The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-28
THE INSANITY HEARING
A Long List of Witnesses Under
Examination.
IT'S BECOMING TEDIOUS
Both Sides Are Stratning All Their En-
ergies to Secure Favorable An
swers-Larkin's Conduct
on the Street.

Another long list If witnesses were
examined in the Doc Larkin insanity
hearing before Special Examiner Judge
Henry N. Blake yesterday. The hear
ing is becoming excessively tedious,
and even the lawyers who are strain
ing every point to give the testimony
a favorable appearance to their espe-
cial side of the controversy, are begin
ming to show signs Of an approaching
attack of ennui, as the questions and
answers are almost invariably alike.
About the only thing out of the orli-
nary yesterdays session developed was
drawn out of James Cassidy during his
cross examinaton. Cassidy testified
that he had been a gO-between some
where in the sos in a deal in which G..
II. Palmer was negotiating with Lar
kin for the Snohomish and TramWay
properties Palmer offered Larlin 81, 800
and told him if he did not accept the
proposition the properties would go to
James A. Murray in a mortgage. Cas-
sidy said he advised Larkin to take
Palmer up on the proposition.
so you and Palmer were trying to
beat Larkin out of his property, were
you?" asked Mr.. Forbis.
No" said Cassidy, I'VE were SIM
| ply working together.
| Mr. Forbs put the question again,
and Cassidy replied; We'll, yes; I
| guess we were. but as far as l was con-
| cerned l was working for my employer
and would have lost my job if | had not
| helped in the matter
In response to a question as to how
| much he got for his services, Cassidy
i tL,t I,o ,yb hot l,1 did
! in this matter and in the capital fight
Asked if he was getting any money
| from r. Aug. HeinZe, Cassidy replied
| No: any man who gets money out
| of HeinZe without working for it he is a
bird
At yesterdays session II. A. Werner
an eX-policeman, told Of some of Lar.
kin's peculiarities during the years ir
controversy. He had frequently founG
Larkin carrying on on the street like
q mailman who would take him off the
street Boys would bother him and he
would get greatly excited. Cross-eX.
| amined, witness was asked if he hat
any trouble in handling Larl1in. He
said he could usually calm him Withou
much trouble.
You could reason with him." asked
Mr.. Forbs
Il could" was the reply.
Edward McNamee knew Larkin. II
| 1891 it was his observation that
| marked change came over him and hi
mind seemed to become impaired. H
would talk to himself in a distracted
manner. Witness particularized in sew
eral instances and gave the opinion
that in 1891 and 1892 Larkin was no
altogether right. Under cross examina
ton the witness said that in 1891 ant
1892 Larkin would frequently stop hin
an the street, and after talking ration
ally for few minutes, he would brea1
off abruptly and start off talking t
himself. Then he would turn and say
you - - the next time / Sto
to talk to you will wait till you've hear
what I have to say
Witness could not remember eve
having seen Larkin in that conditio
he called being drunk Asked what h
regarded as a drunken condition, tn
witness said he did not think he wa
drunk unless he was down or unable
navigate. Larkin's conversation wa
always recital of his troubles and h
would damn everyone he knew.
At one time Larkin commenced talk
ing to witness about witness brothe
in McGoverns saloon. Suddenly h