Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-15

tions and conversations, conduct and
appearance of the defendant, in his
opinion he is sane State introduces
Hypothetical question, embracing his
tory of defendant, his every day life
and that of his family, the evident
intellectual condition of the defen-
dant prior to the tragedy, the quarrel
and all circumstances leading up to
the quarrel; to which the witness
testifies that taking it all into con-
sideration and together with his eX-
aminations ON Jan. 6 and 9, 1905, he
believes the defendant was sane on
Nov. 5, 1904. Witness testifies that
from the. hypothetical question pro-
pounded, embracing defendants ac-
tions in the Jail and in the court room
and from the fact of his signing
deeds to his property TO third parties
and acknowledging same before the
proper officer and admitting that he
understood them and stating they were
all right and of his not speaking TO a
certain party for the reason that said
party decided question submitted to
him for arbitration adverse to him
after agreeing to abide peaceably by
the decision, that he thinks him sane.
Witness testifies the cause of the death
of Elihu Clifford might have been
cerebral hemorrhage, that epileptic
dementia is not so likely TO be heredi-
tary as other forms of insanity, that
nearly all forms of insanity are trans
mitted and that inheritance figures to
a certain extent in insanity; that par
ents who are suffering from hysteria,
or neurosis or epilepsy are liable to
beget children afflicted with these
diseases that there are some 40 epilep-
tic Inmates at the Independence hos
pital over which he has supervision.
When asked by defense to explain to
the jury what an epileptic was, states
there are two kinds of epileptics,
known as the grand NAL and petit
NAL, grand NAL being attended with
frequent and violent paroxyoms, the
epileptic usually falling down and
usually on the back, frothing at the
mouth and often biting the tongue,
and while petit NAL is not of the vio-
lent demonstrative kind and only be-
ing of short duration, after only last
ing moment.
Tuesday morning, Feb 14th.
DIR. Crumbacker still ON the witness
box, testifies that in his opinion in
all cases of epilepsy of whatever var
iety there is period of unconscious
ness during the attack. That assnm-
ing the dispositions offered by the ie-
Tense regarding the mental condition
of Elihu and Alonzo Clifford and the
fact that no claim or evidence was
offered as to any aff1iction prior to a
few years of their deaths, testifies
that in his opinion they both died of
senile dementia. The state introduces
another hypothetical question embrac-
ing the facts set forth in the deposit
tions of the defendant regarding the
insanity claim of the defendants an
tecedants, to which the witness testi-
fies that in his opinion the defendant
was sane on the 9th day of November
1905, and that he is sane at the pre-
sent time, and that he is showing in
sanity. Witness testifies that the eye
together with other facial expressions
are evidence of insanity to non ex-
pert and that about SO per cent of the
insane under his observation in the
hospitals might be defined as insane
at certain times by the non expert and
about 40 per cent of these could be de-
fined by non expert at any time.
Afternoon session.
DIR. A. f. BAREFOOT.
Is AZ years of age, lives in DEBORAH,
is practicing physician, graduate
of the State University of Iowa and
of Jefferson Medical College. and has
practiced in DEBORAH since 1887, that
he is acquainted with the defendant
and has known him since 1890 or 1891,
that he made personal examination
of the defendant ON Jan. 10, 1905, and
that he did not notice anything inco-
herent, that the defendant stated he
tried to recognize those that recognized
him. Witness testified in response to
the same hypothetical questions intro
duced previously by the state, relative
to the defendants ancestry and cir
cumstances connected with the defen-
dant's conduct prior to and since the
tragedy that in his opinion the defen-
dant was sane on Nov. 5, 1905.
JOHN MOSES
A witness introduced by the de-
Tense after being sworn testifies that
he is a school teacher in the 9Th dis
trict four miles out of DEBORAH, that
he knows defendant, having attended
the Valdez Business College for about
two school years leaving there in June
or July 1904. Witness states that in
May in class in geometry Mr.. Clifford
became excited got white and gesticu-
lated wildly staring and scowling,
asking him several times to go on and
prove a question which he had been
proving which was beyond him, and
not proven by the defendant in COM
prehensive manner. This condition in
the defendant had never been noticed
by him prior to this and never there
after. That he had spoke to the de-
aendant about the matter but that he
only smiled and that he made no an
swer that he remembered
DIR. J. S. ROOME.
Testifies for the state that he is So
years old, a practicing physician at
Calmar, Iowa, that he did not make
any examination of the defendant.
Witness admits having heard the
hypothetical questions propounded by
the state to the previous expert wit
ness and accepting the same as true
believes the defendant was sane ON
Nov. 8, 1905.
DIR. j. A. BARRETT.
Testifies, is practicing physician
and surgeon at Cresco, Iowa, is a
graduate of McGill University of