The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-18
INSANITY The DEFENSE.
Timothy Daley Says He Knew Moth
ing of the Assault.
INSANITY IN THE FAMILY.
Testimony That Daley was Always
"Oueer Mrs. Daley Advised to
Put Her Husband Away-The Case
Still On.

sworn unu SAID Sne nVeu on tno nrst
floor of the house in which the tragedy
occurred. Mrs. DALEY came TO her door
with child in her arms and wound on
her head and asked for assistance.
She was covered with blood and said
her husband had hit her with a hat-iron.
She was taken away about o'clock.
Mary and Maggie McGorarty testified
to seeing Mrs. Daley in Mrs. O'Reilly's
tenement. Mrs. Daley said she had
locked her husband In a room.
Patrick McGorarty the landlord, said he
went with Officer Brahaney up stairs to
Daley's tenement. The front door was
locked. The defendant was living inside
with his throat cut. with razor behind
him. In the kitchen about two feet from
the stove was hot fiat iron and a pool of
blood.
Officer Brahaney corroborated the last
witness
Capt Leavitt said that Mrs. Daley
told him her husband had struck her
with fiat iron.
The court adjourned at this point until
this morning.
The trial was resumed at 9:30 this morn
ing with the opening of the defence by
Mr.. Sheehan. He said he would attempt
to show that the man was not responsible
for his act.
Timothy Daily was then called and
sworn. He said he was As years of age,
aud had lived in the city about 25 years
He had been married about ten or twelve
years.
remembered anything about the Goth OF
February, and he said he remembered the
forenoon. About 10 o'clock in the fore.
noon he laid down as his head ached. He
laid there about two hours. About g
o'clock he had some kind of a shock and
remembered no more until he found him
self in the hospital.
He could not say whether be struck his
wife or not. He said he had been subject
to headaches for some years. They did
not come with any regularity.
In cross-examination he said he was
machinist. At the time of the tragedy
he had been out Of work for couple OF
weeks He had been looking for work
that day, and expected to go back to his
old place In week or so. Work had
been slack, and he had not been working
steadily
He had had nothing to drink on that
day. lie did not eat any breakfast that
morning, as he did not feel well. After
lying down his headache was no better.
He ate some dinner about l o'clock. and
afterwards sat by the stove. He remem-
bered his wife Was there.
He could not remember what he did
last before he had the shock. He kept his
not know whether he shaved that day
or not. The little girl went to school
about o'clock. He did not know that he
went into the front room that afternoon.
He knew there was nobody there but
his wife and he. He did not remember
seeing the policemen or anybody else
there. He did not know how long he was
in the hospital before he recovered con-
seriousness. lie had had no such shocks
since then.
Supt. james II. Eastman OF the State
Institutions in Cranston was called.
There was some discussion as to the ad-
mission of the record Of the hospital as
evidence, but 1t was finally admitted.
Lawrence Daley was admitted to the
Insane Asylum July l, $780, and was dis
charged from there Aug TO-
He was very near relative Of the de-
fendant. He was again admitted Oct. 26
in the same year, aud died there on the
23d of April in 1888.
DIR. Eugene L. Stevens, a physician at
the state asylum said he treated Timothy
Daley for not feeling we'll and for head
ache on the 10th Of August at the Jail
He gave him a remedy for IL. He did not
know what the headache was due to-
DIR. Eastmand of the RHODE ISLAND
Hospital was called to the stand and tes-
tilted that Timothy Daley was admitted
there about $50 In the afternoon of the
day of the tragedy. He was not totally
unconscious.
Witness did not remember that DALEY
had any conversation with anyone that
day. lie regaine consciousness the next
day. so AS to talk. He was very week from
loss of blood.
Capt. Leavitt was recalled and testified
that he asked the defendant in the district
court room IL he knew on what charge he
was held. and II he rightly recollected. he
answered No"
Miss Lizzie Hacking sister of the
defendant, testified that he was always
of n morose disposition, and would sit
and talk TO himself. He would OCCASION
ally shut himself up in his room and talk
in "A loud voice
Sometimes he was cordial to visitors.
and at other times he would not notice
them. He had suffered considerably
from sickness. Since his marriage she
had not seen very much OF him. One
morning he called at her house and
talked very wildly.
lie imagined his childs eyes were down
on its cheeks. He was subject to spells
when his mental condition was worse
than the average. He was of wild dis
position aud very spiritless. She lived I'm
the same house with him for 10 years.
Witness advised the defendants wife to
put MIN away three or four years ago.
His wife thought he might be dangerous.
Eliza Trow said that Mrs. Daily worked
for her aud she saw her every day. She
last saw her on the Saturday preceding
the tragedy. She had conversation
with her. as result of which she advised
her to put her husband away.
The Attorney General objected to the
introd uction oftestimony regarding what
passed between the women. The court
sustained the objection.
Herman w. MANI said he had known
Timothy DALEY about ttwenty-three years.
DALEY boarded with him for while. One
night the wife Of the witness wanted to
let her son sleep with Daley, and the lat
ter objected. saving he would not be re-
sponsible for his actions during the night.
Witness said that years ago Daley
used TO be somewhat jolly, but lately he
was morose all the time lie seemed to
be thinking all the time.
Mrs Hannah O'Leary, sister OF the late
Mrs. DALEY, said she vished the sister
two weeks before the tragedy.
Mrs. DALEY said her husband was not
feeling we'll.
Edmund III. Kirby. reporter on the
Journal stated that he reported the af-
fair at the time. lie arrived at the house
soon after 5 o'clock. lie inquired OF
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