New-York tribune., 1882-03-02

his entire lack OF appreciation Of the circumstances sur
rounding him, his evident Misrepresentation OF the lce-
ngs Of the people toward him. hs belief in thc inerceS
sion OF prominent persons In his behalf and Of his event
ual triumph. and the many other indcations wh Wcn
you al familiar especially his conduct after sentence
was pronounced-l have no hesitation IN asserihs tnu,
Gucau s the subject OF reasoning mania, ana heHct
unatic There not asylum under the charge OF any
Of the medical experts for the prosecution a uo'
not contain patients less insane than lie. 49,.
Wha to 4s done r Wn sHGn tSd pGs9nS AZ murderer
Jegado the poiSoner Dumolard the ker on soInu, ,n
OF the PRESIDENT IDat all these people WyIc
have doubt that all fully worthy OF t1e PUNISH
For this opinion have been abused by certain uiIh
humanltaTians and emotional philosophers Wto pceFt eve
doctrineR and accept no statements tnat are nov
agreeable To them-the class Of people IN iac Wh
during the Presidents suffering, sandered al VINO "oh
ing at his condition through The medium OF ie9ca dIt
surgical knowledge were forced TO the conclusion tAat
recovery was almost ont OF The gue'%"n ton WIN rii s9Gg
to the pleasure to he derived from either belief
II ia source Of sa .i-faolOn TO mo 20 ma thaj the
views which nearly years past have endcayorcd
TO promu gate have at last received practical ndoIhe
"soDbrrs desiring him he sane, stu eudeavOr TO per
susde themselves that their wishes and facts are the
same thing and TO the disgrace OF American psychoogi
cal medicine. they sustained 10y certain physicians
who appeared witnesses for the prosecution. Inc
charge OF Judge OK SHOWS what 10 thought, ard is
doubtless to his very emphatic declaration that insanity
uloss Of such extent to destroy the knowledge OF
nature and consequenccs Of his act does gbsoye
from responsibility for crime. that verdict oil Guly
was rendered
The admirable charge Of Chirf-Iustcc Davis, OF the
New York Supreme Court in the Coleman case. leaves
nothing 70 be desired. Emotional insanity" no says,
"inpulsivc insanity Insanity of the wi or Of the mora
sense all vanish iato thin air whenever 1t appears that
the accnscd party knew the difference between right
and wrong the time and u respect Of the oct which he
committed" THIS is very different from the low Us laid
down by Judge HogoboOm I'm the of Cole tried for
the murder Of Hscock Here It declared that an
insane impulse leaving the mind incapable OF eXertion
holding the individual Incapable OF exercising his MIND
far have defined to you oIempts MIN from re-
sponshtv and H. under the influence OF such want Of
mind the prisoner commits the act, whether you call
It rres ponsibo impulse or anything else IL eXemps hi
from responsibility"
AS have endeavored 20 show quite recently, there is
no necessary connection between medical Insanity and
legal insanity. Let Cuiteau suffer the full legal penalty
for his crime but let hm be executed with the distinct
understanding that he is lnatic deserving OF pans
ment To shut eyes 10 his exact condition, Hud TO
fry TO hater ourselves that he OF normally cOnst
tued mind when he shot the President, Is not only cow
aTdly but it is impotic The conviction and execution
will be without the force OF an example
who may be contemplating the commission
of crimes And It will lead TO the eroneous
conclusion that there sane man, man IN the fun
puss ssou Of his mental faculties capable OF killing the
the United states for the purpose OF uniting
wings Of the Republican party, when both had
never failed show thcir contempt for the ASSASSIN
whenever hc had given them the opportunity. Was
there a insane motive than thls, anu wac
there ever whose whole from childhood to
the present day has Afforded striking example Of
that form OF mental arrangement called reasoning
mania7