New-York tribune., 1881-12-14

canndpeI nd canabe of doing any dirty thing He was
only striking at him on general rnse 10 me 20 find
articles. not signed 10y me recognize a. nv oninon tbe
nave only se f me me- opt of view would declare this
man sane is either not an expert or Is no' III
The prisoner-The witness s vndicated by me court
and bv the people let him CO. He is sp.eaui 81 ot
He has here without money. and that ~ ~ Ian and
want These other gentlemen NAV be just ~ anls nu
honest do not want anv trickery IN lls anTnd
and will not have IT, want square deanng de al of New
DR.. Fordyce Barker physician and surgeon ,q on w
York was next called az an exner witness q prteT He
the prosecution. He was examined pv NJ U bos core
stated his professional exp"enoe ana lhat ntv w a
fully investigated and studitd the subject oi
defined insanity 10 he disease characterized ny an
on Of the mental faculties and perversioh OF the
change of substance (and that wrought by dsease OF
change in the healthy performance and functions ] anu
duties that belong to some part OF the Oody Is a""
| found either one or both.
| NO SUCH DISEASE AS HEREDITARY INSANITY
Q.-Is insanity hereditary diseasef A.-lhe" II no
such disease known medical science as heredary III
! sanity. There can be hereditary insanity Ihere
is undoubtedly a hereditary tendency 10 insanity. Inat
is men are born with temperament or nervous organ
zation which renders them liable to become IN
sane under the influence Of specific cause fss than
| would produce insanity in other persons -,
o-Does the fact that grandfather or gralEimoher
has been insane prove descendant 10 be more to
fa@r NAV have have become from acsdenaly cabos in
sane subsequent TO the birth OF chlld nu Xi, ct,u
or his would not he liable to inherit the ten
UI,r, 02Can man inherit tendency insanity from
|
no Arc dc,usions constant elements of insanity A
They not Many insane people have no deluson ana
| "a1 01 What is moral insanity4 A-MOral insanity is
wickedness. II is term not found IN medical science
as involving form Of INSANITY t ls terln Ioosely
used uaate conduct which 49, on any other
| theory indefensible
Q-Isth habit OF boasting Of intimacy with persons
holding high positions and possessing lninGSoe en- m ana i
mower (gvhCre there s such intimacy proof OF an IN
sane delusicn At il not, because II rs not tle result
Of disease and insanity is disease ~ is tne result III o
vanity and sefcOnceit ana love of not"ey, anu hese
! are vices and not diseases.
| ON yonr Judgment q scentist, would mans as
scrtion that the chosen instrument OF Hod anu
AS trusted agent be evil. net Of an insane delsonf
At would not, for several reasons II might De as
for crime. Where u exists as one OF
the symptoms OF insanity II IS suscellbe oI IIooI II
6a g ist aT Sdra Of the ndvua It would
he strong presumptive evidence of insanity For ex
ample. II man who has ALWAYS been hard-WQlklng
industrious man Of correct habits. moral, afectonate
fond Of his wife and children, sh0nd cut the throat OF
his child and give as his reason tat ne was decoe pS
the voice VI God that would be almost sure proof ot
insanity whereas, where mar had Oeeh awHyS ba
conduct OF bad impulses, regardless OF the laws OF no
and man. such All excuse would rot be deiehce' an"
| would not bc any evidence Of deuson 49,.
The prisOuer-That suits my case eXacuy' DOCTOR
! O-Is uncontrollable impulse form Of insanyi =
Uncontroane impulse. in and OF aud Dy tssi, doIS no1
symptom which may be present ana mag DC aoSohI l"
0."Assnmnc it 10 he in proof that person charged
with crime and claiming to have @ nhS. IA re- r.,
| Trained from the act which he Processes 10 nave
| command from God would Won call tha' evidence ol
uncomfortable impulsei At wonId snow ma e M
dvidual has not lost his power oi VIII OF us SCH coo
under the influence OF his deiuslon
| THE INFLUENCE OF UNCONTROLLABLE IMPULSE.
The -Attorney-If it he assumed that in re-
peaed instances the party thus accused avowed that ne
had personal motives his act would that. in your
Judgment a a scientist show that the act was or was not
committed under the influence of nconrulahe impulse
The me to 20 Spges' Feye was an M
resistibie pressure grinding, grinding gilh1ihE anu
If thr Tinted states That pressure left for
| one moment with that statement would IKE 10 nave
The wness-I should say it was proof he was not.
When persons acting under an insane deuslon thty
| have a steadfast, Dfnchlng unllcding Abiding imIh
in that delusiou That faith and controls Their
act, and they are not influenced either ipr or ags
the OF the act by mental process II one -
governed shows that the deuson does not 'onro
The prisoner-The Doctor is answering question on
oGWbat is the import OF tho medical term border
| line Of nsanty"7 A-The phrase border line OF IN
ticuIar ca Sc is simply the indicative OF threatening
| case OF disease which may develop into insanity.
| O-Does the word crank +" as used In common par
laSce embrace the same idea A-That word has been
used only recently and has not vet found place in
o-Are ecrentrictes evidence of ofinsanityf A-Eccsn-
trces exhibitions of character III aignage dIess
modes of expression conduct different IRON the oru
nary standard of the world and are usually e result oi
| o&Hay. YOU made personal examination Of the ac
cused Tor the purpose determining whether lac IS
| sane or insanel Al have not.
| O-Why nave you uOt3 Am the first place. because
was not asked and IN the second place, because Lad
On REORGANIZATION the witness stated that he had
delivered frequent lectures in the Bellevue Medical Col
lege and in the NewYOrk Medical College, certain
forms insanity lie had never ectuTed N the general
subject of insanity He was largely engaged IN conuec
ton with etric business but more than half his time
was consumed in consultations in regard Jo all forms J
HAVING had a one interview last sunday with Mr.. Por
ter aud with Clarence Seward in which this whole case
was discussed pretty iuy, ana III which some OF the
| questions that asked him to-day had cen read
over TO him He had not, however, given biz tweTs
n hat "a iii 10
is attacked with acute disease which affects her head Sc
verey neuragic pains Of The head or BRAN fever, TO
such that her head had 10 be shaved aud that
was the old practices In vogue forty years ago.
bled, do YOU think that that condition OF things would
not naturally affect the child 10 be born At might,
but necessarily. 1 have known cases when 1t did
Qwnat would be the probability Of t its doing sol
| A..With certain diseases the probability would be
strong, but IN other dseases there would be no snch
| probability. .--,.,
within the last three years been called in consul
ation fifteen times in Of insanity IA males
as i@o U 'I liz Was them asked is il not true that there
can insanity unless tue brain is diseased In some
| fom4" HIS reply WAS, " There can be no insanity un
| less the action OF the brain is disturbed"
| THE COURT QUESTIONS DIR. BARKER.
The Court 90 the witness)State to what class OF sub
| iects insane delusions generally relate.
The wltnessThat depends upon the existing cause OF
| the insanity.
The Court-Do they always relate to something affect
DS soSsF Tue in0i'uuA' '''"''e 1 ' ',''-
WItnpsg-InsauG dGluslOnH are raise DtllcIb az
| facts Absurd aud extravagant opinions are governed
by differences in the intellectual powers OF different
individuals Some buOyed up by eNrayagant hope
and confident belief while others are depressed
| and inclined 20 take dark view OF every question.
The Court-Is an insane delusion the result Of
| process of reasOningi
The witness-NO.
which party deusOn and yet in which there il
soe Deryersion which his Will does not control his
| action and stated that tnat Is not moral insanity
state the difference that and moral insanity, and
| between that and irresistible impulse.
The SitnesF-rhOse that spoke Of where there
| are no decisions perversiOns OF the morals and
instincts of the 10 such degree TO prOdnce
conduct entirely different from that PERSONS ordinary