The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03
(staff Correspondencc.)

(Staffr Correspondence
LAWRENCEVILLE, VA, June 1T is
understood that the defence in the Rid
dick trial will rest its case Monday morn
ing on the evidence already produced
The entire day was given over to the
examination of Drs. ]. Allison Hodges
and w. F.'Drewry, experts on insanity
They both declared the preacher to be
an insane man. DR.. Hodges was on the
stand nearly seven hours, and made
splendid witness for Riddick. The rigid
cross-examination failed to shake his
testimony. What ne had TO say on the
subject of diseases of the brain and his
ANALYSIS of the insanity of the accused,
were listened to with the most marked
attention.
yELOPING FOR YEARS
The disease, of which Riddick is VIC
tim. DR.. Hodges said, had been develop
ing through many years and fmaily ne
lost will power and his delusion. as TO
Furnishing d man for insulting a iaoS'
was fulfilled.
noon, having come In response to a
summons from the Commonwealth He
will be put on the stand Monday, put
for what purpose he does not know
Mrs. Riddick and Mrs. PoaSe were not
III court to-day.
Rev. Joseph II. Riddick. the father OF
the accused, who is not at all a wei
man. left for his home this afternoon
Mr. T. R. Riddick returned to richmond
this morning to spend Sunday.
learned to-day that brunswick Is one
az the strongest Methodist counties In
Virginia The Baptists are not numer-
Gus. so Rev. r. Atwell Tucker tells me.
1t is said that several members OF the
jury are Methodists.
The trial viii probably not end be1ore
Thursday.
Notwithstanding many country people
visit I.awrencevilfe every Saturday. the
crowd in attendance upon the Rtddick
trial to-day was hardly as large as that
of yesterday.
DR. T. Allison Hodges was the first wit
ness called He said he was a physician
and surgeon, and Professor OF Nervous
and Mental Diseases at the University
College of Medicine and Surgery at Rtc1-
nond The witness had heard much OF
the testimony. and had read the balance
He and Dr. ". F. Drewry. the Superln-
tendent of the Central State Hospital at
Petersburg. had made three separate
examinations of Mr.. Riddick They sub
mitted a written report, which Is as 1oi-
lows:
1awrenceviIIe, Va, June 2, 1860.
To the Honorable Court OF BRUNSWICK
County:
From three personal and private inter-
views with the prisoner, and from the
written and oral testimony sumbitted to
us by the court. 1t is our opinion That
the Rev. j. E. r. Riddick was insane
at the time of the killing OF DR.. W. H.
Temple. on March II, 1860; that he is now
insane, and that during the remainder
of his life we believe he VIII be
menace TO society.
fSienedl J. ALLISON HODGES, NJ. D..
wM. f. DREWRY. NJ. D.
The conclusions were based upon the
following reasons:
Hereditary insanity.
Family history.
Degenerative tendency
Personal history and characteristics.
Tempera ment during early periods
Periods of recurring mental depression IL
Unstable mental equilibrium
FREQUENT changes in religious bellels-
I,nnuJses which were manifested
His several illnesses, enfeebiins IL their
character
His delusions and hallucinattons,
His fixed delusions which led up TO the
tragedy
not DdSed utoii S@AiS
evidences of insanity. but they were an
taken into consideration.
EVIDENCES OF INSANITY
Dr Hodges started out TO discuss In
detail the evidences of insanity In tnis
case Counsel for the prosecution oo-
iected to the Doctor discussing the tes-
tirnony. but cOntended that hEpotnetieai
cases should be the basis OF his discus
sion The point was argued by Messrs-
and Davis
the question was settled by the lawyers
| for the defense agreeing to state hypo-
| thetica1.
,a-e5itary insanity The witness said
| that as to the bearing OF hereditary lam
| i,y- history, erratic actions and attempts
| at suicide, they are accepted os 'ie
best medical authorities as eVioshces VI
insanity ,,,
| that some of the symptoms narrate such
| n desire to be alone in youth. eccentric
| habits lighting unseen influences 10
| keen ont of the ministry. diseases that
| affect the brain, such as typnold iesss.
| ara not causes OF INSANITY. ihey az
| contributing. causes. He said Air- Rio-
| dick was suffering from an irregular
| type of paranoi
ONE DOMINANT IDEA.
| when nerson is afflicted with this
| type of insanity he has one dominant
| idea. He might have one deiusion OF
,,,rv delusions Paranoi does not de-
! stroy persons power or reason ne
| ,,ic,im reasons like a sane person, but
draws different conclusions. There are
/ r,a,v of these cases where the victim
| has the power to distinguish between
/ right and wrong. but has not the VIII
| mower to do the right
There are such cases in the asylums.
! Tn reply to Mr.. Poage. Dr. Hodges said
/ that when a person spends sieepiess
/ nights. is depressed. has had dreams.
/ hears ina ginary noises. and yet Is apie
/ TO discuss intelligently his own a1ai.s'
/ his condition is such as may cause him
! To commit suicide or homicide.