The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-05-03

times detecting insanity.
DIR. j. T.. Hubbard had examined
Brown casually in the Jail and als'
in the grand jury room. From bis
general appearance the witness be
licvod Brown to be at least partially
unconscious. He described Browns
commissions as being quite violent.
From his W knowledge and from
what he had learned, he believed
Brown to be insane.
Rev. j. +. Dorsey, pastor of the
colnrcd Baptist church, next took
tho witness stand. Rev. Dorsey
said that Brown appeared to he
quite nervous and cOntinnou-i,
talked about tho snakes crawlin
around him. After his incurceratiun
in jail tho witness visited him three
or four times and tried to interest
him in religion, but evidently failed
Brown, he said, wanted to do all
the talking and his conversation wa.
rambling.
Mr.. a. NJ. IIough, one Of the al.
torneys who defended Brown during
his trial, testified that he had nevc'
been able to get an intelligent stat
ment from the prisoner, such as an
attorney should have in order to
formulate a defense. He always
acted like an unbalanced person.
At the conclusion of Mr.. ITough's
testimony the inquiry was adjourned
until . O'Clock Saturday morning.
Capt. Jesse Tolin testified that lie
has known Brown for the last ten
years or longer. Brown has served
three terms in the prujtentiary.
The witness saw Brown every day
prior to the killing Of Mackin and he
considered him to he possessed of
ordinary intelligence for one Of bis
class,
Finally, Mr.. Luckctt asked the
witness this question Capt. To-
lin, from your knowledge of Jake
Brown and the surround ings of his
case, what is your opinion rs to his
mental condition :"
~ believe that he is sane" re.
piled Capt. Tolin.
john Clay said lie had been a
guard at the penitentlary since 1856.
lie first Eecame acquainted with
Brown in October, 1890, and saw
him every morning and evening dur
ing his Stay in the %penitentiuy, Ils
acted like Gtuor ~
49,. ~onWc's and ~
nultcd no signs of insanity.
Chief Of Police Henderson knew
Brown when he was in the pcuitcn.
tiary and did not consider him in
sane.
Policeman Herman KnIkmcycr was
he next witness called. H. has
known Brown since he was placed in
Jail and seen him almost daily. He
had noticed, that Brown always took
a or jerking spell every time
J he knew the witness was looking at
him.
Deputy Sheriff Sam Some said be-
had some little knowledge of insane
persons. He first saw Jake Brown
the day the latter killed Frank
Mackin and has seen him n number
I of times since he was transferred to
jail.
Dr.. Young said that he had prac-
ticed medicine and surgery for The
past twcnty-four years, In 1873 he
was appointed physician Of the pen
itentiary and there became familiar
with the treatment of insane persons.
He afterward took two courses in
the treatment of insanity. In 1886
he was appointed superintendent Of
the Nevada insane asylum, n position
he held about six years. During hi,
inCumhcncy there were about 400
patients in the asylum, and of this
number about sixty were classed as
cpiIcptic insane. DR.. Young then ex
planned at considerable length the
general symptoms Of epilepsy aud
commissions. In epilepsy they gen,
orally fall on thier face, and if not,
then ON their side, but never back
wards. lie looked at Brown when
he was brought into the court room
aud did not believe that he either
had an cpiIrptic fit or commissions
DR.. Young said he did not believe
Brown to he insane. This opinion
ho arrived at from his knowledge OF
insane persons, a look at Brown, and
evidence submitted during the in
quiry.
The cy0ss.examination was quite
long, hut did not result in developing
II new facts. The witness said he
, did not consider fifteen minutes 8
sufficient length of time TO inyesti