Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-16
THE TOOHEY MURDER TRIAL.

Enpert Evidence Introduced on the Part
of The Defense The Physicians Think.
Assuming all the Evidence introduced
to be Trae, Toohey Vas afflicted With
"AIcohoIisns." When he Did the Shooting.
THIRD DAY,
1t was nearly 10 O'Clock before the court got
under way in the Toohey murder trial yester-
day.
Mr.. Erwin cited several authorities in the
morning bearing upon the case.
The first witness sworn was
DIR. BoARDMAN
who testified as an expert, as follows: Reside
in st. Paul; am practictng physician, have
made insanity III its many forms a special
study; testified as an expert in the Kate
| Noonan case; also many other cases; 1.-THE wit
ness here illustrated or described tho symp-
! toms incident to delirium tremeDs; the evil
dence introduced the previous day was read 10
the witness by the stenographer.l
Off this evidence be true, doctor, what
disease, If any, was he laboring under when
| the shot was fired.
| A.-Alcoholism.
| Cross examination Alcoholism is gen.
eral term which covers the different species
of that state produced by practiced use of
confirmed insanity-bey0nd alcoholism; the
use of alcohol affects the different minds diff
ferently; alcoholism is almost invariably ac-
companied by hallucinatlOn; after man has
recovered from alcoholism he can almost in
variably recollect his hallucination; they are
vivid and produce deep impression; and after
he arrived at the Jail would lessen my opinion
as to his having alcoholism; after person
has been on debauch the stoppage Of the use
of liquor may produce alcoholism, though
the state is more apt to be reached during
debauch, than after the conclusion of one;
assuming that if, on the night previous to the
homicide, he imagined there were men about
after his wife and daughter for illicit purposes
and not after him, that might remove the
mind from the sphere OF hallucination assum
ing that Toohey's testimony was laid aside, it
would make no material difference with my
opinion; it would weaken my opinion some
but not remove it altogether.
On redirect and recess examination witness
thought that all the actions of defendant,
taken together, as described by the children,
aside from defendants own statement, indi-
coted alcoholism, no matter if he had not
seen cats and snakes before; if the evidence
should show no sigl of alcoholism after leav
the house. and none in the Jail, that would de-
stroy my opinion of his having had alcohol
ism.
DR.. WILLS,
as an expert, testified: Am a pra cticing
physician; treated John Toohey when he was
afflicted with delirium tremens; people afflict-
ed with deliriuM tremenS sometimes after !
recovery can tell what they saw and expert
enced during sickness.
Cross examination.-Q.- a person
RECEIVERS from delirium tremens, is he able to
locate the time when he began to be haunted
by hallucination
A.-That is not within my experience.
-
Cured during the time the prisoner was con-
fined in Jail, can't he say whether he had seen
snakes, dogs, owls and the like before?
A.-Could not say;the man afflicted is usual
ly apppehensve of being attacked by the OBJ
jects which they appear to see; some patients
are not terrified; in case the apparition was a
large black dog the animal would probably be
belIgeient; no experience of the wagging tail;
pleasant dog.
DIR. ABAOTT
was the next expert and testified: Have been
practcing medicines for - years; have not
made a special study of insanity; thought rhe
had. heard all the testimony; assuming the tes-
timony in the trial to be trpe the prisoner
was afflicted with alcoholic poisoning of his
nervous or entire system; at any rat from
simple intoXication to delerium, at the time
the shot was fired, and was probably suffer-
ing with delerium tremens as that disease is
generally understood.
Cross Examinaton-Q. Is there sharp d.
vidlng line in alcoholism between drunken
ness and delirium tremens?
A-YesJ
Q.-What makes that?
A.-Dilerium and tremens; delirium accom-
panied by halluclnations; the trenton in alco-
holism would not necessarily indicate deeri-
UNI; know the existence of delirium is
indicated most by actions rather
than by language; usually very talkative; no
way to distinguish what he saw without his
saving so; by his actions we knew he saw
something; after recovery think they often
re collect vlvidly what they had seen.
Q-When patient during the attack
claims to see snakes, dogs, etc, and then after
recovery say they do not remember il?
Al have had no experience. l
think they GENERALLY have some idea of where
they were at certain times; don't remember
that ever knew of person going to bed and
remembering just when these hallucinations
began to appear; put no special stress upon
the fact that the prisoner alleges that he had
relations afflicted with insanity; simply
possibility that that feature may have some
bearing.
Gin reference to your opinion OF the
cause and circumstances of the homicide,
do yon put any stress upon the claim that the
defendant while In the army got drunk and
cut his throat?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Assuming that when the defendant
looked out the window to see if any men were
coming TO see his wife and daughter he was
drunk, would that make any difference in your
opinion?
A Yes, sir.
Re-direct-Insanity is hereditary; think the
fact that he stopped in the room and cried
out "Hear them talking about me-" when
there was no one talking about him, and the
whole system of the occurrences of the night
might have occurred if the man was drunk,
but would be more likely to occur under de-
lirium tremens.
Re-cross Examination, eff the whole
picture of the evening could be par
TALLY explained as actual reality
rather then Authorization entirely; if when he
said they are talking about him, and taking
that in consideration with.the fact that he had
said to his son when sober that they were
talking about him, would more likely occur
under drunkenness than delirium tremens,
would it not?
.A-Depends entirely upon the facts and cir
cumstances.
| DIR. MURRAY