The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-20

nut the body in the sack without assiat
ace. LacaBSagnc replied: 81 do no
wish to have too much importance
attached to my answer. / do not know
how strong man Eyraud Is. In N,
opinion It was not impossible"
DR.. Brouardel, the most celebrated
authority on mental diseases in France
was called and gave testimony that In thu
was main WAS most uniavorable t
Gabrielle. DR.. Brouardel said: ITO
eether with my learned colcaeues,
have made m examination OF Gabrielle
Bompard's mental condition. When
only eight years old she used often to dis.
guise herself rs Il boy. She possesses
most vicious disposition and IL n con.
iirmed liar, but Is endowed with remark.
able intelligence. She recently wrote n
book giving the history Of her lie, and
although there arc mistakes in spelling,
It ID written in II clear, concise style. She
lie In q slight degree hysterical, but not
sufficiently so to affect her intelligence"
Gabrielle wept while the next witness
was giving his testimony, and her eobs
were audible throughout the court. This
witness was DR.. Lacrest. physician to tue
bomrard lamliy, in the city OF Lille,
where Gabrielle was child. lie testi.
ned that he lad attended her fathers
house as lately Us 1856. and said: VI
have frequently hypnotizsd theeirl, and
once put her arm into the cataleptic
state and passed needle through her
wrist without causing her to feel any
pain or any how Of blood. have made
her eat raw potatoes, which che iancied
were delicious fruit, and caused her to
drink water, under the impression that
u was champagne, and she showed all
the signs OF intoxicatiJn. | once per.
formed avery serious operation upon
her, and she did not feel tho slightest
pnin. Her father has often tod me that
Gabrielle has caused him much trouble
aud anxiety by her misconduct, and
asked me il thought that by means OF
hypnotism that vicious disposition could
BIZ conquered. l told him that hyppo,ism
could not combat the disposition OF her
soul.
According to The opinion have
formed, Gabrielle ia an hystcrical pa
,'chI anu IKE az persons sullerlug from
hystcria, she tells meaningless lies"
rs she then insane?' the President
asked.
No; not exactly insane" the doctor
"but not wholly responsible
ioI her conduct, and | believe could have
been influenced by Eyraud TO commit
crime. Many such cases arc recorded in
works."
Gabrielle Bomnards counsel, Maitre
Henri Robert, called DR.. Leogris, head
Of the medical faculty OF the College OF
Nancy, upon the success or failure OF
whose theory Gabriellc's fate depends
Addrt ssing the President, Dr.. L,ogeis
said that his evidence wou!d take at
least three or ionr hours, and went Oh 10
state: II am alone in opposition to the
other medical experts. It il the first
time that my theory has been ex.
pounded in court OF Justice, and in
such circumstances / do not wish TO be
interrupted by any audience such as that
nov is present in this court. there.
lore invoke that article OF the criminal
code which gives witnesses the option OF
their statements before the
Court and jury alone, without any spec.
tatoTs being present"
In confornancc with this appeal the
court ed Journed.