Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-02-07

reposed in her by the Jail authorities. Schneider
invariably responded pleasantly when spoken
TO by witness. The witness said he was not BY
| any means expert, but from his
observation Of the prisoner he was con-
WINGED that be was not insane. One thing that
led him 10 conclude that he not insane Was
Inc TACT that wnen questioned by the doctors
| the other day Schneider would hesitate before
replying, as l. considering what answer to
make
Mr.. Coleman said several persons had been
sent from the Jail to the insane asylum
who In his opinion were not insane
He said he did not know why schneiaer's
hair had not been cut and his face shayen
Friday was shaving dsy and Wednesday hair
cutting day. As the Jail was not penal insti-
tuition prisoner hair cond not be cut nor
his face shsven against the wishes OF the man.
unless il was necessary for sanitary purposes
| When Schneider refused to eat Deputy Warden
Russ instructed witness to persuade him to
eat, but did not succeed.
FL. BrcKLEr
F. ]. Buckley, the steward of the jail. was the
next witness examined by the district attorney.
He said he had charge OF the kitchen Of the
Jail, and the food supplied to the prisoners was
cooked under his direction. Until about two
weeks after his trial Schneider regularly par
took Of the choicest of the jail food. served on
china. under the direction of the deputy
warden. About thai time he refused 70 eat the
placed before him at night. After a
while he refused to eat that. and then he
ate the food brought him by his mother.
During this time witness furnished
him quart Of strong beef tea twice week.
About q month ago he refused 70 eat that
stories. When witness informed Schneider of
the denial by the Court in General Term lss.
month of new trial be said, "wcil. We will
take it up to a higher court"
Mr.. buckley said Schneider might have been
supplied with food BY other prisoners.
To Mr.. Wilson the witness said Schneider got
down on him about two weeks after the trial
but he bad idea why he changed toward
him. He asked for beef tea two or three times.
Schneider had been on what ia termed the
doctors list for many months. He often cor,-
planned of itching in his fingers
MILK PUNCHES AND STRAIGHT WHISKY.
Schneider had never complained to witness
OF the food being poisoned but that was
the common report at the isil Wit
ness had supplied him with milk punches
since tie trial. No one was with
witness when lie informed Schneider Of the de-
cision of the Court in General Term. Witness
began the conversation by asking him how he
fell, probably first mentioning the court de-
cision. Witness could not remember whom he
first told of what Schneider had sad. He
probably told it to the jail officers.
He mentioned it to the district attorney
about week ago. We had occasionally fur
nished Schneider with straight whisky and milk
punches ever since his commitment to jail
Away at the doctors orders. Had given him
straight whisky twice on some DAYS.
GEORGE W. BUTTON.
George ". Dutton, captain Of one OF the
then watches at the jail, was noxt examined
He had seen Schneider almost every dav
since his commitment to Jail. He had often
asked him how he felt and Schneider re-
replied NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. had mentioned
10 witness that he was maturing patent and
that he did not wish to be interrupted, fearing
that it would get out of his head.
Witness said Schneider had changed a great
deal since his conviction Before that he was
laxative. neat and sociable. Some time IN
June he became sullea and uncommuni-
catiye and untidy in his appearance. About
the middle of June he refused to eat the jail
food. saying that he afraid O: being
poisoned. Since then his mother had brought
him food, including ell the usual delicacies,
chicken, turkey, oysters, coffee. cake, jelly.
fruit and SO on. About half of the
food was thrown out, witness understood. The
quantity OF food brought by Mrs. Schneider
was sufficient to sustain a man n day or two
She also brought smoking tobacco and cigars.
Witness always examined the articles brought
to Schneider as he did in tine case of other
prisoners.
CROSS EXAMINED.
To Mr.. Wilson Mr.. Dutton said Schneider
only spoke to him when asked as to how he felt
He had seen him at night standing at his cell
window looking out for hours at a time; had
seen him walking his cell and had seen him
asleep. When asked how be felt. Schneider
invariably replied. Very badly" He smoked
a great deal often as late as 2 o'clock in the
morning. He never told witness why he did
not lie down, beyond the fact tina. he did not
want to.
To the district attorney the witness said he
never noticed anything peculiar about Schnei-
der previous to his trial He could not saw
whether the man was or was not insane. Wit
ness believed that he knew right from wrong.
To Mr.. Wilson the witness said that until re-
Gently Mr.. Schneider had brought the prisoner
clean white shirts. Witness based his belief
that the prisoner knew right from wrong on
the ground that he comprehended
MLst was said to him, that he knew how and
when to ask for water. how to fill and light his
pipe and was able to recognize people. Satur-
day night Schneider complained that the doc
tor had restricted him in the use of tobacco,
and asked for his pipe.
Yesterdays Expert Testimony.
After The STARS report Of the proceedings
in the Schneider insanity inquiry closed yes
terday the defense called to the stand DIR. Irv-
ing C. Rose of this city, one of the three ex-
perts selected by Schneider's counsel to pass
upon the condemned mans mental condition.
DR.. Rose was followed on the witness stand by
DR.. Brush Of Shepherds Insane Asylum. Balti-
more, and DIR. Godding of st. Elizabeth's
Asylum, the government insane asylum across
the Eastern branch. Before DR.. Rosse WAS ex-
amined District Attorney Cole asked the
court to exclude from the court room the other
experts selected by the defense. He said he
had not the slightest wish to reflect upon the
integrity Of the gentlemen. but all men were
more or less influenced by the opinions of their
associates, and he thought it best that each ex-
pert should state his conclusion uniniuenced in
the slightest manner by what might be said by
the others. Chief Justice Bingham stated that
the court thought that there could be no i'm
propriety in the testimony of one expert being
heard By the others, and refused the request of
the district attorney.
DIR. IRVING RossK.
DIR. Rose was then examined by AR. Mat
tingly. He stated that he had been practicing
medicine since 1866 and possessed an unusual
experience in the treatment of cases of in
sanity. having examined at least 10000. He
had also considerable experience in detect
ing malingering in the army. He stated that
he examined the prisoner three times and had
heard all the testimony, arriving at the con-
clusion that the prisoner was of unsound mind
and incapable Of approaching his position as a
condepned man.
To the district attorney Dr. Rose said the