The sun., 1891-01-16
LUNATIC DOUGHERTYG GUILTY
THE KILLING OF DIR. LLOYD MUIR
DER IN THE SECOND DEGREE

The Jury Returns the Verdict Asked for
by the Frosecution-D Doug herty to He
Taken TO tho State Insane Asylum At
Auburn-His Plea TO the Jury Yesterday.
Taking human life is very hard on man.
II you haven't done It you don't know how It
feels" said James M. Doueherty. refsctively,
as he LEFT the witness stand yesterday In the
Brooklyn Court OF Oyer and Termner. Hehad
just finished his testimony In bis trial for the
murder Of young DR.. Lloyd at the Flatbush
Insane Asylum on Oct . last.
Dougherty's cross ex animation occupied all
Of the morning session. He told how he had
escaped from the asylum BY picking the lock
with Q piece Of wire. At lrst he thought the
best way to get square with his enemies would
be By litigation. and he visited Col Robert q.
1ngersoll and other lawyers. but they declined
to take his case. Then he determined to exc
QUITO his vengeance himself The list OF per-
sons whom he intended to kill included the
editor OF a morning paper, the cook at tho asy
lun,. and the barber. Ho wanted to kill the
cook because Of the bad food he prepared for
the inmates OF the asylum. He did not kill DR..
Tracy when he saw him at the asylum because
Tracy was young man and his parents might
have had hard time in giving him an educa-
tton. But Dr. Lloyd was . cool. calculating
fellow. who never laughed II shot him."
DouRherty said; "he would have been justified
In shooting me-"
After recess Douehsrty. still closely
guarded BY tho two big officers hustled
into court with an air OF importance.
When Judge Bartlett came In the prisoner
asked and received permission to address the
jury. He pulled his spectacles down on his
nose and began:
Gentlemen Of the jury. now to business.
I will first take up the expert testimony. You'll
a A. f-A ~ N.uA- - AZ
find me insane. Ono Of those exports. though,
is worthy Of all respect He is DR.. John G.
Shaw. He is a progressive. thoroughly good
man. who made many reforms at the asylum
Before he won't there the keepers had billies,
and 4 patient didn't do %st What e they gsai
ers. He abolished ali the barbarous usage
e. not ~ Ss
4: n Xxx tssi%ch1 here that is worth consider
tbs DSt %P,ps Sss, yess
discoveries which, he said like all discoveries
that people could not understand. had met
way Upd sesieaase RS 3. al Rs tod Ss
Jury he had been used as curiosity st the
10 vofs hs Map
mash In concluding his six minute speech,
ne is'G Il Is serious thing to take mans life but
hoped It would better the lives Of others. II |
have done any wrong ut all. have done great
| one II ] have done right l have done NO
| wrong. do not want to be put back In the
| asylum. I'd rather be executed dozen times
| than 60 through that experience again. l
| want you only to do mo justice.
.Doughertys lawyer. Foster L. Baokus told
| tho jury that lts duty was to acquit Dougherty
on tho ground OF insanity. 1t would have been
| Q merciful thing. he said. II somebody had shot
Doughefty down whom he entered the asylum
on his murderous errAnd, for 1t would have
| relieved him Of years OF mental agony When
| Mr.. Backus sat down Dougherty patted him
| copdsscsndl dlnRy on the head and compliment
| Cd him on his speech.
| Assistant Distriot Attorney Clark urged that
there was sufficient evidence to chow that
| pougherty was guilty OF murder In tie second
H You fipd him guilty OF that crime" Mr.;
asylum at Auburn. whore tre walls are high
| and tho doors are strong enough TO- prevent
| him from breaking out aud killing other peo-
Judge Bartlett, 10 his charge said tho ques:
| uon Was, did Dougherty, at tho time he killed
| Dr.. Lloyd, know the nature or quality Of tn!
| aot. or did he know 1t was wronR2 he reviewed
| the testimony bearing on these points and ip-
| structed the jury that II had nothing to dc
! with tho future dispositi OF Doughertys 8 case
| but simply had to deal with the facts.
The jury left the box at $3.50 O'clock and at
| 1:l5 brought In verdict Of murder In the
second degree. At the request OF tho prosscu-
| ton DouGhsrty will be sent to the State Insane
| Asylum at Auburn. He showed no emotion
| when tho verdict was announced.