Daily Republican., 1888-05-17
xi,s R,sde, uass

opened this morning ct 10 O'Clock, with
Chief Justice Comeays and Associate
Judges Houston, Grubb and PAynier
on the bench.
The fret witness called was by the
State in rebuttal Of the plea OF Insanity,
bewell b 6oott, wto wsa sworn aud
test fed that hs wns deputy sheriff At
the last two terms of court; he'd cunvei-
eation with prisoner 1T bar at the lnst
November term OF oourj did not have
tie conversation with the priaoI OF,
at the iDstigation OF any one; 1;
" as voluntary on his partaiS was into
duosd BY the p.isontr; the TINA II iook
place Was after the csse WAS postponed; !;
the prisoner seemed mad at that tine,
as he did not want the court to get Wit
essea to prove that he was insane; h
said he Was not insane when he hrsd
the hTst shot, but became in9Rne after
hrtne the second; he etated rs the Tea
Bcn tor killing his wife that she had
been discharged from the mill aud he
was tired OF moving about; he made NJ
his mind that he would 70 into town
and buy o Pistol and kill himself; be
also said that II be 6il that It would
leave MS wife and ohlld 20 hs knocked
around the same Hs ne had been; he ce
acrlbed the manLer IN which the prls-
oner care into town and houKhl ths
plstol. He returusd home aud FUND
his wife aod child In bed; he 6rsd oue
shot, which did not take effect; he shGn
hIet and killed hlE ~iIe, and then hred
and killed his son, after which he fired
OF himself; he said he believed thai
when . rnAu was dead ho wRs dead and
that was the end or hlm; he d!d nus
thiL there was any hereafter.
BraDk2 Farrell, loom boss at the
Arlington Mills, wac recalled nnd te.tl
ted, in answer to tie 9.ase, lhst DO
never cav anything 10 the aotiota or
IBayiDga Of the prlsontr that would lead
him TO believe tnat he was ineln,,
Albeit Cox wEs n called, and stated
that be had worked IN the mill during
the time ihst thu prisoner was there
and never saw anything in the action
OF n defen iaut tLas would ieed hlr
to believe him 10 be insane.
Wlllibm brookus, = leon boss, aas
recalled, and testified that he agw the
priconsr bomet,mee 10 or Is tiroes O ,iaS
\ Sonetiuen only once or twice; he never
noticed any thing in the action OF the
prlso ar that would lead him (.he Wit.
nssA) 20 believe TINT he was insane.
john Bcnrett was recsllsd and stated
| that he worked at the Arlington M.lls,
saw the prisoner every day and epoGe
to him; never saw Anything that sould
ltad him TO believe that the prlaOuer
wac lsboiinR under insanity.
Stephen Brncer wss recalle], aud
t5Dtided shat he worked Ia t5e mills
about co ieet fion the prltono,; he
never noticed any thing 10 the sodgn-
OF the prlaonor that would lead him to
believe that be wAs offzy
Maggie MallOy sDh F!oIa Fowler
trsLitld " the sane fiscy.
Similar testimony was a 90 sivsn by
l Frank Willard.
Aaron Harris being recalled testified
that when the prisonuF came into ht
eture aud purchased tits revolver, witt
which he cen nitted tho fatal esed, Lt
acted liks Aoy otaer resson. Sci a
asked the gues i'm II ho thought tst
man Waa sane, tie witness replied: 81
thought he wRs ~ eans as Am."
Hannah Hsrr.s was next ca Wed, and
testified thRy nho Esw the prisoner aaor
10 me lDio her hUsbaud's sio,c n-t
lpuTchased TAG p!Sto.i he acted Ler'coti.
sape.
| Albert Wachter was recalled, sur
through Interpreter Kurtz Glat,d tina
Labor Party Of This city, the oil o: q
which waS 20 bettsr the oJadtt.Og o.
the people In a praceiul hnG lAFiu
iuaUEer-tho H;nsmCL- without ! .
gard TO Jhca or oo.or
George Hi'lsey sge Sworn and iestlAe'
thsl hs never saw alg ludi1s,iDns of tn
Isznity and did not think A1y uns els
had.
MIR. Wacbter bel, swoEn, testifie,
ItEaS lbs cOlnlGeIed the priscuer per
isctly sane. U yon being sskel by ia
defense II he rss ly d night thu prisoae
was sane hs Teplirj; Juss ! muoh "a
you or i he had TOO much OF the devl
= in him
Rudolph Roller being Bwcrp, teSiifet
:: tAat he hr6I pAw the pyiaeEsr a. Phila
ldslphia about two yeaTs s2p, IA ths 4ni
: of the Free U0mnubity. The eoubEitu
ltiou OF he Bocietg, - trAns!atsd by w
IL. Kuriz WIS rpbuilei,
The dsfeGse objected, anl si5sr T. be
been read by III, OUT and oOaBui ID
EtiOn he'd, 1t waA vu,ed OGJ aud The VII
nes5 Was dism'saai
DR.. David Stewart. OF N1w Uastlt
was sworn, and testified tAAt hs hB
bssn ply Stefan iOr ~ yesrr; had nj
1 tended ~ least az insane persons. II
lQlu EOL C1nfhtE tlht u DdEdOL O3ntn "
ItlnR such deed WAS tDKapt ut tEe tim
lof doing 1t; ho a,o net think thht IT,
tdef9nBe had proven fTOn the evldeuc
insaniiy; III cases Of "mslaneAolia' 1
lis sometimes hAo~E on tbu ibos of Ii
lperson 20 Etfscts1; he hnd vlslei th
lprisoner In his csll just alttr la,
IChr.stmNs, and cDnsidsfed Glm pt1
feCtly aADe and devoid OF ''melal
cboia
The State Lere closed, sui At orney
lGeneral Biggs opened f1r the Et.ts b
y sskiaR the Court to ilsaGct .na ja1
Eupon two poinls, VIZ:
First-If the prlcoDor Is guilty ut .
he Ia Railty iu manner ane tolra as II
Idioted-muTdeF Ia the frs. GpRlAe.
Ssoond-That the prisoner is p!asun
ably sane until no Is proven 70 The ooi
tGsry.
Mr.. Biggs then addressed ibe cour
oiting 6 large number Of auth ar!tlss
TO murder end tins plea Of ilaapitg !
12 rs O'Clock he c1poludeu. aad Dspa,
Attorney General Davis GpsDed ria a
drees to the jury, ia which h5 de;sIlt
lilo evidence He lAo not COL O udt
up to The time Of adjournment,
to'clock.
AK Tor YJuth'a Smoking f0bEpo
Jos. Wallace, 80! Pine strses
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