The Portland daily press., 1896-12-30
TIE EXPERTS APPEAR TO DIFFER.
Some Say Brown is Crazy and Others
Say Not.

The Fuller Murder Case Hinged on This
Issue YesteSday-Mr. Hoar Calls Sever
al witnesses Who Contradict Those of
Defence.
Boston. December 29.-There was large
falling off in she attendance of women
at the trial Of Mate Thomas Bran for
the barksntine Herbert Fuller murders
this forenoon.
The crcss-examination of DR.. Theodore
Fisher. expert witness onsinsanity, was
concluded. But little additional light
on the men ral condition of Brown on tho
night of the murder was obtained On
re-direot examination DIR. Fisher said he
still adhered to the belief that Brown
was suffering from some form of in
sanity.
Dr. Thomas Waterman, after having
qualified rs an exert on insanity, was
asked the hypothetical question adj
dressed to the last witness regarding the
acts of Brown indicating insanity. and
said that the man was probably affected
with a form of insanity. The question,
he said, indi Heated a very distinct outline
of a person al ticted with some form OF
insanity. q ch1sonie line of insanity, or
what is known as a mania for persecu-
tion.
Asked if the ia liking to himself and
oestulstine were consistent with.insanlty
Witnes said it was n OF only consistent with
insanity ia an essen tial part OF the Iorm
Of insanity known iw mania OF persecu-
tiop. The witness corroporated the Desol-
mouy of the last wit uess IN all It's essen
tial particulars u.
Fuller. and Jonathan Spencer, steward
of the vessel, were recalled.
After they had replied to few ques-
ttons. Mr., French of counsel for the de-
fencs. announced that the nefendants
side was all in and recess was taken
until 2. p. m. IL
Thfs afternoon the court opened with
Mr.. French Offering to put in evidence
that Charles Browns testimony in the
Halifax deposition differs from that
which he gave here on the stand.
Mr.. Hoar called DR.. Edward Cowles,
a graduate of Dartmouth college, super
and an expert on insanity DR.. Cowles
has held many prominent medical
nositiors, MIR. H0ar read him the
hypothetical question in regard to Brown
and when asked if he thought the man
was insane. DR.. Cowles said upon the
facts he thought Brown had acute IN
sanity at Rotterdam accompanied by de-
llrium. but his actions on the Herbert
Fuller did not indicate insanity to him..
The Rotterdam affair might be caused
by any excess which would cause ex-
haustion.
Nh. Hoar read the hypothetical question
in many diversions and to each Dr.
fhar
cate insanity. DIR. Cowles said there was
nothing in all the events which indicated
homicidal mania
Mr. Cotter cruss-examined the witIess.
The witness was asked to explain ail his
opinions. 1t was brought out that Brown
was moro liable to an attack OF insanity
having been in An insane asylum than
one who had not been confined. Accord
ino 10 the question he said Brown had
balIucnatiOn of sight when be saw the
dead bodies following him around.
Browns ection rs whole were not those
of "a sane person. He said that two cases
of insanity were not necessarily alike,
but might come from the same causes.
DR.. Walter Charming of Brookline was
called He is an expert on insanity and
in answer to Mr.. Hoar's hypothetical
question in regard to Brown, said he
thought in Rotterdam the man was IN
sane and on the Herbert Fuller he was
not. He thought the ATTACK in Rotter-
dam had no connection with any actions
on the Herbert Fuller, and he explained
this belief to quite an extent.
Judge Webb asked the witness If he dis
covered, according to the question, any
homocidal mania in Brown. BE said
emo In this witness MS in others, Mr..
Cotter brought out that the government
experts on insanity had not seen Brown
and were not here when he testified. Mr..
Ootter closely examined the witness and
when through, the court adjourned I'M
fiji @ 30 Wednesday morning.