The record-union., 1891-10-08
HAdGERI'T'S TRIAL.
The Case VIII Be Given to the Jury
Some Time To-Day,
Testimony Calculated to Prove That
the Old Mans Mind is UnbaI-
anced-Medical Evidence.


yesterday in the trial of John Haggerty,
who murdered his son in April last
Nearly everything brought out was
calculated to show that Haggerty was not,
and has not been for some time past, OF
sound mind.
The deposition Of DR.. D. C. Malone of
South Bethlehem, Pa. was read by At
torney Bruner.
He WAS HURT.
Upon being examined by Il commission
from the Superior Court Of this county.
DR.. Malone testified that seventeen years
ago John Haggerty lived at South Beth
lehem, and that witness was his family
and attending physician. About that
time Haggerty was injured on a railroad,
his skull being fractured, and conclusion
Of the brain followed. 1t affected his
mind and he was violent at times. and it
was found necessary to restrain him. At
one time he escaped from his home and
had to be taken back by al officer. Wit
ness never considered him the same man
after the injury, being at times wild, ex-
cited and irrational. He considered de-
1eudantS injury OF q permanent char
acter. and that it impaired his intellect
The physician lived opposite Hagoerty
after the injury and had often seen him
laboring under great excitement, and
had seen hlm on the street at unscasOn-
able hours of the night. clad only in q
shirt and with bulldog and game-cOck
under his arm. He believed that the
injury had made defendant easily excit-
able and irresponsible for his acts. Any
interference with or attempted harm to
any Of his dogs and fowls would excite
defendant very much, which was not the
case before he was injured.
ACTED STRANGELY.
Julia Haggerty. the 24-year-old daugh-
ter OF the aged defendant, testified that
during the past few years she had fre-
quently observed her father acting in an
unusual manner, being wild and inco-
herent in his talk, and very abusive at
times. He would accuse his wife and
daughters of ali sorts of crimes. which
the witness knew TO be untrue He
surd accusations at all times when under
the influence Of liquor and when not.
She believed that her father was insane
and had always thought so since she
could remember, for his conduct had
been so during all that period.
ON croSs-eXamination Miss Haggerty
testified that her mother had often in
tended TO have the defendant examined
as to his sanity, but no such action had
been taken.
HE WAS 8oISTERoUS.
Mrs. Ida Frawley testified to having
seen Haggerty acting in strange and
irrational manner on the morning of
April 18th, the date OF the killing. He
was shouting and swinging on wire
! clothes line.
DR.. 4. w. Huntington, in reply to a
/ Hypothetical question, covering the facts
stated in the deposition and by the previ-
Gus witnesses, stated that assuming the
circumstances as stated to be true, there
/ would be a strong presumption that the
persons mind was unbalanced.
! Drs. g. G.. Tyrrell, II. l.. Nichols and
/ NJ Gardner made similar replies.
! There was some rebuttal testimony,
I after which both the prosecution and de-
I fense announced that they had no more
/ evidence to offer. TWAS rather late in the
afternoon, and Judge Van Fleet being
/ convinced that the attorneys would not
/ finish their arguments ordered an ad-
I iournment until this morning. The case
/ will go TO the jury to-day