Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-02-23

flushed and the veins upon his head turpid He
was weeping bitterly and seemed In great mental
distres, was on guard In the hall that day and
procured ammonia and bathed his head with II
ana bound his head tightly with towel He
showed me his wiies picture and talked wildly
and incoherently about her and about reports that
she was dead. watched him carefully for sew.
era hours and came 10 the conclusion that he was
insane. did all could to get him quieted down,
did not see him long during the following week
only as passed his cell, but saw more Of him
sundays when was on guard in the hall, and as
liz oev s' more acquainted with this man found
1 1,s mental condition huctuated. During some
u,ays he would be very quiet and calm and ra-
s,o"' ana on other days he was terribly wrought
t up And, excited and in such mental condition
lot WHAT ne said and did After | became head
keeper as aforesaid Hayden was nut TO work in
w. .ne cook room and was so employed up TO the
,1ao ~ n,s srlal Oy jury, and him daily
ana many times day when he was 80 EMPLOYED.
and found him very nervous and e.citahie man
and II anything was done to excite him either
ior reporting MIN for some act or In any other
way, ne would have one Of his terrible headaches
His face would be flushed, eyes wild and blood.
shot, and he would have to stay In his cell and
bed from one to four days before he could re
sumo his labor. In his management always
had to be very careful to keep him quiet and
Tree from any disturbances. During these head
ache attacks ! am sure he was not conscious of
what he said and did, for he would not remember
OF conversation he had with me and acts done
night After his trial by Jury he was put into
the cutting shop rs waiter under Walden
batchelder as overseer, and saw him many
times day while continued TO be head keeper
during all my acquaintance with said Hayden
oen, when he was calm and undisturbed he was
very pleasant cheerful man, willing to labor and
do his full duty but knowing his peculiarities had
70 have close watch kept over him to prevent
his doing injury to himself or others ON one
occasion, in the winter of 1S77-S, he came rush
ing out Of the cutting shop, armed with knife,
ran into the yard and around the shop, with no
apparent place In view, and acting bewildered
ana IKE an insane man. went up to him and
said " Give me that knife |" lie stopped and
stared at me in listless manner, his face hav-
ing the appearance OF mental suffering, and he
handed me the knife, saying, "Are you going to
put me in the solitary said no, and led him to
his cell and set a watch over him / found he
was having one Of his terrible headaches. put
MN IN that morning and he seemed out of his
head all that day and the next night I kept his
head tightly bound to relieve the pain and the
pressure He made rope out OF linen thread IA
pali oil which he had secured from the shop and
had got II around his neck TO commit suicide He
made an imitation OF a-reyolver out Of piece Of
pine, lie could not sleep during this attack and
was kept locked up some three days before he
became rational. I have no doubt that he was
insane and irresponsible during these three DAYS.
and he did not seem TO remember what he had
said or done, because tested him in a careless
way "hen he could not have suspected my inten-
tlons: ! have never had any conversation with
SAID Hayden about the facts herein stated nor in
unated To MN In any way what my opinion of
MN was. had no desire to be a witness at his
tilsi, out on learning that the governor had re-
proved hayden, Tor the purpose of enabling him
70 apply ior new trial, felt It my duty to speak,
ana LOT the nrst time disclosed to the counsel OF
said Hayden what is set forth in the foregoing
si1davt, before the trial of Hayden by jury no
disclosure was made to any one by me as to my
opinion OF Haydens mental condition. Before
Hayden's trial by jury he took no interest in his
case; often sad he did not want TO live: fire.
quently asked me when in his wild and insane at
lacks to shoot him and end his misery; and don't
think ne was In any mental condition fit to look
up case or get evidence ready up to that trial :"