Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-30

but the witness made the suggesno
in the afternoon.
He further affirmed his statemor
that Cole was talking Of Edna WiIso,
the night before. -
Barriclow recalled hearing Cole t,,
about the bat but did not know WI.
he said. Cole had asked for Edp
Wilson.
Mr.. Cooper again drew the atteptio
OF the witness to his previous stata
ment to him, that he heard Cole mak
some remark when he had the bat. tha
he was going to do" somebody. M
witness affirmed this and said shat VA
his present recollection.
Then Mr.. Cooper let him 60.
Morris jacobson of Syracuse, N, Y
who boards at No. 1860 Locust st,eat
Philadelphia. being Uniyersil
student, said he had known al
about two years. Cole was at ii
house, Tuesday, May 10th. Cole spok
disconnectedly that night.
The witness saw Cole on the 18th HI,
tween 8 and 6. He acted stranpey
jumping up and down. Cole had M
been studying before March LIST, I'M
later, he studied hard. used stimulaptsI
bromo caffeine by the dozen. lie ha
spells, would say thing and then for
got ali about it and go on to somethip
else, and giggle and humble.
His memory was good in his studies
but in other things 1t was bad.
The witness was cross examined b
MIR. White. He said he had "quizzed
Cole.
| William A. Rauch of Nc. 1868 Locus
| ,IaI Ialr
master of the Pennsylvania railroud
Philadelphia, said he had known Col
about a year. He had seen Cole Mon
day and Tuesday and he acted strangely
On Tuesday Cole started to talk any
then stopped suddenly. and began
laugh. He also picked up child
tossed it up and down and wanted it d
jump from ledge into his arms. Col
acted so strangely that the child wa
taken from him. On May l7th
acted like a man who did not kno
what he was doing and could not dl
! tipguish between right and wrong.
FAMILY HISTORY BROUGHT IL.
DIR. David Heggie OF Bramptor
! Ontario, Can, graduate of Queen
College, Kingston, Ont, said he La
. known Cole since his infancy. HI
! knew John W. Cole from in the sixtI
, until his death. about 1881. He va
j the family physician of John W. Cold
. who was the father OF Montyaloo q
> Cole.
t Twice he examined John W. Cole d
! insanity. The witness is surgeon u
the Jail aud examines some persons ID
! insanity.
p : He certities to John ". Coles id
sanity, December 2Sth, 1878, and Col
was sent to Toronto lunatic asylum anl
' confined there some time. lie was I'd
Q leased temporarily on an appeal to thl
. government. As family physician, b
/, examined the elder Cole October 2iti
J. 1879. He and two other physiciarl
O found him insane and dangerous to 4
0 at large. John w. Cole was reporte|
to have had an attack of insanity \
o years before 1878.
J. DIR. Heggie said that John W. Col
died on tho way home from tie asylum
Tho doctor finds tendency for herodl
tary insanity in the Cole family.
He has had trouble with brother
Coles and told him that If he did nc
l. follow his instructions and keep h
l. mind off certain subject, he woul
have to send him to an asylum,
10 The doctor was not allowed to sa
what effect liquor had on the 90
family.
er AS TO the prisoner. DIR. Hoggie sal
t; tho effect of the hard study wou
a. probably be to make him dementg
temporarily at least.
IS On cross examination the witne
~ said he had known Coles father fro
10 about the age OF 43 to about 80, wht
40 he died. or thiee boys and three girl
es children OF John W., all but one G.
are still living. The prisoner is 4
Id third son. The father was o ph
or tograrher. His was q religious i
sanity, no. the result of an injury, b
OF studying the Bible. He wanted
in know about the IL tribes OF Israel.
a Suppose that / was student Of t
as Bible or some other subject, said y
d. White, and there was laugh, 20
n. became monomaniac, would 1t
come hereditary"
In Not the same form not neoessar
IN but probably"
ms DIR. Heggie had attended the
ii. fendant in childhood for diseases
m childhood, but saw no evidences Of
sanity in him then.
tn From the facts stated by the "
ii. nesses as to M. A. Cole, the doc
ii thought Cole might not have realll
en- the consequences OF his acts.
nd MIR. White drew attention to the 4
rs that Cole ran after striking Montag
he and asked the doctor about that. "
en- ness said that the running might hi
to been instructive.
en- DIR. MULLEN OF BRAMPToN.
es DR.. John Turner Mullen of Bran
~ u. ton, Peel county, Ontario. also kn
w ~, Coles father and examined him IN
W for insanity. giving certificate Il
he was insane. He seemed to bay
ig- great deal OF mania, of yiolence
on preached and shouted ON the street,
70 John F. Cole. brother of the prison
ny testified that M. A. Cole was betw
~, "a and 26 years old. His father was
~ ~ the asylum about five years and
~ while on the way home.
,at William Farr, aged 72, of 10 m
nd from Brampton, said he knew y
Fletcher, the maternal grandmother
Cole. She was confined to the ho
III. because che was crazy. That was
,pt fore the asylum was built. She tt
,oe to throw herself into q creek OF
oet She was affected for several moni
Two of the prisoners uncles VI
la. mentally affected; one wac simple
ter the other thought he was going to
se' one time and made out will. Go
ent father had an attack of insanity ab
36 years ago.
ton DIR. George W. Quinn Of this
ex- was next called. On tho evening
on. May 18th he examined Montagu
Gu the patrol station and found a lacer'
Ina wound ON the left side Of the head,
ION only wound. He found no fracture