The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-03
special MlOmdike Saleo
For THREE ONLY.
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saTsbfs impulses DR. Miller may be ask
90 II fhsy produce monentary insanity"

VIII Enb8hfea the Gentleman
Mr.. Hart said: IF the court please. I
should like very much 70 know what sort
OF insanity counsel for the defense il trv-
ing 10 proge7 confess I don't under
stand It's all very hazy Maybe. the
counsel himself doesn't know.
II will eEi3ghtsn the gentleman. ~ the
court please" and Mr. Ronald came
6riskgy 10 his feet. I'VE claim. thar the
mind Of man with the admittedly peaea-
fai disposition Of the defendant mar ne
temporarily unbalanced by the sudden ac-
auirsng Of evil Intelligence such az we
have shown. and tina; by losing control os
his reason for the time being, ne NAV be
made Incapable of Judging between right
and wrong. That's what we claim. SIR
Wei. what's that but insanity" SAID
Ar. Hart Mr.. Ronald stopped shor. in
his pacing 10 and fro: VERY well. ru
stand or the origina. question. and 70
please the gentleman we will cali it emo
tionaI insanity"
Gentlemen" !nterposed the court laugh
Inkis, there Is no use auarreling about IL
The court thinks ths original question
which has caused all this discussion Is a
little ambiguous. as far as the condition
OF the mind IL concerned. The question Is
whether there was any adequate cause. TO
destroy the ability to discriminate between
right and wrong. Does the person at the
tlme KNOW right from wrong II he does
Tot. then ne Is not respons. BILE. II he does
then he is responsible. There lies the only
distinction recognized by the law. The
court feels very proud Of Mr. Hart. but
this is not question of emotional tnsan-
lily. irresistible impulses. or anything else
of the kind. The question Is to ascertain
certain facts in the case and by them to
Judge. Any evidence will be admitted in
this court which Will help the jury TO de-
eide the principal point namely whether
the defendant knew right from wrong when
ne committed the deed. The objection of
the prosecution is overruled. The witness
may answer the question"
DR. Miller. however did not answer the
question. He was compelled TO leave the
court 20 visit patient. and DIR. Iourie was
called in his stead. The original question
was put to him and received an affirmative
answer:
"What do you cali such a condition."
"One OF morbid influence"
"State what will cause such condition
In the brain of powerful man such as the
defendant
ANY congestion or irritation of the brain
cells"
What will produce this cause?"
Excitement. OF many kinds
Suppose a man has wife and daugh-
tiers. and that he loves them as any ordi-
Of any indiscretIon the part of one of
those daughters In whom he placed all
love and confidence but understand IL 70
be only an indisscretion; suppose IL should
worry him for two or three days TO such
an extent that it caused him sleepless
nights: that within that time. or say with
in four DAYS he should be suddenly and
unex pectedly informed that this daughter
had been seduced by a married man. and
thar he also had threatened 10 protect the
child from any VIOLENCE on the part or the
father by killing the father: and suppose
further he should learn that another OF
his daughters. only fifteen years Old had
been made the victim of this same mans
lust and that he still was trying 10 ac-
coenplish their further degradation-what
should you say as to the possibility OF such
a statement of facts throwing the father
into condition of temporary insanity
.'r should say Il was possible. Ii might
have that effece upon some and upon 9th
ers 1t might not. That would he determn-
cd by the condition Of the brain at the
time Il would depend largely upon the
temperament, being mos; severe upon
nervous man..
Suppose father such as related should
go out on the streets to keep an appoint
ment TO meet the seducer: that he failed
to find him at the rendezvous and then
suddenly and by surprise came face 20 face
after he. the father had come into posses
sion OF the facts Of his daughters ruin:
what do you say "a to the probability OF
such A person realizing the nature Of the
act he commits
Il say it is possible that he could realize
II"
In the croSss-exa animation by Mr.. Neil
roy. the same ground was gone over as
was covered ny the examination tn chief.
II al ~
testimony.
bradley Goes Upon the stand.
Bradley was then put upon the stand 10
testify In his own behalf. lie was very
pale and at times. when il came 10 telling
the story of the wreeking of his home his
voice was so husky with emotion that II
could scarcely he heard. and the court
s.enographsr had to ask again and again
fer answers 70 he repeated. The man was
utterly broken though he made great cf-
fort to apncar calm. lie spoke IN a voice
scarcely audible The fathers grief Was
even more affecting than the bitter tears
~ ,he two girls when they testified on
Wednesday. Nothing was brought ont by
either the examination In chief or the cross
examination which had not heen told tn
ore way or another before. except that
t4fAAEFt
vhen he fired the fatal shot. and that he
had taken with him when he left his home
Ia meet ScheIderup an old-pa'terh Colt re-
volvsr On many points regarding the
events az the SUNDAY OF the shooting. his
remembrance was hazy. frequent answer
being u can't remember. The testimony
VAS xt,.h that uttlo could Re accomplished
tn the wav Of cross-exa mination. though
considerable time was spent upon e
lillian Rradley's eldest daughter, was
me Lass witness Of IN ebay Her placing
On the, stand ny tho defense was the begin
Mig % the whole story over again She
IL a lsrKa and decidedly fine~iooklrg giri.
She was very nervous OF the stand. espe-
rsaily when telling ~ her fathers grief
upoa learning Of his Chldrens betrayal
>atre ana again she broke down completely
anA buried her tear~statnei face IN her
handkerchief while her whole body shook
vrt,h ,~o-yts}s{va soAs These narrowing
s-anas occurring day after day. are ex-