The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-04-11
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INSANITY PLEA

The trial OF William ID. Salisbury.
charged with assault with intent to Kill
on his daughter, Lima h. Salisbury, was
begun before Judge Brown in the superior
court this morning.
Out OF 16 called as Jurors four were OK
cused and the following were empaneled:
Robert X. Atwood of Providence. fore
man: Patrick ODonnel OF woonsocket.
George n. Matterson OF Providence. Jonn
3. Sanger of Warren, Squire s. Nickol-
son OF Pawtucket, Amasa II. BicknCll of
Woonsockct, Ozro G.. Heath OF Providence,
Robert c. Harvey OF Pawtucket sanford
s. Stevens OF Providence, Joshua Farron
OF Woonsocket. Henry Fletcher Of Provi-
dence and Arthur Fregeole of Central
Falls.
Attorney General Greenough, outlining
the case for the state. said tho assault
occurred In Gloucester on the night OF
Dec. 1, 1895. The court had appointed a
commission OF physicians. consisting Of
Drs Jay Perkins, John +. Donley and
William Mcdonnell, to examine the de-
fendant as TO his mental condition.
Mr.. Greenough said that as the defend
ants attorneys, John T.. Connolly and
Martin 7. Birmingham. had info med him
that the defence would be insanity they
would call the commission for testimony
Deputy Sheriff Roscoe, the first witness,
testified that he saw the defendant at The
hearing I'm the district court house one
day after the shooting occurred. The de-
iendant told him he shot his daughter be-
cause she was intending To leave home TO
get married, but that he was sorry he did
It
Lima B. Salisbury. the young woman
who was shot, testified that she was %
years OF age and had lived with her father
In Glocester. ROn the nighs OF Dec |,
1905, she went from her grandfather'3
room TO the kitchen TO get drink of
water and her father shot her with n
uble-barrelled shot gun. and she fell to
the floor lie said Didn't / tell YOU
you'd bet it?"
Witness continued: "He rolled me over
on the floor and said he knew where 10
shoot me. but he had made n mistake. He
reloaded the gun and said he was going
10 shoot my grandfather, set fire TO tho
house and then shoot himself
Il asked him to loosen my clothes and
get me a drink OF water and help me to
the bed He finally did so and told me he
would put another charge through my
head IL didn't keep still.
He took the gun and went TO my
grandfather's room and later I heard
grandfather ask him IL he had killed me
He said he had fixed me"
Witness said her father had threatened
10 kill her about three weeks before and
he had n hatchet IN his hand az the time
DR.. Robert Wilcox OF Pascoag testified
that when he went to the house on the
night OF the shooting he found Miss Sails
bury suffering much from the loss OF
blood and from four wounds about four
inches below and one and one-holf inches
toward the left OF the breast
stevens b. Irons, Andrew g stone. Mar
vim j. Converse and Seth A. Steere. over
seer of the poor OF Glocester. testified TO
Miss Solisbury's story Of the shooting.
Dr. William Mcdonald. called by the
defence. rend the report of the commits
sion. which stated that insanity seemed
10 run In the defendants family and that
the commission was OF tho opinion that
the defendant was irresponsible for the
deed
MIR. Birmingham attorney for the de-
fendant asked tho court 20 order n YER
diet OF not guilty by reason OF insanity
but Judge Brown decided that it was A
question for the jury.
The jury, after being out half OF an
hour. returned a verdict of guilty.
The counsel for the defendant will pe.i-
tiou for new trial.