New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-21
MRS. HALLIDAY'S FATE NEAR.
All, THE TESTIMONY IN THE CASE
PRESENTED.
TIE DEFENCE BRINGS MEDICAL EXPERTS ~
SUSTAIN THE PLEA OF INsANIrY-THH
PRISONERS WILD CONDUCT IN
rcAL EXPERTS TO
COURT AND JAIL

,,.toauo Y Y June 2O-Soon after Mrs. Halli-
dov was brought into court to-day she shooK hei
skirts pulled at her sleeves and rubbed her manu-
over her head several times as though us'ns -
arouse herself from 4 dazed condition. DTS la,
cot. and Allen examined the prisoner IN her cen
this morning They found her pulse eNlrel"eIS ,Is
She told Dr. Talcott that he was the Holy 1noS'
fr,ro Adamsvlc" The doctors are SATISFIED that
the woman Is insane.
The testimony taken this morning tor the prose0u
ton showed that the McQulllan women haa i"o,eS
on their persons when they were murdereu' Ms
Carrie Scott the wife Of Constable Scott maze d''
exaroinatlon OF the prisoners person on SEPTEMBER
6 sba found mined to her underclothing a fifty
Mound -four bag In her left stocking was 3d. ana
IN bar right stocking 1915. There was 81 cents IN
change in her purse
the prosecution rested at lO3O. and Mr. Carpenter,
counsel for Mrs Halliday moved the dlscharse u
rho prisoner on the grounds that the people had not
sufficiently sustained the charge ana that inc III
dctment was insufficient. The motion was dehi'u
and the defence was opened at 1910.
The first witness was James II. Goodale' Cnder-
Sheriff Of Orange County and superintendent Of the
Orange County Insane Asylum lie tes'Hlea 'hd'
Mrs Halliday was placed In his charge in the sum-
NOR of 1891 and that she remained In the asylum
for nearly three months. Her looks at that time
we're Wild and her actions filthy. She refused 10
o., food except when II fed 70 her with a
SPOON and preferred nakedness TO oelhs clo'"e''
He took her 10 Mddletown Asylum In Feorudry'
and near the end Of the same month she Was re-
moved to the Newburg Asylum On the way 10
NevburR she became violent and wrecked the venice
IN ubich she WAS riding She rent her cl)thing and
tore her hair and acted generally in an extremely
wild manner From his experience OF twenty i've
years with insane people. he believed her 70 De III
sane that time and now
Sheriff Beecher testified that Mrs. Halliday was
placed in his charge on September 1898 She talked
10 imaginary persons. AMI filthy in her habits
on the second day after her arrest she handed d
watch to him. saying: Here IS turnip 1t Is haru'
boil IT," Mrs Halliday had said to him that she
became acquainted with "Old Paul. as she called
him. through Smiths intelligence Office AT Ne"ours'
and that "Old Paul" had deceived her, telling her
that he owned a large farm while he had nothing
DR. 5 H. Talcott superintendent Of the Middle
town Si Asylum. tcsjifed hat Mrs Halliday was
placed MS charge in February 1871 IT, hal maze 1a
Halliday h. declared. was insane when IN MS care;
She said that II shc ever had a cnance she "ouri
xiii her husband She was in a weak condition now
when Mrs Halliday came into court in the after
noon she seemed slightly flushed. As she was pass
Ing through the aisle on her way 10 her seat she
attempted 10 seize the dress OF woman IN ne
the Flatbush Insane Asylum. Brooklyn. undertook
to examine her. She kicked him IN the StoiIaSh ana
applied an insulting eIlthct 70 MIN. W ne" ne az, az
tempted 20 examine her tongue. she spat in his face
Dr Tacott. recalled said that he considered Mrs.
HALLIDAY insane. She had not intelligence enough 70
left tho MdIletown Asylum.
Dr II T. Allison. superintendent OF the Matte
avian Hospital. differed from Or. Talcot on the
point that Mrs Halliday had never reganed her
reason. believed her 70 be insane now. He was
tho last witness FOR the defence, which closed at
3.N O'Clock.
Or Beaks was recalled by the prosecution ana
said that when he the prisoner at Blooming
burg. last september. ne judged from her actions
that she was fegnIng insanity. She rayei in an
insane manner. wanting 20 have p)tato-bugs
brushed from her person until the bloody carpet
was brought IN Sh@ then stopped her rawlings and
seemed % be- affected When the revolver and
. cartridges were brought In she wilted completely
and an not want the potato-hugs brushed on for
an hour
Or William II. Woodruff. OF Pine Bush. Orange
County who WAS Blpomlngburg In september,
1896 Mrs. Halliday. and examined her closely
He found her pulse 10. her eyes normal. and her
general condition good. He thought her actions
fegnci.
Dr James \. Cauthers. OF Monticello testified 20
having visited Mrs. Halliday In her cell last sep
tcmbcr In company with reporter. lie had eN-
amlncl her and had formed the opinion that she
fogning Insanity. 80
This cnici the tcs,lrnony. The summing up Will
begin AZ o'clock tomorrow morning.