The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-03-04
sanity.

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The physicians who appeared on tue
nitnsca Stand said they thought tia!
lEuIs might have been afflicted with
lsithar of these conditions. But they
e,o mite certain that whatever his
IcondItlon then, he was sane now.
The iurors took the keenest inter
lost in the medical testimony and
lasked questions of both physicians.
The court room was more crowded
THAN on any previous day of the
trial. The most interested on-lock'
ers were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ii.
Hosea, the white haired parents OF
1.-The murdered woman, who sat Juot
INSIDE the bar inclosure Many
women attended the trial, and tie
lime outside the court room WAITING
Ito be admitted sometimes extended
around the four walls of the hall.
Describes Hereditary faint.
Just before Ellis took the witness
stand a great crowd, largely msde
Inn OF curious women, surged into
the court room. 1t overwhelmed the
Ibailifls and swept into the room ike
la tidal wave into rivers mouth. So
fgreat was the eommotion that Judge
petit was compelled TO adjourn mo-
,mentarlly. F-' .-
This is no theater," he said.
i''Why do people come here to be
lamused?"
| Fifty persons standing in the alsles
were rushed from the room. The
proceedings went on. Then word
was whispered about that the de-
,fendant was to resume the stand. A
second rush came, second suspen-
sion of business was necessary, for a
second time the morbid curiosity
seekers were evicted.
Ellis was then recalled to the
Island.
| Apparently the purpose of his tcs'
ltimony was to prove by inference
that Ellis, like the victim of Dam
LACED Goods" inherited the blood
ltaint that, it is claimed, ruined his
life.
O-What was the condition oil
yonr grandlather's health? Ait
was not good, have always under
1stood.
Q---Did you know your grand
father we'll? A-No, was six year,
q old when he died.
Cour.--Then you are not qualiile'
c to testify about his general health.
9 BY Remus-What was the e0ndi
tion Of your fathers heath? All
. was not strong mamie died earl
J lin life. Before he died he becam
blind.
Q-Now, about your own health
were YOU ever strong physically? !
No. sir. | was subject to faintin
fits all my life.
Q--Is there anything that You ca
; positively recall about your grand
father? Yes-he was n RELIC
!. ious fanatic.
That ended the direct eXamina
. ton. saaWxNX
Mr.. Malato pointed an accusin
:, finger at the witness as he bcga
N the discrimination.
4. Q-You were always very ieal0t
&c OF your wife. We're you not? An
nothing of the sort.
Q-lsn't it true that you wouldn
allow your wife to dance with al
man but yourself? A--No, that
not true either.
nj Q-You were not jealous of he
then? A--No.
al Q-Now, look here Mr.. Ellis.
1908, when you were in New Yor
didn't you have scene in sire
car, and didn't you forbid her
| look at man across the aisle? A
No, that's not true.
Q-Isn't it fact that you We
so jealous of your wife that wnt
she went to her room in a hotel til
you sometimes stood there holdii
the knob until she came out?
Attorney Remus objected to Il
question, and Ellis, who was pal
ably upset by the drift the crosse
animation had taken, was told tn
| he need not give any further answe
to question tending to show jealo
: tendencies on his part.
! DR.. s. Patrick Machler of Iroquc
!. Memorial Hospital was then Gale
: Explains Psychic Epilepsy.
I'll i aided in treating Mr. Ellis aft
the tragedy. detected signs
S epilepsy in his conditioner (
G psychi1 sort. During fits of Il
. KIND mans mind is blank
have treated many cases of epileps,
was the substance of Dr.. Maehle
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