Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-10

man asked him to let up on him, saying that
If he would, he would tell everything. Of
ficer Easily described how the Stats in the
blind had been cut, and that the man was
scraping away putty around window pane
when detected. Four sharp knives and a
razor were found on the man. some bits of
cut clothing keys. receipts and other pa
pers. When asked why he broke into the
house, the man replied that he had been in
trouble and had lost some money
To Mr.. Darlington Officer Easily said
the man acted at the time Of the arrest
and during the sevarl days he was at the
Georgetown station pretty much as he
had since. The witness said he had the
prisoner by the coat collar with pretty
him some when he asked witness to let
up on him and that he would tell every
thing.
Mr.. Taylor asked that the statements
of the prisoner be stricken out, because
they had been obtained by cruelty choking
the man.
Judge Cole said he did not think that
any confession had been choked out of
the prisoner, and refused to strike it out,
to which the defense excepted.
Precinct Detective Frank Burrows testi-
fled to conversing with the prisoner at the
station and at subsequent times, and also
to the finding of a lot of stolen stuff hid
den away in the old stable, where the
prisoner slept, in Governors alley. He
identified the property of Mr.. Holland, and
Mr.. Hollands slashed coats were, at the
request of the prisoners counsel, exhibited
to the jury.
Precinct Detective j. f. Barnes gave
similar testimony. and said that after the
prisoner had conducted them to where he
had thrown Mr. Hollands property he
was taken to Mr.. Hollands house, where
he showed the officers just how he had en-
tered the house.
Mrs NJ. NJ Holland was the next witness,
and after describing how she was awak-
ened by the burglar entering her house,
stated that she got good look at the man,
and that she could recognize him again.
She then pointed to the prisoner as the
man.
Upon the conclusion of Mrs Holland s
testimony the district attorney rested his
case. ard a recess was taken at 1880 until
O'Clock. During the progress of the teSti-
m0ny the prisoner maintained the same
state of apparent Indifference, hardly NOV
ing in his chair, and seemingly paying not
the slightest attention to what was said
or done during the hearing of the case
against him. that of breaking into the
residence of Mrs. Holland, 9Th and Colfax
streets, the Sth of last month. During re-
cess the prisoner was again examined by
the physicians. among whom was DR.. w.
w. Godding, in charge of st. Elizabeth In
sane Asylum
The defense next called DR.. James p.
Halves. who stated that he had examined
the prisoner and had concluded that he
was a born Imbecile. He was now, he be-
leved. suffering from some great shock.
His pulse was 10i and yet was cold. The
man had ar uneQually divided brain. with
the power to determine between right and
wrong weak. He believed that he was not
feigning.
DR. j. R. Francis was next called, and
stated that he had treated insane persons
only in his private practice.
Mr. Birney then claimed that DR.. Fran
els was not competent witness, because
he was not an expert in mental diseases.
Judge Cole thought DR. Francis eXpe-
rience would go to the weight, rather than
the competency, of his testimony.
The doctor then stated that he had eX-
amined the prisoner, and had found his
pulse to be 1O5, with cold extremities The
man who would do as he had was either
mentally wrong or a man of superior in
tellect and he believed him to be mentally
wrong. He was also suffering from fear or
shock.
| To Mr.. Birney DR.. Francis said the pris-
oner was morally deficient, with the cum
ming of maniac.