, 1881-03-11
FRANK SHARP.
He Is Tried by Jury and Found to
De Insane.
Some OF Ills yngaries as Related hy
Himself mud others.

Himself md Others.
Tho trtal of Frnnk N. Sharp. tho lasy.atudent.
bn thu Chnrge nf insnn1ty. was continued in tho
cnnnty Cturt yesterday afternoon III tho pres.
cnce hf MI unusunly InrA0 Indy Ut sn"ctntnra.
IicwNs represented hy cu,lnac, a,d nnc The t,sl
light he cnnt, even going Ar fnr ~ 10 tHko tho
ala.il In bis 0wn defense. Ills father appeared
~ tho prosecuting wltnees. and was nlso rcprc-
ecnte,l by cDinscl. md the cuso was ono Dr muro
thun ordinary Interest.
UIs. ]. 4. KNOX
was tho first witness. un testified that he hnl
known tho aecasE1 pcvcn yG1rh. aud had pre-
scrltci for HIN In Tho lust fuw weeks tIn to-
llerc1 HIN TO bs EnsRne when he Inst saw him,
hfssyint.Utns being scep1esucss. suspicious thnt
his father hnd turned against him, uni! extreme
imcInnehhlr. lilo was snnn NJ tltnrs, but III his
condition tls9rU WCr0 EiaMft+thtlbns Nf humi-
thought. would rc.tore him Tic notIcei tho
Hnr f avnR !,nI,fH @ ., .' pnsIet liz f H kaM
very little Of tho dn,a u his .scn*c. lie knew
nothing oi the ciI'i*nof his tro'Ieln cxrept hrnr.
sny. but thnuHhs l3t hMd been given suftH.whht
tu dissipation. DtDn one 0ccnslOn ho visited
shnrp % wlth n.: nrowcr: @ and ne neeamc % Tt9rns m re-
@ thrca.s a ~ s t. XIII his % fnther aa III *"'" u lin
nr. Hr,wtr testified that he knew tho nceu.rd,
md TINT he believed hin iHsHne. Dr suffering
frotn tfsoasci nprvo.1s syttcm Ills condition
uunin tcpr,41.yt and ,it.{uiCt,t1iy. HuufEkti1x
or thc ,ccscd When III, first ssw him, bin uvrr,
etc. and AMfd he c!stlcuHeI at 0tics that he w.1s
in..nne. and needed lEnmc'itatc treatment.
accused for soIr,u time, Yharp hid ut,cu asked
him to 20
. GET \ CERTAIN LADY ron HIM
and n,aglstrntc to injury HIN. md ha!i actc1
MS an lnsanp ptrsou Nnny LINES. He believed
hin 'nsane. ar'd ~ unsafe person 70 ca at 9rxe.
The relati0ns between tho aroused and his
fathor. bud always been the noat ,enr..
dial. Witness llad ut one t{hle contemplated
takl!E hltn In tho CIRCUS business with h.1i, md
Wiltf!Ll hnvc dDnc so tut tQr His cttlult&on. lIt
,!ltl not knuw tho calsn u his Insanity, Mhd kn
never seen h!n drunk INT hnce. !ln Knew 81
MS stsltinr tho l!nI springs stnc time ago tnr
the ,rent,n:nt # sung trouble, but Thought
Samuel Shnrp+ the father Of tho ACCUSED. was
the next witness. fte detailed the s.istnFy of hls
llln recently ns Il pnrtrtrr III tho running ot the
ehelt!Dn House, III cat Mnjson street. uth also
allowed him t0 rcu0 ln.. lle found that tue
TentitER IF !nw wis mt hcAt!hsul fnr him, how
eyer, md ndvisctl him to 9nit It and tnke cxer;
else #, the npc1l mir. The tirst time hs notlccd
unn!stnkahlr signs Of Insanity wns Jun. n ufati
h!s C''t,tnK from his studies. lie complained
lug to die. MD wniltctt II bn prayed for.
lie CALLED ,ays!clAn hui h1 would not takn ltlly
IT,, ,aa,, tGr ..tss ~. oruMee s nIs e,,
n,jvist| hfm Ia ri in the c0ntry Int be did mt
~. SiitI.ry,,,et,tjy tIlu unfurtuuNtp left tho
fn;,sr mn, w,ut tn ,ho i,ank t ,ir,y Wbat money
wns there anti he folluwtd hi;n md Drt,ilvht hin
tInck. fcnrinw thnt bn ,yns vUItp nw1y, liz
caiil,i t,os ruIoncIla him, however md finally
nrnrrdt,,rs wurs. dismissed in the enti, and hr
Wis ncxt Gent tn Eatlsns in cf1nrgg nf Il relative
Firm, thia thn wtnrs4 rcnrntod Tho Testimony vf
the u relasIvo g!von tic 'ay before, covering
aiiyef,turts throush tho snoy a.i,, st,,rtn il.