New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-16
AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
pOUGHERTY GUILTY OF MURDER.
TIE JURY FIXES THE CRIME IN THE SECOND
DEGREE.

III
DEGREE.
The taking Of evidence in the trial Of James ~
Doucberty, the escaped insane patient who shot Dr.
Goorre F. LLOYD at the Kings County Insane Asylum
last fall was completed in Brooklyn yesterday. The
prisoner continued his stS'mcnt and testified that he
was thrtyfve wears Old. He expected TO XIII all the
nhy sicans at the asylum and the commissioners OF
Charities and Correction when lie returned TO the
asylum and expected to be billed himself. There were
sixteen in all that lie intNded to kill. Drs. Arnold
Fleming and Shanks at the asylum. the cook, keeper
and barber there the three commissioners rwo eXcom
missiOners DR.. Field of WORK; DY. lIoyt. Of the
state Lunacy Commission: Judge Lawrence and the
editor and proprietor OF The New York Journal"
lie sent letter to DR. Fleming. in which lie wrote
that no suffered " continually, cruelty and wantonly.'
As he Law there writing in agony he felt like saving
"Gve the relief / demand or by - il crcum
stances permit III make wreck Of you to fight the
world with. II there is no law III raise the price Of
Tools Bv tools he said he meant made use OF by
others. The hair Of his head had been searched for
weapons The Grand Jury had fOcsed through the
asylum with doctors before them and doctors behind
them, and it all grand farce. lie escaped by
picking the lock Of his cell with a wire Only two
isads for redress open to him. one was by law
and the other by death Colonel lnscrS0ll. Howe 6
Hummcll and eI.Judge Davis refused to take up his
case and then he chose the other alternative.
Dougherty described how he shot DIR. Lloyd. lie
would have shot Dr. Tracy. but he reflected that Dr.
Tyacv was young man and that he might be able TO
repay his parents for the education they had given TO
him. So he concluded 10 let DR.. Tracy go and shoot
Dr. Lloyd. When he had been al the asylum for his
possessions DR.. Lloyd had gone to his room for
vover and he thought he might have IL vet. Dr.
Lloyd was cool. calculating sort Of a who never
laughed he said. he shot him. DR.. Lloyd wOuld
have been justified in shooting bim
After the taking Of evidence was finished Doughertr
summed up the in his own behalf. lie said that
II was in the interests Of the experts in insanity 10
make him out insane. lie wanted 81 say. however
that Or. shaw worthy Of all respect, a. he had
introduced many reforms at the asylum, and had
abolished barbarous punishment>. Doughcity also
discussed mecorology and cyclones He sad that lie
had been shown as a curiosity at The asvum. aud was
known as Mary .tnhcrSOn's mash. lie ended bv
saving that serious thing To take human
life bu, acted he did t. better the lives OF Others
He did not want 10 be returned 10 the asylum. ana
had rather be executed dozen times ian repeat thaI
experience. ,,.,
Poster l.. BackuS pleaded for the acouittal OF
Doughcr:y an ire pOnsihle murderer whO-c con
dlto such t. render 10 prevent h:
doing harm. Assistant District Ntorncv Clark ar ned
for the conviction OF tie prisoner Of murder IN INC
serOnd degree 0hiclI would >hui him up for life.
lie id not think tie nauIC IL the crime wa'rantrd
a dict carving tie death penalty with II. In his
rhsrge 10 the jnry Judge Moore dcfucd the de recs
of the crime q: murder The jnrN retr d about
y. m. ,.,
a verdict OF rider in tie second deg'ee