The Washington times., 1895-04-20
LIVTERS Pissed THE LIE
Ross Perry Then Threatened TO
Slap Mr.. WOrthingtOn's Face.
PIPING HOT SCENE In COURT
Mr. Worthington Declared That he Would
Re the Last Man to Be Slapped by Mr.
PerrT-The Latter Attempted to Carry
Out HIS Threat But Was Prevented BIZ
Mr Browning Counsel and Jury on Edge

The lie was passed, and two well known
attorneys, Mr.. r. Ross Perry and Mr.. A. 8.
wonhington, came near a pr ersonal encounter
yesterday at the lunacy trial OF Mr. o. p.
Dom, OF No. 925 Massachusetts avenue.
After the danger OF physical violence
was averted Mr. Perry, when he came To
speak. continued TO iSslsn MT wor,hington
aiid his clients in keen and bitter terms
Mr. Worthingtou is To speak again to-
day. and it is reasonably certain be viii
make a maSterly. Ecsthing reply, both for
himself and his clients.
Mr.. Worthington is an old soldier, lame
with a gunEhot wound. When Mr.. Perry
on account of Juror Mitchcll's ayowed be-
lief that Mr. Dom is Incompetent, asked
that the case b. taken from the jury, Mr.
Wo1hington said a juror has a right to
express his opinion any time
SAYS WHAT'S FALSE.
MI Warrington is misleading the jury
by misreprcsenting the law" said Mr.
Perry.
IF Mr. Perry says l have stated what I
know 10 be not Law" answered Mt
Worihingtan .'he- says what is false
is such that he may call any one liar.
He has falsely represented the law to the
jury, lie is INSCRIPTIONS in his conduct
before the jury, he is a liar, and il il
were not for his physical condition / W culd
slap his face was the retCTt.
MT Browning, who is Mr.. Perry's asso-
ciate in the case, stepped forward Us Mfr.
Korthlngton replied.
MT. Perry needn't mind my physical
condition. IL lie slaps ne lie never VIII
slap another man."
MT Browning was Just in time, for Mr..
Perry WAS already moving forward to
execute his threat. Others came tC his
side ami the two men Were kept apart.
The jury retired. and returnins IN few mo-
ments said they would go Oh with the case
in spite OF Mr. PeTry's objections 10 Mt
Mitchell. MT Browning resumed the ar
gument begun yesterday. Referring to an
au tlority, he said: Il VIII lead from
the opinion OF a Judge who knows more
about the matter than even Mr. Ciasett." 8"
JURYIAN CLAGETT'S REPLY.
His remark was taken rs offensive by
Mr.. Dorsey Claggett, of the jury. and he
sharply directed Mr.. Browning not 10 go
outside his argument 10 insult jurors Mr.
Browning concluded his address quietly.
Mr Perry followed. He said Mr. Worth
I IL -
colored nurse would say, il put on the
stand. that Mt. Dom was properly cared
for, told the jury they had not Of
fered 10 show how the old gentleman had
been miSuSed, and said il in a way 10 have
the Jury believe the nurse and DIT Johnson
would 40 testify
III that is not utteriHg lie," be ex-
claimed "t's acting ore. and it is wholly
unfair" Further, there was not 4 syllable
Trs cd TgrrT
could not come and go to thsir father
free as air; the attempt was made - have
the jury believe they were shut out.
Thestory OF Mr. Metzger'S shaving told Belle
! Brown 10 exclude Mrs. Todd from the house
was invented only TO be proved absolutely
false Yet Mr. WorthiDgton argued upon
the assumption that Mr.. Dom was kept
from his daughters.
MIR. BERRY'S ARGUMENT
Again MI Worthington had, he said, tried
| to make the jury believe that atifitwasproved if
/ Mr Dom is partially Insane his property
should be taken from him. Mr. worthingtou
! knew better Any law student standing
about the court room ought TO know better
II was admitted, he said. that Mr.. DonI
is partially unsound in mind. He is said Il
! have delusions that he is mistreated, tina
! he is imprisoned, that somebody is trying
to rob him. But he has no delusion tha
! he has TO sell his real estate, that he has L
! give his money to somebody, no delusiol
| whatever about hiE property.
The only approach TO it was when b,
| made mistake about the loan TO Nr. Wilco,
and Dr. Johnson had testified that this wa
! fully accounted for by the disturbance
to his memory caused by this controversy
He then read an English decision of 1875
| saying contract iE not yoided by deluGiOI
OF the maker unless it is shown that th'
delusion absolutely controlled the maxim:
| of it.
Thee willprobablybec econcludcdto-day
having iun since last Saturday.