Daily Republican., 1881-12-31

delusions, illusions and hallucination
and was again interrupted by th
prisoner shouting out: "Ysu are
very learned man, doctor. but you fol-
) get the Abrahamic class-the class tina
belong to-" The witness said he di
not believe In mortal insanity, and ha
not for years. Thai term was intende
to signify perversion Of the mora
character, leaving the intellectual
faculties still sound.
The district attorney-"Ifa \ man
an habitual liar and cheat would thes
qualities indicate insanity"
The witness-"No sir, they woult
indicate depravity,"
The district attorney-"Ha insanit,
any tendency 10 make men criminal"
The wiIness-No; no more thar
neuralgia or d.ptheria. or anything else
1t is only Il disease. II does not pu
anything new in man. 1t only per
verts what il there"
A recess Of half an hour was takel
at this point.
Owing 10 the fact that the Govern
ment departments for the past few days
close at noon the crowd to the passage
leading to the court room has be N, at
the hour ot recess, very great, and the
counsel and jury have had much diff.
Guilty IN leaving and returning. This
mo ming, however, the court, in general
terms, issued All order TO the marshal
to GEAR the passage, and when the court
reasSemb ed at O'Clock that officer pro.
ceedea to execute the order.
The examination of DR.. Gray was re-
sumed. Witness stated that he had
made thorough examination of the
pri-oner, who had given him a general
history Of his early life. which wines,
recountel in a tedious manner, the same
mat er having been gone over again
and again.
The witness was interrupted by Mr.
Scoville with the request that all the
blinds in the room be raised. Although
this was done, the gloom was not dissi.
the afternoon being 30 great that It was
difficult tor counsel to see to write.
There is no way in which the court
room can be lighted, and the single
lamp which vas laced on the table of
the official stehographer only tended u
throw into darker shadow the rest OF
the room. The gloom seemed to make
sIne impression on the prisoner, who
sat quietly resting his head on his
hands and gazing into the street, for
only OF ce or twice during the long re-.
citll of the witness Did he make any
interruption, and then it was in sub.
ducd tones.
The witness then proceeded to read
the notes Of the interview which he
had taken at the time, and read to the
prisoner, but they contained nothing
that has not already been elected in the
trial. Among other questions witness
asked the prisoner, when he came to
think Of insanity aS a defense? He re
piled t lat he knew from the time he
had conceived the act. that he could |
not b. held responsible before the law,
# he could establish the fact that he
the killiug an inspired act
rne responsibility lay on the Deity and
not ON hiiu, and that in law was insan
ty. He said that the jury was bound
% acquit him on that ground. He ad
nitted that he knew what the law was
md ;he punishment for his act, but de
Jared that it had been committed
inder Divine pressure. He referred to
lis fathers Oneida Community views
.s showing that he was crazy on the
'ubject OF religion, and stated that
leredity would be strong point in
his case.
Witness had not subjt cted the prIs.
'ner to physical examination, but
lad notld the expression of his face,
he tones of his. voice, aud his general
appearance, and had formed the opin-
on that the man was sane. The exam.
nation was continued until few
minutes past 3 whea the court ad-
ouruei until tomorrow.