New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-26

Inflammation in respect both to their inT tNi.
thoughta and their outward o ao'f tbs other hand
-" man aincrfcly. though insaney, pc, Del Gu
mat Ike g. iaul on Ills way to Ilaiinc7 yht and had
heard lee from Heaven warning and comma III
him 20 do . certain act, tbat would DC u.s. W '''7
nary inspiration amounting 90 m insane ue'"7lO'
TIrH QUESTION OF Az INSANE DELusloN'
The oucston was whether the case Of this deiohnaht
sentcd anythiu- analogous that. The theory OF tue
Government was thai taedoeniant commlttcd tls no'
cde in full posse Of his faculties ana from poe0'
sane motives that he did the act from rcYehse'or '
haps from morbid desire for notoretyi thaV nc
lated deliberately on being projected by those VINO "c'
10 be benefited politically by the death OF the PrcsrhI
ot he made no preense OF Inspiration at the time OF
the assassination. nor until he had dlscoy',redd
s'aIwart wing OF the Republican party
were deusye; and that then i"r and n irrcsist
able nrcssure 10 tho commission OF the act whether
this was true or not, the jury must determine iIo I
not auncar in f5c papcrs first written by the defendant
nor In those delivered TO Mr. Reynolds except at tIe
nrr1ton was worked out Of him although what that
meant no; clear aud 1t was true aso tnat ,'. m
after he was formed that nc Was Oe'"T u'l''''' -
Here Judge Cox referred to the testimony Of Dr. o
Noble Young Or Macdonald and DR.. Gray and TINS ne
said was about the substance OF what appeared III Tue
case on The subject OF inspiration. ....,,. Ia.
The pr soncr-Annw me to say that tha' statement ny
Or Gray was incomplete. A.,
Jud Cox went on to say that the question for me
ttr President first presented Itself to the de'eulaht III
mo shape OF command or Inspiration i o'
sane dcusions Of that sort arose; or whctheri
on the other hand, il was coacepton o Ms an
ncnetion or theory or Theoretical cOnc.bion of his
own mind. II IL were The latter II Wa~ 'hhs more thim
one of the vagafc- ot reasoning, wncn ne h'd areau
a., cson ~ insane dclusion simply be-
Cause tie evidence relating to that was evidence touch
Ii- i' ,;", a. lItsh ct,yccu right and wrong
ttt.. ftnur nv Z
for the jury determine, and was what was ie'o upon
II had been argued with force on the part Of The de-
fcuc, that there great many things ~ t-!G uI-tu
ants conduct which could not De eAPtc,yu ~ '' ~
man and which only cXpllnable Oh the t1oo'y ~
lasauS' 'T - retii" In,iIrations Of insanity,
cIaggrrafcd cgos or by his Ountness OF moral SENSE
it might be difficult to determine -, -. =. ,io,,
The only safe rule, however was Tor the Jury u direct
mncy whether the prisoner possessed the mental
nnnci,y At he time toe act was committed. to know
that il was wrong whether he was dtprNtu "a tn
cnn.rity Inv mental disease. There ono Important
dil.inc'on which the jury must not lose sgit o. ana
NOV must decide how tar n appcabe 10 IHH 'dNe
That vas the distinction between mental ana moral
i',ntv between the mental iucapacity to distinguish
bctgcen RI it and wrong and the moral inscnsOLIy TO
tIat distjnction
In c"nr.5n he said: From the materials presented
IA Won two pictures have been drawn 10 yol Oy counsel
The one represents youth of more than AVERAGE men
tai endoyments surrounded by certain immoral IN
nueuccs at the time his character was nfhE 'tioPou
beginning lie without resources Dut ueN'lp!lhg d
vicious sharpness and cunning cOnreN ing enterprises
of great pith and moment, tnat lhdicatcu
unusual forecast, althonSl Dc}ohl HIS Io'pn'..o
consumed all the by un7ated eg"tsn ana craving
for notoriey; violent IN temper selfish lHG'n ai
di,houcst leading life OF hyporri'Y, sym in. a
fraud; and finally, Il elimination ot MS drpra{ed
career wOrkns himself into the resolI"A " ot'tti.uG
Inc world with crime which would secure Inn Dau
The 0tGer represented youth born, as it were under
- ;nd,anras the child of u diseased mother and Of
father subject to insane dclusionsr reared III retire
incnt and imbucd with ,u-,tlcal rEElp!' .eV" SUI
scqucnty Lis mind filled with ianatlcai '4torlc9
3uucbsd on the world with no guidance save ms own
n,,nnI.es ryiuciug an ncapacty Tor any continuous
enp,nyment; changing from one pursuit TO
~nU = polttican: unsuccessful IN all tull
of wild, nnpracticlhle schemes Ior "Iloh nc
his mind ncohereIt and incompetent of reasoning co.
herently any subject, with nlnd 80 Tek aH tn
was therefore mpcled to the commission q! clnt thc
seriousness which he could not under stand II ~ TOT
YOU. gentlemen, TO determine WHICH % INC P'i'i"' 40
E1a now. gentlemen to sum MP all have said 10 you,
fL commission the homicide, the prisoner WIS ,pot
i under SUI. defect Oi hi, reason ina ne Wa- inca
mat II was "A wrUuc thing to dO-as loi *
ample if he were under tde insane I'u'I?h NAY
49,. Almighty had commanded MIN 10 DO TIE act-th"n
h. ,s MOI m responsible condition Of mind, hnt was
an object Of compassion and should ne row arqnteh.
n an the other hand you md tnat he vas una y no IN
a l,oa but had The possession II MS lacuieS, ana
lad power 90 know that hs act was WRONG ana H. q"
,e idea ard executed the iouicidc, then,
whether his motive were personal NlNu"lNcc'o' POI
rrong, or morbid desire FOX n0oret' II you are
unable To discover motV" 90 Al-ihe a'l - aii ~
iu tictr Og later a suggestion from ~. Sc0Nluc 20
ttt el,r il on iui tAt prisoner IS not Bh'ty ~
reason oil insanity. 1t IS your duty to Say 80 Ia WEI
now retire 70 your room and consider }our verdict
Daring tn delivery of the Judges charge which was
tIe court roo. ana the prisoner Kept absolutely
auiet with hr exception oi oAH % Two 7'Hpo ''.'p
tons. The jury Immediately retired ana many o! lne
spectators left the ROOM