The morning call., 1894-05-04
NEAR THE CLOSE.
Mrs. Shattuck's Trial Is
on Argument.
MORE EXPERT TESTIMONY.
Facts of the Case That Prove
Her Sanity.
PERILOUS CRosS-EXAMINATION.
Revenge, Passion or BaffIed Rage
the Most Likely Cause for
Defendants Crime.
'ERILOUs CRosS-EXAMINATION.

The trial of Mrs Shatuck is at las
drawing to a close, and will in all proba
biDity be submitted to tie consideration o
a jury by this evening Ii all deDend
upon the length Of Attorney Lennon
argument oD behalf Of the prisoner
When proceedings were resumed yester
day, DR.. John W. Robertson was recalled
for further crOss-examInatiOn. The ques
tions put 10 him turned mainly upon thf
alleged disease from which Mrs. ShattucA
is claimed to have long been suffering
and which had so affected her brain as Il
render her insane, which condition she
was in when she shot Harry g. Poole
DR.. Robertson said that such brain dis
ease might produce serious disorder, bul
he ceuld find no symptoms of insanity.
In response to a question put by juror,
witness said that hysteria and insanity
were widely apart. In no instance had
the TWO ever been known to be present TO-
gether in a person.
can hysteria follow insanity?" was
asked.
sit may possibly do so, but in all my
experience, both Of practice and OF study,
| have never heard of such a case.
DIR. Robertson further stated that doctors
were always liable TO mistakes. In the
course of his practice he had pronounced
a man sane and afterwafd discovered
that he was insane. He had never yet
called a sane man insane. In the case at
bar the surest proof Of Mrs Shattuck's s
sanity lay in the fact that she was attacked
with hySteria. Certainly there was no
insanity resulting from disease.
DR.. d. D. Lustig, one OF the Insanity
Commissioners, was then called aud Mr..
PeixOtto proceeded to inhict his forty
minutes Hypothetical question upon him.
1t was explained that DR.. w. II. Mays
would be also called and asked the same
question. so by consent The two witnesses
were sworn together ana listened TO the
Voluminous question.
When it was over DR.. Lustig stated that
in such a case he would unhesitatinglv
pronounce the subject sane. He judged
this by facts and ntssmentioned: the
sending Of a letter 10 a young man, the
holding of a pistol ready showed a de-
liberately planned scheme, which ended
in the young mans death. Then there was
the fact of the woman watching through
the window and on catching sight of the
policeman creeping back to bed, the officer
finding her lying as though uncon scious.
Zone individual act does not constitute
insanity" said DR.. Lustig; cit is a conca-
tenation of circumstan ces-an aggregation
of symptoms that indicate that person is
insane"
In a long cross examination DR.. Lustig
gave it as his opinion that it was the ex-
pectation of 100000 or SO that Harry
Poole was to fall heir TO that caused Mrs.
Shattuck TO desire his marriage with her
daughter. II tell you that she Killed
Poole because he wouldn't marry Truly
Shattuck."
The witness corroborated the evidence
of DR.. Robertson as to the distinction be-
tween hysteria and insanity. And from
what he could see IN court, DR.. Lustig said
that Mrs. Shattuck certainly was not suf-
ferng from the disease alleged by the de-
Tense. There was stormy discussion
between the witness and Mr.. Lennon on
this point, but DR.. Lustig adhered firmly
to his original statement of opinion.
Dr. w. II, Mays answered the hypo-
thetical question with the words, 'Dectd-
edly sane" He, too. based his opinion
upon the evidently premeditated plans
laid TO entrap the young man for the pur-
pose of killing him. The decoy letter,
the pistol under the pillow, all pointed to
this conclusion.
The same Juror then put the same ques.
ton regarding hysteria as distinguished ed
from insanity. Dr.. Mays stated that there
was no connection between the two; ''the
insane condition forbids hvsteria," he
said. The deliriOus rawlings of maniac
must not be confounded with the nervous
symptoms of hysteria.
doctor, is the delirium of an insane
person accompanied by feverP asked a
juror.
mo, certainly ot."
Mr.. Lennon attempted to cross-examine
the witness, but as with the pre- ;eding
witnesses the further he inquired the more
information he obtained damaging to bis
cause. DR.. Mays gave 1t as his opinion
that Mrs. Shattuck killed Poole in a fit Of
revenge, passion or baffled rage. In the
facts related to him the conditions neces-
sary for insanity we're entirely absent.
1t was further testified that in cases
where such a disease az Mrs. Shattuck
was alleged to have suffered from attacked
the brain it left ravages behind it on its
way that could be plainly detected by the
naked eye. The witness never saw such
a case where the patient was not CON-
plete physical wreck.
The question of temporary insanity was
entered upon, but was ultimately checked
by the attorney for the defense, who dis-
claimed any plea OF temporary insanity on
the part of his client.
The case then closed and Mr.. Peix0tto
made his opening argument to the Jury.
In q not over long, but well-delivered
and vigorous speech. the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney recounted the narrowing g
details of the case. He pictured the grief
Of the boys mother, touched upon the al
legged past life of Truly Shattuck, and
vehemently attacked the plea of insanity,
with which every cowardly murderer al
once cloaks himself or herself. This was
a case without redeeming feature.
and justice should have her deserts. In
conclusion Mr.. Peixntto asked for ver.
dict of murder IN the first degree.
Mr.. Lennon will speak for the defense
this morning.