The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-31

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The trial OF Louis Lane, the murderer OF
j. Mack Brown, was resumed at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning.
The Rev. N. M. Long, pastor OF the
Strangers church, was the first witness.
Tell us, said Col. CAN'T, what your ex-
periences were with Louis Lane.
Lane came to me first about four years
ago and said be wanted to talk with me
about his condition. lie said that while
washing his face some time before the
devil had appeared to him and laid claim
to him, and tried to make him curse God,
which he (Lane) said he refused to do.
The devil passed curse upon him Of a
vulgar nature, which he had attempted
to defy, but partially in vain. tried to
convince him that he was in diseased
condition, and advised him to go TO a
doctor. He argued that his affection
was real, that he saw spirits sure
enough. lie came 10 me several months
subsequent and said that the spirits were
still after him. and that the oldest devil
had made him curse God and the Holy
Ghost several times. / didn't encourage
him 10 confer at length with me. He came
10 my house again, and said he had been
resisting the spirits and had been partially
successful. / didn't invite him in and he
left, and since then | have had no talk
with him, and have not spoken to him,
except occasionally, ON the street. About
two years ago he came in MIR. Hunsdon
Carey's Office while | was there and said
he wanted work rs a typewriter. After he
left advised Mr.. Carey not to employ
him. regarded him as stark crazy on the
subject Of spirits.
MAJ. ANDREW J. MARTIN,
a real estate agent, was next called.
His office is headquarters for the prison.
er's brother, and was irequented by Louis
Lane, and he consequently saw great
deal OF him.
Describe his manner and your impress
sions? said Col. CAN'T.
His manner was peculiar. lilo would
walk into the office, usually looking rs II
he had been insulted or was in hull, and
would hardly speak. As he would take
his seat he would get n piece OF paper and
scribble. Tie would turn his face away
and very frequently gesture.
Would he converse with an unseen per-
son?
lie would mutter TO himself.
Was this his condition always?
Generally, but not always. Sometimes
he would be in good humor
What were your conclusions rs TO his in
sanity? 49,
would say he was not in a sane condi-
ton, that is, not normal condition. lie
appeared in highly nervous condition,
and 10 be laboring under load OF unhap-
pincss. a
What did he generally converse with you
about?
On wild, visionary, business schemes
usually, and branched on the matter OF
spirits. II
DO you think he was insane2
Yes. sir. As 10 the cigarettes, ] said TO
him frequently that his smoking was
enough 10 make an idiot OF him. These
visits Of Louis Lane continued at intervals
for the past three wears, being most fire.
qucnt when he was out OF employment.
Cross-cxamined by Gen. Pcters-When
was Louis Lane In your Office lnst2
About month before he killed Brown.
Did you know his busncss2
Yes, sir; he was typewriter.
Did he ever talk with you about his
business'
To some extent L have heard him
speak Of being expert as typewriter.
You never talked with him, you say
about sPirits'
No, SIR.
II you had never heard him talk would
YOU think him crazy
OUTSIDE OF ms hclous IN manner OF COM
ing in the office and sitting down, fighting
spirits, ms We termed I, ! don't know that
l would entertain such an opinion.
Have you studied on insanity
have read To some extent
May not ms condition have been from
moral dcgn'daion5
do not Know.
Have You not seen some very intelligent
people who mullered to themselves?
Yes, SIR Know ct some very intelligent
people VINO are very Jar from crazy, who
are IN tue hanit OF lllkihg 10 themselves.
Have you seen Lane since The killing2
Not I'LL came Ia the courtroom ycsier-
gay; ,.
iiow COOS ne hPp'', hoWi
ne ly9As W wei, ~ ! ever saw MN
would you 81! io "aa ih one OF hislucid
ih,eiNWs'
ncs, Sr. -.-,
bo You lhihk nc appreciates your tesu-
mony ~ present.
81, inns was oplee'eu 10 ana oVeTulcd by
ule COURT
what Is your opinion as TO his present
insanity
would say that lac was insane general
~ bul would not IKE TO say whether he Is