The herald., 1897-01-24

cOuld give no reason therefor; that be-
ing charged with the care of hSghbred
horse, one that needed no whipping,
that he whipped the horse in very vio-
lent manner, and on being asked why
he punished the horse, was unable to
state.
THAT thereafter his employer dis
charged him. saying that he was afraid
of him. and that he was insane That
during this same period of his life he
had entered into the business of sa-
loon keeper of the city of Rochester,
New York, and that while engaged in
| that business had been in the family
OF cousin; that one night his cousin
being awakened, found him wandering
about the house in his night dress, car
rying lamp in his hand, lighted, and
upon being interrogated as to what he
was doing. replied that he thought there
were burglars in the house, or that he
was looking for burglars; that upon
being demonstrated with and the lamp
being taken from him, he retired to bed;
that on the following morning. upon
being interrogated upon the subject of
his nightly wanderings and looking for
burglars. he denied that he had ever
been up, or had any lamp, or had sought
any burglars, and became excited and
angry when it was urged upon him
that 1t was true that he had, and saying
that he had returned late that night to
the house and had gone to bed, when as
matter of fact he had returned very
early and had retired.
IRRESPONSIBILITY OF SPEECH.
That, being engaged In the business
OF saloon keeper, as have suggested
and the money to start him in business
having been furnished by his relatives.
and as far as any evidence shows for
no cause or reason whatever, suddenly
leaving his business and leaving the
city where he resided, with no explana-
ton. and remaining absent about year.
Ihat during the time of his absence he
had written for certain articles Of per-
sonal effects, which having been sent
to him, and he having acknowledged
the receipt of the same afterwards
wrote that he had never received them:
conducting himself in this maner, so
tnat persons who Were intimately ac-
quainted with him. and who observed
him in his conduct. and being laymen.
nave expressed the opinion that in their
judgment he was at times irresponsi-
BILE for his physical acts.
BARTHELMAN SHOWS HIS LOVE
Married about six years ago, having
chllu born some two years, or less, af-
ter the marriage, the child being now
apout4 years of age, living with his wife
until the month Of February, 1896. she
then going away from him and taking
with her all the furniture in the house.
excepting. l think, a sheet and a pillow
he returning to his house at night and
hnding 1t In that condition. immedfa tely
going to friends and talking with them
about his wife and child with sobs and
tears, saying in those conversations that
ne loved his child, at one time that he
loved his wife and Immediately thereaf-
ter saying that she was untrue and IN
faithful to him; saying that he could not
live without her. and that immediatel
afterwards saying because he could not
see his child, ard did rot know who
would take care of his baby, and then
saying immed'iat tely afterwards tlrat she
his wife, was unfit to care for his baby.
constantly making these complaints
both to friends and ordinary acquaint-
ances, and at all places where he met
them, upon the street, in his place of
busine:s anG in their houses, this occur
ring frequently and to a large number
of individuals during the period elapsing
from February to November, 1896: these
recitals accompanied by such physical
acts as rolling his eyes, described by an
Individual as corresponding to the con-
duct OF person who suffered with epi-
lepsy; face at times pale then flushed:
complaining of constant pains in the
head and of insomnia, and inability to
sleep for long periods of time, as long as
met that his wife was unfaithful and
untrue to him. whereas as a matter of
fact no testimony diScloseS that she was
but the contrary appears to be the fact;
saying that his child was ill-treated and
neglected, whereas the testimony dis
closes that the child was not ill-treated
or neglected; saying at times when in
the midst of excitement attending the
recitals of his domestic difficulties, that
his wife was haunting him. and pointing
to places on the wall and saying, Those
are Mabels eyes (meanirg his wife)
are Mabel's eyes This condition of ex-
citement and depressior increasing from
the month of February down to the
month of November, 1896, and his ex-
citement when relating these circum-
staEces increasing; the subject of his
discussion in all of them being his wife
and child, and upon the lines that have
indicated
A VICTIM OF HEREDITY.
THAT his father had committed such
acts as these: Taking favorite son, a
boy, and without any apparent cause or
reason therefor into the attic of his
house and tying rope around his neck
and attempting to hang him; taking the
property of a daughter, consisting of
trunks, and without any apparent cause
or reason therefor cutting the trunks to
pieces and destroying the contents of
the same; rushing into the house with
out any known reason or cause therefor
and into an upper room, taking a feather
bed from it's place, cutting 1t open,
throwing the feathers out of the window,
and when demonstrated with by those
who were about him said: 1T is snow
ing That upon such conditions ap-
,pearing, individuals who knew him and
knew the circumstances and these facts
have said that in their judgment he was
of unsourd mirld and insane.
THAT the individuals who have re-
counted the history of his transactions
have said that upon the circumstances
which have been detailed and recitals of
them, that in their Judgment he was at
times Irresponsible.
HIS SISTER COMBATIVE,
Assuming that sister living in the
city of Rochester, New York had with
out any apparent cause or reason there
for, ard when in a probate court in the
city of Rochester, before the judge there
sitting, ard in the progress of a hearing,
had sprung to her feet and without any
apparent cause had threatened the
Judge and stated in substance that she
was rot afraid of him, nor of any one
else; was removed with difficulty from
the court room; returned again, escap-
irg from her custodians who had her in
charge, there repeated her statements
against the court and was again re-
moved with difficulty: that she had at