Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-05-05


transitory frenzy usually occurred in
a sound brain and not in that of q
degenerate or impoverished one
Hereditary insanity more generally
descends tom mother to son and from
father to dAughter, though all authors
do not agree upon this.
Transitory frenzy would not ac'
count for a forgetfulness of events OF
the morning up to and succeeding the
shooting of Anna Wheeler. With an
attack of transitory frenzy respond.
ent would have been more apt to have
grasped the other girl with her hands,
shaken her and torn her clothes, in
stead of quietly and coolly going
around behind her and shooting her
in the head. Homicide in cases OF
melancholia is always accompanied
with decisions and Authorizations, but
sometimes the homicide is done quiet
ly and deliberately, and they lay their
plans with great care. After the
homicide the memory is usually good;
the patient remembers all his
thoughts and feelings which preceded
the homicide.
States Attorney Rowland read a
letter written by Miss Brewster Oct.
26, 1897, to nurse who was absent.
She referred in this letter to the fact
that she supposed "they were inyesti-
eating the case that afternoon" and
went on to say that she probably
would not be in the hospital on the
return of the nurse" The writer
signed herself 1.-The same old chicken.
Mildred"
DIR. Fisher saw no traces whatever
of insanity in this letter.
In cross-examination DIR. Fisher ad-
mitted that in some cases OF frenzy
the confusion is great and loss of
memory follows. He also admitted
that authors differed in their method
of classification.
DR.. Page, one of the experts for the
defense, said that classifications
changed continually. There were no
hard or fast rules for classification.
lie thought loss of sleep, worry, semi
starvation, with assertion and be-
trayal, would account for the loss of
self-control and forgetfulness of the
respondent. Those causes might pro-
duce condition which would kill the
patient.
George E. Taplin, president Of the
board of directors of Heaton hospital,
testified that last summer he was at
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Miss Brewster whenever he was there,
and had seen her play croquet. At
the state attorneys request Mr.. Tap
lin ordered watch to be kept over
her. He considered her sane. Mr..
Taplin thought the watch was
ordered more especially to prevent
Miss Brewster leaving the hospital
than to prevent her committing
suicide.
The state here rested its rebuttal.
William Casey of Hinesburg knew
Mildred Brewster at Huntington, and
used to visit her until about ii Mt
night. One night witness and his
sister sat up all night with Miss
Brewster in the kitchen. Mary Casey
of Burlington corroborated this testi-
mony.
Mrs. M. E. Warrington said she en-
ployed Miss Brewster as table girl.
She never knew OF her being out on
the street evenings.
The court sat through the afternoon
and into the evening to hear the
closing evidence in rebuttal by the
defense.
The opening argument for the state
was made by Judge Stanton Monday
afternoon.
An estimate OF the expense OF the
trial places it at over 81 900. The ex-
pert witnesses viii divide nearly
SO. 900.
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