The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-01-29

Describe the circumstances under which you saw him and his condition at that time"
 q saw Ripple at the jail and it was then that 1 made up my mind that he was insane. I went to his cell with MT. Futile and the turnkey The latter told Ripple that MT Futile with doctor was there to see him. Ripple looked at MT Futile for three minutes and didn't recognize him. He retreated to the rear of his cell muttering and saying that it was all put up job; that he was persecuted, and that we were trying to harm him"
 Couldn't that have been simulated?" asked MT. Williams.
 No, sir; I believe stimulation would have been impossible under the circum- stances. There was a peculiar look on his face at that time, a look as II he was frightened"
 When did you next find him in- sane?"
 Tn this court room.
 "Insane delusions are essential to the existence of alcoholic mania, are they not?'
 "They are common, but are not the rule. Hallucina tions are apt to occur also, and are characteristic of alcoholic mania
 Do you think hallucination was ab- sent in Nipples case?'
 NO, sir"
 Did MT. Tuttle tell you that he had Nipples sister come to the court room to see if she would have fit?''
 No, sir" pr. Baldwin then described to the jury the difference between a faintlng fit and epilepsy. In answer to ques- ton by MT. Williams. he then said that he believed that Ripple was in man iacal condition at the time when his sister had fit in the court room
 MT. Williams then asked: 'If Ripple was perfectly sane at the time that the commotion was caused in the court room by his sister having fit, and realized that he was here on trial for his life, and. being determined to take advantage of the commotiion, sprang up and started towards the door, ut tering no word until intercepted and then engaged in a struggle with several
 
 the floor and overpowered before you saw him, would that aid you, if fact, in determining what was the matter with him when you saw him after com ing from the room where his sister had been carried after having been seized by a fit?"
 Tt would not, according to the as- sumptions of your question. When first saw Ripple on that occasion he was just being thrown to the floor. Four or five larger and stronger men than himself were struggling with him and with difficulty overpowered him, His strength then was maniacal strength and not such as a sane person of Nipples build could work up under any condition
 MT. Futile then asked: Do you think that sane man would try to escape and cry out Bell in addition to the circumstances mentioned by MT, Will liams?'
 No sir''
 Have you any comparisons by which to judge of Nipples condition?" asked MT. Williams.
 ''Yes, sir; I have seen murderers on trial before
 Dr. Baldwin was then excused, and at this point a recess of fifteen minutes was ordered by the court. At 4:15 the trial was resumed, and Dr. w. M Kenna of this city was call ed to the stand by the defence. Dr. Kenna qualified as an expert, saying that he was graduate of the Sheffield Scientific school and of the Yale Medi- cal school in the class of '92 After graduating from the medical school he went to the New York City Asylum for the Insane, where he remained from September, 1892, until February, 1896 While there his duties were those of assistant physician in charge of about 400 patients. | MT. Futile asked: Are hallucina- tions crucial tests of insanity" | "No"
 | 'In what proportion of cases of in- sanity do these Authorizations occur?" This question was objected to and with drawn.
 | In answer to a question to that effect Dr. Kenna then stated that hallucina- tions were not a crucial test of alcohol l ic mania
 MT. Futile asked Assuming the facts of the hypothetical question, what was, in your opinion, the mental condi- tion of Ripple on the night he stabbed l his wife?'
 "I should say that he was suffering 1 from insanity in the form of alcoholic mania-a pathological condition of in sanity, characterized by outbursts of cerebral excitement induced by the talk ing into the system of alcohol"
 'In cases of alcoholic mania is the patient capable of understanding the nature of his acts?" No" | If a man drinks to excess alcoholic liquors from the time he is fifteen years of age until he is twenty-five years of age, do you think he would have a sound mind?" "No"
 What in your opinion is the present mental condition of Kippie?''
 q think that he is suffering from al- coholic dementia."
 "How long do you think he has been suffering from alcoholic dementia?'' asked Mr. Williams.
 T couldn't say exactly, but probably for three or four years" ''Is Nipples case of alcoholic demen- l tia now sufficiently pronounced as to be apparent to a non-expert?" | moi