The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-11-12
The aaieha Daily eagle: Euesdau oriua aebsr H. 1885

prisoner When court adjourned for
| the midday recess, a number or young
| women the several members Of the pris-
oner's family in, the corridor and. tear
fully rendered their sympathies TO them
| Before he was taken to his cell in
| the Tombs Hannigan was surrounded
| by a score of men who knew him be-
| fore the occurrence of the dramatic in
| cidents that led to his arraignment
| charged with a capital crime He
! greeted them all pleasantly and seemed
| TO take renewed courage from their
| words OF sympathy. He evidently is
confident of ultimate acquittal OF the
| crime for which he stands charged, by
| reason of the overwhelming evidence
of his insanity submitted by his able
counsel
When the case was resumed yester-
day the prisoners brother again took
the stand and continued the details of
David's singular conduct during his
illness and following the death of, his
sister Loretta. He insisted through
out his long examination by Lawyer
Brooke that his brother had for two
months manifested unmistakable evil
| dences of an unbalanced mind.
The witness, on cross-examination,
was again taken over the ground of
the direct testimony by the assistant
district attorney and reiterated his
statements relative to the prisoners
mental condition for some time prior
10 the shooting Of Solomon H. Mann.
Throughout a most rigid examination
he stoutly maintained. like other wit
nesses for the defense, that his broth
er's conduct had been decidedly IRA
tional The witness based his opinion
on the excessive nervous tension OF his
brother. his staring, CLASSY eyes. his in
coherent talk and the fixed hideous grin
on his face.
Evidence was introduced by counsel
for the defense that Hannigan had kept
the books for the firm of which he was
the junior partner until the fatal i'll
ness of his sister Loretta. The wit
ness said that after her death his broth
er was not considered competent to
keep the accounts of the firm. and they
were taken from his charge for that
reason.
John Q. Barth, the next witness, was
the first one whose answer could be
distinctly heard throughout the court
room. He is a building contractor,
who lives at 434 Central Park Place.
He had known Hannigan in business
way for a number of years, and had
readily noticed the change that follow
ed the trouble that befell him.
He looked TO me just like man who
was drunk" said the witness in rich
German. brogue. He was careless Of
his dress and had a. funny and uncanny
stare aDOut MS eyes.
Won't you explain just what you
mean 10 convey by that" asked Lawyer
Brooke.
well. don't know that L can. It
was a different expression from what
/ had ever seen there before. He
seemed to me to have lost his head. He |
had done a great deal of work for me,
and about that time L asked for an
estimate, on some stone. He said he'd
give it to ne. and when I met him and
asked him for it he laughed at me. He |
did that repeatedly for a month, and |
always promised that he would let me i
have it next time. He smoked good |
deal-too much for him thought
James j. Brown was the next witness
called to the stand. He is a, master |
mason and lives ar 124 West Ninetieth |
street The witness had worked on |
the same contracts with the prisoner |
for several years and said that until |
the trouble about his sisters death he |
had found Hannigan always good ma
trouble. however. he. had found him TO |
be an entirely different bein, whose |
every act was very odd and whose talk |
was decidedly incoherent.
His eyes had a CLASSY stare" said |
the witness. after the trouble he |
changed his associates and seemed to
like to go with the hod carriers and |
laborers. He avoided the companions l
in a higher walk of life with whom he /
had previously associated.
II was working with Hannigan on a /
building at Al Great Jones street about
ten days before the shooting of Mann"
said the witness. He stopped work.
ing five days before the shooting He
neglected his work there on the last |
day he worked
Several other witnesses who had been
associated with the prisoner in trade
testified to the marked change in his
conduct after his sisters death. They /
all said they believed firmly at the time |
be was mentally unbalanced. and. there 4
fore, not accountable fer his acts.