The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12

1 ficientiy recovered on August 27 to be released from the institution, but that five days later. on September 2. he was brought back in worse condi- tion than when he first came. He said he was overtalkative and had to be nSt to sleep, On January r, 1917. he was again paroled, he said, but was recommItted for the third time in November, 1918, remaining until January. 1913. He stated that the last time he was confined was after he had been discharged from the United States navy and that he seemed to be very bitter towards his superior officers, who, hS said, had mistreated him
 Describes Symptoms The witness stated in this connec- ton that one of the symptoms of the disease he says Seay Is suffering from Is that the patient has all sorts of imaginary ideas that some one is trying to prosecute him and that he is being misjudged. He said they were liable at any time to give way under stress and commit acts of vio- lence for which they always justi- fled themselves.
 Witness further stated that he had hoard the evidence presented in the PA SSOhh SHSCs AfdO hCaIu lIC 0CoSAi iP~ ton of the manner In which the Ynur- der was committed and that In his opinion Seay was insane and that he Is Insane at the present time. At the conclusion of his testimony In behalf of the defendant Dr. Hard nell was put through very Grueliing cross-exarnination by R. T. Simpson. Sr., one of the states attorneys. He admitted that he was being paid to come to Florence as a witness and quite lot of questions regarding the possibility that Seay was addicted to the use of drugs were fired at him. Court was then recessed until B. m. Monday.
 Court Refuses Continuance
 When court convened at a. m. today counsel for the defense asked for continuance on the grounds that the defendant was unlikely to got fair trial at this time on &C., count of the attitude of the public mind towards Soay as evidenced by tho demonstration here yesterday afternoon when mob gathered around the county jail where Seay was confined and remained there came today the crowd had dwindled
 
 to grant . continuance and court was called to order.
 The outstanding features of the morning session of the trial of Seay were the tremendous crowd which damned tho big courtroom almost to the point of suffocation, the great roar of that crowd when Mrs. George Stewart testified that Seay did not appear to be Insane and the com- pleteness of the case made by the state. '5
 Tho state concluded it's case at 1o:36 this morning and the defense began to introduce It's evidence 15 minutes later.
 Only ono witness was examined be- fore adjournment at noon. but a mass of documentary evidence tending to prove the insanity of the defendant was submitted.
 The evidence included, copies of tho record of the state hospital for the treatment of nervous diseases at Lit tie Rock, Ark. sworn statements from several doctors who examined Seay for mental disorders and vari- ous other supporting papers of d similar character.
 The defendant has showed signs of nervous strain this morning. partIc- ularly when the great crowd roared It's denial of the plea of insanity made by his jattorneys.
 He tried to smoke a cigarette in the courtroom, but his lawyers stopped him and he made frequent trips to the water cooler all morn ing. He maintains his silence. but is apparently intensely interested in the trial
 Mrs. George Stewart wife of Chief Deputy Stewart of Morgan county. was the last witness for fhe state. She testified as to Seay's actions while In jail. at Decatur. She said that Seay talked almost everybody in the jail to death;" said Seay told her he had two minds when he com mitted the murder; that something told him to kill his wife and some- thing told him not to, and that he could see the devil with horns on his head and that horns came out of his wife's head. Witness said Seay asked her to pray for him: said Seay told her that ho took his wife's brains out with a shoehorn and smeared them over her face. Witness said that brother of defendant visited him while he was in jail in Decatur and that he declined to talk after that time. Said that Seay took off his clothing and piled 1t on the bed and set fire to 1t and that he was after that time confined in an Iron cell. Witness said that Seay made no att tempt to burn himself at this time. During tho examination of Mrs. Stew- art, Seay appeared to be very nerv- ous and was noticeably paler than on nYAVtnMQ a A>~ appearance of sanity and is apparent ly very much interested in the prog ress of his trial. He says nothing, but watches evory move of the law. yers and witnesses with great alert ness.
 State Rests
 At 10:35 a. m. tho state rested ity case and examination of the wit nesses for the defense began prompt ly at 10:50. F. M Hamilton, county Jan office man, at Decatur, was pu. on the stand and said that he had seen the defendant three times while he was confined ip the Moran county jail prior to Saturday, May 21. when he was carried to the Jef- ferson county jail in Birmingnam.
 Hamilton stated that tho first time he saw Seay was when Mrs. Stewart called him and told him that Seay had set fire to his bed and clothing on the afternoon he was confined at Decatur. He said that Scay was confined in the Insane cell on tho sec ond floor of the jail. and that whom he entered the building he noticed that the entire upstairs was full of smoke, said that he secured a waiter and famed tho smoke away from his face as he climbed the stairs to c. rxvf- rot see the defenNAnt on accoun. of the smcke but heard him growing like rooster. that when he finally did gain admittance to the cell that Seay