Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-08-17

j. f. Carbee or Greenfield was called. |
Eastwood and his wife boarded with the
Carbees at the latters' boarding house.
They had frequent qGarrels and East
wood used loud and profane language
toward his wife. The other boarders
wood left and never returned to the
boarding house. Eastwood was at the
house two seasons and witness had seen
him often until 1899. Never saw any
change in defendants disposition; never
saw him drink Witness saw him two
or three days before he came up to Mid
dlebury on the occasion of the shooting
and talked with him.
Mrs. Carbee's testimony was much the
same as her husbands.
George King of Jacksonville, n. Y,
trustee and steward of the Methodist
Episcopal church of that place, was the
first witness on Wednesday morning.
He was followed by Thomas f. Gray
and Abraham Guide of the same place.
All these witnesses testified as to East
woods f1orid complexion being natural
to him; as to the violence of his temper
when angry and good nature at other
times as to his steadiness as workman
and temperatures in the use of liquors
They had not heard him complain as a
result of his accident on the railroad.
Rev. Mr.. Wood of Greenfield was re-
called bv the state and was asked
whether on all the occasions of his see
ing and speaking with the defendant he
considered him sane or insane. Before
! this question could he answered Mr..
Moloney raised an objection and argued
! it for some time. The court ruled that
the question WAS admissible, TO which
defence took exception. Mr.. Wood said
that he considered defendant sane. On
cross examination he admitted that he
might have been mistaken and that East
wood was insane. Much time was con
sumed in examination of this witness
/ Clarence -. Aiken said he had known
/ Eastwood some 10 years. His temper
/ was violent and he was strong phvsi-
cally. He remembered Eastwood had
/ railroad accident. but never heard him
/ alude to the effects of the accident.
/ Two important witnesses were exam
/ ined at the afternoon session and they
/ took up the entire time of that session.
/ The first called was John Hazen. who
was Eastwood's attendant at the Water
4 bury sylum. He had taken notes of the
prisoners actions while In his charge.
He said that Eastwood's conduct did not
demand disciplining while there: thar
he was not troublesome. He had quar-
rel with another patient on one occasion
and threw a chair at him; but witness
thought the second patient was to blame
for the trouble. He said the prisoner
appeared to be all right; but added that
it was not certain when man was saue
or insane.
DR.. Walter b. Berry was physician in
charge at Waterbury while Eastwood
was confined there and had the prisoner
under observation for purposes of the
trial. He had daily memoranda covering
much of the time Of the prisoners so
| urn at the retreat, and this he read to
the Jury, explaining as he went along
His conclusions were that Eastwood was
of sound mind and responsible
At this point the court adjourned for
the day.
Thursday morning Or. Berry was
cross-examined by Mr.. Moloney for the
defence, and so searching was it that it
took up two hours of the courts time.
At the end. q 20 minutes recess was
taken, after which Mr.. Fish began the
redirect examination. His questioning
tended mostly to bring out whether or
not the defendant had psresis Witness
WAS of the opinion that Eastwood did
not have the malady. In his recrOss-eX.
animation Mr.. MOOnev cited the noted
case of John McCullagh. and the wit
ness admitted the facts such rs they
were. After few more questions ny
the Judge and counsel, the witness was
excused.
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from. lie based his oniouion ON what
he saw and nor on thc mast record ana
acts of rho man
Daniel HAYES of Eridnort was called
for the state. lie said ne was in iail
with Eastwood last fall. Eastwood bad
said that he was in Jail for shooting
somebody and that his mother-in-law
was partly responsible Tor breaking NJ
M FAMILY that II II had not been for
her he would have lived happily. Gross
questioned, witness SAID Eastwood had