The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-14

fhe Issese AsyIsm.
Tia probate sonsf roosn presented qSeer'
skonxh Interesting. sixkf ysssefdsy Mornsng
.hsss The invsssieaflsn iats she ssnity Of bssid
Ntenney was tesn9 made. Jnigs Dsoorn rrs-
s1ae5 SD Tie examination wss co1eac<<d ~
Drx. Ypanx snd Exsnss sxss rroseessisw Afsor-
nsy Carr. The medical experts psDseefst
with the greatest rsre axd exnssGa. soY they re-
eexusx~A tAa facs fAxs skefy vex3tes wouif de-
cids vaesaxr &c aas David Dsnrsy vss respor-
slsI< nsdsr he ssx. Tor the death a Ia fellow
pstsoses. Jsea Gay.
when prn1eF wss hsuagas into the eo1sf
room hs hsfs up hss ssmuists0n o. insanity. ant
ravsa and swors and relied In the same Hood
cursIsng manner that hsx frixhsened bis fellow
prisoner In The San these last few dsys
His appearances would indicate . rxps1sy fall
lag cnustttusfon- HIS face looked basxart. bis
eyes sunkau and hioo2@hes< sBd his ehse<< pale
and hes5ow. Hus ~ the examination rrresssisd
he ausesed sismp. snd sesed more rational.
Judge 0zfosn op<nsd the examination By ask
snx the prisoner several sharp and pointed cues.
uons, which the later answered IN . rambling
wsy. This mesns falling. Judge Osborn intsro-
rated the jst1sr and several OF ntg1eyf fellow
pfiaosess, VINO test fed thss Denney hssi made
another feint 81 committing suicide on wednss-
dsy night The prisoners ali tessthsd thaf
Deunsy apsufshe nights shouting and screaming
ike nazIxc and refused 70 sieep or take any
foed.
The doctors thea Questioned and erassques-
sioned Dsnnsy. bat 10 30 purpose. for the young
man kept w his screaming ssd shouting and
stoHily refused 20 listen 90 or answer AM guss-
tons pot to him. psnneys shaekies seemed 70
worry him. for be made several attempts 70
bssak the sffsps by twisting them, aud then ~
sorted 70 his teeth, with no resusL
After continuing the examination Of the pYis-
oner fes some time lenxer Jstxs Osbern ordered
Daunsy taken back 70 his cell while no held .
consultation with Dr. Young aud Fames.
Dr. Young declared Il - ats opinion that Dem
ney was suffering from great excitement and
MAS IN . rsase Of temporary Insanity. and be
furthermore declared that he thought that II
Dtnusy WAS kept under the treatment be was
getting Al present be would not live six weeks
longer.
Or Young said IL was possible that the psis-
onef had worked himself up into his present
state.
After = brief consultation Ds. Eames and
Young drew mp their report Their aiildsyits
ate ~ foliawss
aspr. r. VI. Young and pr r. VI Esmes, each
and says. That he has male acassiui exsrni-
nation OF David penney and heard the testimony
of witnesses produced and sworn. and has fully
Inquired Into all matters pertaining 70 his mea
tai condition under direction of the Judge Of the
probate eoaft II King county. aud thai after
such examination they fad the following
facts
That The said David Dsnney Is now confined
in the county jail OF King county on criminal
charges. that he has strung motives 10 sifDniats
and to shan snsasitg: that he is charged with
committing murder In causing the death u one
John Gay. celi-mais with him. aud has been
convicted by Judgment Of the superior court
and sentenced to Imprisonment for the term Of
seventeen years for "a assault with Intent
% commit murder upon enc Richards
That the trial aad conviction and the
facts and circumstances connected with the
causes which led to the death Of the said John
Gay hare produced upon the said David pfnnsy
a high state Of excitement and inspired In him
an uneoufyol'abie fesr 81 the consequences of
his act, which. together with the Surroundings
OF his present situation being In an overerowded
jaii. with bad air AID few opportunities for ex-
efrssel all combined have temporarily unsettled
his msaa. aud that he 10 ss present suffering
from great nervous fr0ntle. amounting 10 acute
nsauia. While we believe his MAD TO be tenn
rnfassly unbalanced III consequence Of the
Aforesaid facts. we do not believe him 20 be
fully or permanently insane. We believe that
by change OF sstassion. with proper medical
treatment; within Jew weeks be would be fully
fsM0fnd to his normal condition. We do not be-
iieve him 10 be fs sabiecs Tor tho insane asy-
lagn. bar would recommend that he have proper
medical trestHest Rad be placed in more Ia
sorahle condition than he is aow in for such
treatment
pcnasy. when taken back 10 his cell. behaved
moro nationally than he has done for n long
time, aud ia the afternoon qaieted down 81
much aa 10 take q short sleep.