The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-14

SO simulate insanity as to impose upon
a physician and pretend he could not I'M
derstand anything?'
THAT condition could be produced IN
another way, say for instance by hitting
the patient on the head with a hammer.
Then he wouldn't know anything II you
hit him hard enough
Now, doctor, didn't you, in your con-
versation. help him along nicely?'
s.You say that so patronizingly that !
suspect you are trying to help me along,
but really / do not need your valuable
assistance"
isn't there a prevailing opinion tnat
everybody is a little OFF,"
mo, that is a little invention of the
lawyers who know more about insanity
than experts in mental diseases"
"Well, now doctor, what would be a
standard?"
ST do not care to establish a standard
for you but will if the Court desires me
to do So"
do you think the possession Of six
diseases makes a man a paretic?"
Il did not say so, nor did DR.. Prout. l
simply said that the diseases had a bear
ing on his mental condition, when in spite
of their existence the patient said he
never felt better
rs Bright's disease a necessary symp-,
tom of insanity?
mo. but eighty per cent. of paretics
have Bright's disease"
Since eighty per cent. of persons. hav-
ing Bright's disease are paretics@
Il did not say that" interrupted DR..
Evans, nor did you so understand me.
These diseases are all c~onduciye to the
proper diagnosis. Isolate one disease or
symptom and that in itself would not IN
dictate insanity. Take them all and COM
bine them with his symptoms of mental
arrangement and 1t IS easy to see tnat the
man has paresis.'
do you mean to say that Clifford has
not sufficient intelligence to understand
why he is here today"
HE has not sufficient intellect to I'm
derstand his position"
Clifford is wholly nsane?"
Yes, certainly"
rect examination, that Clifford, after his
conviction, in June, 1896, the Court of
Pardons had sent him a pardon, do you
think his emo is SUFFICIENT to remem-
He would give it to his lawyers sug-
gested Mr.. Erwin.
Z don't know whether he could or not"
said DR.. Evans. 4 suppose if he gave
it to his lawyers they would remember
where they put it"
That closed the case for the defendant
and Mr.. Erwin called DR.. ]. Leonard
Corning.
DR.. Corning, of No. SO West Thirty
eighth street, New York, testified that
he examined Clifford and was satisfied
that he was not insane. He described
the examination and the tests,
Il asked him to show his tongue, and
he refused, saying his counsel had in
cast any reflection, but he acted during
my examination as if he had been coach
ed
Don't apologize" said Mr.. Dixon; 1--WE
ora fan wall L,,Avrp 70 pnn1 M y
gies from you"
II believe he was posted" said Pr;
Corning, stubbornly. "He began to fall
before he closed his ewes. in the standing
test, and having a gruesome sense Of hui
NOR even in such an examination / said
to him, You don't want 20 fall just yet.
Wait until your eyes are closed He fol-
lowed my suggestion"
"De you believe Clifford's decisions were
real or feigned?'' asked Mr.. Erwin.
Il am sorry to say 1 believe they are
How about spreading his feet?"
81 don't want TO speak about that. I
don't want to reflect on anybody here"
ap s%gx j. it sa nefesS nr' b fSs the wl! 5 the 70
symptoms correspond?"
They do not"
Did you find true symptoms presentg'
81 find several of them absent"
rs he sane or insane?"
In my opinion Clifford is sane and of
fairly sound mind"
OIsief 1T. corning du-
mitted ne had but IA months active ex-
perience in a luratic asylum.
Then you do not know it all?" said Mr..
Dixon.
Certainly not"
"And you may be mistaken?'
1.-THE Court would not believe any man.
be he expert or not. who would say his
opinion is in~faliible," said Justice Lippin-
colt.
In conclusion DR.. Corning admitted
Clifford had many symptoms of INSANITY.
At the noon recess DR.. ]. D. McGiil was
called to testify.
The Clifford case came to a close today
at ten o'clock with DR.. McGin for the
State on the witness stand. He corrobor-
ated DIR. Corning's statements.
DIR. Evans was then called in rebuttal,
and the case then closed with his evidence
until next Friday at ten O'Clock.