Evening journal., 1898-05-25
WITNESSES FOR L0NEY
They Swear That He is Not
Insane.
A STRONG CASE BEING SET UP


sPONsIBLE MEN TARE THE
STAND IN BEHALF OF THE
FARNHURST INMATE.
NeigIhbors amid friends OF George |
LCnley occupied bhe witness stand be- |
fore the jury of inquiry yesterday at- |
ternoon, and everything they said Was |
10 The effect THAT LOmey was not insane, !
and should NO longer he confined to tne |
asylum AT Farnhurst.
THE afternoon session convened at |
2.30 O'Clock. Edward #. Kam5 took TIME |
stand and stated That he had known |
George Loney about nine years, and |
had often talked to him, and l-lelt he |
had never noticed anyuhlng WI ng in |
his speech or actions. MIR. Kane swore
that il uhe daughters were on elJLer the
front or back po1dh and their father
came out they would get UP and leave.
| lie also said That MIR. Hartmann and
himself went over TO the hospital to
see Loney and Dr. Hancker would not
allow him (Kane) to see LOney, ais II
was against the rules. On another oc-
casion when he called he was allowed
J TO see him. When Mr. Kane STARTED to
tell about an agreement, MIR. CAandler
took exception, and a hot discussion
arose between THE counsel engaged on
the case. After everything had Quieted
down Kane was allowed to tell about
the agreement which was to tine effect
that they had agreed to have LOney
drought over and tried before jury,
and after everything was arranged Mr..
I Chandler backed down, and so Mr..
Hartman prepared an act and had it
passed by The Legislature, and during
the time THE bill was before the Assem-
bly, Mr. Chandler wrCte to Mr.. Pyle in
reference to it, but the letter did not do
any coed, for &c was passed by q unani-
nous vote. When Kane went D. Dover
in reference to tho said act, senator
john Pyle gave him the f5tter and told
him TO use it any way he wanted, and
/ it was read before the jury. on cross
q examination witness swOre th'at George
I.Oney was sane man and should be
= at large and attending to his duties.
Michael Leary was sworn am teah-
, fed that he had known Loney fer four
= years and had talked to him ON sew
! eual occasions, and one Sunday morn
= ing, about O'Clock, he asked Llney tC
take a walk, and he CLoney) sad THAT
he would not go, as he had not lad his
s breakfast and his daughter wound no'
l. get up and prepare it. 1t is the opinion
= of Mr.. Leary that LOney is a sane mar
e and Should not be where he is.
George Heritage swor5 that h0 had
- known LOney for twelve years and haC
: never noticed anything wrong witt
il him, and in his opinion lhe was sane.
e This morn.ing Calvin l. Swayne, WIN
lives next door to LOney, testif tina
-s he mad known LOney Tor abOu, sevel
n years He had seen the daughters a
i times leave the porch when their iathe
y would come out, and had seen moth
l. ing else occur. In his opinion Lone
is sane man, and he said that h
- would be willing to have him on a jur
~ in a case in which he might hc inter
ested.
la Samuel Barclay swore that he ha
known LOney for three years, and ha
heard him complain of his daughter
ID failing TO get his meals. He believe
e. him to be a sane man.
~ Patrick Flood had known LOnCy 70
ie nine years, and had seen him frequent
n, ly. He believed LOney to be as sane a
81 himself or a good many other men.
ic John Ward, foreman at the harla
and HollingawOrth Company; Inoma
o. j. Gallagher, foreman for the Puse
n and Jones Company, and Michael
,ir Maloney and Isaac Brown, fOremen fC
er the Street and Sewer DepartmC-t, te'
es titled that LOney had worked for thel
o. and been a good and faithful workma
he and in their opinion, he was sar
o. man.
he Thomas Connor said he had know
IN. Loney since childhood and was su
en- prised to learn he had been sent
lnsI Farnhurst. as he was as sane as an
body. ConnOr is q brother of Villa
IRE COnnOr of PHILADELPHIA. who tostifi,
'ue against LOney.
Henry c. Webb and wife and MI
I've Woodward had heard Loney cCmpla
of the way his girls treated him.
tic their opinion he is sane. The hearil
was then adjourned until to-mOrrC
1y- morning at O'clock.