The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-07-23
DR.. ATCHERLEY
ADJUDCED
INSANE
lFrom wednesday, Adycrilsrrj

sound mind and danger 10 the oom-
munity, and / commit him to the JIM
sane asylum until he shall be declared
cured or until he is discharged.
Such was the end of the long trial
Of DIR. John Atcherley, accused Of in
sanity. But it does not mean that the
matter is ended. Indeed, il is hardly
more than fairly begun. Atcherley
gave notice that he would appeal, not
only TO the Lunacy Commission as pro-
vded by the new Lunacy law, but also
10 the Circuit Court, as is not provided
by the law. He is determined, if it be
possible, to get the question Of his
sanity or insanity before a jury, know.
ing from experience that it is almost
impossible TO get conviction in such
cases.
The trial Of Dr. Atcherley conclu-
sively demonstrated that while the new
insanity law is an improvement over
the old one, it still leaves much TO
be desired. In any other community
such trial as took place in the police
court this week would be not only an
impossibility but an absurdity The
spectacle of man suspected of being
lunatic appearing in n court Of law
as his own attorney, examining his own
witnesses, examining the witness.
es of the prosecution, making technical
objections, and finally arguing his own
case is something that could not be
seen outside of Hawaii.
DIR. Atcherley succeeded in his OBJ
iect of dragging the leprosy question
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named FRANK carl cafl testimony
mad no apparent bearing on the case,
nut u was AtcherIey clhim thht thS
man is nearly cured by the accused
physician treatment, ana lie eNldently
thought thht might influence the Judge
Mrs. Atcherley wanted TO 20 TO the
Receiving Station, too, but was not al
lowed by the Judge to do so rms was
the only time she was separated from
her husband during the entire trial. All
the rest of the time she sat at his
side, constantly prompting him, max
ing suggestions, and occasionally call
ing down upon herself the wrath of
the Judge, who had to tell her many
times to keep quiet and not interrupt
the proceedings.
As proof of his claim that his "per.
secutOrsp wanted nothing less than his
life, DR.. Atcherley called X. o. Mathe,
son, Chief Clerk of the Territory and
formerly reporter of the Advertiser,
TO the stand and asked him if he had
not made the statement TO Mrs Atcher.
ley one time that the leprosy agitation
would not cease until she and Dir. Atch.
erley were hanged. Mr.. Matheson de
MED ever having made any such state.
ment, saying that on one occasion,
-ghen Mrs. Atcherley brought in manu-
script she wanted published, he had
laughingly told her that he was afraid
the Atcherley agitation would never
stop until either the control of the
ItlpT STATION were plhCtu III ilt nhnuh
of DR.. Atcherey or the Atcherleys
themselves were hanged. Mrs. Atcher-
lev at the time accepted the remark in
the Joking way in which it was meant,
but later. during the political campaign,
she used il as political material. de-
claring that the Advertiser had threat
ened the lives of herself and her hus
band
Yesterday afternoon the case reach.
ed the stage of argument. Comfy Al.
torney CatRcart reviewed the tostimony
fully concldinp Inv saving that he wns
firmly convinced ana tIou1bt Tho iudpe|
must he. foo. NOT only fran The tesfi.
mony offered but also from tbe actions
demeanor and anpenrance of DR. Atcb'
erlev, TINT the latter wns ~ unsounl
mind and danger to the community,
AT any time. said the prosecuting ofiicGr
Dr itcherlev might foeI II incnmLert
unon himself N shoot some NJ those
whom he In his JeInsion m,ooircJ IN
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