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TEE TESTIMONY FOR THE PRISONER.
DR.. Riley Sees him Have two Spells.
xut did not See in Kim any Spe-
ciai Mental Weakness.
REV. j. r. RILEY, sworn :

REV. j. R. RILEY, swcrn:
live now at Pickens: Ferguson was once my pu-
ril in Adger College at Walhalla. think 1t wac in
iSSO l was Professor In the colledge at that time.
He came into my classes. The first time that ever
saw anything tho matter was in the class room when
he turned pale day and seemed as If about to fall
over asked him some questions but could draw no
intelligent answer from him. | asked some of tho
Young neil to take him out. This occurred In the
class room. On other occasion at the breakfast
table at my house, where he was boarding ne was at
tackled in the same way, became pae, and asked
some of the young men to take him away from the
table, He was kept from falling in tho class room by
q fellow student who was on the bench with him.
After this occurrence in the class rOoE asked him
what was the matter with him. He said be bad had
frequent attacks before, which were similar to this:
lie frequently asked to be excused from recitation Of
the state If his mind.
Cross Icrunainetl- Don't remember to have noticed
any premonitory symptoms. !le complained OF
strange sensations about the head lie was usually
punctu a and made considerable progress in his stud
ies lie was ordinarily dillgcnt. Often excused. lie
was excused because Of strange feeling in the head
Saw him in these spells only twice lie was pale,
made no movement, except to fall over His motions
were involuntary; the samo as II he had iantcd no
movement O. the hands; perfectly quiet. Can't call
to mind the recollection Of ever having seen any one
faint. Don't remember of having seen any suffer-
ing from vertigo. didn't know from what he was
suffering; from what he said thought he was suffer-
ing from some disease of the heal. didn't say ut
previous trial that lie was suffering from verti!o.
saw in him evidence OF weakness OF mind, except
Ut thpSG Two lllutS, WiitH sp'lis "'iS
At each time he was carried to the spring, and water
was poured OH his head. After short while ne ap'
peared to he about usual. The attack at the break
fast table was not bad the attack in the recia-
tion room. When next saw Nun, hc ":ls I'LL liSht
the same As usual.
Direct Resun,ctl-I did not say that Ferguson had
VERTIGO IL was Tie Solicitors wOrd5-not mine that
referred to vertigo l couldn't sag that saw any pc
cuIiar mental weakness.
Eer%uson's NUssc tsives Gser Expert
cncc.
MARTHA WHARTON coorcd, sworn:
| nurscd John Ferguson from tho time he was q
wear old until he five years Old. lie would hayH
spells right often and fall in the yard. when would
c.rry him into the house, and We would rub him I'M
til he got we'll When ne was large enough he wou!d
put his hands on his head and coinrlnin Of it.
Cross E,2IiiinefG-I cannot tell how old WAS
when commenced 10 nurse Mr.. Ferguson, but WAS
complained OF his head hurting him, but he w0udnt
have; spells then. 1t came on day or two alter.
have known his parents to srnd f"r Doctors, hut t'c
81 III would always hc oil before tho Decor got ther
Wa rubbed min with can:Ihor. llo :Drned pn!1
y OuI i;c qu ,t-pcvirctly st.! while Slci va uwn
him. thought many ti:r!S lat he vas tai. NE
Ferguson lad one child yonEg,r than John. nurs H
t.,;h--cusrc,: hem MI along tC.rthcr -otc'! him ava
0, cr chdrrli--he moro than i!h rest. CAM ell my
a.n. io sometimes tur'cd Ict' city Cark In lie lac"
is School Teacher G'elis stew il AZ
!. fected s1iin-
Mrs. RILEY FERGUSON, sworn:
[ am no kin'to John Ferguson knew him in 1910.
when he went to school near Jacob Graves. 10 WAS
twJ torils Il: ny schoOl. WAS Miss Wait ut that