Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-21

awake yelling: Pa! Ma! Nancy! and other
things. Her looks were wild; her habits
filthy After she returned from the asy
lum sho was somewhat better. In my
opinion she was insane thcn; was insane
Sept 26, 1898, when saw her in tho Mon
ticello JAIL and is insane now
Harrison Beecher the genial sheriff Of
Sullivan county, testified that he had the
custody Of Iizxie Halliday since Sept. s.
Whom she camo to mo, he said, she
was without any intelligence, filthy in her
habits and talked 30 imaginary people.
This state continued for two weeks. She
refused food, and "a physician forced food
into her with n stomach pump. This con-
dition continued night and day
violent In Court.
During tho noon recess DIR. Edward c.
Mann of the Flatbush Insane asylum,
Brooklyn, made an examination of the
prisoner. She was violent, kicked him in
the stomach and called him II -- hypo-
critic. When he attempted to make an OK
animation of her tongue, she spit in his
face. He inquired of her who her father
was. She said Il washed her shirt.
washed her shirt" She then made some
vilo remarks and complained of having an
orange in her bowels that caused her to be
troubled with most serious indigestion.
he thought the prisoner insane, but he
might be mistaken in his Judgment. In
his opinion the prisoner had never been of
sound mind since she left tho Middletown
asylum in February, 1892. He did not
think the prisoner had sut1iCiens intelli-
gence to feign insanity or anything else.
At noon, when asked what her name
was, tho prisoner replied, Nineteen
skunks. DR.. H. L. Allison, superin
tendcnt of the Mattoawan hospital, was
placed on the stand. He said the prisoner
was committed to his charge on Feb 9,
1899. His account Of her condition at
that time was similar 10 the account of
her actions and condition on later occa-
sions. On May 23, 1898, Mrs. Halliday
was discharged from Mattcawan as cured.
Paul Halliday took her home. IIo bc-
lieved her 81 DO insane now. This was
the last witness for the defense.
Ready to sum Up.
DR. Beakes, recalled by prosecution, be-
lievcd when he saw her at Bloomingburg
that she was too insane-that she was act
ing q part Until tho bloody carpet was
brought in the witness said she had ravcd
In very insane way, wanting the potato
bugs brushed from her. but on seeing that
she seemed to he affected, and when the
revolver and cartridges were brought In
she wiltcd completely. On being placed
in n wagon to tie taken to the Monticello
Jail it was necessary that some ono should
hold her. a man was detailed for the pur-
pose. He did this by placing his arm
around her waist. The guard was a bach
elor, and the large crowd began to poke
fun at and guy him. Mrs. Halliday no
ticed their actions. and her face was
wreathcd in smiles, the NEST pleasant the
doctor had soon. He had examined many
insane people and could not he mistaken
in her case.
DR.. William II. Woodruff of Pine Bush,
N. ", was called He had examined the
prisoner closely ut Bloomingburg and
found her pulse ITO. eyes normal, in good
physical conditions; thought her insanity
was feigneA He was the family physi-
clan of the Hallidays and knew old Paul's
wives, but had never attended Lizzie
DR.. James a. Cauthers of Monticello
testified to having visited tho prisoners
cell last September. Ho examined her and
said she was Stimulating insanity. This
ended the testimony. Tho summing up
will begin at once.