Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-22


lie asked. "Dd hit her," HItivhomi l
asked. Lucy Mccain" he replied.
T. b. RIcHEY.
saw ". Haas sitting. Miley was
sitting in the ditch. asken what's the
natteri Miey replied. "he shot hims II "
Haas said Did hit her." asked ~hof
He said, Lucy" Miley and Dc. Barner
we're the only persons present at that
time. was leaning rigtt over him.
There could be no mistake.
RoBT coFFMAN
Testified as to Haas borrowing pistol to
kill eats, on the afternoon of Jan. 25th'
DIR. W. S. CLINE.
saw the mark on her left cheek, it
was a dark purple mark about an inch
or an inch and half long. | think it
might have been caused by a grain of
unexploded powder.
DIP. MAGRUnER
saw this note. on Jan, 27th Monday
morning about 81 O'clock. Miss Lucy
Mccain brought it to me. 1 put this
date on 1t. l sent the note TO Tom. Jobe.
CHAs. BURNER
Testified that he heard two of the bullets
pass him. One struck the fence on the
other side of the street.
J.N. DAVIS
Testified as to nearing the balls strike.
Met Miss McCann. She seemed much
frightened.
T. RICHEY AND j. II. GRABILL
Testified as to the quiet disposition and
good reputation of Walter K. Haas.
MRS HAAS,
mother of the accused. Walter was %
years old Oh the 26th of last April. My |
husband was 81 years of age and | was
AZ years old at the time Of Walters birth.
He was a very delicate child during in
fancy, always frail. He depended entire
" upon his mother for support and in
every way. He had a very severe spell
of typhoid fever in Philadelphia. He
has never been strong, subjest to severe
headache. He was gwen to melancholy
and gloomy intervals For two weeks
before this occurrence, he was very
melancholy. l questioned him as to
what was the matter. He was very rest
les, and,seepless at night. heard him
moaning on his bed. He had very little
appetite. The day before the occurrence,
he did not sit down at the table except
in the morning. He never was COM
municative. lie seemed very Indifferent
40 to everything around nun. He was
struck on the head with a stone, when be
was about years of age. The depression
is still there. Mrs. II. testified "a to
members Of the family who suffered from
mental disturbance. On cross examna-
ton, Mrs. H. testified that be was = very
conscientious young man. never saw
him 10 a condition OF mini in which bis
conscience did not distinguish between
right and wrong. He was kind, afec-
tionate aud even tempered youRg man.
lie said that he did not intend to shoot
Miss Mccain. He talked reasonably as
far could judge.
DIR. u. II. IRWIN
Testified as to wound Of Walter Haas.
DR.. ?. BURNER,
In answer to a Hypothetical question
covering The case replied "My opinion is
that he was temporarily insane.
DR. BRUSH,
Superintendent Of shepherd Asylum. near
Baltimore, testified that he had made q
careful physical examination and pre-
sented to the inry a diagram. Taken in
connection with what he told me, what |
saw, | came to the conclusion that Mr. |
Haas was Of neurotic temperament, a |
decidedly unstable. nervous temper |
ament, very easily overthrow by dis |
turbng circumstances which would |
no. affect person o better nervous or |
ganization. think he was insane when /
be made the assault.
DIR. DE- JARNETT,
Of the Western Lnuatic Asylum, Of
staunton, testified that from the tesn.
mouy he heard, be did not believe that
Walter Haas was insane. He thought
the act was caused by pique and jeal-
ousy.
HENRY BURNER
Testified as to healing the balls, did not
hear the question "Did | hit her, &c
NJ. L. WALTON
Testified that be did not hear the oues-
ton asked and answered. He also testi-
fed TO general good character of Walter
X. Haas.
DIR II. II. IRWIN
Testified as an expert, aud was OF opinion
that Walter Haas was insane.
A large number Of instructions cover
ing the Law applicable to both sides OF
the case were gwen to the jury on Mon
! day afternoon, after which the Com
mon wealth's Attorney opened the ease iu
a PLAIN, candid. straight forward manner,
reviewing the evidence which had been
given in the case. lie spoke O1e hJnr.
Mr. r. T. Walker followed tor the de-
fence. Portions of his speech were very
pathetic, moving number Of persons to
tears.
Mr. l. Walton ma le a strong argn
ment for the defence. speaking over two
hOurs.
Mr.. ". R. Alexander closed the case
tor the prosecution IN a very able argu.
ment forcibly presenting the facts and
attacking the theories of experts.
The case was given to the jury abont
( O'Clock. After several hours deiber-
alton they announced that they could lot
agree and that there was no probability
OF their agreeing. The jury stood IL TO l
10 favor Of conviction.
The case was set for re-trial at the
August term and the accused admitted to
bail.
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