The evening world., 1894-06-21
WAS like A T|GRESS.
Lizzie Halliday Fought Fieroely
in Her Cell To-Day.
Kicked Or. Mann and Bit at the
District-Attorney.
Insanity Expert Convinced that the
WomankIs Shamming.

MONTICELLO n. Y. June 2l.-1.izzie
Halliday's trial entered upon the fourth
and last day this morning. She was
taken into her cell Wednesday night
worn out with the strain of the day.
She Topped over on her bed after the
Sheriff had made her remove her shoes
and pulled a blanket up over her. She
was soon asleep, but It was restless
sleep.
This morning DR.. E. C. Mann. of the
Sanitarum, New York city: DIR. Sol
an Etten, of Port Jervis: Sheriff BeeCher
and District-Attorney Hill entered her
cell at $50. She was seated in her chair
and was no longer chained.
Sheriff Beecher made her turn her
chair around and face the audience
She did 80 and instantly recognized Or
Mann as the man In whose face she
spat yesterday, Cropping the first mis-
sile she could reach she drew back tc
throw It, but Sheriff Reecher had caught
her hand and Distrct-Attorney Hin had
her by the throat. She was gently
forced down into her chair, but only
remained ther a second.
She flew at the physician. who had In.
Cured her, dislike. and kicked him vic
IOuois III lHt IpNtI 1T. hHIlI
Ned to corner Of the cell, while Dis.
trict-Attorney Hill agin caught Lizzie
throat She fought like tigress Hei
hair fell down over her face and filled
her mouth as she snapped her teeth to.
gether In an attempt to bite the District.
Attorney. The latter held her arms Sc.
curely beside her, and Dr. Van Etter
eyes.
She screamed at the top of her voice
ana struggled over the back Of the chair
the floor kicking. yelling. biting ant
hurling epithets at her captors.
After the examination Lizzie was liftet
was placed on her ankle. Dr. Mann said
She Is not insane. She Is shamming x
and Is OVERRIDING the part. Her action.
are not those of an insane person BY
When the old bell in the Court -Hous,
rang at o'clock this morning the court
room was crowded. and another crowt
was picknicking under the trees
When Lizzie was brought into cour
she was patting her mouth with hand
kerchief, which was opened over he
hand. She was placed in her accustomed
chair. but at the request of District-At
torney Hill she was moved to a seat fur
ther from him, and another officer wa!
placed between her and DR., Mann.
District-Attorney Hill called DR. Nam
as the first witness of the day. DIR
Mann, who has figured as an expert Il
forty trials, gave 1t as his opinion tina
Mrs. Halliday was feigning insanity. li
based this opinion on the fact that in tn,
five-minute examination of yesterday tn,
woman, told him that her age was mine
, teen skunks;" her residence was &c
washed your Shirt" her fathers nam,
was, You took my property" and th'
Her, mind worked as rapidly as mine.
said the doctor. Her answers wer,
prompt. They were totally unlike any
| thing | had ever heard from "A real luna
tic. She showed neither the symptoms
Of person suffering from mania mo-
| demertia."
The District-Attorney read sections o
| the testimony on which to base severa
| hypothetical questions, and TO each o
them DIR. Mann replied that the actions
described indicated that the woman wa
sane. Under Mr.. Carpenter's cross-ex
son that made him sure Mrs. Iiallida!
was shammnR was that she had NJ
horizontal wrinkles on her forehead
Mr. CarpentSr took up the hook rT,,! writ
and quoted from it in opposition to tn
authors testimony, much to the annoy
ance OF Or. Mann.
The witness said 1t was a common
thing for insane persons to conceal tn
preparations for a crime, but uncommon
for them TO conceal the evidence after
wards.
| DR.. Mann was told how Mrs Halli
l
| burg and back with Sarah Jane Nc
| Quillan on Saturday, killed her strlppe
| her and dragged her body 200 feet, burie'
| 1t under a heap of stable refuse, and n
| 8 o'clock next morning was ready TO x
to Garfield to spend the day. She ate
| hearty dinner there, laughed there. joke,
and YVES Jolly and displayed finger ring
| taken from the body of the Wet m AM
| bearing Sarah McQuillan's initials, tell
ing her friends that her husband ha
given them to her.
| The witness thought all these thing
consistent with sanity.
| DIR. Sol. Van Etten, of Port Jervis
agreed with Dr. Mann. He said h
| had examined Mrs. Halliday, and haC
found her hair soft. oily and natural
| that she perspired naturally and tina
| these facts indicated sanity.
| Under cross-eXamination DIR. Van Et
ten declared that he was not suficicntl
versed In insanity cases to make firm
| distinctions and finally said fatty tina
he didn't think any sane person would 4
all of the things done by Lizzie Hall!
day that draedful Saturday and sunday
This concluded the testimony.
| 1t was l0l5 o'clock when George II
| Carpenter began his plea to the Jury 70
the life OF the pallid woman who still
| sat unmoved behind him. He said h
| would talk an hour and n half, District
Attorney Hill agreed not to talk more
| and the case was to be given to the jur
| early this afternoon.