The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-01

accounts at SLALlUIl Io- " suiScFtphltcE
between the actual money and the
amount called for by the books. This
shortage had been made good. Accord
Ing TO the witness, Burke's salary IT
tho main Office was $1,000. AT station
p It WIS y1,lO0, and though the actual
work was harder. 1t WIS not no re-
sponsible.
Preparing TO Itcmnyc Him..
Judge Lewis asked why Burke WIS
transferred. Mr.. Smith objected, AMI
the Jury was sent out wliIl. the point
was argued. The district attorney snii
he hoped to show other reasons for the
reduction and transfer than the In
capacity from drink. The court decicca
mot 10 go into any question which
would involve other charges against
Burke than the Mt Issue.
Mr.. Hanson asked if Mr.. Cabell was
not on the point Of removing Burke
about two weeks before his arrest Mr..
| Cabell said he was. Both question and
answer were withdrawn Mt the re-
4 quest OF the defense.
John NJ. Gordon. clerk at station Il.
was recalled. He had never seen Burke
/ when he was incapable of attending 10
( his duties. This witness introduced tho
| slips taken from the clock at Station
| e. which showed the time OF Burkc's
arrival each morning. On the day o.
| his arrest the clock showed $3.50 A. NJ.
on the day previous IT was C:2s A. "
| The preceding ten days were consulted
/ showing arrival at the Office between
Ia. NJ. on Augusts29th the average time
4 being about $3.50.
4 The attention OF the jury was called
1 to the fact that various barkeepers
/ had testified to Burke's visiting their
4 places between and a. NJ. before
going to work.
Made Many Mistakes.
i Mr.. Gordon said that Burke was
i nerfectlv green" about bookkeeping
when he came to Station B. and that
I he had helped to keep the books
n Rurke kept the daily sales and casl
il account. and witness had to make cor
i rections frequently.
Il In reply to q question of Mr.. Han.
Il son. Mr.. Gordon said that the inspec
3 tors had instructed him as to mailing
the test or decoy letter, to the effec
/ Ethat II Burke did not take the letter
4 and 1t came back to the witness In thu
course of his distribution of mail. III
was TO remove II and return 1T t.
them.
Mr.. Edgar Childrey. superintendent
4 Of carriers employed In the post-ottic
six years, had never doubted Burke
{ sanity, and regarded him as an cx
|. tceedingiy bright man. The same state
nlent was made by Captain j. p. Fitz
u gerald. superintendent OF OUTGOING
t mails. who had not noticed any chang
, lin the prisoners mental condition.
Mr.. Spillrlan was recalled to explai
seemingl discrepancy between Iii
4 statement and that. OF Postmaste
tCabell. spillman asked the postmaste
L to raise Burke's salary and advanc
], his position. The date of the converse
$ tt!on was shown to be eighteen month
ago. and the witness stated that h
was not aware Of B,,rke's habits y
7 drink at this time. or he would no
Ihaye recommended him. Mr.. Cabe
5 was returned to the stand, and on eS
animation his testimony agreed sub
: stantially with that OF Mr.. Spillman.
\ Judge Lewis announced here that tn
government had called a number c
other witnesses whose testimony wa
merely cumulative, and that the prose
!! cntton would rest with the introductio
n Of one professional witness. He aske
9 leave to retire and prepare hypo
: thetical question.
G Sane, He Declares.
. Or. j. S. DeJarnette, Superintendent
4 of the Western State Hospital, .
: Stanton, was sworn is an expert fc
, the government. He stated that h
, had been connected with the hospit;
since 1889, during which time ove
: 1000 Insane patients have passed und,
a his observation. There are 1,14O Q
= the roll at present. The district a
: torney read a hypothetical questio
9 about the same length as the pap,
r submitted by the defense to d
Hodges, stating the case In detail. I'll
iquestion emphasized the fact that ii
supposed insane person discharged h
o business duties efficiently and accep
7 ably; referred to IAN Intelligent ma
- whose large local information was COZ
8 sidered exceptionally valuable to Il
= SERVICE and to one who had ..nev
a been incapable OF attending to bushes
land had never had delirlum tremel
is or mania and concluded: Was su,
~ a man. in your opinion. mentally a,
" morally responsible? In other wore
g was he sane or insane when he cor
-e mitted the offense?"
!, II think at the time of such an {
tense the man SO described was plai,,
4: a sane man." replied Dr.. DeJarnet
The ply stefan advanced his reas SO
u for this opinion in a discussion or ale
'e holic insanity and Its various form
a. his remarks being repeatedly inte
Z rupted by counsel for the defense.
20 1T is very rare that alcoholic |