, 1881-10-22
plies. THESE replies Il, their drfensn are nj
tnnlletl to tho statement, md will bp seltt tN
t1ln Scintr


.fUttE COSs |
W.ssitlynTuS, u. T., Urt. oi.--in tho Grim
tf1lt Cnurt tutlny Justice Cox, III gra1ilinE tho
,nuttol, Of icoyIItc far Al, allowance to ,lcfraY
thu expenses Of bringing hcfci,!aht's Wit
t,usscs here. said: "'rlIta court, us / learn
fron, MY hrutl'rrn mud 0tl practitioners 1T tho
llar. has repeatedly exerclsc'i thu l',wer HOW /
Invoked, ntNt which sen,IA glnnrly to liu cD,,'
vpycsl BY the general riltl comprehensive |
terms Ut TIM statute (Scc. SaD, ftevlset Stnt-
ntrs|. 'll,r u,>ly doubt which have felt III
this subject grow ont Of tho ruling of ti'e |
EMltc,l States Supreme C0urt III the cnsU ut
l'hgu ys. Dnr,,strin tl1th, Uit0}." Justice
Cox thuM reviewed tEo c,,so uf Pigs vs..
i3Arnstcin In detail. airt after COLI
rmrilg it with lilo present case,
sattl. III concusion, ttmt they .llf-
frred ol1r from unUttor. til tho pnlnts
decided, ntMt ltu was therefore Of opinlun
tint tho ruling Of tlo Supreme Court In form
WIS t,nt decisive of tho question involved III
tlo latter. lIo wo,slt grant tho petitioners
mellon fur ull0wnncc, leaving the lilllnbrr
of witnesses tu bu tlxud hereafter.
III. M'M,NAtn,
medical superintendent 0f the Now York
City Asylum for tic ttsai1r, having written
Scoytlc, ctIiilsul fur tauitenl,, says: IL
WIS SURPRISED to find my l,,.t,e given III your
| aaylt In the Gnftcau cas9 ns tflat Ut Olln
cxpurt witness By whom you expect to prove
tho Insanity 0f your CLINT, and for money to
tlcfsay w1l0s0uxre,lscsy y0ll nlatleaplllErat1oi."
| Sruylllc, Iii tho e0tlrse Of l,ts reply, suys:
"t cntne into this euso only Il few days ngo,
without tio kli0" leslge Of IL Single person II!
| tho Last whom I might caf III Ill
expert Oh insanity. Firmly believing myself
In tllp insanity Ut the prisoner, determined
II necessary, to nct upon tho presumption
hat I'm
upon full Investigation, would sustain my
position, Unknown PERSONS, entire strAngcrS
tn ,up without exception, .lesrlslg II full a,,d
fair trfnl should tle llnd upon this question,
have written me several letters suggesting
the ns.,res or seyeral experts. Sllch IL !ottcr
WIS received by INC signed "a Frlcnd,'
lated Sept no, suggesting tho names Ut
yourself an1 DR.. Fitch, with tho assurance
that they wonlt not hurt my case any,
Your letter statcs tll,yH uskat1 for money to
pay such expenses. 1t Is truo ll1ye made
application To ollo individual, whose high
position nntl rcpUtel wealth led 1ne to lIOpo
In would nil mr.. M answer has been rc-
cciyetl to tint letter, nor have l received II
tloltar from my solfrce. If Ind the mcal.s
to pay yuu Or any expert, would ask your
attendance IN Washington before the trial,
and y,nr careful Investigation of tho ease
Due preparation for tho trial Oil my part GILL
only he male In tl,at manner; but, III l llavo
nut money to puy for such services, the only
course 1l,en 10 r1e IL to summon the best eX-
rcrts cuil llenr Ut ut II venture. and, under
the law, require their attendance MI the tria
Until all the fnGtA arn Developed and then
depend upon their conscientious regard for
trtl, antl justice to state their convictions,
unfnlluercetl by popular clanor."
CoSKf.1N1's uE11c4ArE POSITION.