Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-10-18

dition Of hypochondria. Judge ftaat
suffered from stomach trouble. hi
said. and frequently after eating 9
hearty meal would show in his face
The visible evidences OF suffering.
The kiock- Mann Case
An echo uf the celebrated klock'
Mann quo warranto proceedings al
several years ago WAS contalped In tht
evidence Of United States District At.
torneN Summers Rurkhart. who wai
the next witness Mr. Bdrkhart stated
that he had known Judge Slaab when
the latter was child in santa fe
and later had known him quite well
during the six OF seven years that he
prnciiced law IN Albuquerque.
ar Burkhart told OF his association
with Judge Staab a. counsel FOL
George :. klock IN the contest Will
Judge r. A. Mann for the office OF
district attorney ~ this district. and
like Mr.. Licas. paid high Compli.
ment to Judge Staab's legal attain
ments Judge staab, he said, had
done the greater part Of the work OF
running down the authorities Ia thu
case. which was q difficult one and
involved many novel questions This
case had been carried to the supreme
court Of the United states BY the OPP
posing side. he said. but had been dis
missed there on motion Of Judge
Staab During this period. Mr.. Burk.
hart said. he had an excellent oppor-
tunity to observe Judge Staab's men
tai condition His mind was excep-
tionally vigorous, and no question ever
arose IN the mind of the witness as Il
his sanity Il do not claim TO be an
expert on insanity said Mr.. Burk
hart, but ! would not hesitate to say
that he WAS sane at this time
Kicked Strcnuousls.
During the winter prior To the time
that Judge Staab left for Europe Mr..
Burkhart testified that they were
thrown together a great deal that
they often walked down town together
in the morning and played bridge
frequently, sometimes beginning the
game as early as s o'clock In the
evening and playing until IN the
morning
Mr.. Burkhart. like Mr. Lucas, at
tested the ability OF Judge Staah as a
bridge player. He won my money
pretty frequently said the witness,
and kicked strenuously when he
lost. but ! didn't see any sign Of in
sanity in that In answer to q dues-
ton from Mr. Spiess. Mr. Burkhart
stated that he had also played bridge
with MI Spices and Mr. Field. attor-
ney for the other side. and that they
too kicked strenuously when they lost
every bit as strenuously as did
Judge Staab when he was behind the
game
Sometimes when YOU lose Al
bridge" asked Mr. Field. on cross
examination. don't YOU behave in a
manner to raise doubt in the minds
Of your friends as go your sanity
Perhaps ! do. was Mr.. Burkhart :
reply, but have always insisted that
there are others who behave worse
than / do under those circumstances. =
Mr.. Burkhart testified that Judge
Staab was nervous and eXcitable. but
that he aid not consider him hypo-
chondriac. Only on two occasions.
said the witness. had he ever heard
Judge Staab speak OF his health-once
when he told him OF heing greatly inn
proved after taking a trip and again
when he spoke OF having been ILL.,
The witness admitted that he had
heard Of faint OF insanity In Judge
Htdbn idtniiNf "it hdu h'Nfi ''NN''-
cred Il in connection with the question
OF Judge Staab himself
Attempts to draw from Mr. Burk-
hart evidence relative TO the marking
of volume of the complied laws by
Judge Staab developed little, and il
was not clear from the form that the
questions took Just what the plan Of
Mr.. Field In this respect is
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Burkharts
evidence Judge Raynolds adjourned
court until s;S0 o'clock Monday
morning. There are many witnesses
to be examined by both sides. and il
is very likely that II will require all
of this week and part Of next to con-
ciude the case