The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-01-18
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under the conditions cited would be insane
Some persons have m insane temperament
that may suddenly break down lhei
mental control, yet people who have suct
heritage pnas through whole llfa with
) out ineanity becoming manifested. hay,
known cases where there were distinc
manifestations Of unsoundncss OF mind
which passed away without any apparen
permanent results. After the impulse hat
reached an irresistible point the condition
OF insanity would remain. After i1omi.
cidal act resulting from uhsoundness O.
mind, the unsoundness would most likely
: remain. When there was not unsoundn meas
the following circumstances would deter.
mine whether or not the act was that OF 9
person ofBonnd mind. 81,
Tho prosecution detailed tho actions oil
young Mutt from the time he lett home
until be killed Duses, and asked the doc.
tor II he would judge Nutt'to be OF sound
mind ut the time, 5'7
"Such actions" replied Dr.. Pollock,
"woud not be incompatible with the idea
Of insanity advanced Il, during the day and
up to tho moment Of the killing, there was
no manifestations Of unsoundnees OF mind.
Alter killing Dukes Mutt asked 10 be taken
to jail: Baslng my answer upon the by.
pothettcai question, l would say the act
was that Of an insane mind, while with
the community at large 1t would be the re-.
verse. base my answer Upon tho ability
OF Mutt to inherit insani.y from his ances.
ters." p " =
Dr.. Ewing, an attendant at Dixmont Ia.
sane Asylum, answered the hypothetical
question by saying: "The probabilities are
strongly in favor OF nnsounGness OF mind
at the time the act was committed. The
predisposltion 10 insanity being present,
would say that tho overt act was the out.
growth Of it."
DR.. DAILY said he was not much Of a be.
lever in inherited insanity, though he be.
lieved 1t does exist. Assuming the by
pothetical question TO be true there is a
strong probability that the killing Is the
result Of IN insane impulse.
DR.. Wylie, DR.. Riggs and Dr.. Smith Full.
Ter gave similar answers to the hypotheti.
cal questions, and the court adjourned.
SoTE, rs
Miss Lizzie Mutt was unable to attend
court to-day owing 10 a severe attack OF
nervous prostration which conliaed her to
bed. Since her fathers !" death she
has hold up bravely, but when
she decided 10 attend her brother's trial she
overestimated her strength and powero Of
self control. The Testimony. has been par
ticulatly narrowing to ,her, feelings. Her
condition. excites the. grayest ,spprehen:
sians other friends. .. = ,.S
During the reading 81 tho hypothetical
question, Mrs. Mutt sat III long ct 81 silent
weeping. The prisoner WIS also Visibly
affected, thouh he stroye hard to conceal
his emotion. Several times during the day,
when illusions vera made t, his want Of
mental strength, he gave way to grief.
It is learned to-day that the chief author.
ity cited by the Commonwealth in their
legal argument will be charge delivered
by Judge Stove in case tried before him
twelve years sgo. The defendant had kill.
ed bis sisters seducer and pleaded emo
tiaual insanity. The Judge charged SO
strongly against him that D verdict Of mur.
der i'll the first degree vas rendered.
/ The desire 10 witness the Mutt trial was
30 great thattEe deputies who have charge
OF tickets iiaye been offered as high as SO
lora single admission. A thriving busi-
ness has been conducted since the opening
BY come holders CT season tickets
who, after being admitted, would collect
tickets from friends an! come down again
and sell them on the street q, 81 each, then
conduct the purchasers inside the court,
'llf: the tickets ant. sell them over. 49,