Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-06-21

hMAht ltlillBf i az MA NANNY anu NilNi
things. Her looks were Wild her habits
filthy After she returned from the asy-
lum she was somewhat better. In my
opinion she was insane then; was insane
Sept 90, 1898, when saw her in the Mon
ticello Jail, and is insane now
Harrison Beecher, the genial sheriff OF
Sullivan county, testified that he had the
custody Of Lizzie Halliday since Sept. 8.
Whom she came to me- - ne said, 'shc
was without any Intelligence, filthy in her
habits and talked 60 imaginary people.
This state continued for two weeks She
refused food, and "a physician forced food
into herwitha stomach pump. This con
dition continued night and day"
Violent In Court.
During the noon recess DIR. Edward c.
Mann of tho flathush Insane asylum,
Brooklyn, made an examination Of the
prisoner. She was violent kicked him in
the stomach and called him a -- hypo-
critic When he attempted 20 make an ex-
animation of her tongue. she spit I'm his
face. lie inquired of her who her father
was. She said: Il washed her shirt.
washed her shirt" She then made some
vile remarks and complained Of having an
orange in her bowels that caused her TO be
troubled with most serious indigestion.
On cross examination Dr. Talcott said
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 the Middlctown
asylum in February, 1892. He did not
think the prisoner had sufficient intclli-
gencc to feign insanity or anything else
At noon, when asked what her name
was the prisoner replied, Nineteen
skunks." Dr. II. r. Allison, supcrin-
tcndent Of the Matteawan hospital, was
placed on the stand lie said the prisoner
was committed TO his charge on Feb. -,
1892 His account of her condition at
that time was similar to the account of
her actions and condition on later occa-
sions. On May %, 1898, Mrs Halliday
was discharged from Matteawan as cured.
Paul Halliday took her home. lie be-
lieved her 10 bo insane now. This was
the last witness FOR the defense.
Ready TO sum Up.
DR. Bcakos, recalled by prosecution, be-
liovcd when he saw her at Bloomingburg
that she was TOO insane-that she was act
ing part. Until the bloody carpet was
brought in the witness said she had raved
I'm a very insane way, wanting the potato
bugs brushed from her, but on seeing that
she scented 20 be affected, and when the
revolver and cartridges were brought i'm
she wilted completely. On being placed
/ in a wagon to be taken to the Monticello
/ Jail it was necessary that some one 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
clor, and the large crowd began TO poke
fun at and guy him. Mrs. Halliday no
ticcd their actions, and her face wa.
wrcathcd in smiles, the most pleasant the
doctor had seen. He had examined many
insane people and could not he mistaken
in her cnsc.
DIR. William II. Woodruff of Pine Bush
n. ", was called He had examined thu
| prisoner closely at Bloomingburg anC
found her pulse 40. eyes normal, in gOoC
| physical condition; thought her insanity
was feignod. He was the family physi
clan Of the lIallidays and know old Paull
1 wives, but had mover attended Lizzie.
DIR. James A. Cauthors of Monticello
testified TO having visited the prisoner
cell last September. lie examined her an'
said she was Stimulating insanity. Thi
ended the testimony. The summing M
viii begin at once