New-York tribune., 1891-12-16
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
NELSON IESTIFIEs IN HIS OWN BEHALF.
DIR. HAMILTON DECLARES HIM INSANE AND IN
GAINED TO SUDDEN VIOLENCE.

cIISFD TO SUDDEN VIOLENCE.
The trial Of Henderson l.. Nelson for the murder
Of Private Mclean, Of Battery A, ISL Ar'hiery, ~
Fort Hamilton May "A last, was continues ~
the United states Court yesterday Ihe nrst "'".
WAS Wilson E. Kalb of Battery A. who was caueo
by the defence lie testified that the prisoner "s,
considered by his companions a peculiar man, '
when in certain moods avoided By theh'. 49,
Private william Gibson Of Battery A. haa oi,," ,n
hes.; Nelson complain Of pains In his heaa % =.
knky him we'll. ON the day OF the s"oo ,n d
met Nelson and said Hello there, Ncise' anu
the defendant had answered 81 don't Rho" 'o"
McLsans reputation among the soldiers was u"" -.
The prisoner himself next put upo" ~
stand He said I've had been In the Army NJ, ~ ,n,s
wears lie had heard the stories about nnNer ~ -
during the trial and had no me"'o,y " ~. s,s,.r,s
them He did not remember sapping MS a', % ~
tace ~ the other ouarrels related. Atef iooo us
head hogan 10 trouble him. lie was h"o 49,
conscious by mule. When III MeAioo ~ -.
ing comrade came 10 him ana asAeU - - .,,
WAS the matter with him. lie sdu n'. s 49,
~. .rcrr ~ The other said that there musV nav
-. o. ,be night before he had come lnto inc
,,nn.r,s ,ent and put revolver IN MS is'o
-. aid ha came 10 kill him. Tho WITNESS "'
snown nothing about IT, III" brain eee"ou 0'
sre sometimes ard he was totally ph"u .o.,.
S.,son e.id he did not remember inc shoo"ne
80. ,r,,,,on Ito knew Of the meeting at inc
80, With Mclean and their disagreement over
,hs hc4s on the horse racing machine iie io"7" ~
,.red nothing more Til; he was recalled 10 con'o
ness bv the report Of his gln' "heh as~0u ~
I,sd anv intention OF shooting Mclean he S"iu ~
"a cot There was no Ill feeling between ''oti'
". tnev that Mclean as they came away irou, 'a''
49,, bsd pusbed him and called MIN a roooer'
cnsarina Of his returning consciousness ne sd"
. when the report aroused me saw Mclean n,us
m the ground and asked the sentry II nc was s u"
-, ,rbop I told him to attend to Mclean M"
.,o,,a go md give myself up. never knew Mohe"
bcfore the shooting. remember that "Nen , 49,.
Rsst asked me what the trouble was toio MN '''
Mclean called me a ro5bcr' o,,,,, ,o
On eross-examinat0n he sad that wheh 'ou"' "
xa. oooper He did not remember getuhs MS st
- ~. cartriares and would not know the gun NC
.no,n 600 IT. The cross examination was seVeae' o"'
the prisoner held TO his story. - nan,
Dr. Allan McI.an3 Hamilton, the msaniN eApe'''
%hAn testified General Catln put a hypotheuc"i eue'
lion as to the sanity OF man slch as Nei'o, "
shown to be by the evidence. DE- linn'io0r ~, 'ra
al the time Of tire shooting he was insane nv ~,
sntfering from p0st-cpilept insan? M io' ro' have
icptc mania that reculs In sucA o"so 10 '
described" -, ,o.uqs
q None wEatev,T 1t is clear ara wen ue""'"
District Attorney Johnson then cross Sd do"tor had
lnss and for tyo hours the lawye" ana uoe.1 " -,
some lively fencing and eacn aotu .Sn others words
sievcrIy irving 10 taHe advantage oi te o1 In answer
SiS.vSYY SaY times Judge Bened.os neriered III "N
N nnostons Dr. Hamiltn saic NeisV ,nsnnfv - with
" suffering from chronic epileptc sg the
a predlsposition TO acts OF NJ don't think the
Loesi reenonehle In court now. lie Is h'ole " wv
an insane act at any nomeh|
The case will 60 on tooas'