The Washington times., 1907-03-06
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Italy. France, Germany and others. OF
the fineness of the land and the SUI
premacy of the men. For centuries the
men of these countries were unable TO
determine what INSANITY is At The be-
ginning OF the nineteenth century lnNcS-
ugauon was begun here, ana science ~
sun pulling over t. Yet two learned
men-my friend from Fauquier county
ana his Sherlock Holmes assistant, Cap
tam Woods-ask YOU TO whlsue this
plea OF insanity out of court as IL II
were some unbidden thing.
Sarcastic About Woods.
Suppose you wanted to know about
the chemical action of lime on stone
you go to Captain Woods. because he
seems TO know just a little bit more
about everything than we do about any
thing You 20 70 him and ask him
about insanity and his opinion will be
diametricalIy opposite to thas Of Dr..
Clark. who has made thc human mind a
! study for years. Yet Captain Woods is
their legal and medical expert.
These high-spirited men spared By
waters 70 save the honor of the Strother
house and family So help me God, l
wouldn't have spared him as long as
] they did. They thought of their father.
lying out in Masonic Cemetery; OF their
mother by his side. Do you think they
.
waters with the memory Of their par
ents fresh in their minds2"
The speaker insisted again there had
been no deHberation. He referred 10 the
fact that James is a lawyer. and If he
had delibeTated. he would have known
there would be a trial
Not even the poppy nor all the
drOwsy syrups OF the East can restore
TO this man the sleep that was his only
yesterday.
IT ever. in the 800 years this State
has been in existence, two Nirginlans
were ever subjected 10 such a STRAIN. !
want my learned friends To tell me OF
, il and we viii surrender this case.
Or DreWry says an anteCedCnt Is not
necessary TO make a man temporarily
/ insane. lie tells you the human MIND
can be thrown down one minute ana re
bound the next He repeatedly asked
for more data while testifying, and his
last words on the stand were; / don I
think 7 could say the party was insane
at the time Of the act And II is on that
I ask to find these defendants sane and
I responsible.
Same Blood, Same Fiber.
Il submit to the consciousness OF this
( jury Of Shenandoah. Virginia, gentle
men That the testimony Of Drs. Clark and
Drewrv shows that these Tcn were
/ in thrt responsible condition described
/ i'm his honor's Instructions Both OF
them Grcd at the same time The gen
/ tlemen ON The other side say that IS
strange Ert both have the same blood
} in their veins; the same fiber. Is II so
/ strange
You know the literature Of our land
/ You know :nc greatest drama or our
language was auout AN insane man
I Speaking of tho effect OF strain ana
| stress ON tie human mind. Mr.. Moore re-
TarrcG 10 JnC fact that durinS the
/ T-rench revolution Marie Antcinette' g
I hair was turned white IN an hour be
| cause Of str ain
/ Counsel returned to the testimony OF
| the experts and the brothers.
/ What good is 90 De accomplished oy
/ puYishing these heightened, sensible
men, Rvwaters. may the Lord have
! mercy ON his soul can't be helped. as
| he sleeps in the cemetery over the Aiiis-
( who Is 20 he benefited by sending them
( ts, the penitentiary TO diShOnor and Tor
/ ever hlacken their name. Gentlemen
: let them 60 Let them live honOTably'
nut the stamp of approval on their IN
{ matched and unsurpassed manhood and
/ courage. Don't let IL be said That
I iury- OF fellow EirCiujauS convicted them
| Of doing a wrong when there was no
NV friends on the other side talk or
manslaughter. Gentlemen. these de-
fondauts James with his sweet. weep
/ ing wife sitting there Dy his side. s'N
/ To Won 'AcaaittaI indication. or cOnylc-
/ ton az murder i'm the first degree IheV
want no gO-bctwccn Let them so 20
tnair homes