The sun., 1893-06-14
JUROR PARADISE'S ILLNESS.
ONLY F4INTINo FIT, OR PROOF
OF EPILEPSY AND PARESISp
Able Expert Testimony for Both Sides
Paradise Himself Says He's All Right
Playing Cards in Kentucky when His
Doubie Was In Greenwich Street.-The
corder Sn,yth Ivhi Take Time to Decide.

Doubie Was In Greenwich Street.-The
corder smyth vvhi Take Time to Decide.
DR.. Robert W. Buchanan. who was convicted
on April 20 OF murder In the first degree In
killing his wife. Anna b. Buchanan. with NOR
phine. was taken from his cell In the Tombs
yesterday to tho General Sessions to hear
Lawyer Charles W. Brooke move. in his be-
half. In arrest OF judgment and for new trial.
| DR. Buchanan was dressed in deep mourning.
even to wide band upon his high silk hat,
and black kid gloves. He has grown stouter
since his conviction. District Attorney Nlcoll
and Assistant District Attorney Osborne rep
resented tho people.
| Mr. Brooke said that he desired to move in
arrest OF judgment on eleven grounds, and for
| new trial on sixty-six grounds. All OF the
grounds except two were technical. The two
| exceptional grounds related to tho mental
| condition ofthe sixth Juror Hartwig NJ. Para
disc. who was taken Ill In tho Astor House on
the evening Of April % while the Jury were at
dinner. and to the alleged separation of tho
| jury in consequence Of his illness. Mr. Brooke
particularly addressed his motion to these
two grounds. lie read first from the testimony
OF DR. W. H. Stewart. assistant house physician
| OF the Astor House.
| DR.. Stewards testimony was that he had
| found Juror Paradise unconscious. DIR. Stewart
thought he had fainting flt. He administered
| brandy and applied leo to Paradise's head.
| Paradise became delirious. and cried OUT II
| didn't poison that womnn didn't poison Tint
woman! He poisoned hcri' Ho also said:
Last Sunday Buchanan came to me and told
| me that he had poisoned his wife!'
| DR.. Stewart gave him an eighth of grain Of
morphine and it had quoting effect. Later
he guvc him another eighth of grain. Para
| disc said that it was his third experience In
| fninting fits. His family physician had told
| him that tho fits were due only to nervous pros
| tration. DR.. Stewart considered Paradise mem
tally capable of consulting with his associates.
| though physically very weak. SO carriage was
| called and Paradise was taken to the General
Sessions building.
Next Mr.. Brooke rend the affidavit Of Thomas
| E. Franceyile. the eleventh Juror. who said
| that Paradise was excltable and nervous and
| said that he would sue the county and Re-
! corder Smyth for the hardship OF being kept
| out OF his bed tho night before. He also said
that he would hold Franceville responsible for
keeping the Jury out. and would sue him for
| damages.
| John II. Welsh. jeweler. OF 271 Greenwich
street. swore that on about May he was
| in conversation in his store with George W.
| Rockefeller. ex- Mayor OF Plainfeld. n. ]. They
were convcrsing about the Harris and Bu-
chanan cases. and Mr., Rockete Ter said that in
q capital case he would never find verdict that
| would hang man on circums tantial evidence;
the store and asked the price OF o diam nd stud.
saI fP to esh sh hear
that man say that he would not hang any man
the Bnehna jury Was the sixth juror Ny
name Is Paradise @ wouldn't In c9nvlet h ia any man,
snnSct % hoM e he nam
piled. Il didn't convict him. / didn't acGuicsce
In the verdict but they said dd an and went
about it and a5o Tsn to Gs M hc
the trial. but that he had induced ex-Mayor
Grant to call upon his former employer. and he
II will! bet 800 TINT Buchanan gets a new
trial Ny affidavit will settle that"
Redican and Theodore Nollmer. clerks in
Wslsh's employ, ,corroboratinC parts Of Welsh's
:. Mr.: brooke then read his own affidavit: to
10 s ,h' an
Hamiton, Charles I. Dana. Iandon Carter
Gay Wam Morton and GasmS ena
able to pay any fee. The cons sensus OF opinion
Of the five physicians was that on the night Of
nature. and that. judging from his symptoms,
he was mentally incapable OF performing the |
il Sppositiop to Mr.: Broekes motion. Dis.
this city twenty years. and had married. and |
family history ws, % pertest. and bis family
physicians, Drs; Prltchard and schram. had
made stlidaElt that he had enjoyed moro than
1T is inhuman. 1t is monstrous.". exclaimed
Mr.. NicolI, that this attempt should be made
loving doctors. But the m ost maryel ellous thing
is that lys members Of an hopornble profes-
tute % eSpert ] testimony % y as. without knowing Mr.
Paradise. without eyer seeing him, without
swear that he Is q victim OF epilepsy or pare
sis n.,, .,
tested against % what he called the abuse Of eS-
pert testimony on this mans trial. But who
heard Of such Infamous abuse ths
swearer Hammond. and the others. have not
hesitated. without any personal examination or
OF a most ruinous character, as far as hc is con-
cerned. II is fortunate for them that they make
for. if it we're not 50. they would be in great
danger for any Gry xomd gye amoT any
But they base their opi MON ms to Mr..
Paradise's mental condition largely unon the
a.s ishty eenSersaton with stranser supposed Up @
to lie Mr.. Paradise. on May 3. What becomes
hs that asse o TS M fasnne aS thay S5 Mss
hcte SasvS VIII Nh hr A kra"s s VIZ has nsas
court court room at this momentf Moreover. Iwili
that hotel in Louisville on that day by Mr..
PARADISE to his wife. to his employer. and to
myself, Where is Welsh nowf Mr. Paradise
is here"
Then Mr. Nicoll read Paradise's affidavit to tho
effect that two days after the trial OF Buchanan
closed hc loft this city and was away u month,
attending to his business with success, He had
read with Indignation the aifidaavts Of tho five
physicians for the defence Ho denied posi-
lively that he had ever had. to his knowledge.
any symptoms OF epilepsy or parosis or that he
had ever been told that hc had. He had never
been in Jeweller WclSh's DacG Of business. and
did not complain to Juror Franceyillo, or any
one else. about tho detention, b1t ne hid make
hold him responsible for causing the Jury to
disagree.
Herman Schram. paradise's employer, swore
that Paradise WAS an exceptionally inte llgent
employee. and that he. Alr. Schram; had so
much confidence in him as tointrust him with
q power OF attorney.
Mr.. NIcoll said that he had requested DR.:
Carlos +. Macdonald, State SUPERINTENDENT OF
the Insane: DR.. A. F. Mcdonald. WHO y in
charge Of the insane In the city's institutions