The sun., 1900-12-21
BURNZ'S MOTHER TESTIFIES
BRFAKS DOWN arm SEvERtI HOrRS
or QUESTIONING.
Goes Through the History Of Two Generations
Of the BOY Homicde's Ancestor, TO show
Taints Of Insanity He Thought That
There Was q (onxpTacN ARain.t Him.

The temporary collapse Of the mother oi
twcntv-ye1r-old Edgar & Burn2 who il on
trial In White Plains charged with tho murder
Of Herbert B Fellows. waa the incident OF
the day Yesterday She had been answering Z
questions on the witness stand for over thre
hours This occurrence p'eCiptatcd an ad-
journmert Tor the day
when the court had convened after the
recess for luncheon Mrs Burn2 resumed
her testimony a. frst witnc-- called for "a"
defence. The history OF the Eurn2 family
for two generations touching the mental
competency Of the members was gone over,
Only once in the earlier part OF her oNamina-
ton did she hesitate in replying t. questions,
Then. in telling of Edgar's return home after
period of absence. she burst into tears as
she related how her son had said Il have
come home, mother, as have found that you
are the only one that loves me-" For bref
time she bowed her head and sohbed. She
recovered herself. however. and went on
In a collected manner until she broke down
an hour later and begged t. be excused.
pleading illness. Judge keogh then ad-
journed court for the day
with the examination OF Robert + Hum
phric-. New York Central Railroad dctec-
tive who Identified the shoes BuTn2 " ore
when arrested Dec. O, 1899, and of Dr. y. r.
curtis, VINO attended Fellows just Delort ne
died from the bullet wound in the back OF
his head, the evidence Tor the prosecution
was completed and District Attorney An
drews rested the states case. except that
LAWYER Mills Of Burnz'' counsel then
moved that all evidence as 70 the prisoner
sanity be submitted by the prosecn,ion
Mr. Mills moved for the disch'rge of Burnz
As reasons for this move ne SAID.
q he evidence does not establish the quit
Of the defendant "a charged 10y the lndct-
ineut the alleged confession Of the d"fendiit
j. not sufficient 10 warrant IL COZ, yittl"ht
because thero j. no substantial addItlohaI
proof that the Grim" has been Commltt.d
OF crime thnn of criminal homicide. becau .
the act Of killing was committed without
dcih'ration or yrem"dltatInn. -...u.,.,..
Tho motion for discharge was overrul"d.
Mr. Mills opened for the defence. IL" ad,,
mittcd that Burnz had killed Fellows hut said
lac was insane. In outlining the defence ne
sa ss%w tt e taintg in s blood and inter
serious brain injury to himself lie had az
one time Hft he hone TO h I'VE w'tn nd .iltsr Mts
A de osition 81 u l.. Boardman Of Nevada
City. Cal that his father. the prisoners great
uncle, had 'mintted suicide because OF llei-
"A choil was read
The defendants mother. who gave her age
az IS year, testified that her father ana mother
we're first cousin: ana hrt er d9asn1rT S hsa
the year after. Her testimony revealed that
she was much troubled for some time before
the prisoners birth. to the extent that she
Uttered from nervousness and loss or sleep
ior seven months afterw7rd and that Edgar
also was at an early age subject 70 MS result
ing from two severe falls. ON To- Tour
weeks he had suffered from an abscess OF the
brain He was an inveterate cigarette smoker.
ON this account ne was not allowed TO remain
in several schools to which he had been sent.