Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-25
Mondays Testimony.
DIR. s. D. M~'GnUMPHY.

Cross Eraminati0n-I think that the
subject could distinguish between rlRh'
and wrong If the features OF such g case
did not conflict with any of his delu-
sions. l would assign this insanity to
| the class OF monomanla. l think that
| there is an impulse but that an irresist-
lble impulse is a mlsnomer. There Is
not in this case any evidence to show
| that the defendant had an irresistible
impulse to do an act. There are cases
of monomania or general insanity where
in decisions do not exist. A delusion
Is q false belief in o fact which is gen
orally connected with the subject, and
which the subject cannot be reasoned
out OF. 1t would be necessary to test
the belief of the subject in a delusion
before it could be decided as to whether
or not it was o delusion. If a eublect
was easily reasoned out OF
such a belief should
say that such q belief would not be a
delusion. Ii I found the expressions OF
the subject concerning these things to
be EXPRESSIONS regarding facts, l should
say the subject was not laboring under
q delusion. If l heard q man use the
expression 1.-THE Lords Son and doing
we'll" two or three times, if did MOI
know whether he was intoxicated or not
or whether he was joking or not, il
would be sufficient evidence for think
ing flat he labored under a delusion
If he made the same expression when h'
was intoxicated and l had no othe,
evidence except OF his iutoxication,
could not determine whether or not b.
had q delusion.
LOU LA PAGE,
being duly sworn, testified as follows:
reside IN Ya1kton. l have resided her
since last year. / hav
known Dickey since last spring
[ have seen him frequently. | had
, conversation with Dickey about the las
!, of July, IN the course of which he tol
me that he bad bought a picture of m
, and would give it up, and that he woul
not take $4,000 for it, because it locke
; like a young lady that he used to kno
= he had been chased by Indians and roI
a bers all his life, and that they we're rol
hing him, and that be did not want
o lose the picture. He acted very quee
j, He seemed to me that he was not g
actly right
J.. Gross EDamination-The first time
noticed anything wrong with him W
this time in July. I don't know whet
er or not he was drinking heavily at u
time. This talk l had with him was
ID his saloon in the forenoon, a
he no one was there except us tV
d D, T. ETTER,
beng duly sworn, testified as follows:
h. live in Yankton, and am a regular grt
n, uate of a medical college and have b
Tia come experience 10 the treatment of I
tn insane.
tie Ishould say that, If the defendant ma
ms Nj tue stut6ujeuts DtOuSlV iOltu w
lie evidence for the defence and that
of firmly believed the assertion TO be ii
Ia facts, that lie was of an unsound mi
Cross Eaamtnatton-When l say t.
the defendant is insane, 1 base
/ opinions upon the superstition that
of facts are true and that the jury bell
ate them to be true. This may be sty
ana monomania, which is literally an ins
ty. ity on one subject. A pereon who
er- possessed of an idea that is not true,
Die, cannot be argued ont of the same
ton laboring under a delusion. The first
.cts fects of the use OF intoxicants on the
de- is to make it more brilliant, after
in person becomes dead drunk the eye
and comes more dull, and intoxict