The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-24

but Il was not done from an act OF bru-
tally; II was necessary TO protect MIN
and keep him In the room.
"He was sent TO his uncle's, but he
would not stay there and came back
10 Burlington. This was I'm winter. while
Il was cold The boy then stayed with
his mother for a while and | think, he
was afterwards sent back TO his uncle s.
when he ran away again ana came 10
Virginia.
Mr.. Ben. Foushee tried 10 kill his first
wife. and cut all her clothes Off. Mary
Ann Mckinney tried 10 hang herself. but
| did not see that with my own eyes. The
boy never did seem TO me as II he was
human: he never showed any human fe
ing. lie would not mind being whipped.
j have seen him sitting around. appearing
to be in deep study"
Before the cross-examinaton or MT.
Crabtree was gone into. Mr.. Potts stated
that the Board OF Directors OF the Re
formatory paid the expenses Of Mr.. Crab
tree and Mrs. Moon while here In Rich
mond and that the railroad company had
kindly furnished transportation.
Witness stated. when asked by Mr.
Sands that he did not know iron, his
own knowledge that Charles father tried
20 kill his first wife. The rest Of the
cross-examinaton did not bring out any
new facts.
THE PROSECUTION.
At this functure the prosecution took ny
the examination-in-chief OF the witnesses
OF the Commonwealth again. Miss
Wheelman, the nurse at the Reforma
tory. was first called. and told of the
instructions left by DR.. James after Mr.
Tnsley had been hurt. which were TO
keep him quiet. lie did not move at
all.
Mr.. +. J.. Thompson enc OF the guards
Of the school. who has charge Of the
collar-shop, knew Foushee since Nav
10. 1895. lie requested TO be taken out
Of the shop on the afternoon Of Novem-
Der 9th. and witness reported the re-
quest TO Mr.. Gibson. the detailing officer.
The request WAS granted
Mr. Robert S. Reeves, a teacher NJ the
refOrmatory school. stated that he had
known Charles Foushee fer eight months.
During that period he escaped once
Christmas year ago. and was brought
back the next day intoxicated. Witness
saw Foushee starting 10 run after he
had hit Mr.. Tinsley and heard him af-
forwards say that he had hit Mr.. Tiusley
by an accident. The boy then tried 10
show witness how the accident occurred.
Witness then thought it had been an ac-
cident.
When questioned by a juror. tho witness
said he believed Fcushee 10 be of sound
mind, but the question was ruled out
On crOss-eXamination witness said he
was almost positive that il had been an
accident until the boy confessed other
wise. lie was questioned by Mr.. PAGE
at some length. hut his testimony did lOt
bring ous any new important facts.
Mrs. Tinsley. the widow of Mr.. Edward
3. Tinsley. when called to the stand, stat
ed that she was at the Reformatory on
the night when Mr.. Tinsloy died She
vent 10 the school. but was not allowed
to 20 where he was and did. therefore.
not know what took place. She was notl-
fled about o'clock that night.
On cross-examination witness said her
husband was kind and good and tried
to be faithful in everything he did.
A recess was then taken until $50
o'clock.
DIR. HODGES TESTIMONY.
1t was shortly after o'clock yesterday
afternoon when the court adjourned.
more than half an hour having been
spent by Judge Wickham in consultation
with counsel as TO the instructions To be
submitted TO the jury
DR.. j. Allison Hodges a physician and
surgeon in this city. was called first as
an expert witness by counsel for the de-
fence.
Il am professor for nervous and men,
tai diseases at the University College Of
Medicine" he said in answer to ques-
tions, land am considered an expert as
TO insanity cases. Insanity is. TO use a
plain definition. departure Of the mans
normal self. This disease has 4 good
many causes. Education, either TOO
much Of it, or not enough. is one OF the
causes. Others are civilization and its
progress. religion. chronic diseases.
drunkenness. heredity. insane tempera-
ment, sex. certain periods of life. He
redity furnishes the largest number or
insane cases; about 60 per cent. may be
found in asylums. as the cause; but 1
think IT goes as high as 60 per cent. IL
is the transmission Of some trait or dis
ease.
1.-THE insane temperament IS the con-
dtion in which an individual is born. OF
a bad descent. with u predispositiOn to
insanity. 1t is allied to heredity and
the transmutation Of nervous diseases.
1t IS impossible to fix any standard OF
insanity applicable 10 each Individual.
Every man has his own standard. 1T
is impossible TO tell by looking at man
whether he is insane or not. The most
incurable phase Of insanity is paranoya
or monomania, where. by all appear
ances. there may be no insanity, except
on one fixed point. Men may be per
fectly rational on general subjects. but
absolutely irrational on one subject An
insane person cannot always be Judged
insane by one act; the man is often able
to conceal the fact Of his diseased mind.
upiess man might be examined by ex-
perts, and the point of illusion is touch
ed upon. In that instance. he would
show It at once.
1.-THE bestial tendency and disposition
in a being from early childhood viii man
ifest itself TO a considerable extent IN
insane persons. If a boy Of fourteen
years committed a cod-blooded killing.
and made the statement that he was
bloodthirsty. and if he should afterwards.
in the light of the facts. say. as TO the
character of the killed man. that he
should have been in HI long ago. II
would indicate a diseased mind. especially
If it was shown that his father, and his
fathers blood relations had evidences
OF insanity. The bloodthirstiness, the
heredity through the family. would indi-
cate insanity while the cursing OF the
man might have been done in bragga-
docio The cursing might have a gem
eral tendency Of strengthening the the
DRY of insanity.
AS TO SUICIDES.
'The fact that a person commits sui
eide is not in my opinion absolute indi-
cation OF insanity. III such an effort was
made by child | would modify my opin-
ion, inasmuch as suicide among children