The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-02-15

the county Jail three days after the ar
rest of the prisoner. The witness laid
a trap for the prisoner and Ashby read
lily fell into it,
G. r.. Butler told how the prisoner
had requested him to ask a friend to
call at the Jail.
DIR. A. B. Simmons testified that he
saw Ashby at the request of the states
attorney and was instructed after ex-
animation to report whether the pris-
oner was sane or insane. Dr. Simmons
went to Jail with DIR. baltimore and
saw Ashby from two months ago until
last Tuesday. In the opinion of the
witness Ashby is a sane man. The wit
ness saw a normal man and found no
hallucinations. DR.. Simmons stated
that in his opinion Ashby is simlatings
DR.. Rawlston baltimore examined
Ashby at the Park View Sanitarium
and treated him for stomach trouble.
Later he was requested to examine the
told if he found him to be
insane the solicitor general
would sign a certificate to COM
init him to the insane asylum. Or. Lat
timore found Ashby's condition nor
NAL and considered him a sane man.
He felt quite sure that the prisoner
was Stimulating insanity The witness
was quite careful in his answers and
counsel for the defense was unable to
snake him on the cross examination.
Detective ChnrItOn's Testimony.
County Detective D. ]. Charlton was
offered as a witness by the state He
was objected to by the defense. 1t was
held that the detective had been in
the court room during the trial of the
case Judge Barrow permitted him to
% Cfa rTya--
sought to prove that Mrs. McGinnis
told the witness and several other Of
fcers that Ashby had stated the night
before that he intended to kill his
wife. This was ruled out by the
court The witness discovered a large
quantity of empty whisky bottles and
also several letters. One of these was
offered by the state and objected to
by the defense. 1t was from Ashby's
cousin in Boston and was permitted
to go in as evidence. Part of it read:
If you intend to remain in Mr.
Scanlans employ in the future after
he takes you back for the second time
why come up next month; but if you
intend to come only for a. few months
just remain South, as 1 will not have
my friends do me favor by taking
you back and have you leave when
you get homesick for Matte and the
South. If they are so essential to your
happiness it is best you should remain
South
II have a little friend who will ar
rive at Boston from England on Sept
a, and remain all winter and spring
with me, and, of course, l shall not
have room for others. Remember the
Mr. S. thinks Matte is dead, as l had
only the beginning of your letter when
you said Matte is dead or -.
Fl. j. Middleton, foreman of the
Morning News, knew the father of the
prisoner He never heard him use a
word of vulgarity in his life. The wit
ness considered him a man of educa-
ton.
W. c. Travis, linotype operator in
the Press office, knew the father of the
prisoner and never heard him use any
vulgarity
j. Stern, formerly a printer, knew
the father of Ashby. The witness new
er heard him use vulgar expression.
With this testimony the state rested
its case
DIR. Graham's Second Statement.
DIR. Graham was the last witness
examined. He was introduced by the
defense.
1T was after IL o'clock when the wit
ness took the stand for the second
time, and at the conclusion of his tes-
timony court adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning, when the arguments will
be begun. The physician stated that
since mis- appearance at the morning
session of court he had made another
examination of the prisoner, lasting
an hour. "He is an insane man." said
the witness, positively. II have no
doubt on that subject now"