Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-29
TALK OF AN EXPERT
Who Has Made a Study of Fred
leonard's Condition.
'HE WILL SURELY GROW WORSE
According 10 the Opinion OF DR.. G. c.
Palmer, the insanity Specialist
More Of ths Testimony.


and listened to the testimony OF DR..
George C. Palmer. the exper. on in
sanity cases, without being manifestly
alarmed When DIR. Palmer testified
that Fred's insanity would grow worse.
and that he thought II unsafe for Fred
TO DO ~ liberty. Fred's eyes wandered
rsstlessly from the faces Of his at
torneys, to those of the witness and the
jury. Otherwise be was unmoved.
August Vas of Detroit Was the first
witness sworn. He said that Fred
Leonard had stayed with him IN
Detroit. At that time Fred was filthy
IN tire extreme and his conversation
was Wild. At one time he told the Wit.
ness that he mad 1856. 0oo IN the Third
National bank IN Detroit, and his
brothers had $3.50. 900 more IN their pos
session which belonged to him, and
which ne was gong TO get. Fred had
also told him about his patent refr1gera-
tor. Fred had been drunk some
times bat WAS not usually so.
Ca contamination the witness said
that Fred often argued on political
questions, taking either side. Fred
flrst stayed at the witness hotel IN
june, 1891. he mad often dropped in
and asked for wniskey. HIS manner
on those occasions was rational. Fred
Was medium drinker. Sometimes ne
drank as many as Tour To twelve glasses
of wniskey day. Witness said that
Fred often came TO his hotel and would
have his trunk transferred from the
IL 80 train aud taken ont again for the
i:35 train back to Grand Rapids. He
did not know whether Fred was drunk
Dr. sober. Fisd's clothing was usually
~ . pItiaole state.
Frank A. Leonard Of Alma was the
next witness. He Is Q cousin of Fred
and had visited his fathers residence
IN tins city. Had not seen Fred until
1858, when ne met him IN Alma. There
was a great change. Fred didn't Ask
after witness family, but came into the
witness livery barn every day and or
dered livery rigs. He had one rig in
the morning and one in the afternoon.
He would drive alone through the
country, with apparently no place to
co. On one occasion the marshal of
Alma arrested him for careless driving
and said that Fred was drunk. After
that the witness always drove with
Fred or sent . man with him. Witness
saw Fred again ut st. Louis, Mich, the
next spring, where he WAS taking treat
ment-
On cr0ss-exsminstion the witness
ssIt that Fred over drove the horses
he hired. The witness did not see the
accident at the time when Fred WAS ar
rested for careless driving and did not
know whether other parties were more
81 blame than Fred. He sad that Fred
frequently played losing games of
"freeze OUT in the village.
Or. George :. Palmer of Flint was
the next witness. lie was formerly
superintendent Of the Michigan a.y-
lum Tor the insane. lie had filled that
position for twenty-seven years. At
present ne Was running a private asy-
lum. He was put through q course by
the lawyers regarding his experience
with insane persons. He was scquaint-
Ell with Fred. Had met him during
July Of this yesr. lie had gone TO Pc
tOskey 10 study Fred's case by the ro-
quest OF Charles Leonard. tie no
tced that ne WAS suffering
with paralysis, Was nervous, restless
and showed many insane points
Fred talked with the witness on gener-
oil subjects. the weather. refrigerator,
etc. tie told the doctor about his
great refrigerator. also shout q great
gold NINE, few miles from Petoskey,
which he was going TO buy. lie was
afflicted With various delusons- Fred
had told the witness that he could
have Charles put into prison AZ any
moment, and that neither Charles nor
Frank would get any benefit out of
the refrigerator ae had patented. The
witness stated that Fred had talked
sometimes about his wife and their
domestic relations The witness
noticed him drink seven times IN one
half day. As medical man, the
doctor had formed an opinion tina.
Fred was inssne, caused by general
paralysis. and was beyond medical
treatment. Fred's case II COM
pilcstsd, ne said. certain portion OF
bis brain having been softened aud be-
come useless. He will. in the opinion
of witnesses. grow worse. and finally
will be unable TO srticuiste or hold con-
nected conversation, and will finally
play out. The witness stated that he
did not consider Fred competent to
care for himself. The question was
asked "a TO whether he thought IL vas
safe fer Fred & be At large. The doe
sor Did not think that Fred "a. com
petsut to msnsge his property. lie be-
fawat no would souaodar hsa -,ooav