The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-05-23
More Insanity Testimony in the
Borel Case.
DR.. ADAMS CONSTRAINED
Says the FrencIlman Was Suffering
from Acute MeIancholia.
The Bear River Canal HIuddle-The Sale
Again Postponed = The Park City Lib
erals About Ready to Divide-Other
Territorial News.

OGDEN, May 22.-The Borel murder
trial was continued in the district cour
this morning. This is the seventh da,
and there viii be at least two or tire,
more days devoted TO the case.
DR.. Adams, the expert on insanity cases
was recalled by the prosecution for cross
examination, and the morning session
was devoted to his examination. The
doctor said he had visited various asylum:
IN New York state for three years to ex-
anime patients as to their eligibility fol
the state asylum. He first saw defendant
when he came to his Office, Feb. u, 1893.
t'Borel complained at the time of having
pain in the back of his head; his eyes
were not right; the retina of the eye was
swollen; the pupil was enlarged; the dlla-
ton OF the pupil we look upon as an index
of brain trouble, vet it might indicate a
brain trouble that would not impair the
mind, but aggravate the loss OF con-
trolling power. Physicians classify in
sanity in various forms and types. con-
slider Borel's case form of insanity
called acute melancholia. Some of the
symptoms Of melancholia are sleepless-
ness, restlessness, ringing OF hands, pick
ing the fingers, tearing the hair, ETC., of
which indications Borel had many"
Court then adjourned until O'Clock.
Dr.. Adams was excused from the wit
ness stand about O'Clock, after having
been in the hands of Mr.. Allison during
all the day up to that hour. Mr.. Alli-
sons questions led the doctor through
the entire field of insanity, covering
every form OF mental disease.
The inquiry was very search
ing, and very ably conducted by
Mir. Allison. The substance of It would
1rr n ba raoninrr rar1blia
may be stated, as being fact in evidence,
that DR.. Adams declared the defendant
uDsound of mind.
Messrs. Dickinson and Barnhardt, the
former the proprietor of the sheep ranch
on which Borel worked in Wyoming,
were sworn. Their testimony was not
material to the case, further than that
it was their opinion that Borel, while
working for them, was off his mental
balance.
DR.. Joyce of this city was put on the
stand following these two gentlemen.
DIR. Joyce related his experience with
the insane, and gave a brief outline OF his
medical course. He then testified: On
February 20 l was called to visit Borel;
have examined him twice subsequent
TO this and have observed him in the
court rooms In the jail noticed a differ
ence of the dilation OF the pupils, the left
one not responding as quickly as the
right, and tendency to fix his eyes on
any one certain point. This is associated
with some disturbance of the brain, that
Is, one part of the brain does not respond
In harmony with the other. The doctor
then explained the effect of
strychnine poisoning, the symptoms,
how soon apparent, Its effects on the eyes,
etc. The witnesses stated that the herd
ing of sheep from childhood would tend to
weaken that portion of the brain which
- I
fail to respond. The loss of money, grief,
injuries at birth. pressure on the brain from
a thousand and one causes, loss offriends,
concentration of mind on any one sub
ject, all might tend to insanity. The hy
pothetical question put to DR.. Adams was
answered by the witness. He said, sup
posing such to be the iacts l should say
that at the time the shots were fred the
defendant was insane. This / say was the
result of his former life and his vocation,
the loss of his money, the way he had
been led around, and the final conviction
that his money was lost for good.
Court then adjourned until $3.50 tomor-
row morning.
MR.. EXUM RETURNS.
5. w. Exum returned from Washing
ton this morning IN company with Utah S
new United States marshal, Nat NJ. Brig
ham. He says he is almost as pleased as
If he had received the appointment him
self. 1t is rumored that the gentleman
wiz be chief clerk in the Salt Lake office.
There are applicants galore for the dep
utyships for the Fourth district.
a shipment OF 10000 pounds of gun
carriages for 10 and 1S-inch guns-six
cars-Went west this morning, consigned
10 the coast forts and arsenals. These
carriages are to replace those sent east
some time ago.
# ell fI,af
the steamer City of Rio de Janerio were
transferred from the Southern Pacific to
the Union Pacific this morning for transit
east. The Tea from the same cargo will
arrive in Ogden tomorrow night.
THE BEAR RIVER CANAL MIDDLE.
The sale of the Bear River canal system
under the trust deed held by the Jarvis
Conklin Mortgage Trust company was
again postponed this morning, pending
The hearing on the petition for Derpet-
uai restraining order. This afternoon S.
NJ. Jarvis and Il. NJ. Beardsley of Kansas
City, and members of the trust company,
Joseph Il. Dyer, a capitalist of Chicago,
James II. Bacon, president of the Ameri
can National bank OF Salt Lake city, and
a number of other foreign and local cap
italists went out to Corinne on business
connected with the canal. Their mission
was kept secret.
REED HOTEL FORECLOSURE.
Levi Ries Eng today foreclosed his chattel
mortgage S23, 400 on the furniture and
fixtures of the Reed hotel. Suit was
brought in the district court and the
defendant filed an answer admitting the
claim. There seems to be no hopes of the
hotel being reopened, for some time at
least.
CITY COUNCIL SESSION.
The city council held short and unin-
teresting session tonight, and transacted
little business OF an important nature.
The city engineer reported the completion
OF the seventh sewer district, and the fact
that the city owes the contractors over
$4,000 on the work.
The request OF the milkmen of Ogden
and vicinity for the repeal of the ordi-
nance licensing milkmen and milk wag-
ons was refused.
The council decided to erect q band
stand on Union square, in which the
Ogden city band is to give3at least two
concerts week.
For a second time the salary of Ser
geant Sleeth, who is representing Ogden
on the Columbian police force at Chicago,
was thrown out, for the reason that in
the opinion of the council the officer is no
longer in the employ OF the city.
The poundkeeper's department will be
investigated by a committee from the
council, many reports Of serious irregu-
larisies having been made.
LIBERALS AGITATED.