New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-04
sing Sing to prevent the carrying out OF the orue'
which had been procured by Roger NJ. Sherman
An EXPERT on INSANITY DISCOMFIIED
PLACED IN A PECULIAR LIGHT BY THE MAN
HE WAS TRYING TO PROVE OUT OF
HIS MIND.

Chicago Sent 3 (SpeciaD.-Over a thousand people
fought for to the little court room To-Day IN
which Frank H. Collier lawyer Is being tried on the
question of his sanity. Collier has long been promi-
nent citizen Of Chicago and Is the man whom the
British Americans Of the West selected to convey their
testimonial Queen Victoria at the time OF her Jubi-
lee. Lately Golfers pecuiaritics have been such as
to great dispute to his sanity, ana interest Is
ded " the present trial by the fact that Collier Is de-
Tending his against some Of the best legal
talent Of the city.
The principal witness against Collier day DR..
Herman the wellknown expert who was an important
witness IN the Guiteau Nothing appeared OF IL
sensational character until Collier asked Dr. Kiernan
II he believed in hereafter Your honor, exclaimed
Kiernan, jumping to hi, feet and entirely losing nj,
temper 81 will not answer such an nsolent question
long discuss sion followed. which resulted In the
court ordering Dr. Herman to answer IL have a
hope In the hereafter he said. THAT is ALL
Did you not testify III the Guteau trial that you
had no belief
Il did,
What is the object of this Mr.. Colier?' asked the
court.
81 want 60 show that through fear Of the here
after would th, man hesitate to swear me into an
asylum. also want to show that he ha, ideas that
are extraordinary on this question:
Then toer asked Dr. Herman II one out Of every
twenty persons who daily walk the streets were
not insane The answer wa, In the negative.
Did you never that the proportion have
mentioned was true
E" | did not"
Collier ptv.uccd the record Of the Guiteau case
and read the testimony Of DR.. kiernaI. wherein he
said that five persons out Of every twenty live wc'o
insane. Thi, produced a great sensation. Collier
said when asked by the court that he had two
objects in asking these questions. one was 10 show
that Dr. Herman crank On the subject "f
insanity and that his expert testimony wa, different
at different times.
The G. ". Beck then taken up. Beck
pronounced hupclc,sly insane and confined In tho
insane asylum at Jefferson for ten days or nOrc MS
Ublert being To invest .atc the management of ti,
aSy lum. which he did. Discovering great abuse BE, X
them >uch q tO secure a complete
reform In the manarc cement Of the Cook County Asylum
You Pronounced Beck insane, did you, DOct0r!"
asked Collier.
Yes"
"Do you anow that he is now tho city editor Of a
Chicago paper
:" do
And yet you hold that he is insane ?"
Well, ] think Mr.. Heck j. In that condition mover
Ing between the criminal and the lunatic' said the
do, tor bitterly.
! DR. Kicrnar.r said Collier quietly. "you are cx
hibtug the very symptoms you are charging agalnS'
me-"
The doctor said that a falling memory was symp
tom of Golfers malady: that i0rgetiuness OF r.
cent occurrences y certain Sign Of the ronbic
collier then related the most minute details OF his
life during TIE lat two ALTOGETHER ms VICTORY
over tn" we'll known expert was such that the cour
found il almost impossible TO suppress the frequent
busts of applause that greeted Golfers brilliant salc'