Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-16


pieui5'o5eu 10 INSANITY not that
ne inherited II so much but mat the fact
'""' Ms iei''iNeS were insane AT difier r
,'' ''''ie9 Sio"S init he WAS predlSpoSed
u IT, nidh'hs IL more probable that he
was dHiicted with IL. Ihen he calls to
goa" attention the evidence that ne mad
sort OF suhatr.ke or some other i'll at
tack III I'H9 Affecting his health; that he
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t"nS uise"Stu dhd required treatment
tilt It'll III VI sfht 70 the hospital Tor
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me young man Dr. Price, in 1897,
thihk' Iouhd MN at one time suffer-
ihs rom an oNerdose OF Iaadanum;
anu they say that al mat time he evil
Gently had mental disease, which at
that time had gone to the extent of
$3.50 - e".'No Aoi ti4'
purpose OF committing suicide. Then
tney adduce the evidence of his wife
ana brothers that he was affected with
sleepiessness-insomnia; that at times
ne was very respondent, saw visions;
'nd' ~ Sd" ana heard thlhss' that ne
AT tiineS was morose. would go about
"lth ms hedu uo"h-"ouId not TAX
at the taole-Was unsoclal
decided change in him from his earlier
days: that when a Young man he was
cheerful. social. and now he had
changed. Then the evidence of some
persons who worked with him at times.
that they found him at times unsocial.
apprehensive Of ridicule, and brooding
over the fear Of being sent to the In
sane asylum And YOU have heard tes-
timony Of the men who said he
thought he heard them laughing over
him. over his insanity. ana that he
Went off and left them and they had
70 go and reassure him and bring him
pach ~ worn
Trey also speak OF the time OF the
murder ana indicating that he was
then or unsound mind. of his going
PACK ana 1orth TO Rlchnond and Au-
SuSta' lheh solhS with ms VIE They
rely id'5elE Oh the memorandum Which
theF say ne made at the time down
Lhef" III the common Whlch you VIII
nave before you Ihen the talk with
inc marshal coming up. mourning
whether he was an officer of the Insane
asylum. or if they We're officers, and if
they We're going to take him to the In
sane asylum. Ihen the letters put IN
the case the defence claims show a
ulSeaSed lhlnu' that IL was mind that
perhaps had peeh warped by Jealousy
anu i"Ne-sickhess, nut that IL had gone
10 me extent 'i.at MS h'ihu was aciu-
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certain whether ne was sane or not.
You have heard the testimony of the
musicians at the rosnitaI AZ 70 his
conduct there since. They bring for
ward also the evidence of two wit
nesses who have made study Of men
tai diseases. Dr. Sanborn and DR.. Ban
croft. lhey ask you to give that con-
slderation, as IS very proper. But it
must be understood gentlemen. that
those are opinions only. They have
made a study of mental diseases and
give their opinions AS to whether they
think ne mad mental disease or not:
thal the! thousht ne had. Ihey then
.Is'l.s as ~ us eA,eii' anu cnarac'er'
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ms ~" p'N'uieo vi inc general chal
acter OF the disease and of its contin-
uance. OF course, it fs not competent
for them to give an opinion on the
legal question. as to whether he was
legally insane because that is for you
and they can only testify as physi-
clans.
The foregoing are some of the bits
Of evidence relied on by the defence.