The age-herald., 1900-01-09
MORE TESTIMONY
 FOR THE DEFENSE
Physicians on the Condition of & Miss MorriSon'S Mind.
SOME IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
An Eye Witness to the Shooting Says That Leidenheimer Did Raise His Cane to Strike Miss Morri-
 son Before She Shot

Chattanooga, Tenn, January S.-Expert medical testimony was introduced today at the trial of Julia Morrison for the purpose of establishing the fact that the alleged in- jury to her skull caused by the kick of a pony when child would probably cause emotional insanity under such circum- stances as has been claimed by the defense which preceded the killing of Leidenheimer.
 The state gave notice that they would combat the plea of insanity by showing that at the heading of Miss Morrison's ap- phcation for bail, some of the experts an- troduced today testified then that Miss Morrison's unreliable mentality was due to an advanced delicate condition, which has since proven to have been not fact. The state this evening began it's testimony in re- buttal of witnesses who were present at the opera house when Leidenheimer was Killed. The spacious room was crowded with spec tators when the prisoner entered, accom- panied by lady friend. She announced to her attorneys that she felt reasonably well' although having spent the greater part Of yesterday in her bed recuperating from the strain of last week.
 The defense occupied the greater part Of the forenoon reading dispositions for the purpose of showing the i'll feeling existing between the defendant and Leidenheimer nrevious to coming to Chattanooga and the threats of Ieidenheimer to have her dls- charged from the MT. Plaster of Paris company.
 Bovd Browder, of Knoxville testified 10 having heard Leidenheimer say in that city that if he could get anybody to play Mrs. James part within fifty miles of Chatta5s nooga he would do so. Leidenhelmers main objection there was to a dress Mrs.. James wofe in the play. se
 An Important Witness -5
 An important witness in the case vas J. M. Breeding, an employe of the Chattanoo-li ga opera house, who was called m pehaH of the defense. Breeding testified that De-, tween 10 and 12 o'clock the morning of ths tragedy the defendant and Leidennelmer ouarreled on the stage here. Leidenheimert was sitting on the stage floor, and Sne7 was standing on the steps below him. Lei denheimer called her a bitch and she re torted that his record could be found in New York In the alercation Leidenheimer called her a liar. She struck him as he was still sitting down, and he struck pack. The witness and another opera house em- ploye separated them Leidenheimer ar terward stated that he had not intended to strike her, but that she was overbearing and he was mad
 On cross-examination witness could not remember whether he had said on the trial for bail that Leidenheimer did not strike her at all. As the defendant left the stage after his altercaltions, she remarked: I'm lady, but I've still got my nerve" Lei denheimer told witness that he had not struck Mrs. James, but thad thrown up his arm to ward off her blow
 Saw Shooting Plainly
 Witness Frankship testified to the shoot | ing on the stage. Said he could see both 1 parties plainly. As she ascended the steps l to the stage, Leidenhemer turned partly | toward her, raised walking cane in his l right hand, and she fred Leidenheimer did not speak to her at the time. She was | standing with one foot on the last step I leading to the stage when she fired the first shot, then advanced and fired the other
 two the last being while 11e lay pros l trate across the stage.
 | Harry c. Cantrell, an eye witness to the | shooting, testified that Mrs. James ap- peared like an insane woman, and had a wild look on her face when she appeared on the stage with her pistol. When she fired her pistol was almost against Leiden- heimers face. Leidenheimer was just in
 the act of ringing up the curtain for the 1 first act. E
 | Lizzie Russell, the colored maid who ac- l companied the defendant to the opera 1 house the night of the tragedy testified l that on the way there the defendant com- l plained of being very sick, with very severe
 pains in the head, and that the defendant
 left her dressing room and went to a near l by drug store for medicine to relieve the l pain. The maid was in the dressing room
 when the tragedy took place, and defendant l had not changed her street attire
 l The defense introduced several prominent | physicians of the city on the question of
 the mental responsibility of Mrs. James at
 opinion. based on the evidence of eye-wit- l nesses, tended to corroborate the theory of
 temporary insanity urged by the defense
 The state will offer considerable evidence
 in rebuttal as to the main points rsised by
 witnesses by the defense, and it is under
 stood a number of physicians will testify as experts that there was no reason why the
 defendant should not have been in her right
 mind. It is expected the arguments will .begin l tomorrow afternoon and a verdict may be | reached Wednesday. The defense is relying l on two pleas-justifcation and temporary | insanity. g ' School Fund in Mississippi ., | Inc