Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-05-21
MOTEL ChAYS.

DIR. George &. Palmer Of Flint, the in
sanity expert. was guest In Tho Nor
ton last evening. He was on his way
home from Allegan. where he hal been
10 give expert testimony in the trial Of
Albert Reynolds, charged with the muir
der II Bert Moore. IL really cannot say
whether Reynolds IL insane or mol" said
the doctor last evening. lie may bc
and he may not. The testimony today
hardly pointed that way. But regard.
less 81 his sanity there is great deal of
sympathy expressed for him in Allegan.
Many persons believe that he was
goaded To- commit the crime. and that
al the time he was hardly responsible
for his actions Perhaps this is so.
am somewhat skeptical as 10 the aver
age insanity plea in a murder trial
do not think there is any
reasonable ground for half 81 them.
TX Is usually an excuse or "a subterfuge.
\ man who is naturally weak in dis
position has real or imagined griev
ance and broods about il. He wants
revenge, and perhaps have friends who
spur him on. Some day he fills up on
bad whisky and his brain becomes in
famed. He is ready for anything. and
murders his enemy or rival. OF course
his friends must have some justification
for his actions. and they claim he is in
sane. AS matter of fact his mind
may be just as sound as anybody's. 4
naturally weak disposition is excited by
unwise counsel and bad whisky and
crime is committed. To my mind this
does not remove the responsibility for
the act The public no longer has much
s.anff. t.nan in th. ,,ica .V1
is apt IL regard il with Just sus-
picion. Still it cannot be denied
that men suffering from some acute
nervous disorder will commit crimes,
the enormity ~ which they have no
conception DIR. Palmer is superin-
tendent o. the private asylum 10 which
Fred Leonard was to have been sent.
The doctor inquired concerning Frcd's
whereabouts. and said he did not know
whether Leonard would be taken To
Flint if caught Apartments had been
fitted up for him. but he was not sure
that Fred would ever be taken there.
The action 81 the Grand lodge in de-
nying membership Ia saloon keepers
seems Ia meet with general satisfac-
tlon, said r. G.. Goodyear, Il prominent
Hastings X. ~ L.. in The Morton yes
terday. But il will be impossible 10
keep all the saloon keepers out They
will get in in spite 81 any resolution that
may be passed against them. Certain
lodges viii admit them. and after the
rnen know the secrets nothing can be
done. They have everything
". III. Law 81 iIessel is guest in The
Eagle. Mr.. Law IL the missionary at
Les Chcneaux Islands and il in the city
making arrangements Ia complete the
furnishing Of the mission.
Donald Mcleod. the Port Huron con
tractor who still il skeptical as 10
whether the foreigner pays the tax, was
guest in Sweets yesterday.
The Hon. Orlando ". Barnes Of Ian.
sing. one 81 the wheel bosses ~ Ingham
county democracy. dined in The Morton
yesterday.
~. III. Hovey and wife and j. III. Smith
were among the MuslSegon citizens who
were guests ia The Morton yesterday.
Mogrox- IT. Bitcley. Casnovia:
VI. NJ. ID. Willard. Detroit: J. l.. Lee.
Orlando VI. Barnes. Lansing: H. H.
Iiovey and wife. J. II. Smith, Muskcgon.
SwrrT's Donald Mcleod. Por,Huron:
A. &. Lewis. \. T.. Lewis. Lake City:
j. = Line. White Pigeon; w. .. Hub
bard. Detroit; L. NJ. Juslin. Adrian.
NEW LIVINGSTON W. II. Brock. Hol.
land; Mrs. Ida &. Abbott. Ionia; Miss
NJ. Newman. Portland. 8 q. Dean. Ben
ton Harhor: \. J. Carson. Kalamazoo:
J. Mailman. Grand Haven.
EAGLr-J j. NJ Sells. Detroit. III. VI.
Rich. Vaudeville; g.. T.. Hilton. Ere
mont; j. s,eickei. Lansing; ". Ii. Law.
UcsOel.
kFSr- ". X. Christie. Muskcron.
Naude Parish. Petoskey: George g..
Gum. Lansing. T.. T.. Rowe. Detroit.
' n Eddy. Fo, ekcy. Bert Odds. How
ard City, l. T.. Mayteld Ri,crdsle.
CI.EfNpoS q. N. Reed. Hudson
Vile. James Ward Howard. William
Hush. Rockford. T. " Cfammer. Reed
City. T.. I. Bennett. Lowell. r. T..
smith. kelams1oo, ". Mckay. Hunt
ingtou.
BmuoY STvFr-A NJ Allen. Ere
mont. - q Masveii CcopersyIile. l.
& Bradford HOLLAND. = :. Parker.
AZ, aisle: " H. Russell. Hart. A ~
Martin bItelry. q s.locum. Roc Siorc