The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-20

is treoueu,ly a great fear OF impending
poverty or ruin"
twitthaus 4 Becker Med. DUR. $500
II rs urgently insisted that tho act OF de-
PENDANT in numbering his WHO and childwn
is In itself evidence OF insanity. Murder
Of tho wife by the husband without evcn
an intimaton OF Insanity has often enough
occurred that this phase OF the ease nSScd
not present serious difficulty. Undoubtcd-
IN the experience OF mankind shows that
the murder OF the offspring by porsans OF
sound mind is far less frequent than tho
murder of the wifc, but the aurstinl, Is Is
II so isnprobablc. 70 contrary to ohserva-
lion. 50 utterly unnatural and shocking MS
In itself TO establish Insanity II sane mon
IN the past, IN wicked passion, have do !
stroyed their infant children. may thoy
not do so now The act Of Hawes In MUIR,
dcftns HIS childron IN Alabama a few
wears ago when Internationally sane Is
fresh In tho minds ot thoughtful atudcnts
of criminal law. Law reports aud trNatisos
on medical inrlsprudoncc furnish ample
proof that white happily rare, asno men
and women have been found cruel aud god-
lcss enough 10 destroy their avn.
g l.awsonss Criminal pcfrncos $50.
Rays Mci, Jnro sec. IL: / Russell on
crimea, a3-cil
Detected In faisehood aud deceit, money!
less and out OF employment, threatened
with election from rented promises Iii the
tolls OF the law, and with domestic disc
turhanee possibly Impending, may not the
defendant have ronseloualy and deliberately
nrcterred the destruction OF his family and
Tight TO the pfohabic alternatives Hopeless
and desperate, may hc not havo intended
10 destroy his family and himself. but
finally rccoileti from tho lnsty Far in the
night or this fearful murder a neighhorlng
lady heard IN decp horrible sound mud
then - child scream nncuf' In this mans
house. May hc not, originally intending
upnn soma pietext or motive TO KIN only
his wife. have been terrorised BY this cry
and then destroyed oven child evidence OF
his ghlt3 II the mother wts to be mur-
dercd. why leave tho children 10 ask for
her In the morning and omharrasa his
plans and his flight While In the light
OF history crimes Hike this aro not necea-
anrily tho result Of uneound minds the doe
trlnes contcndod for that the enorinify OF
THE crime Is alone evidence OF insanity IL
frpught with great danger TO society. "
auch shall become the law tile perpo
tration OF orimes viii he excused BY thelr
very wickolness and atrocity II IL the
orystsllsntIon OF enliglitcned Juriapru
dence, therefore, that whrre no more than
the homicide Is proved "tbc harbnrty 81
the act VIII not be evidence OF insanity for
then the more unnatural and brutal The
crime the stronger viii he the ground o.
defense"
nuswell on insanity, sec. as5; Ruese,i
Oh Grimes, Il Of seq. 2 Lewsonls Criminal
pcferees, Q, i64; Ibid, p. SaG,)
II Ia sircnuously claimed that tho ie-
PENDANT had no reason or motive for tho
crime and therefore is insane. This but
bcgs tho question. In the preceding para
graph IL has been shown thar several mu-
tivos. not ia themselves necessarily indi
eating or proving insanity, may have ae-
tuatcd defendant. III addition 10 this II is
well 70 recall The testimony thut in the az
ternoon previouG 10 tho tragedy the voice
Of u woman. pitched IN high kny. In tho
house OF defendant, declared; II VIII not
stand this any longerl3 only Two wnrneu
resided there--the servant and MrB. Burt
and the former left the residence Detwasn
2 and o'clock in the afternoon With the
Two children and did not return until 8 or
9 o'clock that evening, II Ia true there 10
no pogltiye proof thai this was the yoIao
of Mrs. Burt but all the Facts and trcum-
stances render II probable. pId the hue
band and wife quarrel Became of his
repeated misconduct, OF for other causes.
IN. native ,,nsi ructton NJ In family ratln,,
than submit to this3 This ~ no, lmprpba
bic when We remember that on the day
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maven dne' his ,,acessnrily show mai n
was wanting or carry prcsl,mp,jGn or proof
CHAR l,,.t,c. t;ih.on vel, ,,etod The dan
per az sush 4 doct,tna; ~ h urged that
tne wani ni n"tiy.,h oslunnpc ., ,ns",' r.