The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-02

before The court az tbs rn@vtsthe-
1-c-l-a- IS CCW q sa-e mar. not a ,er-eL
ne Nls insane a. --z time q IRE court
--e--l- We are 1lc gong o. 1rl4-k
-11- ---E--r- We are bound % at-i-
rce c-rr=--Cess CO that Judgment L The
Physicians A. -ha- tine claimed that
E--1 5--1zlal VS. suffering from n IL
D..rlll- Class % insanity We claim r1ev
N--e mistaken We CAIN -lar 60 his
ne = -ecnl=-=A- ID rAsz rA-lS ne W1--4-
-0--- ---o court and charge Dr. GARNER
ara re -r-er prominent Physicians CT
--A-1E -lrL III a c11s- tracy o. this Ec1t
we % say. however. -lar buchanan
period -- -ctClgeEcs II drink and thar
- Was -=rzLge- -r1r1 excessive drink
r-- does noe rec 1lrE a Indication We
only propose O. show that they we're
ErcrE - prcrS-rc-1g Alr- Buchanan In
Attorney Anderson then made II Il
LeEpr 20 involve District Attorney Nc
lal-sl = The alleged conspiracy. "Mr
1le1ts or TIE witness stand L vas ~
least % &c Inferred rom then thar IRE
entire proceedings 70 -lere we're against
rs Judgment and should never have been
prove rEar the proceedings we're approved
~ NJ Mcdaniel. Wl0 vas AFRAID thar
Buchanan would set - a defense % in
sanity and g free We think this evf-
telce should &c admitted . ref--s The
animation q NJ. Bel ard q TIRE press.
I-c-e Jones permitted the proceedings
% show that Mcdaniel vas II any wav
a par-y 10 the insanity matters. The
proceedings showed further that al ths
-e11ers u -le LlEacy commission rTe-s
- -E- opinion that Buchanan vas Ircur-
ABLY L1sa-s- This opinion vas also gwen
II order % break IRE force q his a.
mission q B-chal1n.s insanity a ard
before me TINE the crime was committed
6-A asked - De permitted 20 explain =
he sad. T don't know how the Quart
COX -ll--r -er-eras a. 1Cc1IsEiCuCc fact
20 2 ire Judgment ~ the court As your
Honor Ec ~. Ne ave 20 righr % arrlck
To this rhe Co1rr replied. 7 under
stood -l1t % mean thar you corsi1e-ed
he testimony 81 one witness sinpiy. con-
armed rEe testimony q the others"
Jcssrh Johnson. who has been a. at
-er-al- NJ the N1pa asylum Tor elg1-
years. testified % rle fact q Buchanan
capture after rs attempted escape frurn
--e Institution IN June. 1877 Part q his
-rlss-=La--1i nation caused much Amusa-
uer- I'd the audience.
did you think him ilsauey' asked
Bell 7 cou- know. replied the Eit-
ass.
What = your cpfrIor-'' 7 ha-. 10
I opinion. had none then ard have zoGs
wen. what 60 you think 7 can't
answer would consider that &c vas n
sane or that day
Alc vet you 81 - 1t11 - WITH Igucrf'
witness had previously testified that 1a
4 rad accom- panied Buchanan after kIs CAP
rE-e about - Helena aid Napa ard n
.oEesd rs prisoner 70 take lot less Khan
t1lf dozen Grf-ks-
Yes. answered Johnson
-Dicr'r -cE tel Z. : Bel chat you
thought Buchanan sAas -aur' 7 don't
remember.
witness further testified that Buchanan
vas i1rcIcated vhec apprehen6e6. and
vas Il About re s1-1e coalition when &c
vas returned % the asylum
u Fiarlgzn- who has been employed az
me lsy III tcr tEerry-thr-e years tssti-
fed that wrer Buchanan vas returned 70
The Institution he violently resisted being
searched II thought be might be II one
q bis spells. SAID the witness He admit
ted On crusz-eLa u1ilaricu thai Bucharar's
conduct might BE explained By his being
drunk Did you think him sane or IN
szne, asked Eel formed 10 opir-
lon answered the witness
Judge Jones h-re took hand II -xar--
lclng tha witness.
You said. I I'D not know but Buchaa-
n had one oc as spells Did you ever
So buchanan u any violent spelI,'- asked
TIE Judge No. sir. vas the repfv
. Gladden. testified - Bl,f-hana-fs a.
tempted second escape II December. 1851
ard 20 lis oIe-tng resistance when recap
tur-G
John Hawkes.. supervisor q The male
department.. who has been employed IN
the Naca asT!Z for rWeurv-one years
testified that he knew Of cases Il his ex-
pcri-nce whore patients exhibited 10 signs
u insanity for A year OF more AZ q tine
he then cited the cases q Frank Perat0
and ore Peterson "a llEsrrarlocs Where
the signs q insanity were not manifested
c1r long yeas.
Erchlnan-s conduct n the asylum. a.
. crriLrg % rhe witness haS always beer
EcoG with cue exception Witness was
1r.senr a. An interview between n
Gardner and Buchanan II the Doctors
of.ce during which Buchanan made Al
appeal for certain privileges. and ar rhe
conclusion OF which Buchanan got down
on hl. knees. raised his ci1sD-d hands %
heaven ard <wore BY the bones % his
dead father that he would be revergec
CT Dr.. Gardner
On crcss--xz r-traricn witness refused
% express IN ccinlon Is 20 whether Po-
-arO O. Peterson we're sane CT insane
rCrEtrhsranfitng that Re had cited them
rs insane men who had long concealed
a. manifestations q the mental applica-
ro1- He also admitted that he knew 0c
10 case where a patient had gone for
more than I've -ea-s without showing
some Sins cf Insanity Dr. Robertson ~