Evening journal., 1896-02-15
FARNHURST PRISONERS.
They Testified In Their Own
Behalf This Morning.
THE STATE GOULD NOT MOVE THEM

l brown and swan Told stories Identical
in All Main Features and the State
Prosecutors Gould Not Lead Them to
Make Any Damaging Contradictions.
Lynch VIII Testify This Afternoon.
This evening may see the end Of the
Fsrnhurst asylum trial, but 1t is by no
means certain that 1t will, for court Of
justice is a very uncertain quantity upon
which to base prophecy. It Is certain,
though, that the jury will be sent to its
room not later than Monday.
Attorney General White and his
deputy, Mr.. Cooper. went to the Court
House yesterday afternoon with the full
determination of breaking down, by
skiful cross-exaninstion, the damaging
story which DIR. Harry l. Clayton made
during the morning session. They began
by showing that he bad been patient at
the asylum, ard was such at the time OF
the death OF Pisa Then they endesv-
ored to show essential variance in his
testimony before the coroner's jury and
before the court That the effort was futile
was no fault of theirs. Clayton certainly
did the cause OF the defense no harm.
although originally summoned to testify
for the state.
Il went to the asylum OF my own
| accord, said DR.. Clayton In answer to
Attorney General Whites questioning
and because / thought it necessary, but I
do not know that went there for treat
ment
Mr. White showed disposition to
press the reluctant witness as to why he
WAS at the asylum.
For the relief Of the young doctor Mr.
Hayes stated that the defense would
admit that he was there as q patient
and under trea atment.
/ Mr.. White said that he wanted to
test the condition Of Clayton's mind
on October 8. He wss permitted to pro
ceed, but confined to October 5.
Il was there as a patient on the 9th
Of October because / was previously
there, said the doctor. 81 did not 20
there on that day, 1 received no treat
ment on that day but diet and sleep. DR..
Hancker was not there. He was a way.
l do not know why was at the asylum
on October 8 Some OF the officials will
have to enswer that.
ibid you hear the sound Of anything
like seuffie p asked the attorney gem
srsl.
II heard the sound Of scuffis In tn,
corridor before responded to Lambert.
sons second summons" he replied
Il went out nd,succeeded Ia making
Pisa loosen his hold on Browns throat bl
catching his wrist with one hand and
bending 1t with the other. Then h'
opened his hand. The others had pulled
at the hand, but could not make him lei
20. l aid not see Pisa kick me, but
received the blow Ia the back Of th'
head. After I called to them that PisI
was dying they all got up on their feel
and lifted him up. At that time he wal
lying still and bis eyes were closed HI
did not open his eyes when they lifted
him up. he stood for few seconds. bui
staggered, and they caught him to KEEP
him from falling. he may have opened
his eyes once or twice after be was up,
but in feeble way.
"They pushed him In the bathroom
and he staggered along until be reached
the end of the bathtub
''It was right at the door that Brown
pushed him in. He didn't have hold o
him any more until he fell. Pisa tool
two or three steps to the end Of the bath
tub, but whether from momentum or o.
his own v0liti0n / cannot say. Then h
| Icclbu huu lcli phCh WhIuht Wltuoub bhh
, ing hold of the bRthtub I couldn't SCI
for the bathtub how he struck, but hl
, l fell parallel with the tub, and was moi
J limp. Whether be had lost his momen-
, tum when he fell cannot say"
You testified before the coroner'l
/ IjurJ2' "Yes, sir.
"Dld you say then that Swan had hll
, feet on him2' "No, sir, I did not
did say that Pisa appeared TO be In
/ dying condition, but did not mean wheI
got there, for he had hold of Brown
throat. What [ meant WAS that
thought be was dying when / called Il
I the others TO get up.
81 have been in Lynch's company sine
) the indictment and went down In tn
) cells, with Lord De Ls Wsrs to see th
! prisoner several dxys ago, but We bad NJ
p conversation bearing upon the case
D Lynch and l were friendly, that's all
Leon PIsA's Last Gasp.
"Pisa's last gasp was given In Pepper
room. | did say before the coroner
Jury that 1t might have bsen a reflex
! gasp, for there were no visible signs o
breathing when he was carried from th
G bathroom. / examined and pronounced
, him dead The bruises on hls arm AM
l side were recent, ana presumed 6up9r
4 iclal. did not cut in to see whethe
B they were deep"
q He left the stsnd at 3 As
Oakss Could Not Have Seen.
DR.. Toward Ogle, who was ply sicia
I Of the asylum when It belonged to th
, county, was sworn. He said that O2ke
could not have seen IA the bath roo
! from the position In the hallway whIcl
8 he said he occupied. This the stat
a admitted, and the doctor left the stand
Attacking wapies's voracity.
: William 7. Hirtel, OF Indian River
Sussex county, said that he had know
: NAPLES ever slnce be was boy
z Mr. Gray asked him II be knew hi
, general reputation for truth and YER
J. scity in the neighborhood In which h
( lived. Witness replied that It was no
a good. He would not believe him on hi
oath.
. Mr. Hirtel was cross examined by Nj
White. He said that he did not kno'
7 where NAPLES had lived for the past 81.
K years, but he was In Piladelphis part o
J. tha TINA paonla I'm Oauaral say that b