The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-07-25

Q.-As a law-ablding citizen, you make
bring It to the attention Of the criminal
authorities that This man had been mur-
dered in your institution? Al went di-
recty to the president of the board.
Q.-Who is the president. doctor? A.
Judge Vroom. | went to his house at once.
Q.-What did he say TO you? Ale de-
plored the matter very much
o. asked you what he said to you. A.
Il cannot tell you just his Language.
Q.-Don't recall? Al cannot tell you
just his language ! know he was very
much disturbed about 1t, because this man
was the husband OF a person his family
was In some way attache dto.
Q.-lid Judge VrOom tell you TO
Q.-DIdn't you realize that by your
failure to report II TO the public au-
thorfties, YOU made yourself an accom-
plices Al did not.
Q.--Assuming that a murder had been
committed: A-NO, sir.
Q.-That did not suggest itself to
your A.--No, sir; 1 did not know that
O.-Let me read the minutes "Dr.
Ward reported upon the patient. Silvers
who had so suddenly died in the lnstftu-
ton on Sunday. February 25. Ward said
that on Friday. previous to the death of
the patient. he had received letter from
Mrs Silvers. the wife OF the patient COM
planning of the treatment and usage OF
the patient. When ne referred (meaning
YOU the letter to DR.. Finkhauder, the lat
ter made no report of the matter until
Saturday. when he said that he was adj
Vised that there were marks of i'll usage
on the patient; that on Sunday morning.
Tan ba on h Dsg 9F pbe 0d hat is
that he was in a serious condition. and
Immediately notified Or. F'inkhauser to
send for Mrs. Silyers.' A.-That is cor
rect.
Q.-"Dr. Finkhauser did not send any
word TO the family. and about :45 he was
notified not that tie patent was dead Is
O.-Why didn't Or. Flnkhauser notify
Mrs SSilyers? Al don't know, sir.
on my ronnds ans s0 asked him To- 90 on
at once and notify Mrs. Silvers. was
going through the house and saw this
recognized by the doctor, and asked him
to go out at once and notify Mrs silvers
that her husband was seriously i'll.
Q.-When you returned from your visit
had sent word to Mrs. Silvers? Al
did
,Q.-What answer did he give you? A.
Odd you then send for Mrs silvers?
Al sent for Mrs. Silvers and went at
once to see Judge Vroom that afternoon.
rect
| Q.-That is about the time you returned
from. your. VISIT mean from your tour?
Ayes, sir
| Q.-When you saw Mr. Silvers. where
! was he, ! mean on this Sunday morning :?
Ain his room in bed.
! Q.-Delirious. unconscious, dying? A
| Well, l don't think he was at that mo-
ment dying. That is, he was in a serious
condition.
Ole was in deaths throes, wasn't he :?
Al cannot say that. At least | didn't
| recognize that
| Dwell in the idea of the sense he
was dying? Ayes, sir, practically, that
| Odd you know at that time Of any
assault having been made upon him?
| A.-Yes
Q.-When had you seen Mr.. slvers be-
| fore this Sunday? Did you see him after
the assault? Ayes sir.
! Q.-t1ow soon after the assault upon
him? Al saw him the next morning
| Q.-Where did the assault take place as
you understood 1t? Al understood Ii
took place in his room.
| Q.--Skinner held him while the other
man beat him? A.-That is my under
standing Of It, and that is their admission.
q. (By MIR. PerLins)-What was the
fa%se f. ,se. on nos ~ .eis e nefsnse The man n. @
very filthy In his habits and i suppose
that was the origin of IL, hut that 1
Q.-It wasn't self defenses A.-No,
siri II was not self defense.
! Q.-1ntended to punish him for some
thing? A.-Presume that is the idea.
@. (by Mr.. Backes)-Do you tolera to
the punishment Of insane people? Al
do not.
Q.-That Is no way to treat an insane
man. A.--No, sir
| view, In either way, whether 1t was self
defense, or A.--No, sir; they were not
justified In striking a patient except in
absolute self-defense.
Q.-Tell me how soon after this assault
did you see Silvers? Att was not very
long,
Q.-Where did you see him? Al saw
| him In his room in bed.
Q.-What was his condition at that time
A.-Do you mean his mental condition, or
physical. or both?
.Q.-I am referring to his physical condi.
tion. Was his mental condition aggravated
by his physical condition? A.-The man
| was very much disturbed.
Q.-Tell us what the physical condition oi
| this man was? Ale was much prOstra.
ted and sick man TO start with. and what
he had gone through with; he was very
much prostrated. My. recollection Is that
he lived three days after this assault. He
was prostrated lying in bed. with various
bruises about his body.
Q.--You said you saw him shortly after
wards. Do you mean the same day? A.
No, sir. l think this was done in the
evening, and / saw him the next morning
Q.-What marks upon his body did you
see? Ale was bruised. cannot describe
Q-Both eyes were blackened, were they
not? Al don't remember.
think the bruises were about the body-the
Q.-When you speak of vital parts.
which of the vital parts? A.-The abdo-
! O,-And the heart? Ayes sir.
| Q.-Any marks of kicISings Al
don't think so, but ! would not swear
that there wasn't. The man had been
dreadfuIly abused, with all that thnt
implies.
Q.-DreadfuIIy bentenf A--Yes. sir.
Q.-Did you examine his entire body?
Ayes, sir
Q.-What bruises did you see? A.-The
man was brutaly beaten, and that Is
whatever you may infer from that
Q--Was there any indication OF anything
being used-any stick or anything OF that
kind? Al don't think so. The man was
In delicate health. and every blow that
he received or strike, even though IT
might not be very severe. Is a serious
matter to a man in his condition
Q.-When did you see SilYers next? A
l saw him twice that day.
Q.-Was he conscious? A.-Not in a
sense. He wasn't In a stupor
Q.-When you first saw him was he
conscious? A.--No sir.
Owns he capable Of conversing with
you? A.-No sir
Q.-Because of his previous mental con-
dition? A.-Yes sir
Q.-Just a crazy man. wasn't he? A.
He was n very insane man. and very filthy
and untIdy In his habits, and infer TINT
that was the idea on the part
Q.--That was the idea of killing him?
the punishment.
Q-When you saw him on your rounds
your tour-on Sunday. that was the last
time you saw him aliveP A.-That was
the last time.
Q.-At that time he was in a stupor?
Ale was in a partial stupor-did not
recognize me.