The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-06-12

the County poor house, testified that
"copper"" Barnes was once an inmate
of the poor farm. He never knew that
Barnes had fit while he was there
and considered him sane
Lincoln Cantonwine. who has lived
near Dixie for A years. knew "copper""
Barnes for Is years He said he con-
sidered him sane.
]. B. Caldwell OF Waitsburg, knew
Copper" Barnes He also has known
BUD for 10 years. He thinks him
sane.
H. E. Johnson, assistant cashier OF
| the Baker Boyer bank knew "COppei"
Barnes He thought him sane
Emerson L. Wheeler, editor of the
Waitsburg Times. knows Bud" Barnes
| who formerly went to school to him.
Bud was good and willing student
of the average intellectual capacity
| the witness said.
Plat Morrow, of Waitsburg knows
| BUD and thinks him rational.
Emmett Henderson, of Waitsburg
| knew "Coppei" Barnes and thought
him sane
Tr1re IF
pei' Barnes and thought him rational.
He knows Bud and thinks him sane
Marion Walker who has lived on the
"copper"" creek for 80 years. thinks the
defendant rational and knows him well.
Thought Him Sane.
w. P. Wians knew "Coppei" Barnes
and thought him sane.
G. B. Taylor. Of Waitsburg, testified
| that Bud" Barnes stayed at his house
| in the year 1902 and went to school. He
| thought him rational.
r. I. Hesseltine. of Waitsburg, knew
"Corpei" Barnes and had had dealings
! with him. He said he thought him sane
J. w. Cole. for 20 years a resident
of Waitsburg. knew Copper" Barnes,
| and had business dealings with him.
He never knew that he had fits or
periodical spells of insanity and said
he thought him sane.
| Pat Moran lives in Waitsburg, and
| formerly lived On Coppei creek where
he knew "Coppei" Barnes. He thought
him sane.
| In cross examination Attorney Cain
said:
| You had trouble with "Coppei"
| Barnes, did you not? He had you ar
rested for stealing for stealing a cow.
didn't he?"
Nor sir" was the reply. "Shure it
was a calf"
Joseph Walker, Of Coppei. was the
next witness. He has known the de-
PENDANT Is years and has seen him fire.
quently. He thought him rational.
A. S. Dickinson. postmaster of Waits
burg for clecen years has known the
defendant "a long time" He thinks
Bud" is rational.
At this juncture the court took 4
short recess.
Thought Him Sane Now.
DR.. f. E. Shaw, called for the pros
ecution. stated that he had examined
the witness both mentally and physi-
cally.
mo evidence of insanity was found"
said DR.. Shaw, land from the eXamin
alton l would pronounce him sane"
Cross examination brought out that
this could not prove to a certainty his
sanity or insanity. Insanity. he said.
was determined largely by actions, al
though heredity had much weight.
The borderline Of insanity is ex-
trenlely hard to ascertain. The doctor.
said that there is no absolute test of
sanity
Dr. w w. Van Patten, called by the
prosecution, told Of the examination.
physical and mental CO the defendant.
His direct testimony corroborated that
of Dr. Shaw. From the examination he
thought the defendant sane. His cross
examination was practically the same
as that of the preceding witness.
Several .tnesses will be put on the
stand to testify as to Barnes conduct
| during the trial and the remarks he
has made Among these will be Dorsey
| Hill. A. H. Harris and NJ II. Ellis.
| DR.. ]. F. Crop testified to an exam
| ination of The witness. physical and
mental. He found no evidence of in
| sanity.
Barnes Is Abnorma
! examination brought out the
statement that he found abnormal con-
Gitions, the doctor saying the defend
airs head is not well developed.
DR. Bert Thomas knows Barnes on