Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-11-11
county that would not veri-
;, statement and would promptly
a verdict favorable to the Safe
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verdict favorable to the Safe
IA the question Of defendants SAM
~ in order that he might be imme-
dis tely placed upon trial for the aw-
full offense. Mr.. Nixon said that while
he was informed that DR.. Bledsoe was
here and prepared and ready to swear
that Alexander was an insane man,
he would be able to make him admit
that ne was he same DR.. Bledsoe who
sWore that Will Ellis was crazy when
he vas being tried at Little Rock ON
a murder charge, and that every man
on the jury Alew that there was never
a moment in VIII Ellis life either
before, at the time of or after the
Wills tragedy there that Will Ellis
did net have as much sense as either
the speaker Or any man on the jury
rreseat. The district attorney said
that he wanted to say to the counsel
for the defense now that while there
are about fifty reputable physicians
in / ine Bluff. great many OF whom
had examined Alexander in the past
week, some If whom had examined
linn at tkeil own suggestion, not one
could be found that could be place.:
on the stand who would say that Alex
andcr was an insane man. Mr.. Nixon
said he would show by all the court
officials, both at Little Rock and Pine
Bluff. who had charge OF Alexander
from the time of the killing to the
present time, also by various persons
who had visited him at both jalls,
that Alexander was at all times hale,
hearty. ate and slept we'll and dis
cussed intelligently all questions
arising IN IDS presence with whom he
talked. He said he would place Oh
the stand same of the doctors sent
to examine alexander at the jail here
by counsel for defense, who would
swear that i'll heir opinion Alexan-
der WAS not crazy man, but felgn-
inp insanitv. That Drs. Gallagher.
| Jordan, Williams, and Woodul would
all swear from examinations made By
them that they believed Alexander
to b. feigning instantly and thoroughly
eapabl., Of advising his attorneys OF
any defense he Night have.
The following witnesses were cali
ed by the defense: Drs. Bledsoe and
~
! Jordan and the affidavit OF DR.. Ruiz
van was read Drs Bledsoe and Run
van testified that from their examl-
nation it was their opinion that Alex
ander was suffering from a ferm Of
alcoholic dementia, which rendered
him incapable of understanding the
nature of the proceedings against
him, Dr. Bledsoe saying that it was
his opinion that the man was at this
time insane. br. Jordan stated that
at the request of the State he was
called upon III his professional capa-
city to examine defendant in the
county jail here ana shat he visited
| HlIu anu ulduG al CAdli-i''eHeiSA VA
November and Z. He said that
Alexander intelligently answered all
questions, was not at that time feign-
ing, his condition was normal and
that he saw nothing unusual in his
demeanor nor did he observe ans
symptoms of insanity, and believed
Alexander was at this time a sane
man and that his continuous stare
and twitching of fingers in the court
room was only feigning on his part.
Harry Hanf, Edgar Brewster, I. F.
Long and R. II. Williams wele each
paced upon the stand and testified
that Alexander had lost about ~
pounds in flesh since he was placed
in Jail in July.
The State called ]. J. Hawkins, CT f.
ton Evans and Mac Sexton, all three
of whom are deputy sheriffs in COM
plete charge and control Of the Pu-
laski county Jail and its prisoners
They stated that while Alexander was
a prisoner there he ate and slept Well
was never sick, discussed matter free
ly and intelligently with the prison
ers in Jail and with persons who Wis /