTUAL INSANITY.
Q-Do you ever mud such acts committed by inmates
OF lunac asylumsf Al do; by who have intel
lectual insanity we'll moral insanity believe that,
there are moral expressions of intellectual insanity
Q-But you do not believe that acts OF such persons
apparently prompted by ugiDcss yciousness, are
evidences of nsanityi A.-Sot OF Themselves
Q-Do you hold such persons up 20 the same standard
OF moral conduct as sane peOplef A-Gcs, 80 Tar as
punishment for their acts is concerned.
Q.-Then you think that insane persons should be
hung imprisoned FOR such acts just The same sane