The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-09-21
Physicians Say He Was Bordering
ON DeIirium Tremens as Result
of Drunkenness.
STAGGERING MAN IS SEEN
Going Towards the Murray Home
Five Minutes Before the Shot
Was Fired.

was FLeu.
Late Saturday afternoon the de-
Tense in the trial of Thomas p. Han.
non, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Fred Pickett, introduced wit.
nesses, whose testimony tended
strongly to show that Harmon was
in deranged state of mind, caused
by drunkenness, at least approach.
Ing delirium from drink. some hours
after the shooting, and also to show
that Harmon was drunk, when the
shooting occurred The defense al.
so showed by witnesses that Harmon
had been drinking heavily several
weeks before the shooting and that
at times he was very drunk.
Dr. Johnston II Witness.
DIR. J. w. Johnston stated that he
treated him for a broken arm last
June and had seen him before that.
He stated that Harmon was very
drunk the last part of June last.
when he went to him to treat his
arm, and that he was always drunk,
when his arm was hurt and when
he went to him. His arm looked
swollen, when he first saw him. II
looked as though it w8s poisoned.
DR.. Johnston treated him to about
thre weeks ago. He saw him about
~ or O'Clock in the county jail the
ii hit after the shooting.
bordering of DeIirium Tremcns.
Then he was bordering on delir-
ium tremens, said DR.. Johnston He
was very nervous and excited at the
time. He again saw him the second
day after the shooting. He was
still nervous but better.
DR.. Johnston was asked If he was
asked or requested to make an affi-
davit that Harmon was physically
and mentally unable to go to trial
at this term of circuit court. The
defense objected to this and wss sus-
tanned.
Brooks Contradicts Rogers.
officer Harry Brooks was called.
He stated that he did not have a con
versation with Hannon at the Jail
that evening, as sworn % by Police
man Rogers, in which Rogers said
Brooks asked Harmon If he killed
Mrs. Pickett and that Harmon re-
pile dthat he did. officer Brooks
said no such conversation took place
In his recollection, though they We're
all mixing up in the talk them
Brooks said Harmon merely asked
him to tell his wife that he was in
Jail.
DIR. Bartlett Tells Condition.
DR.. NJ. ]. Bartlett testified that he
was summoned TO the Jail about 9
o'clock the night after the shooting
to see Harmon, but was busy. and DIR.
j. w. Johnston went then. Next
morning about 8 O'Clock DR.. Bartlett
attended Harmon in the jail and was
there about 10 minutes He stated
that Harmon was in a highly nerv-
Gus and feverish state and was al
most bordering on delirium tremens.
the result of drink. He repeated
that this condition was brought abou.
by drinking as we'll as the redness
of his face and the bloodshot condi-
tion of his eyes.
DR.. Bartlett knew he had been
drinking the week before as he saw
him on the street and at home that
way. DR.. Bartlett then talked about
the approaching stage of delirium
and the cure for it. and the prose
cution tried TO handle him as an eX-
pert witness. but 1t was decided tina:
he had not been put on the stand as
such.
DR.. Bartlett stated that the CON
gested condition Of his face and
bloodshot eyes would nor come from
fear hut We're the result of drink
He stated that fear would make the
face pale. white lannon's was red
and flushed Or Bartlett said he
never saw man scared red In tho
face.
Drunken Man ut Scene.
Mrs. Patrick Martin. a State wit
ness not called by the State. was
placed on the stand She resides
just across the street from the Muir
ray home. whore the shooting was
done. She said that al $40 O'Clock
she stepped out 20 the rEiling Of her
porch ~ see what time II was by the
town clock and noticed drunken
man on the sidewalk leading m from
the Ernst residence 10 the Murray
home She saw him stagger but
did not know who It was. nor did
she notice how he was dressed. She
did not know it 10 he Harmon This
was about ) minutes before the
shooting
Murphy Saw Harmon Drunk.
j. J. Murphy. a contractor. saw
Harmon in the Windsor saloon a.
2:3O O'Clock before the shooting and
said he was drunk al that time. He
saw Harmon frequently before the
shooting and he was drinking on al
these occasions hut he did not know
how much exactly.
Miss Mabel Could did not know
any thing about n letter handed tc
her by lannon's attorneys. nor did
she know who sold tickets At this
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