The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-31

npty pint bottles In hcr fathers room,
very morning tor the past Six months
IL more, sometimes Under, his pillow
" near his bed. She also found capt.
Tine bottles oeeagiohally and i1a M so i
MI sfrs ~ Frank * n Burke, wife "a tho
defendant then took \ he stand {. lD}u q!
Ter testimony she was equently re-
anced 70 tears, at1d me sc crng+e - III ~"
Jurors "a II paying the closest nttent on 70 |
ier words, 'Tbrou gt but her long crnsstt
gurkS s9t ap'et1lY n,nGi 'is
mSSaI, moving s'nu ,ls.ls. bat shoWInE, 10
Ills appearance ~ the conrtroo !, y, nus r,.
bsen steli 4. an s. q bee ulnnIforiy cor.
eous 10 all about him. Mrs. .bur us, Z
said her Husband had been q :. en "a ,a
man since her daug,sa !, SIT tna vrnn hnme
she told OF the mhrriag q tnis a q. agn
ran away with New York man = a. VINO .,,s
had been si alyGrsea re III nenan cathole
ana that their church did not Eccos
nlxa such u marriage, J. &, 49, tnr,.e
The church holds said Mrs; -, s rr,ed
that tess two peS %posrad nv husband
continnng she said Mr.. P 3 I,l had a.
not touched drop q ht wa datla fters
r,,nawny. Fie began drinking then, a 1I,ll
the Ia Sit had Increased rapidly. HIS
Iiiiyslcai condition caused much OF NE ls
trouble. testified the witn1ests w Sn6 sn if.
.ti iui In sleeping and had taken wills !
s sbe ala ia not 81 tS,nk Mr. Burke had been
netally Or ZIP, phytyi m ana a. ia ia bsgeea
him 10 resign. He once went to IN
most. office to resign and the POSI-
master was out OF the city.
curious Acts.
Then Mrs. Burke told OF several
home q basket OF chips and BASKET q
cracked ice when there was an abund-
ance OF Ice and wood In the house. she
said number OF erratic events n
kept her always npnlogizing 70 MS
friends and begging them moi 70 take
offense. She hld no doubt her hus-
bnnd was mentally irrespooIn na = t,,r.e
business and occupied 9 responsible
position, and en,oys,d the o e9nf'de1Hs e
or furlough allowed by the Post-oiflce
Department. and there had never be en-
any complaint on account OF his an-
bro aay III Il nessr e 1
70 hts Vile that he was not competent
! Is 60 to market, although he bought
guEKe aa III III re- pass o Sis e pay
and IN. had contributed very largely to tho
Size rented Furnished rooms end IND
had got VERY little benefit f Irst n aar
h mon.hs M iasarE surKe to a from ser
! husbands room a mum Der OF bottles
Of capudine, and begged him e Stop
j drinking II. He never ate any break
Cast al home.
Dr. Hodges on stand
An eia.?rate hypothetical question,
Involving the whole testimony intro.
4 duced by the defense. was prepared and
lcorrectcd by the court and attorneys
for The goyernmsnt The 3nry was
tsent from the room during the arsu-
Ement.
!, DR.. j. Allison Hodges, a prac,icing
physician OF Richmond, head OF the
and nervous diseases in the University
,, College of Medicine. and specialist. was
! introduced and sworn as an eSpert. VII
; ness for the defense. In the hypothet
) Iicul question:. which was read by coun-
sci. Mr.. II. NJ. Smith, OF the defense
the condition of Burke as shown by. tbs
:, witness for defense. was describe
] and the question asked: Would YOU
!, say that such man so described was
/ mentally and morally responsible fo'
such an act or no.s''
DR.. Hodges asked several question!
: and an res sl ii would say that sucl
i Far man certainly was not morally re-
!. | sponsible. and the chances are that b.
: iwas not mentally responslb Die, al 81
? could not be positive about that.
Il Effects of Alcohol.
: Examined by Mr.. Smith, DIR. Hodges
= was asked what was the maximum
: amount OF wlllskey which mar
!, might safely drink In day and keel
ntf se dsly R Hoas ss s ale ra o
different constitutions and tempera
y ments. but that on an average withou
!. deiriInent to the, physica! or menta
. health an individual could not TAX
q more Than five 70 six punches of abso
h lutte alcohol a day without detrimenl
y a usual amount within safe limit Il
. three ounces for an average man.
ri In ardent spirits or wniskey III
: alcohol. An Individual could not TAX
over from six TO ten ounces OF whls
!, key a day without detriment II lon
e continued. II q. man drank two or thre
VI times that amount for year or twt
IL the witness testified that it woul
* bring on acute delirium or alcoholl
l. l l,is The effeci he stated varied !
"A THE effects of alcohol, long contint
y ed, are shown phys ically and mental!
= The eject on the mental health (
IS probably expended in a deterioratIo
t. other change. The use or alcohol 0
s. the mental and moral being bring
about a. failure OF energy, a limitatto
of Judgment. weakening of memof
Y and a deterioration In the moral col
VI dtion. 1t often cxerts its main FORE
on the moral temperament. by While
TT the victim loses will power, apolicutio
A. self-respect. interest In family and
4, SELF, and becomes, In a certain sens
Ne @ vagabond.5 Such q man becomes vi
80 reliable and untruthful, Is without nn
as bitlon for himself and those dependel
" on him These symptoms. however,
~! not always appear. On the physic
is nature 1t shows Itself In hurdenT
he of the brain tissue and In Its effect
81 the kidneys and heart.
ut Desire to Make Trouble.
il. The effect Is different on difcre
~ tcmperaments." said the physician. ].
have seen these results IN certain j
nd Edivfdunls.9 The common result, hO,
~ lever, is either acute delirium or mamie
Si1 Dr. Hodges said that from % to \
~ per cent. of insanity cases are direct
80 traced to alcohol He declared lie b
SO never met Burke or his family nor j,
ot, he eve examined the defendant,
go Hodges was crois-cNnmincdys ut leng
ut by Judge Lewis, who cited a case
81 til @ Virginia court records OF a m
IL who drank half gallon Of APT
~ ~. brandy daily for years. Judge Lev
: ~ askod II one of the incidents usual
- Ii mental impairment from alcOhOliWls