Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-01-12
DISCHARGED.
The Commissioners Find no
Signs Of insanity.

There was standing DON only in
the Court 0 yesterday when JOS
eph Laneevin was tried for insanity.
with Dr8. Fox md Herrick acting as
the examining physicians. Judge
HaWley Of the Z. S. Court occupied a
place beside Judge Mack.
Joe Cowan said that the defendant
was bOistrous in front Of the county
building.
Judge Hawthorne related several
funny experiences he had with the
defendant. He thought his actions
indicated i%nsanit".
Sheriff Kinney described the actions
of the defendant in raising a contin-
ual disturbance in front OF the county
building.
Mr.. Langevin then took the stand
and told very clearly how his war
had been shut off by the Water Comp
any, and that he had been compelled
to carry water a ling distance That
he had got it of Mr.. Roberts until he
was told that he could have it no
longer for fear that Miss Mary Rob
erts would loose her place as a school
teacher with Johny Jones on the
School Board.
Mr.. Stark who had slept with de
fondant in jail laid he acted ration
ally but excited.
T,Irn II - ~ low w., oci1oI 70 +tn
stand. Have seen the defendant
prior to the Honcy trial Heard him
testify at the Heuey trial. He exii}-
tied no signs Of mental unsoundness
while testifying in my court.
Ex-Governor Adams. I know JOS
eph Langevin. Have e him off
and on for several years. Only knew
him personally fer the past few
months, ] had a long conversation
with him not long ago. He told me
Of the prosecutions he had received
from the hands of the officials and
the houdIurns of the town, and 7 fer
that he was Intellectually t" superior
of the men who were houI ing hjn.
and he exhibited remarka le intalli-
gence. I got the iu:"I"s0ion that he
had been asked by S1r?:f Kinney 70
commit perjury.
Here Sheriff Kinney, who w. i.
the court room said to the witness:
will you swear to the statement
Governor Adams'?"
The witness. 81 have made ny
statement sir
His mind was very clear as he told
me that he was only fooling the PEG
pie who were asking him to run fol
Senator. He showed me his papers
and said he could not run because he
was not a citizen. The District Attor
ney then asked the witness who he haC
seen bother Langevin.
Have seen YOU do So"
This brought the District AttOrne,
TO his feet and there were several no
passages. The witness said he ha(
heard nothing said by the District At
torney, but he regarded that he wa,
participating in the annoyance b,
smiling, etc. The District Attorne'
asked the witness if he would no
J smile if he heard Langevin say tna
0 Justice Hawthorne had a pig in hi
stomach. Witness said he might
= The District Attorney tried to SHOW
: that the witness and himself were no
t unfriendlv. The Court called him t
e order and the examination closed,
The physicians were then called o.
and both reported hat they had no
g sufficient evidence to warrant his be
ing held. They said he had bee
made very ervou by repeated in
suits and annoyance, but his min,
' was clear aside from his nervous state
DR.. Herrick related the circumstanc
' Of the hoodlums who had enraged
y music teacher named Clarke for year
until in defense he had been com
PEELED to kill a man.
s The Court said he considered it
: disgrace to those who had annOve,
8 this defendant. 1t showed the wors
e o. breeding. He saw no evidence @
insanity and would discharge tn
prisoner.
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