The sun., 1892-07-27
HOPE FOR ALICE MITCHELL.
EvEN 7HE sTAEB's EXPERTS PRO-
NOUNCE HER INSANE.

FreAn wsrd's slayer VIII Never be Placed
on Trial U.iess ths Expert Tssti-sory
be Thrown Out-This Result Nsse A..
parent at Yesterdays session.
MEMPHIS. July 2e.--Alice Mitchell will never
be tried for the murder Of Freda Ward unless
Judge Dubose practically tells the jury in his
charge to nay no heed to the medical testi-
mony already submitted. 1t will be impossible
for any other verdict to be arrived at. since
tho only medical expert summoned BY the
State has emphatically pronounced the girl
insane. as did his brother. who testified for the
defence. DR.. G. B. Sale Of this city. who made
speciality OF the study OF nervous and brain
diseases under eminent European specialists.
was the first witness called to-day His testi-
mony was practically the same as that Of Drs
Turner and Sim. who preceded him yesterday
and Saturday.
In cross.examination the only point scored
by the State was that Alice seemed to know
perfectly we'll what she was doing In all her
acts Immediately preceding and following
the murder Whereas the deience's theory
has been that she did not.
Then came DIR. j. Fl. Calender. Medica
Superintendent Of the Central Insane Asylum
OF Nashville who was one OF tho experts In the
Guitcau case. DIR. Calender not only promptly
gave his opinion that Alice Mitchell was In
sane. but gave his reasons very fully, deduc-
ing his opinions from the life OF the girl from
the time Of her making the acquaintance Of
Freda down to the present.
Taking into account tho presumption OF in
sane tendency in the family. ne showed how
such taint was liable to be transmitted from
mother to child This insane temperament 80
inherited might remain latent throughout
life: it might develop as hysteria. neuralgia.
or some other form Of nervous disease. or by
an exciting cause it might at any time break
out in a violent explosion such ns occurred In
Alice Mitchell's case. With such a subject
a strong girish attachment for one OF her
own sex. formed at or about tho period Of
puberty. u critical period with all females.
might develop. and appeared to have done 80
In this case. into an intense. ardent attach
ment. such as Is common only between those
nsap SspSs dss .s: ssns sno5 s1 To-
the belief that she could contract a ma.ri-
monial ALLIANCE with the object OF her afrec:
up in this unnatural attachment and she be-
came true scxua, pervert.
attachments were proof Of insanity. but the
fixed IKE de delusion TINT she could marry this girl
and set up as the mnn nh OF the & household @ was
not control. Such unnatural attachments. the
witness said. were invariably more ardent.
Then coming to the enforced separation. the
witness described how 1t worked on the de-
She became insanely jealous. she became
melancholy So much 80 as to become @ ob.
idea arose to prevent. In the most desperate
another She became ,seeretiye. stole her r
concepton % that she must take iie lie Ihis m
perative concertion held her will power in
Irresistible impulse to kill In an interview
the defendant had told, the witness that her
WAS to o0T freda t3 the and
The witness asked her why she did not, do
this. and her. reply was characteristics. She
an utter absence Of remorse for her deed. She
seemed sontented and free from care; she
vinced him OF her in sanity. From the strong
scientific PRESUMPTION OF inherited insanity.
ssE hep 4e deSson 2 sSe Of eon nf
demeano5 since TIP homicde he was OF the
Her form Of mania was generally incurable
Of he4 sns nse aa
any ssetinE sht
% any time. He thought her At Subject for Sc. e.
''dfiU On cross e @ examination the witness said he
but he added that many an idiot had regular
%ehsterian head. He was firmly convinced
health told that she was not suffering from re-
morse.
This evidence from such a source had an
evident effect alike on the jury and audience.
but the stfteS psd had ~ in or
bell. founder and superintendent Of the East
| ern Asylum for the Insane. a state institution
states behalf. On taking the witness stand
| he pronounced himself. II possible. more
opinion that Alice Mitchell was insane He
went further. All Of the testimony heretofore
examinations held SOM time back
DIR. Campbell pronounced the girl insane at
| this moment. incapable OF discussing her case
with her attorneys so MS to conduct her do
fence in criminal trial for murder. The
cross-eXamination only brought forth more
emphatic affirmation OF his opinion.
This closed tho case for the defendant. and
court adjourned III tomorrow: when ,lr. and
for the State will be nut on tha stand