The Washington times., 1911-07-04
TESTEES
VONDERM|LLERW WAS
AND STILL IS INSANE
DR.. Emmons Answers Long
Hypothetical Question
for Defense.
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strengthened by personal examination Of
the defendant.
Not only was he insane at that time,
but he was insane for several years pre-
! vious. The killing Of Reeves was the
act of an insane man."
Asked to say what indicated insanity,
DIR. Emmons said:
Hereditary insanity in the family,
epilepsy. the life of this man from child
hood, and his actions generally"
The witness then was turned over to
the commonwealth attorney for cross
examination. Mr.. Mackey first quizzed
the witness about his qualifications as
an expert, asking him II he had not
testified during a divorce trial in Alex
dria that a man was insane because
he walked back and forth from a stove
several times during a short period,
and that the evidence showed later that
he was chewing tobacco and going to
the stove to expectorate.
DR.. Emmons denied he ever had made
any such statement. Asked to define
he diagnosed the case as paranoia and
dementia precox. DR.. Emmons also
said that to his mind the alleged per-
secution of Won der Miller by Reeves had
been exaggerated by witnesses.
Found Him Irrational.
DR.. Emmons said he had examined
the defendant the first day of the
trial and found him suffering from
delusions.
He told me-" said the alienist,
many of the incidents of his life.
He said 1t was the anniversary of his
wedding and then broken down and
cried Ike a child. Two days later
hen 1 called again he told me sew
eral things in direct contradiction to
the statements he had made on the
first day, and also said that this day
was his wedding anniversary. lie
was nervous and rolled his eyes.
H. W. Lloyd, a carpenter of Freder-
tcksburg, Va, was put on the stand
when the trial was resumed this
morning.
Lloyd was engaged by attorneys for
the defendant 10 make certain measure
ments at the scene of the shooting. the
object of his testimony being to refute
the evidence given by Mrs. Reeves and
Josh Richardson, who testified they
saw Won Der Miller a moment before
he shot Reeves.
Lloyd said that sitting uron the porch
of the Reeves home it was not possible
TO see a person closer than thirty-one
feet to the place where Reeves was
killed. Richardson, a colored man who
lives about 200 yards from the railway
station at Syfax, where the killing took
place, and who had testified that he
too saw Won Der Miller.
From the place where Richardson
indicated it would have been impossible
for a man 10 have seen what took
place." testified Lloyd.
Frank Reeves, a brother of John
Reeves. also testified this morning. He
told of an attack on him by his broth
er John who, he said, attempted to kill
him a few years ago, and drew the
blade of a knife across his throat
Reeves, he said, had absolute domina-
ton over Won der Miller.
The defendants attorneys said today
that they would put on only one more
witness. Attorney Mackev will put on
several witnesses in rebnttal, and also
will put on the stand DR.. Logic, an
alienist. to refute the testimony Of DIR.
Emmons.
In view of the testimony of Lloyd,
Judge Thornton said he would have the
jury visit the scene of the shooting to
determine for themselves what distance
it would have been possible to have seen
Won Der Miller when he killed Reeves
1t is not thought the case will go to
the jury until late tomorrow afternoon.