The evening world., 1912-11-26
HyDE'S ACCUSER
INSANE, DR.. FLINT
SWEARS TODAY


| Iiyde's name mentioned In connection
with that case7 A. No ] do not read
OF such cases. for they may later come
before me.
q. Justice Msrean. have YOU not heard
| that Mr.. Hyde was 10 mixed up In the
affairs Of Cummins' and the Carnegie
Trust Company that In the closing da vs.
OF the Merritt Investigating Committee.
when Mr.. Hyde'e presence wAs badly
wanted. he went away on a house boat.
so that no could not IL communicated
with, and remained away at n time
wh~n his connection with financial In I'll.
tutions was under consideration A.
Yes. have so heard.
Q. Have you not heard that he was
involved in raising s2o0, 100 TO influence
race track legislation Al never
heard " from any one who knew It to
be true.
q. Justice Msrean. have you ever
taken any Official action In this Hyde
case7 A. Yes. signed an order stay
Ing his trial. pending an appeal to the
Appellate Division. on an order denying
him a change OF venue.
q. You DID that In Brookfyn-arross
the river from Manhattan. where the
Indictment was found? A. Yes.
MOSS ARoUSEs THE ANGER OF
JUSTICE MAREAN.
you signed THAT order ex parte?'
asked MIR. Moss: chat Ia, without no.
tice 10 the Slater
Justice Marean flushed angr1iy.
IT signed that order" he said in the
course OF my legal duties, as I had a
perfect right to do. and you know yo,
have no right TO cfiticise my ACTIONS. "
After Justice william J. Kelly, also
OF Brooklyn. had sworn that Hyde,
reputation was good. he was ask I'd
similar questions by MIR. Moss.
Q. Have you heard It said that Hyde,
| business relations with Cunmins wer.
so close that he deposited money Ia
the Carnegie Trust Company? A.
have read of II In the papers.
Justice Kelly said he had read man,
criticisms OF Hyde In the race traol
lobbying and In other matters, but tina
he did not believe them. Mr.. Moss in
sisted that mems regulations wer,
made up mat way.
Mgr. Patrick OHare. Roman
Catholic clergyman Of Brooklyn. also de-
clared Hyde's reputation was good. II,
was not cross-examinsd.
Siias r. Rothschild. OF Abraham ant
| Straus. Brooklyn, said Hyde's reputa.
ton was good. He admitted on cross
examination that he had read tn,
various charges that have been made
| against Hyde. but said they did not in
terest him.
| Q. (By Mon)-Do you mean TO "a,
you were not Interested IN tho chark,
that the Chamberlain Of the City o
New York. handling the city's money
was associated in raising . fund o
100000 for the purpose Of corruptinl
iegislsttcnf A. Yss. because I did no
believe them.
Geo. w. Ohauncey. Broosiy,
banker. was another character wines
for ,Iyde. as was Julian q. Fairchild
President of the Queens County Trns
a2-YEAR-oLD WITNESS TEsTiFiE:
FOR HYDE
Mr. Stanchheid sought to call NOR
ohara cter witnesses. but Justice Col
ruled that only one more might b
called. He was william F1emlns
eighty-two years old, OF Truro. Now
Scotia, Hytie's former home. He ha
known Hyde all the latter's life ant
had known Hyde's parents we'll.
The defense then began Its attack upo
Robins sanity hrst calling Dr. Austi
Flint, after Peter Il. Mclaughlin. cour
stenographer, had identified the ofYicia
records of Robins insanity trial, whe
q jury declared him sane. although thir
teen alienists q nj declared him insane.
DR.. Flint told Of his various examlna
lions OF Robin.
The Court refused to permit Or. Film
to tell OF Robins attempt at suicide"
q. tBy Mr. Steuer). As a result OF a
these examinations, can YOU say wheth
er Robin was sane or insane on tn
I'D OF. August. 1910? A. lie was insane
Hc had true paranoia-' That 10 q forI
OF insanity that comes on gradually. a
y lacking persons Of adult life. II follow
bad heredity. 1t IL characterised by
deiusion or set of dsiusions that ~
perfectly logical In all their parts. bv
are predicted on false assumptions.
Is not attended by mental deterioratio
or physical refexes. Except for thes
delusions. the person may show sres
ability In other walks OF life. Person
so affected may live for long while.
DIR. Flint went into a long explains
ton OF his reasons for declaring Robi
Is a paranoiac. He said Robin told hi
he had q brother who. suffering frol
melancholia. disappeared for hve yea,
and was found In an insane asylum.
Robin said DIR. Flint, told me
was brought to this country as u chill
fivc years old by two persons who wei
not his parents, but who claimed
have been his parents. He said they al
this to prevent him from being sent
Siberia AS u political disturber." An
this At the age OF five years.
The alienists testimony followed thg
which he gave during the trial OF Rol
In for insanity before Justice Swami.
HAD A PLAN FOR THE UNiFicJ
TON OF THE WORLD.
'uis told me- went on the specials