New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-03
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
EVIDENCE TO PROVE FALES INSANE.

EXPERT TESTIMONY on TIE sUBJECT-THE BOY .
MOTHER TEs1FIEs.
The evidence for the defence in the trial OF Robert
Alden Fales, the boy murderer, YESTERDAY was ii'
tended 10 prove his insanity. The first w'Vcss was
Joseph Bailey, companion OF Falos, about Ms Wv"
age Bailey met Fales the evening OF 'hpnl oo'
the day OF the murder. The witness asked Faics nc
had heard that Hayden had been knocked DOWN anu
robbed and he coolly answered that he had renarKhe
that Haydon was always careless about the money
on Sunday they went TO sunday school, toget"er' "o
made no mention Of the robbery and murder ana '"'
manner as usual.
Mrs Harriet Falcs the mother Of the murderer was
placed Oh the stand by the defence enc "a' u'osou
In deep mourning and was pale ana ae''a'eu enc
said abe had had eight children. ana that her sun
Robert was sixteen years old on May TO- N"oii 40
was three years old he fell OIL stOop anu ih!u'eu ~
head and when he was fourteen he was struoh vi "i'
heoa with a brick she had not called in doctor III
either case on the day Of the murder and ai'ef"au
Mrs Folcs said she had not anything unusual
T., HE manner On the night OF the murder, when hcr
son came home IL O'Clock she asked nm II ne h''u
heard that Mr.. Hayden had been Knocked down anu
robbed. His reply was Yes, ma am JOG re"u 1t
IN me in the paper lie said nothing more Inc
next day the witness handel him paper containing y
account of Haydon's death the night before lie read
f. and made no remark. She no iced nothing uhcohi'
mon in her son. either that day or on MONDAY dhu
Tuesday she had seen more than trunkiul Oh hoVes
in her sons possession, and she had burned many Vi
them.
DR. Henry Drayt0n, Of New-IOrk, was put on the
stand as an expert in insanity. lie sald nc hau
seen the defendant In the Jail May o. and maze
an examination OF hin. He had detected cor'uin
cerebral and physiological defects in the boy mere
WAS an unhealthy relation OF the bodily ahecuohs anu
the nervous functions. The boy lacking in sell
restraint when controlled by strong emo'ioh or ueSe
and was he thought, mentally unbalanced Ihe boy
had he vas Informed, been in the haiNt oil SMOKING
cigarettes and had secret vices lie had recognized
in tho boy a strong acquistive faculty ann uiSre-
rad testified 10 might produce INSANITY, ae pU
seemed oblivious 10 all sense OF Seu-PeserNauoii'
ana 1ns dime wI novels S found in Facs were
submitted 10 the jury IN evidence pvsc,a, Of
NaHarl, testified as an expert. lie had examined
Fales and it his opinion that the boy hau e"io'o''
Dr. Dieenbsch, prominent PHYSICIAN wa called
by the state testify rs to the yaic ol the eNldC
ont ~ County physcian Wriehtson testified tnat he
Dr. linckey had examncd falc, NAY a. rs 10
and mental and lie was satisfied that Fac, was on
sound Mind aes sd a sd he s sorry for what he
had done. Apparently the boy wac indifferent Du'
nchlny snpepintci,nt Of the Essex county Insane
Asylum the next witness, teNhed that ne hau D'h
defects and nervous affections, if any and ne had
made thorough examination OF me eye miG MI NIL
depression consequent upon his confinement Dut lne
redexes were normal. lie considered the boy sane
because he admitted that he had a. motive no, ,h c thn
Tales was Indifferent. but that he keenly felt ms
position and acutcy coiNclou OF everthns '"''
was going on In the courtroom during the trial.
The last witnes. for the State. James McClachey,
n foreman In r. T. SolOmOn's leather factory. whore
Tales worked at one time. testified that while FhleN
was In the hop Il was difficult 70 control him There
were items when he acted han crazy" The coll,ci
for the defence caught NJ the expression used ny we
witness and got him - repeat II. This ended the
case Jndcc Dcpuc will cha g. the jury on SATURDAY
To-day will be given mp to the arguments Of the
counsel.
The NewYCrk suburban Land Company has rcolnI
mortgage for 100000 in the Essex County Reg
ister', Office in favor OF Herbert ". Howe of Pila
dclphia The company owns several tracts OF land
in Caldwell and Livingston ard i, these that the
mortgage covers H. The provisions Of Inc IN iontu Q
the land company promise, 20 issue 300 $1,000 bonds
TO Mr. Howe security.