The times., 1899-05-21

ing attorney in the District, was called to
testify concerning the mental condition OF
Horizons relatives. Several OF them,
named Balmain and Seal, he said, were in
sane.
James F. Bruce a member of the Met
ropolitan Police, said he had served on the
force with Horton, and in his opinion the
defendant was insane. The witness said
that on one occasion Horton wanted 10 buy
the old steamer May Washington and go
on a "trip TO Ireland. AT another time he
blew a distress" call swhen there was no
necessity of it. He also said that the
Nicholson woman frequently came TO see
Horton while he was on duty.
DIR" Olando King, an employe in the
Health Department, vino formerly lived in
Maryland, said he was a boy on the farm
with Horton. As a boy, the witness said,
Horton was very disagreeable, and that he
could not get along with him. He regard
ed Horton as insane.
Miss Nettie Striker, sixteen years of age,
a frequent visitor at the Horton home, in
this city, was called to testify as to the
mental condition of the defendants mother
She stated that the old lady was crazy, and
on one occasion Mrs. Horton insisted on
leaving her room to go down stairs 10 see
the circumcision of Christ, which, she
said, was going on in the street, in the
presence of 500 people.
DR.. John B. Chaplin, physician at the
Philadelphia Hospital for the Insane, was
next called He said: Il have been at
the Philadelphia Hospital for about fifteen
years. ! have been at other institutions
for the care OF the insane for twenty eight
years. During my experience l have been
connected with about $1,000 cases. / came
here and visited the Jail to examine into
the mental condition of the defendant Hor-
ton / have made examinations of the
same kind in many other cases. ! made
one such examination in the District at
the request of President Cleveland. ] eX-
amined the mental condition OF Howard
Schneider, Beam, Taylor, and others who
were indicted for murder in the District.
Continuing, the witness said when he
visited Horton at the jail he informed Hor-
ton of the purpose of his visit. Horton
said he was willing to talk, and told the
witness OF his life from boyhood till the
time of the homicide. In speaking of the
killing of Mrs. Nicholson, Horton stated
| that on the day OF the murder and the
| day previous Mrs. Nicholson had threat
ened to leave him. He said, however, he
did not remember killing the woman. He
admitted that the killing was wrong and
! that he had prepared to meet God and
was ready to meet anything
| Dr. Chaplin, in answer to a direct ques
| ton, stated that he believed Horton sane
at the time he was speaking to him. The
examination of the subject, the witness
| said was wholly negative, and was entirely
! against his being mentally unbalanced.
To a hypothetical question, embracing all
| the circumstances connected with the kill
| ing of Mrs. Nicholson DR.. Chaplin stated
that there was nothing in the actions OF
a man who would commit an act in such
a way as to indicate him insane The cir
cumstances rather showed that the actor
was aware OF his act and fully compre-
hended its quality.
Referring 70 the testimony for the de-
fence, the witness said he heard nothing
which would warrant him in believing the
! defendant insane.
The testimony for the defence was con-
tinued.
DR.. Chaplin was not cross examined by
the counsel for the defence. The trial
will be resumed tomorrow morning and
1t is the general impression that the case
will not be given TO the jury before We'd
nesday.