Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-21

petied 10 an act by an unseen influence In de-
termining this they had To take the declarations
OF the patient TO some extent.
GrrrEAC COMPLIMENTS CLARK MILLS
Mr.. Scoville having gone into the question a.
to what influenced the win. the prisoner said
The VIII Is Influenced by spirits aud
not by mental operations You had
better drop this gentleman and put Clark Mills
on the stand. He is a better witness FOR Won.
Scorille. Mr.. Mills was nj nv cell and took a
oust oi my face. and he IL the man who made
the statue of Jackson, in front of the White
tfonse jackson was President; arm not vet.
Mills thinks am great man. He took my bilsf
so that people who want 10 see how l.ol can
seeu. Mr.. Mills wanted To immortal himselfby
letting nus name on my bust. 50 I took of INV
pcard I" let him do II. He Is a good deal better
man than this gentleman for you. Scoyille. lie
said one side OF my head was badly deficient"
MORAL INSANITY
The witness continuing. said IL was a fact that
the superintendents of asylums were sometimes
mistaken. He did not believe in moral insanity:
he thought this term was used by Maudsley and
Others to excuse acts prompted by ungovem-
able anger or lust. He believed that there were
moral expressions of Intellectual insanity: sneak
Ing of what was called moral insanity. the wit
ness said that so far as the punishment of such
acts are concerned, he thought the perpetrators
should be treated as other people.
MODEST WITNESS.
The witness said that there was no book on
insanity that was considered an authority I'm every
particular. The witness had written a book ON
nervous diseases; he supposed 1t was considered
an authority.
Being pressed 10y Mr.. Scoville to say whether
he did not consider his book an authority. the
witness said, laughing: IF YOU want me to
make coneeited speech will say that do"
hax
this world"
HE is exceedingly modest IL almost over
comes me" rctorted Mr.. Scoyille.
Mr. Scoville quoted from Maudslcy, Raw,
Dickson, and other writers on insanity. and
questioned the witness as TO his views on the
points raised. In one of his replies the Witness
said mailman may know the LEGAL canse-
quences OF his acts. but it was a question how
far he was ahletoeontro his act IL was true that
man may be insane and vet for years transact
tnsness. He did not think there were many
persons who had a homicdal tendency who did
not show il: hereditary tendency 10 insanity
might exist for number of years before it
manifested itself. Ii was difficult FOR sane
person 10 ieiGn insanity TO deceive exc
perts. The witness had oppressed an opinion
Before being summoned: hc had said he Thought
the prisoner was responsible
nat shows he is on your side,' said Mr..
ScoVille 10 Mr.. rayidlrr.
81 think they are ell on our side-all that
nave been here" said Mr.. nayidge.
The witness said he had made no arrange
meht about compensation; Unexpected to charge
for his loss OF time. de.
How much do You expect TO receive I'm this
caSe:" asked Mr.. Scoyille
That depends on how easily you let me or"
'Non don't expect TO charge me, do your"
asked Mr.. Sc0yille.
NO. sir
II wish TO leave the witness stand before
nj fla.
planned.
You expect to say something about ii then,
do you not?"
Yes sir, expect to send my bill iu''
And you expect TO be paid?"
81 hope SO, sir"
Az OBJECTION BY MR. DavTDGF.
Mr.. Scov.le. taking up a pamphlet publication
10y Dr. VIM. A. Hammond respecting the Daniel
Mcfarland case. was about to read a paragraph
to the witness when Mr.. Davidge objected.
Mr. Dayidre remarked that Dr. Hammond was
a very prolific writer. and if they were entering
upon that field the examination would Doe in
long. I'VE have gore over Mormon
ism and spifit0logy." he said: .'now We come
TO the vag rant publications of New York
dCctor-Dr. Hammond"
Mr Scoyiile having said that instead of read
inc he would question the witness upon the
points named. the court allowed him TO read
Ahen Mr.. Scoylle concluded DIR. Hamilton
was questioned in redirect examination by Mr.
pavidge, and he stated that there were great
many people medically insane. who were capa-
bic of Judging between right and wrong The
witness explained a reply that he gave Mr.
Scoviiie Friday 10y saving That there were often
unconscious processes Of reasoning in which
memory was scarcely perceptible.
Upon re-cross-eAam;nation the witness said
that inmates-Of insane asylums were not held to
the same strict accountability for heir acts az
those outside.
The witness at Mr.. Scoville's request. arain
exhibited the diagrams shown bv him on Friday.
ana again explained the measurements Of the
prisoners head He said he thought the left
side was smaller than the other; still it was Q
fair shaped head.
Now. to make this short" said the prisoner,
- Clark Mills will tell you about MY head You
had better get that bust. and not spend any
more time with this witness
The witness said he did MT place SO much
dependence in forming his Judgment. as upon
,he shape OF the head taken as whole.
An Expert from Boston.
DIR. - Worcester of Boston, who was called
% the stand on the 5th of December by Mr. SEQ
Vile. was then called by the district attorney.
He testified that four weeks before he was sum-
moned. Influenced by the circumstances, as pub
lished, he wrote TO Mr.. Scoyille asking il he
could be of any service; he was brought here on
a subpoena.
Mr.. Corkhill here read Mr.. Scovlle's hypotheti-
cal case TO the witness. and asked him why no
declined to answer the question when Mr. SEQ
vile asked it,
The witness said he was not permitted to go
into an explanation. The witness said he had
the prisoner at the JAIL and had been
present in the court since his arrival i'm the city,
excepting one day.
DON'T you FORGET IT. MR.. CoRKII."
"Ask the doctor, colonel, If he knows
whether my free agency was destroyed on tho
I'd of July, and it will have some pertinency to
his case. That's the issue here, and that is the
ssue the Lord is going to take care Of and
don't you forget it. Mr.. Corkhill."
The witness said it was his opinion, based
upon his examination of the prisoner and his
observation Of his conduct, that the prisoner
vas sane.
"Row much pay do You expect to get for that
opinion. doctor" asked the prisoner. 81 sup
pose it will be worth $500 to you, doctor les
not worth a snap to the jury"
Mr.. Corkhill then read to the witness a hypo-
heticai question, embracing the facts Of the
;ase. as alleged by the persecution.
That's not true" remarked the prisoner,
While Mr.. C0rkhill was reading. ''Why don't
'ou stick to your facts i'm your hypothesis. or
whatever you call it. l guess Porter got that
lp. CorkhiIl. You haven't brains enough for