Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-09-18

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ne sat up. He would tell her he didn,
sleep. Didn't keep awake all the time I.
see whether he did or not. He said b.
couldn't sleep. When he would see h
had hurt her feelings he would feel badly
ms pickering commenced about a yea,
after they were married. After the nigh
ne had the sweat he got ND feeling al
right in the morning. She was particu
larry troubled when she saw him talkins
to himself in the looking glass
@ Wasn't he sort of admir;no him
self? As nm
Al don't know that he was.
Q-Inose instances, the cabbages out
o,ue inc laii' the Wlnslow train, ETC., were
aieef ne was put IN Jail for the shooting?
Ayes.
Q.-These delusions appeared more
violent than those which occurred befor,
he went to jail
A.-Yes, thought they were.
Q.-And you told your LAWYERS?
A.-No. Had told DR.. Martin.
Q.-This instance about preaching was
In Jail?
Ayes
Q.-Was it after he wanted his bonds re-
duced9
Ale didn't want his bonds reduced.
Odd he tell you after the shooting
wnere he was going that morning of the
shootipg9
A.-Said he was going to Lewiston
Dldn' say what he was going for. She
found his grip In the parlor when she got
home
Q-How many times did he say he fired
at Hopkins?
A-Said he fired twice.
| witness hadn't been afraid that he
would do Harry harm, although she
knew of the trouble Was very much sur
prlsed to hear Of the shooting. Hadn't
heard that Mr. Goddard considered her
husband insane at the time of the trial in
the probate court Didn't dispute hus-
bands statement that someone else might
have different laundry mark. 1t was
about O'Clock In the morning when
Burns woke her up to turn his head back.
He was in bed. Didn't know whether he
had been asleep or not nor whether he had
a stiff neck.
Redirect. Mrs Hopkins say
OF Burns that he was crazy and ought to
| be in the insane hospital. Last Thurs
day heard Hopkins say Mike must have
been crazy. First called Burns counsel s
attention to his condition of mind about
a week ago.
Cross.-At the time Mrs. Hopkins said
Burns must be crazy, the litigation re-
specting Mrs. Keatlny's property was
going on. Mrs. Hopkins thought Mike
must have been using opium he acted So
Witness corrected herself. Thought the
trouble over the litigation had not then
commenced. Thought this remark was
made IN February. 1t was before Mrs.
Heating was removed.
Redirect. -Said Mrs Hopkins at that
time said that Mike was up there playing
with the babies and kissing them She
said she couldn't think what had come
over him. He'd either been drinking or
eating opium. Anyhow he was crazy and
ought to be in the insane hospital Hop
kins come to witness house last Thurs
day, voluntarily SO far as she knew
Afternoon Session.
Robert J. Martin physician and surgeon
of Augusta, testified that no treated Burns
as his family physician for about six
months previous to the shooting.
Q.-Desoribe what change you had OBJ.
served In his mental condition. Objected
to and admitted
Al had observed this change, for the
last month especially, previous to the
shooting: He dwelt upon certain things,
real and imaginary, to the exclusion Of
most everything else, so much SO that 1t
had become monotonous, and l avoided
him If l could. Also thought his memory
was imperfect. Observed that things he
would speak of today he would speak If
the next day as though he had forgotten
speaking OF them. He would forget mat.
tiers spoke to him about. Just previous
to the shooting l was treating him for
cerebral congestion, which was accom-
panied with sleeplessness, as he COM
planned, and Indigestion Considered the
Indigestion caused by the brain trouble.
Cerebral congestion means an over supply
of blood to the brain, a pressure there,
which would as a rule be accompanied
with slceplessness, disturbance of the
digestive system, constipation. vertigo,
dark spots before the eyes. A man in that
condition Is more excitable, apt to be more
pcevish 1t would be accompanied by
headache, especially in the back Of head
man in that condition would have u
flushed face. The causes Of this condition
are prolonged mental labor loss of sleep,
emotional excitement. If this condition
of the brain is not relieved, and it goes on,
it might result IN apoplexy, paralysis, in
acute insanity; might result in tendency
to stupor-sleep, or loss of speech
Q.-What would be the effect of sudden
emotional excitement upon man suffer
ing from this brain trouble?
Alt might temporarily, or even per.
manently, upset his mind, throw him into
a condition which would be insanity, IN
which the man might entirely lose con-
troll of his Judgment and will
Q.--Whether or not in that condition
you have described he would know the
difference between right and wrong?
Al think that emotional excite
ment might, undoubtedly, throw man
into that condition where he would not
realize the difference between right and
wrong. Was called to see Burns profess
sionally the next day after the shooting.
Found him nervous, restless and in an
uneasy condition He told me he had been
unable to sleep for several nights, and he
was In about the same condition he had
been in for some time have no doubt.
Gave him a preparation of bromide of
potassium, to produce rest and sleep Saw
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