The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-01
DR. FRANCIS BACON IESIIFIES
NEW HAVEN EXPERT BELIFTFS
 HAYES IS SANE.
Gives Many Rensons-Twice Examined Hayes and Found Him of sound Mind Gould Find No HalIucinations,D De- Spoke to Him of the Death of the President.

l Winsted Oct. 31.-In the trial of
 James T. Hayes for the murder of Miss Winnifred Cooke. his sweetheart, the
 state this afternoon called to the stand
 Dr. Francis Bacon. of New Haven, as
 an expert to testify as to the accused s
 sanity Dr. Bacon testified that he ex-
 amined Hayes at the county jail on
 June 9th and on September 16th last
 toascertain his physical and mental
 condition. He said he believed the pris-
 oner to be of sound mind.
 l Tn his first examination of the &C.,
 cused, which last about al, hour he
 was assisted by Dr. Warner, the Jail
 physician. He found Hayes apparently
 in good health for person undergoing confinement and was well developed
 and had no bodily defects. The pris- oner, said Dr. Bacon, had good com- mand of speech and replied to my questions promptly and intelligently.
 T could not ascertain any hallucina- tions, delusions or incoherrence of
 speech. There were no insane express
 sions of confidence. His senses seemed
 unimpaired except that he professed
 entire ignorance of the shooting of
 himself or any one else. When ques-
 toned regarding the manner in which
 he received his injuries Hayes told me that he had been hurt by Dr. Browns runaway horse. He said he knew noth- ing about the shooting until he was lodged in jail"
 Witness found Hayes ear drums his muscular reflex and hearing in normal condition. He found no evidence of constitutional disease. "The prisoner was somewhat emotional" said pr. Bacon, "and his eyes moistened when l questioned him about the girl he shot. On my second visit Hayes ex- pressed absolute oblivion regarding the shooting of Miss Cooke He had be- come weaker since my first visit The accused had been reading the news papers to learn the results of baseball games I asked him if he did not find something more important than base ball games, and he seemed quite agi- tated. Have you heard of the death of the president, I asked. He gave a deep sigh and remained silent.
 My reason, said pr. Bacon, for forming the opinion that Hayes was sane when he committed the murder are grounded upon his personal history | and habits as narrated in hypot hetical | questions. His purpose was to bring ! about his death and hers also if he | could not get possession of her. One thing in particular was the account of his industrious life at Winsted, accum- ulation of property, description of dis position, the mutual warmth of affec- ton that existed between them, the &C., count of the gradual development of attitude on his part to- ward her; the account of the disagree nent that rose between them; the emotion and temper exhibited in con- sequence of that; the careful prepara- ions made for the elopement with her md their marriage; his failure of this plan followed immediately by the shooting that ended her life his re- morse for the crime; and later his con- lition from the time of his arrest up o the time of my last examination In reneral terms that formed my reason Or forming the opinion l have already "