National Republican., 1888-01-07
KNEW RlGHT FROM WRONG.
WHAT A PHILADELPHIA DOCTOR
THINKS OF DALEY's CONDITION.
The Defense Muitiplies Its Evidence as
to Insanity-His Aversiop for Priests
Assault on Dr. Witnesses
Called in Rebuttal..

Called in Rebuttal,.
The interest manifested in the trial OF
John Daley, for the murder Of Joseph Q.
q. Kennedy, continues to crowd the crlml.
nal court room. Yesterday morning the
cross-examination Of DIR. Godding
was resumed by Mr.. Worthing-
ton, and was chiefly confined to
Daley's attack on Dr. Elliott. At the first
interview witness had with Daley he would
not talk about DR.. Elliott further than to
cay that he attacked him believing him to
be one Of the detective priests OF the order
whom he thought wanted TO kill him, In
the subsequent interviews Daley told OF
real estate transaction In which he claimed
Kennedy had defrauded him OF several
hundred dollars but as he found Kennedy
would not pay him what was due he ac-
cepted $50 In full settlement. AT the inter-
view Daley said he had killed Kennedy be-
cause he felt he had to do something, as the
poison in bis body, administered by the
priests, was slowly killing him; that he felt
his body wasting away, and he could not
work.
Hypothetical questions as to whether In
showered on the doctor, who maintained
the position that assuming that man had
an insane delusion that priests had poisoned
him, and then killed man whom he owed
a grudge, and who was not connected with
the polsoners, 1t would not necessarily fol-
low that II was an insane act.
DIR. Peter Goolrick was the next expert.
He visited Daley at the jail Sept. 10 with
Mr.. Claggett, and was introduced to Daley
as an attorney from Philadelphia. His ex
animation conviI ccd him Daley was suffer
ing from chronic mania and was insane.
Daley, by bis manner at the time, showed
be did not appreciate the gravity of his
offense.
Thfs expert also had hypothetical ques
tions showered on him by both sides. 1t
was bis opinion II man had an insane
delusion on one subject ana killed man In
no way connected with it, his act would
eth be the act Of insanty.
DR.. Wallace Elliott, the old gentleman
wlom Daley had assaulted In 1885, testified
that he did not know Daley, but that on the
21st Of December, 1855, on his reaching the
avenue entrance OF the capitol a brick was
thrown at him, hitting him in the head. He
was also hit In the face. The prisoner was
his assailant. On his appearing against him
Daley stated that he hit the witness, as he
looked like priest Daley went to jail for
the assault.
DR.. James +. Hartigan, ex.as sistaut
coroner, testified to having been acquainted
with Daley for seven years. He living near
the DOCTORS Office one day consulted him,
claiming that he had been In some institu
tion where he had been drugged. He ere.
ated the impression .'of an escaped lu.
natic," as he was. looking around on all
sides as II he was greatly frightened. On
his second visit, "his eyes were rolling and
he had a crazy look" and he repeated the
story of being drugged. He said he had
been recommended to come to witness as a
doctor who would not kill him.
In reply to Mr.. Claggett's query as to
whether he considered Daley sane, the
witness :replied. 81 consider him fit for a
lunatic asylum"
On cross. examination witness fixed the
time Of Daley's first visit as about 1880.
Mr.. Worthington asked the witness IL he
considered Daley competent OF setting up
an estate, collecting the money, &c. The
doctor replied he might.
Q. Well, do you consider an escaped
lunatic capable Of settling an estate ?
A. Well, lunatics have their lucid inter-
walls.
'- On Daley's visiting the Office his manner
was greatly different from at present. He
had not reported him to the police, al.
though he considered him to be danger
Gus man to be at large.
Mrs. DR.. Rebecca Gaffard, who resides
near Graceland Cemetery, had known Daley
for over two years. lie came to her house
to be treated for bone felon. While there
he frequently referred to parties having
robbed and drugged him. Witness believed
him to be Of unsound mind, and never paid
much attention to his talk on that account
DR.. Peter Goolrick, recalled, stated that
while lie never had charge OF an insane
asy lum, he had lec'ured and had considera
BILE experience In insanity.
John Mckee n, an employe OF the wate
department. had lived next door to Daley
father for thirty years, and knev ' the pris
oper; never considered the father bright, a
"be was q man who could not count a dol
lar In small charge to save his life, and
always looked upon his son John as mar
Of uDsound mind"
Peter Gantz, Of Philadelphia, married
the prlsoner's. sister. After long Hines
she died, and for several years prevlou
thereto had been OF unsound MIND to suct
an extent that she could not be trusted t
so to the grocery alone. The prlsone
came to the house frequently, "and wlst
he had never come, as l used to think hi
mind was In an unsettled condition. Some
times Daley would sit for hours, refusing t
answer questions, and would rush from th
house. The last time he visited the hous,
be wanted witness to get married owe
again before his wife died by Catholic
priest.
The defense offered DOCTORS certifcat
stating that Rev. s. O'Hara, OF Germantown
the manager of the institution whicl
Daley Joined, was sick and unable to at
tend.
The defense then rested.
The government then called In rebutta
DR.. John B. Chaplin, superintendent OF tn
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane, VIII
made an exam nation of Daley's menta
condition on the 27th and 2Sth OF October
Daley In conversation the first day woul
ta1lx buf tha gapnnH laV dataile
bis life, stating that he had Joined tn
society OF st. Vincent de Paul and was as
signed to making fires. Having caugh
cold the physician prescribed for him
Daley believed Father O'Hara ha
changed the medicine, and that con
which he had. He made his escape, an
thought he was pursued by "detectiv
priests Of the order, and that he had to xii
somebody" Daley also said that his syt
TEN was full Of poison and gum was oozIn
out of his head from the effects Of 1t. Dul
ing, the examination Daley referred to
real estate transaction with Mr.. Kennedy
and said that he had been cheated out OF 4
ard had only got $50 for 1t. 1t appeare
from the examination that Daley's rlgt
leg was partially paralyzed. Witness b'
lievtd Daley insane since 1879, but coul
distinguish between right and wrong.
The doctor was examined at length b
Mr.. Wortbington as to whether Daley wa
able 10 exercise sei.control sufficient t
prevent his killing Kennedy, aud reptile
that he could not connect the homtcid
directly with insanity, but Indirectly It wa
On cross examination the wltness ident
fled bis report of the mental condition
Daley, In which he reported him as insau
and believed him insane at the time Of Il
murder ard now.
The Irosecution called II. w. q lrnett
show the history of the real estate trans A
tion with Kennedy, Garnett having neg
tiated for the land, and desired to show III
chain OF circumstances, the dispute as
the settlement Of the real estate held
trust by Kennedy, the taking Of $50 In fu
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