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

excessive use Of tobacco long confinement and
refusal to eat would be physical io.s Assum
ing the prisoners condition now 20 be a.
II was in September last, il would be agsins,
the general rule as TO gradual impairment OF
the mind There was some incompstibihty in
q man answering one hne Of questions by II
don't remember" and answering others to q
great project filing his mind. He nigh, make
the first answer the easiest way 90 avoid
talking about or reTealins the secret Of his IN
vention.
To the district attorney DR.. Brush stated
that in all disappearance, covering many hun
dreds Of cases, he had never noticed one cor
responding with Schneider's. His an ex-
ceptionsl case. He thought his strange con-
duct was due TO a state Of mental stupor. he
believed that the man. under proper treatment.
would improve, brighten up. Ordinarily tn,
various stages Of insanity must be passed
through before the delusioa became fixed.
although there were exceptions 20 the general
rule.
AsTUroRoUs TORN OF INSANITY.
To DR.. Hamilton the witness said the terminal
stage in the prisoners case had been inter
rupted and disturbed. Paronois was a domi-
nant deiusion. Acute paronoia was not
recognized in the books. He thought the pris-
oner was suffering from stuporous form Of
insanity. 1t was not common 90 find loss of
memory sudden in stuporous insanity, nor Was
loss OF sleep sign Of stuporous insanity. The
disease invited sleep.
To DIR. Dana the witness said Schneider q
condition wss not . clinical picture OF any
known form of insanity. The excessive use OF
tobacco NAV have produced some OF the symp-
toms noticed in the present case, and the man
would have been in a better condition IL the
tobacco had been taken away from him.
Dr. Brush stated to Mr.. Mattingly that IL
Schneider was malingering (shsmming) it
could be discovered in a short time IL the man
should be placed under trea .ment in an ASYLUM
NO Two Insane persons were any more alike
than were two sane persons. Taking the pris-
oner birth. life, the tragedy, the trial aud the
long close confinement into consideration his
present condition was neither surprising nor
unusual
pE. coDnI>G's EVIDENCE.
nr. Godding was the last witness examined.
and he also said he believed Schneider to be
now insane and unable to appreciate his pres
ent position. He concluded his statement by
remarking that be beloved he could DIV proper
treatment get the prisoner ready for his SEN
fence. DR.. Godding's conclusions did not ma
teriaiiy differ with those of DIR. Brush and he
stated that il possible for Schneider
10 have reached his present supposed mental
state since last September. but he wouli not
expect loss OF memory in q few months. He
thought Schneiders condition was one Of
torpor. of slow mental apprehension. II
1t was dementis he would expec: PHYS
lcal signs which he did not find
he thought it possible. but not probable. that
man could feign the symptoms Schneider eN-
hibited. He must have had some experience
with insanity. There was no impossibilitv in
the feiSning OF any OF those symptoms. II had
been one of tire pulling factors in the case
that Schneider had been able TO conceive the
idea OF ar invention while forgetting occur
rences OF the day before. II was the execution
n mai ,nra-f 10 81
man of Schneider's temperament ami hered-
ity would be likely to a sudden overthrow
At the conclusion OF DIR. Goddug's testimony
the court adjourned until 10 this morning.