New-York tribune., 1881-12-29
THr Fill, REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS.

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WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S.-Ihe counsel Ior the
orosecution were minutes late in entering the
courtroom this morning. and the prisoner occupied the
time in turning IN his chair and facing the spectators
smiling with pleasure at seeing every eye drectcdto"ad
him.
The cross-exaIninaton OF Dr. A. f. Macdonald was re-
suined 10y Mr. scoville
The shortest period OF q case Of insanity IN his eX
Dsriaucc said the witness outside OF asylum. WAS
about ten DAYS Inside asylum the shortest duration
nj case OF insanity waich had within his knoWi-
edge one day.
o-The patient was taken and recovered in one day
A-No-dicd. fLaughterl
Mr.. scoyiue then questioned the witness as
20 his interview with the prisoner in jail.
He stated that the prisoner had shown
some excitement when talking about the
Oneida Community but going on to compare that
excitement to that by him when talking about his
inspiration when Mr.. Scovile rather sharply told the
witness 20 contine himself to the question
Mr. Porter came to the rescue and Mr. Scoviile sgnia
csptly remarked that the witness willing enough
and needed no help.
Judge Cox put a stop to what promised to be an acr-
onous discussion by the remark that any reflection on
witnesses by counsel on either side very rerchen-
sibe.
O-You said yesterday: " In my opinion the man has
been PLAYING part al the time IN court" Do you mean
feigniug insanity Al believe that he has been fcgr
ing what he believes TO be nsanity-not insanity really
(Applausc.l
o-Your opinion is that he has been attempting to the
extent of his ability to appear insane A-Yes sir
Ole has not been acting natural partl A.-That
is my opinion
The prisoner-Give us something about Abraham and
you can go.
o-Can you draw line between sane religious belief
and insane religious deusion when both are based on
Pihle teachjncsl A-Only by the examination Of the
Individual and the examination Of that evidence with
Others.
Mr. scovtle read the definition Of insane given
nv and inquired whether the witness agreed
with that author.
Mr. Davjdge objected to that mode Of examination.
He contended that IL would be for the Court 70 say what
was the legal definition Of insanity in respect of exon
Grating human being from tho consequence Of a
crime. The Court sustained the objection
Mr. scoyie inquired why witness left the Charity
Hospital in New-York, and witness stated that he had
been promoted
Q.-werc you not discharged from the Charity Hos
pital by reason OF giving false certificates OF health
ul-health 70 William NJ. Tweed Al never gave
certificate William NJ. Tweed never was discharged
from the Charity Hospital
Odd YOU ever give certificate TO Tweedi A
Never; reported his to the Commissioners two
or three times during his incarceration.
Q-was that the reason for your removal from the
Charity UosptalH Al had never any reason before
today to think that 1t was even suspected
After some discussion between counsel the Court al
lowed the prosecution inquire whether the statement
by Dr. Herman that he had been removed from the
ASYLUM on Wards Island BECAUSE he refused to sign
false certificate trne.
The witness denied that that had anything to DO with
IT. He (witness) requested DR. Kieruan TO sign
false certificate. There certificate required at
all II there had been ne, rs physician, could have
signed il without applying 20 his apothccary He re-
membered now. In regard 70 the Tweed case that
before the state Committee he heard that ne had
been proInoted from Charity Hospital because Of his
kindness TO Mr. Tweed. That opposite statement
10 the one made here the information the
same person.
Mr. SeoYille-There Is good deal of doctors quarrel
between that person aud yOUselii
The witness--No, sir. don't generally quarrel with
fueh men.
Tha next witness was DR. Randolph Barksdale, super
tnendent Of the Central Lunatic Asylum OF Virginia.
near Richmond. He has made insanity special study
since 1873 BY insanity he understood disease o: the
brain characterized by perversiOn Of the intellectual
faeutes He visited the Jail and made careful exam
nation of the prisoner He had also observed him IN
court since the 21st OF November. From his observa-
ton and examination his opinion was that the prisoner
was sane. TO the question whether the prisoner was
acting out his natural character in cOurt or was fegn
ing the witness replied that he egnng He thought
40 from the marked between the prisoners be-
navor court and his behavior In JAIL La court the