The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-09
EVIDENCE BOTH WAYS
Physicians Have Different
Opinions About Fits.
GREENE'S IN BALANCE
As to Whether or Not He Was
Responsible.


nation of witnesses in the Greene rur-
der trial was resumed and continued 4
til 4:9o p. m. when the defense. failing
tn secure service on Grant Hatfield. one
Of their witnesses, rested its case. N!i-
nesses were then examined for testimony
in rebuttal, and it is very likely that the
examination will be concluded early 20
day and the case will go to the Jury.
Greene had another fit yesterday, this
time in the court room, but Ju1se I,dle
ordered the jury to retire before they
had seen any Of the conyulsioas. The
physicians present examined him during
the course of the commissions in order 10
be able TO render more explicit tes5 imony
as to the effects of the hts ana their
nature.
The expert testimony introduced yes
terday was generally against ;Greane's IL
sanity plea. DR.. Fuller refused TO ren-
der expert testimony on mental and nerv-
Gus diseases without pay for mis- pr0leE-
sional services. Judge Balderston said
the defendant had no money with which
10 pay for such service and DR.. Fuller
was thereupon excused by Judge Dale.
w. B. Miller being called by the de-
Tense, testified to having known Greene
when he lived on North Mosley avenue,
in this city. He never saw him have a
fit but considered him very weak mind
ed and his mental peculiarities did not
seem to be right. He said that at times
Greene was drowsy and unappreciatiYe
Of what was going on about him.
Mr.. Norris, of near Furley, testified to
having seen Greene going across from
the depot to a store at Furley the morn
ing Of the tragedy, and saw him fall on
the platform, where he lay for fifteen
or twenty minutes. Next saw him near
stock yards lying on ground, and Con-
stable Bragg ordered him to help tie him.
He would not testify TO having seen
Greene running around in a circle" on
the prairie.
Constable Bragg, Of Furley, said he
was close to the scene of the tragedy and
heard the first shot. Then he turned
and saw Greene shoot himself. Sad he
snapped the trigger three or four times.
When he went up to him Greene turned
the revolver toward him, and he ran
around the house and kept around until
he considered it safe to put in appear
ance with reasonable safety. Bragg saw
Greene knock himself down with a link
pin and fall on the prairie. Didn't see
him running around in a circle" Said
he saw him strike himself three times
with link pin. The only trouble, he
saw between Greene and Mcdowell was
bar or I,a
revolver from Greene. Then Greene raised
up and said, Give me my revolver" Il
haven't got it." said Mcdowell. Yes,
you have" Said Greene, starting to go
after Mcdowell. who stepped from depot
platform, saying Stay back" Then
Greene got up and gave Mcdowell a hard
chase as far as the store, where Greene
fell on the platform.
James Scrubbins testified that he lived
near Greene in Wichita, and said he saw
him fall in the yard once when he sup
posed he had fit. Saw the family car
rying him into the house. He said he
acted very strange and got excited when
he was attending to his stock at times
Mr. Amidon, in his cross-examination
mixed the witness some in his state
ments.
DIR. W. P. Parr, a physician who has
practiced forty years, said he had seen
cases Of epileptic fits and saw Greene one
day last week. He said he saw epileptic
signs when Greene had the fit in the
morning in the court room. He said he
thought insanity quite frequently result
ed from epileptic fits, but in these cases
insanity does not work differently from
insanity from any other cause. Long
cases of epilepsy, he said, would eyentu-
ally cause weakening OF the mental and
moral forces but would act differently
on men Of different powers Of resistance
Excitement and trouble, as in Greene's
case, would promote epileptic seizures.
In case of insanity from this course the
patient would be likely TO some time
commit suicide or homicide.
Rodolph aHtfeld and A. Thomas Cherry
said Greene had been at their law day
or two before the tragedy, and appeared
very much dazed and extremely ignorant
DR.. Giles Davis said Greene had been
in his Office for treatment, and once had
a fit while there.
D.. Cave and DR.. Purdue rendered tes-
timony IN rebuttal Of Dr. Parr and as
against the defense, saving they did not
believe him insane or incapable OF dis
tine1Iish.ng between right and wrong.
Mcdowell, the man VINO IS supposed 70
have been one Of the prime factors in