The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-26
FAILS TO TESTIFY
AS TO INSANITY
DR.. Beling Makes Poor Witness
for State in Mrs. Martins
Trial.
COINS NEW EXPRESSION
Defendant Declares Witness
Suffers From @Esxag-
gerated Ego
NEW EXPRESSION

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Especial to The Times Dispatch.
New York, November 25.-Dr. Chris
topher c. Beling made poor witness
for the State to-day, which Is the
thirteenth day of the hearing OF the
insanity proceedings against Mrs. Caro-
line B. Martin. and repeatedly said he
did not know whether the woman was
Insane or not.
New expressions cropped out fre-
quently during the hearing. DR.. Belins
using fantastic delusions,' 'physical
irritability" and the famous STATEMENT
that was used in the Harry Thaw case
of exaggerated ego" Mrs. Martin
came to her feet at the utterance of
the last expression. declaring that Bel
ing himself was the real sufferer from
exaggerated ego"
While DR.. Beling was on the stand
he testified in his belief Mrs. Martin
suffered from cerebral neurasthenia, 8
far back as 1885. No sooner had the
words been spoken than Mrs, Martin
again leaped to her feet, and cried out:
THAT is the first truth you have utter
ed to-day | was suffering from ccre-
bral neurasthenia in 1885, but you
didn't know 1t"
This testimony came out late In the
morning hearing, when DIR. Bellng re-
ferred to the fact that he was certain
he had mo exaggerated ego"
Accuses Counsel.
Mrs. Martin very promptly came In
with the statement, Yes he has, judge,
You know he has.
For the first time Mrs. Martin was
warned to keep quiet, and. she did for
a long time while Lower Adrian Riker
kept after DR.. Beling. trying to find
out the different types OF insanity.
Cerebral manifestation" was one term
used by Dr. Beling. "1nvolutlonal mel
ancholia" and "scnile dementia'' We're
some of the other terms used by DR..
examination ofham raf cidlilch unti,.d
Beling. as he wrthed under the hot
cross-examination of Mr.. Riker.
DIR. Beling said that at the age of
siXty-tive Mrs. Martin still showed "a
wonderful mentality; that she was a
fluent conversat tionallst and was Well
posted on current events. both in re-
ference to her own family affairs and
to the news of to-day.
.She seemed to me TO be a remark
able woman, an unusual one" continu-
ed DR.. Beling
And is that why l may be sent to
death In the electric chair?" broke In
Mrs. Martini in a voice tense with emo
ton.
Mrs. Martin, you must keep still. I
VIII protect your interests in this mat
ter" said Judge Ten Eyck. Mr.. Mar
tin subsided sank back into her seat,
and glared at DR.. Beling,
What Delusion Means.
Then Adrian Riker. DR.. Beling and
Judge Ten Eyck spent an hour in
threshins out Just what delusion meant.
AT the end the. question was Just as
much in the air as ever.
Just before the noon recess DR.. Bel
Ing declared In answer to a question
by Mr.. Riker that ''he believed man..,,
people whom he considered sane
thought the Insurance companies had
the LAWYERS in this case in their vest
pockets"
This was in answer to a question
concerning what DR., Beling character
.iaed as yellow Journalism" and in
which he said that many people had
been influenced by reading newspaper
stories.
In speaking OF the Insurance compa-
nies Judge Ten Eyck made the rather
significant remark: isn't 1t a fact thar
the insurance companies would noces-
sarily have an interest in a case OF
this kind?. 1t would seem SO to me. =
a long argument then went on the
record as to whether Dr, Reling should
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