Evening journal., 1896-02-14
had made study of insanity, ard was an

himself He suffers from epileptic
insanity"
Mr. Gray-"As an insane expert Will
ask you"
Mr.. Hayes-"Not as an insane expert
AS an expert on insanity" daughter.
Mr. Gray-"As an expert on insanity
do you think any statement OF his worthy
Of credencef" II do not. His attacks
are mostly nocturnal He is cross,
irritable and violent after them. He is
rational at times aud, at other times not
rational. The form Of insanity from
which he suffers would weaken his
memory. The only treatment Ia Ken
yon's case Is to isolate him for time
until he becomes traotsble.
Judge and superintendent.
Judge Grubb questioned him at length
on Kenyon's attacks and lucid intervals.
and as to his mental condition on the
day of the killing DR.. Hsncker said
that he did not examine Kenyon AS to bis
condition on that day. HI could not say
that be had not had lucid intervals since
October 3, but he could say that he had
not been restored He suffered from
general insanity. There Is no known
cure for epilepsy
Judge Marvel-"Doctor In your judg-
ment, was the condition OF Kenyon
mind onior about October and has the
condition since that time been such that
now We could put any rellsncs on his
statements mo, cir"
DR.. John Black was called IS an ex
pert for the defenns.
mo reliance can be put In the state
ments OF a man afflicted with epieptic
insanity. he can describe what he sees
In his own way, but you can't plscs any
reliance In bis statement would want
it corroborated. know Kenyon, but not
professionally.
Dr. Charles Baird, who was police
surgeon ia April, 1893. testified that he
examined Robert Kenyon in 1898 and
found that he WAS insane. He aud Dr.
Albert K Harris signed the certificate
which committed him TO the asylum.
DR.. Alfred e. Harris corroborated his
statement.
DR.. Clayton WAS called, but the state
objected en- tue ground that he had been
an inmate Of the asylum.
Mr.. Gray replied that he had been
discharged after being there two days.
The court ruled him out.
The states Experts.
Then the state called Dr. e. g Short
lidge. He said that he had heard Kenyon
testify before the Board Of Trustees and
coroner's jury and be showed as sound
judgment as any witness he heard.
Dr. James Walker, coroner's physician.
swore that be heard Kenyon testify
before the coroner's jury and from his
observation be believed him fully capa-
BILE Of testfying Relative 70 epileptlc
insanity he said that there was def
cheney Of memory even In the lucid
intervals between the actual attacks
DR.. John II. Hammond. assistant
physician at the asylum was asked;
In your opinion Is Robert = Kenyon
capable Of giving a correct account Of
thugs be might have seen last O5tober2"
II don't know that it would be a correct
account, but he could give an account
/ cant say il would be intelligent. but It
might be intellisible Kenyor's attacks
OF epilepsy confused and beRildsred him
His memory Is sufficient to testify II Q
saw what occurred. He 10 classified
among those suffering from epileptic
insanity.
Chief Justice told Mr. Cooper that the
burden OF the proof OF Mr. Kenyon's
mental restoration rested on the state
It must prove that he was no longer In
sane.
Mr. Cooper-"This man occupies the
same position AS NAPLES
Judge Grubb said that he WAS willing
10 see Kenyon aud hear him for the
purpose Of judging of his competency
Chief Justice Lore expressed the
opinion that the state had utterly failed
to remove the doubt.
Judge Grub5-'Judge Marvll and l
desire to see the witness
That settled the matter and Chief
Justice Lore and Judge Cullen had to
submit.
Kenyon on the Stand
Kenyon, an aged man dressed In q dark
gray suit took the stand Judge Grubb
examined him. Hs answered his ques-
tions relative to the nature OF an oath
with an intelligence that was snrprls-
ing, told how no had besn sent TO the
asylum and gave the names OF the
asylum physicians.
Judge Grubb-"Do you remember
reading anything about the Ventz zlelan
troub.e or the Presidents measagef"
mo sir, am no politician.
"Can you tell us ANYTHING that you
have read la the pspsrs2"
Il read an account OF & senator
l speech In which he said that this was
1 the lano OF the Tree ana tue nome OF the
/ jackass. Iquoted that one day over at
Farphurst and they nearly choked the
life out OF ms.
The court ruled that he WAS incompe;
tent.
Story OF the Assistant Physician.
Dr. John Il. Hammond. assistant
4 ply sician at the asylum, took the stsud d
and said that, to the best Of his kroSl
edge. the body upon which Ira. Short
lidge and Walker performed the post
mortem was that OF Pisa. DR.. Clayton
removed the heart and a portion of the
lung on the day Of burial and took It up
10 the drug store. subsequently the
heart WAS delivered TO Drs Shortlldge
ard Walker The body was buried on
October and was under the ground
until after Thanksgiving / recognized
the body by the thin moustachs and
whlakers and by the clothes. idonti-
fed the heart by two incislons made In
it by DR.. Clayton, aud then l saw It In
the drug store every day, and | think
knew It. The heart looked fatty.
could only Identify It By those two cats. "
Farnhurst Gardener Testlaes.
Theodore Butler, the man who buried