The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-01
Court. in Sanity Test.
Ha s. Difficulty in
SuppressiDg Man Ac.
cuSed of Murder
20 TESTIFY BY
NOON TO-DAY
Practically All Agree That the Youth
Accused of Staying His Grandfather
in Inglenook Is Not Now in His
Right Mind

Eu"afu W. onlun, lnu1cted on a
charge of numbering his grandfather,
John E. Bush, at Inglenook, on Decen-
ber II, last, and whose mental eondi.
tion now is the subject of an inquiry
by special court jury persisted re-
peatefly this morning before Judge Nc.
Carrell, in interrupting the testimony
and talking aloud to the witnesses. 1t
is not likely that Smith will be put ON
the stand to testify in his own behalf.
score of witnesses by noon had
tstihed that in their opinion the accused
man now is insane and unable to pre-
pare defense to the charge of homi-
eide. As each was sworn to testify,
Smith was seen to mutter something.
Twice he talked aloud.
To DR.. w. T. James, the prison ply
sician. Smith said:
Get off the stand. Get off. You
are only perjuring yourselfl
When j. Clinton Reigle, one of the
underkeepers at the prison, said this
morning he believes Smith is now in
sane, the accused said:
How ID you like to tell the truth
while your there7"
Memory Good on Some Points
Witnesses said they could not ac-
count for Smiths being able to recall
distinctly just what he did after it was
discovered that the grandfather,
Bush, had been shot to death and left
| lying in the burning Inglenook cot.
| tage In that connection Jail attaches
said that Smith, in their presence aud
in the presence of alenists and per.
sons identified with the office of the
county prosecutor, told how, after the
murder, he crossed the river at Ingle-
nook, went to Benevue, there boarded
tram for Altoona-in which city he
bought hat and pair of shoes-pro-
ceeded later to Pittsburgh, then to
Cleveland, Ohio, and subsequently re-
turned to the "Smoky City' only TO
be captured by the police and identi.
fed as the man wanted here on the
murder charge.
His recollection of the policemen
relieving him of more than $2.S0O. at
the time of his arrest, the witnesses
also said, was clear and distinct. Yet
all said he acted like an insane man.
and that Smith, in their opinion. is not
feigning insanity.
Bertram R. Speas, storekeeper al
'iio PiiooiJ Iolu StOry OF Lne acchS-
eds alleged pecularities and wound
up by explaining what happened wheh
Smith, was visited at the prison by his
parents month or more ago.
Didn't Recognize Parents
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith were in the
office" he began, "and as | took the
boy in his mother asked: Don't you
know me, Eddie' and he replied: 'No.
| don't know you Speas, where is my
tobacco9'
"When Mr.. Smith took clothing to
the boy on one OCCASION" continued
Speas, Ed. told his father to give
the clothes to your own boy. He needs
them more N | do. I don It think the
boy recognized his father or mother.n
smith s parents again were at his
side during the hearing day and al
though they spoke to him several times.
he paid no attention to either. When
he spoke aloud and broke into the hear
ing both the father and mother plodded
him with an elbow, telling him to keep
quiet. He appeared to be RESTLESS.
shifting his feet from one place to an,
! other, leaning on one elbow and then
the other and frequently biting and
chewing at his cap.
The alienists who will testify for the
defense it was expected would be put
upon the stand late this afternoon after
| which the District Attorney would at
tempt to break down the insanity de-
fense. A decision in the insanity hear
ing, it is expected, will not be obtained
before the close of the week.
Warden Caldwell Testifies
Followino DR. w r. James the nris.
on physician, to the stand late yester.
day afternoon, was w. w. Caldwell,
warden of the Dauphin county jail. He
recited incidents in connection with
Smiths prison life, which he descrb.
ed as "acts of an insane man. and
wound up by saying that in his opinion
the accused is now and for some time
has been mentally unbalanced
On cross-examination the District
few instances of Smith IS alleged Pc
cularities.
81 visited Smith along with all
other prisoners once day." said Mr..
Caldwell, "and | frequently stopped
in front of Ed Is. cell and tried to
hold conversation with him. Once,
and for no reason whatever, he yelled
at me: Caldwell, | sentence you to
900 years in hell!' He pronounced my
name Caldwell Another time he said:
/ sentence you to be scorched so long
as your body will stand it. l recall
distinctly one time | stopped in front
of his cell and insisted that he speak
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