Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-27

fed that he saw Smell at the ninth pre-
ciDct 20 ice station the evening of the day
the crime was committed. When asked re-
garding the killing, Smell remarked: ''% his
ky did it,
The defendants hair and clothing were
in a disordered condition
John Wesley Carter, colored, who has
known Smell about four years, expressed
the opinion that he is sane. 80"
Policeman Samuel Brown also appeared
as witness for the government He has
saw and ronversed with him at the flying
horses the night before the murder. Smell
appeared to be all right at that time. Later.
after the arrest. the defendant in CONVERSE
ton with Brown. said he remembered see
ing the witness at the flying horses and
also of going to the Weisenherger house
for drink Of water. but recalled nothing
further.
Mrs. Weisenberger took the stand for
moment to say that the appearance of
Smell when he called at her house the
morning of the killing was unchanged from
his appearance on occasions previous
thereto
Expert Testimony for Government.
The first expert for the government next
appeared in the person of DR.. d. K. Shute
physician at tine Jail. and also physician to
the National Deaf Mute Institute, as well
as professor of anatomy in the medical de-
partment of Columbian University. DR..
Shute displayed chart of the upper sur
face and part CT the lateral surface OF
brain. He went on to say that he has
made a speciality of diseases of the eye,
studying in Berlin, Paris and London
DR.. Shute told of an examination ne mace
of Smell. saying he found slight fracture
of the skull. but 1t could have no enect on
the brain. He could discover no traces or
epilepsy in Smell. Since the physicians be-
gan examining Smell the witness had noted
a decided change in his demeanor. Their
questions seemed to give him ideas for in
oofin Ri n
the defendant had never complained OF
sleeplessness or of headaches to the wit
ness.
smell is sane" declared DR.. Shutes when
asked his opinion regarding the mental con-
dition of the defendant.
Witness CrOsa-Exnmined.s
On cross-examination DIR. Shute, at the
request of Attorney Turner, left the stand
and made an examination In reference to
a depression near the right eye of the de-
PENDANT The witness declared the depres-
sion to be entirely normal In the opinion
of DR.. Shute there is no wasting OF one OF
SHELLS legs. the difference in their size De.
ing due to the abnormal enlargement OF
one leg. resulting from inf1ammatory lesion
The defense Intercepted DR.. Shute as
to masked or psychic insanity. Next he
was examined as to. treating smell LOT
sleeplessness. He gave the DEFENDANT NOR
phine. sodium chlorate and sodium bromide
at times.
"Once l gave him pure water with a little
common salt in it, said DR.. Shute, 'and
he slept better that night than ever.
rs it not a fact that common salt is USED
very often to overcome the effects of choral
hydrate?' asked Attorney Turner.
1T is
Then there was nothing extraordinary
about this defendant sleeping when YOU
gave him salt?"
NO, sir
DR.. Chaplin Takes the Stand.
The next expert, DR.. John B. Chaplin,
gave the information that he has been,
since 1854 physician in charge of the Penn
sylvania Hospital for the Insane at Phila-
dephia. Prior to that he was for many
years connected with many other institu-
lions for the insane. He has testified, he
said as an expert in many cases.
Dr. Chaplin, so he testified, has observed
& large number of epileptic patients. He
made examinations of Smell the 10Th of last
September, the Sd of last November and the
Sth instant The witness explained his
profession to the defendant. and said that
if the latter had any objection to being ex-
:mined it would not be done. Smell
swered questions in monosyllables He did
not know if his parents were living and
cid not remember what work he had been
doing. so he told the witness. He had no
recollection. he declared. of committing the
crime he was told he had committed.
The examination of DIR. Chaplin was in
progress when this report closed.