The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-08-29
FOUR INVESTIGATED BEFORE
JUDGE CLANCY TODAY,
MAYER FOUND TO BE INSANE
The Young Philippine Soldier to Go
to an Asylum-Oliver Cole, Den
mis- Sullivan and William
Roberts Discharged.

examined as to their sanity DeTOre Judge
Clancy this morning. The first exam
ined was William Roberts. man
about SO years old.
Judge Clancy read the complaint to the
defendant and asked him if he was
crazy.
mo; 1 amt crazy" Roberts replied.
We'll, what's the matter with you,
them" the judge inquired.
Roberts said he did not know, and
DIR. Sheeran was examined as a witness
in the case. The physician said that
Roberts had told him, day or SO ago,
that the sun had affected his head,
and that he did not know what he was
doing for while. The defendant had
no Authorizations. He had said he had
taken small dose of strychnine but did
not know what he had taken it for. He
seemed we'll yesterday, the doctor said.
Night Jailor Jellick testified that the
prisoner was brought to him at the
JAIL The Tailor had heard the man talk
ing to other prisoners and telling them
that he had had something the mat
ter with his head and had taken strych-
nine.
Day Tailor Quinn testified that Roberts
had asked for music and beer yester-
day, evidently missing the brewery, but
that he ate we'll and was apparently
sane. DIR. O'Leary examined Roberts
Yesterday and found him perfectly ra-
tional.
Roberts wife fumbled in the matter
of holding up her hand to be sworn and
the court ordered her to step up in front
of the clerks desk. The woman became
frightened and wept. and had to be serv-
ed with glass Of water before she be-
came composed. She testified that there
had been something the matter with
Roberts for several days. She found him
in a cellar at their home the day he
was arrested and Roberts screamed.
Mrs. Roberts said that Roberts was
kind to her and that he had done moth
ing specific, but that he talked diff
ferently to his usual way OF late. Rob
erts used to be miner and once was
struck on the head with a piece of iron
at a mine. Mrs. Roberts could not say
that this had affected his mind.
Roberts was put on the stand and
questioned. He told something of his
history, and said that he had been sick
for some time. He said that he did
not feel we'll at all at the moment. and
that sometimes his mind felt all right
o~NA~A~N
rational enough in his speech, in answer
ing the doctors questions.
Roberts was discharged from custody
as not sufficiently deranged to be put
in an insane asylum. He went out with
his weeping wife. He was arrested sew
eral days ago for acting queerly.
Dennis Sullivan.
"Dennis Sullivan, you are charged with
being insane. What have you got to
say to the charge" said Judge Clancy
to the second defendant.
The prisoner rose and said. "Not guilty,
your honor He seemed sane.
Sullivan stated that he had been drink
ing, and the court said, "Oh, case OF
snakes, eh?"
Eyes, SIR" Sullivan replied.
DR.. O'Leacy asked the witness when
he had begun to drink and Sullivan said
that it was on the Gath Of July.
ibid you ever have any snakes like
this before?" the physician asked, and
Sullivan said no."
Under Sheriff McQuigan testified that
when the prisoner was brought to jail
he had his hand in q jar OF water and
that he said that if he took his hand
out Of the Jar he twas gone." and that
his sister and mother were coming out
of purgatory for him. Sullivan was
dismissed with reprimand for drinking.
Oliver Cole.
Oliver Cole also pleaded not guilty t.
the charge of insanity, and declared that
he never drinks liquor. He said that
he was very sick for some time before
he was put in Jail last Thursday.
"How are you now?" Judge Clancy
asked.
pretty WELL" Cole said.
"well, why did they put this charge
against you?"
II haven't the least idea," the pris-
oner replied.
Enoch Cole. the brother of the defen-
dant, testified that he wished to take
the latter home to Iowa with him and
that he was able to take care of him.
| The prisoner talked In a sensible way,
| and the brother said that there was
no insanity in the family. The examin-
| ing doctors found Cole sane and Judge
| Clancy discharged him.
George n. Mayer.
George H. Mayer. the young Philip
| pine soldier who has been in Jail on
| a charge of forgery, screamed and re-
| sisted when he was brought forward
! from one chair to another when his ex-
| animation was begun. He could not or
would not pay any attention to the
charge read to him by the court.
| Dr. Sheeran testified that Mayors
| physical condition is all right: that he
| eats, sleeps and drinks well. It was
the physicians opinion that Mayer had
begun to feign insanity and Lad passed
| the sane point.
"He is screaming himself to death.
| There is no doubt but he is CROWN.
| weak" DR.. Sheeran said.
Mayer was very white and distracted
| looking. His eyes were full of apparent
| misery and he moaned like a man with
an agonized mind. He was returned
to Jail. An order for his commitment