St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-25
he resolution was passed.
WHO'S TO DECIDE =?
Doctors Disagree on the Question
of DAVIS Insanity.

Doctors Disagree on the Question
of Davy's Insanity.
The inquiry as to the mental capacity
of Israel DaVy to make a rational de-
Tense to indictments for forgery pro-
ceeded yesterday before Judge Egan
and jury. Doctors Boardman, Ohage
and Stamm testified as to evidence of
paresis. Mrs. Davy. the mother, testi-
fed as to hereditary insanity. Mrs.
Davy, the wife of the prisoner, said that
a year ago her husband had been kind
and devoted, but since had shown signs
of indifference. to his family and acted
strangely, being visionary relative to
business schemes, and occasionally lap
sing into Semi-cOnSclOuSneSS.
Judge Flandrau having stated that he
rested his case. the state began the in
PRODUCTION of testimony to combat the
theory that Davy is not in condition
to be put on trial upon the indictments.
j. II. Drake stated That he had no.
ticed decided change in Davy since
last March as TO his general appearance
He also stated that there was some
foundation for the business schemes
which the friends of Dayy regarded as
visionary, and they did not seem to him
to be entirely visionary, as he had
thought to operate them through friends
who had means, after getting his infor-
nation from other sources. 1t was in
timated that he may have G OF his ideas
through the Drake company, as he
opened the letters for that company.
Mr.. Drake thought the action of Davy
singular in going to a saloon and playing
cards after having written the letter to
him confesSing his guilt and having
been promised immunity from prosecu-
ton for forgery pending an inspection
of the books OF the Drake company.
Dr.. w. A. Jones, of Minneapolis, a
specialist in diseases of the mind, said
that he had examined Davy and heard
the testimony relative to his insanity,
but that he saw no evidences of insan-
ity at the present time, and had no
doubt of his ability to understand the
nature of his offense and trial. Davy
had the appearance of a sick man. but
the physical appearance did not indi-
cate insanity His present physical
condition might be attributed to the eX-
cessive use OF tobacco and absinthe.
DR.. A. j. Kilbourne. superintendent
of the Rochester asylum. examined Davy
while there, and also day or two ago
here, and had heard the testimony rela-
tive to his actions and of hereditary in
sanity, and said he believed him to be
sane now. Cross-eXamlned by Judge
| Flandrau. the doctor said from the evil
| dence he had from friends when Davy
| was sent to the asylum, he thought it
| possible that he was insane, bit now he
| saw no evidence of pareSiS or insanity.
! He had kept him at the asylum a week
| or ten days to investigate the condition
| of mind.
Judge Flandrau asked if there had
not been a great deal of irregularity at
the Rochester asylum before DIR. Kill
| bourne became superintendent, but OBJ
| lection to the question having been
/ made by County Attorney OBrien, an
answer was not permitted by the court.
Supt. KilbourDe was also questioned
| as to his OBTAINING Davy at the asylum
| and refusing TO surrender him to dep
| uty sheriff until directed to do so in re-
| spouse to telegram to the attorney
| general, and in reply, said he wanted to
be backed up by legal authority before
| discharging Davy in any other than the
| regular way as cured. He had seen IN.
dications of heart trouble in Davy, but
none of brain trouble. There were evil
dences of hardening of blood in the
arteries. This might cause apopleXy
but not necessarily insanity.
Judge Flandrau began TO ask about
the Stout case, the man who robbed the
mails and went to Rochester for year,
was convicted in the federal court, sent
TO the penitentiary and then to the fed
eral insane hospital at Washington, d.
G., but the inquiry was not permitted by
Judge Egan.
The letter written by Davy to J. II
Drake confessing the CRIME was put in
evidence by the county attorney tt
show that Davy was not insane when he
wrote it.
DR.. John t. Fulton said the Irregular
ity In the curvature of the arc of thu
eye is no indication of insanity or men
tai disease, and this condition of one Of