Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-06-11
EXPERT TEsT|F|ES IN
THE SAM TUBS CASE
DR.. BARKER OF THE STATE IN
SANE ASYLUM AT SAN AN
TONIC ON STAND TO GIVE
EXPERT OPINION.
Great Interest In Trial
Many People Are Attending This
Case and the Proceedings Are
Being Closely Followed BY
the Spectators-DalIas
Men Witnesses.

The taking of testimony still con-
tinues in the Sam Tubbs case, and
the interest is growing. The testi-
mony below is resumed from yester-
day afternoon:
Mrs Sam Goodson testified that
she was raised in the same neighbor-
hood with Tubbs. He would put his
dogs in his own bed, and soil the bed
clothing. Would ride without a sad
die or bride on the horse Thinks
ne is of unsound mind and did not
know it was wrong to kill Dave
Pierce
DR.. J. G. Davis testified that he for
merly lived near Kickapoo, where
Tubbs lived. He was always peculiar
in his conduct and transactions
Thinks his mind has been unsound
all of his life. He had a mania for
acquiring property without paying for
it and loved to talk on that subject
Articles he would get that way were
of the very finest quality, far beyond
his station in life. Thinks he was in
sane on the subject of acquiring prop
erty that way. That kind of insanity
is one form of paranoia. Tubbs has
no will power or control over himself
to combat this tendency. Thinks
Tubbs believed he was justified in
killing Pierce.
W. A. Miller of Jacksonville is q.
couslaa- TlBbs. At Vie 9!
bought about $50 goats and put bells
on them. Thinks Tubbs' mind is I'M
sound and has been that way for
long time. Tubbs would never talk to
him much, but would get up abruptly
and leave in short time. When he
was boy he would sometimes wear
his old clothes to church, though his
uncle wanted him to wear his best
clothes. Witness had seen Tubbs
piouShihS III dihioSI d uuue CUIulllUH
Believes that Tubbs thought he was
doing right when he killed Pierce.
F. M. Larvarsey testified that he
had known Tubbs about forty years.
Tubbs would come to the witness
house at any time of night and come
in without halloaing. He came after
a handful of peas that witness had
promised him, late in the night, about
three weeks before he killed Pierce.
Witness believes his mind is unsound
and that he did not know he was do
ing wrong when he shot Dave Pierce.
DR.. Barker, the superintendent of
the Southwestern Insane Asylum at
San Antonio, stated that he had been
superintendent four years under Gov
ernor Hogg and year and half |
under the present administration. He |
gave very lengthy and highly tech
meal explanation of the different |
forms of insanity. He described the
- i'iP'oii'' VI p'tl diioii, WHICH usually
begins to manifest itself at the age of
puberty. He differentiated paranoia
rom kleptomania, which is a mania
or stealing without criminal intent.
'aranoiacs will do things without
'ealizinS the immortality of their
lcts. Their reasoning and Judgment
ire faulty. They all have delusions
VI various sorts. There are three
tages OF paranoia, and he regarded
hose in the advanced delusional. or
econd stage, as exceedingly danger
MS to society. He regarded Tubbs'
disposition to acquire things without
aging for them as has been shown
y the evidence, to be evidence of ir- s
atlonaI conduct. If interfered with
their delusiOn paranoiacs will re- ;
ISL. He has never known a paranoiac i
D commit suicide. They often kill !
Their people while under the influ- I
nee of their decisions. A hypotheti- l
al question was propounded to the a
illness embodying all the evidence c
Tubbs' conduct, as detailed by va h
GUS witnesses. He gave his opinion.
ased on that question, that Tubbs
as constitutional paranoiac, and S
ID not conceive the wrongfulness of
S act in shooting Pierce. AS s.
lie paranoiac is devoid of affection n
+ his family The witness was n
at great length by W
r. Morris, to establish the differ ri