Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 23, 1879, Page 9

Dose of Testimony for the Prosecution. ——<_—— and Hor Lotters tho Sub- jeot of Disoussion, — erta Scout at the a a rvvasanity, jnother ya. Youn! So . Not to Bo Begniled by Mr. Storrs’ Questioning. —_—— ay Have, Had Dyspepsia, put Not Insanity. ——— 4 Delustons---Sartin Luther and jee tho Perl! ——- ino of Partinl Insanity Troated with Great Disfavor. —— 4nd Aro Peto M tho Doote ‘TLE OF THE BOOKS, we eatatnans skirmish set down In the pro- mine for the fourteenth day of tho Stuvens cqneuines less timo thar {t spas anticipated ‘rontd, but the trouble Js that the skirmish ae int to bo merely a prelude to anather bat- 3. eae of the Court at the usual hour itis states ns poaltion ds follows: ‘qvesubmit this as the proposition on which werely! that only: stich statements {n the letters ented asarondirect and manifest contra- Fata ‘of positive statements of Mrs. Young re dalssibles that only parts of those letters nde admitted, on the ground that they alone srecontradictions of what sho enid$ and that all the rest nob directly contradictory, 18 not ad- ibie."" acter fs about to quote Jaw. “f underatand,’? suggests the’ Court, “that. the letters are introduced onl, ly 48 contradic " ’ att we object to offering anything that fan't scontradtction,” Insista Mills, “fetters or declarations Wherover they are ofered in evidence for the purpose of contra- dicing a witness, aro not ovidenco of the facts detailed,” says Storrg, Bat it {t goes off on other subjecte—other jere—thet is what Mr. Mills mcans,? ob- serres the Court, “just a8 In a conversation, fy wes, then, there will be no trouble be- fren you, xentiemen, I had no doubt Inst sight that, as {nr as they went to contradict the witness on the atand, they would be competent endence, and, {f that is all, I suppose there will deo trouble.” “There 1s another proposition,"? says Weber, {hata witness cannot bo {interrogated og to thecontradictory matter, but the Ictters them- wires must bo introduced og evidence of that coatradictory tater,’ “Urless,» says the Court, “she has said something different on another occasion, and then you have a right to Iuquirc, Mr. Storra.? ‘Tunderstand ft to be the rule of low that the whole writing shall & in evidence, and I thok It fe our business and duty to introduce whole," “Call the witness,” directs the Court. —— MRS. YOUNG’S LETTERS. Mrs. Young is called, and the fight 4s post- patd indefinitely, ‘ “flow long,” aske Weber, “had Mamie fired With you the last time up to the time of Be homicide 7" “From Thankeciving, 1877, when she came Jour, until the homicide?” ‘ “During that time did Stevens contribute in “say vay towards her support 1” “No, si. Ho paid no board whatever,” “Toatis ally”? says Weber, , +"Tunderstand,” begins Storrs, “that the kders goin solidly, Isball ask the witness to Aeniity certain letters, andthen I shall offer them, Twill show you, Mrs, Young, #Ictter ane 6, aud ae you if that is your hhand- ‘The witness reads it through, and sa} Lerbandwriting, EM Me The letter fs ts follows: Augutthe 8. Myr Dean Sontnnaw. this leaves uuall well at present and hope this will nd you the face May has een a very good girl since you are goue lam quite surprised to sec how she stays at hont, Lam very giad that you like your now dlaceand } hone you wil} do well and have good letkwe feel vory tonesome without you bit when Yay Is gone it will be worse it see owh “Moy takes up most all” of her time in writing to you and I sarlidtorce it Tilly sends her tore to you, and tueitatrange to not sea you coming around’ wea barenotseeneny thing ot the old men yet I will Sar Ry letter to 8 clase de haye not mutch to ¢ Keep up xood courage and Aneome, Good night, youre cise eee est ty z Nua Youxa, Texhibit a letter dated Chicazo, Dee, 80, Sit," continues Storrs, “and ak you tf thut ia our hanilwelting 17? * it {amy handwriting,” replics the mother- This letter runs og follows? faiesao, Der.'30, 1870.—Dean Non Pate: With Heasnre Iwelte you a fow lines the last anes in BM fear it leaves Lilly und myself well and at will God you and Mamle the samo J wish te some my nelf in place of tho letter m: I a ertame bo bad I shant ba able to write muci willget Lilly's utcture tuken as soon ns Lean for yea Jaw that Jerman poleceman to-day ho sends and wite tila best wishes and wiates yott a mee Jeat heesnya he hasoften looked for Hi 4 could never seo you he ways you and your la auch a nice Itttle couplo that he cant help iy Mlk e great ‘deal of you I mean the one that yletce sith eect howe for you. I must clos ich love hoping to hear from you wonand often. I retnaia au aver your loving a Motinn. saith, you a happy now year and may the wholo ‘ia bappy and pleusant to you and Mamie, eae ANOTHER, Pere: wish you a Happy Now tie; Vth much love to you, from your Httle Blues xxrx. Litty. The witness also {dentifles the hi and writing of be tddress on the envelope, and a mark tata ie of the same, ag her own, ei show you a letter dated ‘May 20, 1877,” Heber Storrs, Mond asic you te, after the date, he lauce of the lotter {6 in your handirit- a 7 hat fs mine,” ts the reply. bis totter fs fi ‘ meas ie In the following atyle: fvrting yo aay 20, 1677.— 1 taka plossura in W nes hal Pre os this Jeves nw all. well Ai dreranceee {bought that Li Cont think wo havo ery th had gon back on yout 1 (Ure vant to aco you thing {9,0 back on you iu 8 bad as we Mami [iik {amie is tooktuig splendid and t think von cage S27 well by her think she bad tage bo very proud of you I ope Me, vi od jo her a win te wee. same to you Iwish you were hora biryeltt We have had quite chilly weather here, ror gyeetcay and to-day ia vory warm T ave nat Kong aya ey sls time bud will write to you Tibing 4a don't bs to lonsame and remenber that orn yoreteh Bs, InUCH of Pou ae He you wore my know you are good to donne Toren ee arta fort aay in a hu rey Nicblove Trewatue an over * Sonim i nou ulght. tere gra, Borin: Don't think I would ever letter yp, (OF ke you to woll Lwvill write you a rd was cveryourelater | Linky, er ot at shows her the “Dear Son Peto” twa the Piha 1877, spabilaties in there col- tertaudwntin. ny, und sho says tt looks like — THAT PISroL sTORY, “When was th Was the occurrence with reference to Se piston " asks Storrs, rll, of last year,” ort Se Present? ir I, my Uetle girl, Stevens, and his 4 abr Frazter presenti” wpeaty cleo present. ara g femember about the buying of that revo It that samo day, I think, I saw Hoved it roetet Wheo be cuwe in, and he 8 aang ay title girl, Ho sold some ctoth- Tito wietes Gey aud E thought ho bought the « ytd the ioney,"? Nudes pete buy se Bt your request,—because No, rid One fh the housed? Kt "Never, Never (u the world.!! trouble ot Whether a good many of these Wet und athe have narrated did not spring asic qget, {fom Stevens? susplefous ol #1 iihout of bia own mean temper? ieted wink an if you hadn't frequently con: Mea conduc bout bis suspicions af his mT hay A Uns totter hin tuto the room many a fa Ai Ulm and quiet. hia bad tempers Sd act she giqurc? tO take notice of every child= ay » “NYOUDGE aware of the tact that before THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: WEDNESDAY. APRIL 23. 1879—-TWELVE PAGES, Nov. 5, 1870, there had been difficulties between Stoves and his wife, growing out of his sus- plelans of hee tdelity 17 * No, str, Tdon't know any auch thing, I knew he was Jealous from tho first,—begiuaing even before, he married her.* “ Don't you know thut he enapected his wife, and thit bo clalined to havo made discoveries concerning herd?” “No, alt.» Never heard of any such thing.” “And you do state with the titmoat positive. ness that nono of thee trot! suspicions of his wifo's fidullty?? “Eion't know any suett thing, quarreted with her whenever she went out with anybody, cven when It was a lad¢ friend.” ®¥ou never heard of any ehargea bo had mado of Smpropar conduct on her part up to Nov, 5, 1876197 No, ait’? Phat ts alt" THE LETTERS AGAIN. Mra. Young.vacatos the witness-chalr. “It don’t:make nny difference,” says Starrs, returulug to the subject of the Introduction of the correspondence, “at what stare these lot- T now offer the solid lotters.’" tera are offered. ‘The Court looks at the whote four. "I shall not absolutely docide now," comes from his Honor, ‘after a few minutes’ pause, “but I want.to mako lotter of Aug. OI do not think fa competent As‘to the letter of Dec. 80, 1877, [ a 1847, fc evidence, tako the saqo view, As to thutoft May 9, and Nov, 6, 3876, there a few sugecation are parts of the that aro clearly competent.’” “How shall wo separate the portions of the letters?” asks Trude. “On, I shall have todo that, I suppose,’ re- fotus the Carri: Storrs commences to arguo as to tho rele- vancy of the letters of Aug. 6 and Dec. 80, and contends that all of them tend to show thatthe relations between Mre, Young and Stevens are iuconsistent with the story she bas related, and, under the rate laid down in the author!- ties, the whole of the Jetfers should go to the jury, they to discriminate between that which tends to show inconsistency with her testimony in chifef and the statements in her letters, un- der the instructions of the Court, ‘The Court looks the letters over agatn, and rays he shallerciude those of Aug. Gand Dec. 00; but as to. the others they contaln portions that are competent boyond all controversy, Weber contends. that parties cannot, under pretext of cross-exatmination, bring anything efore the jury which otherwise would not bo admieslbtc. ‘The Court, however, adheres to his formerly+ expressed ruliy, and saya lio will try to sop- rato the frrelevaut from the reloyant parts of the tio letters as well'as be can. Bome talk follows as t o Whether the ¢ shail be introduced at this stage, whicl Court desires done, but he finally yields to Mr. Storra, who wishes to withhold them until he comes to the surrebuttal. KITTY LEONARD. " ‘Weber then Gesircs to dleposa of the matter of the Coroner’s minutes regarding Miss Leon- ard’s testimony, . A dispute follows, but itends in tho calling of C, C. P. Holden, who was foreman of the jury, Ho testifies: ond when the ‘Sho lias thing to that ¢ ct, und n her-testimony she referred to a letter, vations were all asked, I desired hee to tell us about the lettor. 7 iven Rufflctent testimony,’ or sumo- Somebody I safd, Very wel it go to the Criminal Court.’ ? {iis then proposca to call experts as to in- sanity. Trudo requests that allexcept the ono an the stand be oxcluded from the room, ‘ Mills urges that that should bayo been at first. ‘The Court thinks the segrecation proper. Weber asks if the defense baye any oxperte that they, too, Jeaye, “Wo have none fn the room,” says Storrs, MILLS PUTS A CASE. Dr. Henry Mf. Lyman, tho first oxpert, testt- “TI havo practiced between eighteen ond nineteen yearsa—at Bollovue Hos- pital, in the army, and in this city; am Profess- or of Phyalology and Diseases of the Brain in Rush Modscal College, and, havo had constdera- ‘| insanity in its various fies ss follpwa: ble acqualntance with forms.” ' Milla then reads the cares ‘A young man 2B yoara of -age, in good phyeleat and mental health, forme. tho uequaintanse of a young gitl betwean. 13. and 24 yoary of age, and following’ hypothetical marries ber.. Within a fow months of the da! the marriage he manifests ausptcions of : hi fidoltty. From that time on he contiues suspicious, and ot various times abuses bs certain letters written to his wife by young men 8 for her, indicating arcal or pret Afterwards, during soveral months, the abuse forred to fs continued. On one occasion, bia abuse {6 followed by ber acrcammny and sobbing, hourof the migat he turns herout of his room, locks the door, and. leaves her until carly morning sobbing and crying, On anotuer occasion he dragaher from hia room, puts her ina ctosvt, locke her therein, and there sho romaine crying and sobbing all ‘On another occasion he draga her off the stops of a Louse, forces hor into 9 buildin night. he lives, und locks violently. upbratds hor; On another occasion he maltreats hor, taking a young woman to atreat in that city, preceding delily, calls on” one of ti suspects, On thu day of afriend at ‘tho dinver-table in a restaurant, Appenrstomdswhat excited, troubled, and depressed, and uke hts Friend to accompany him to the oflico sv er. ended fondni Ata yeare, ‘a certain patt of ‘ notorious for asstenation- houses anil jaca of that character, he 30th of June, tually or otherwise convinced of his wif In tho he penne men whot hi ofthe young nian suspscted. The husband, ever, goes alone, sces tho young man, talke with him coolly, manifests no undue excitement, and not, excited, and sntivfiod, During the same week be calle on another young man whom ho suspects, Indicates (o him much ex- galnst him pant vioe On the night of that or tho the husband visits the louse of thu Iast-mentioned young man, and 16 much excited. Versatton an old lady appears, ond at once the hus- band’s excitément is controled, and his loud talk stoppeil, on account of the feapect ha has for old ‘Within a short period of time before June 30, nd calle upon veveral of the young and, with the exception of the finally leaves, cool, citement, and threatons » lence, a 1578, the bush: men’ suspec occurrence mentioi churactofized by undue oxeitement. tho hueband an understanding and reconciliation On tho evhning of Jone 80, at about halt. pe Go'clock, the hudband meote a young inan who jaan old friend, talks with him calinty and coolly, says that hie fatily are well, o¢ aro doing well, ane elt, and, on the appearance of vaswing, remurl ‘My golly, sith day of wife, ani fallow, rine, that he bimself two young adi My God," or followin: During tho intervie On meota ned, no pears perfectly freo from ult excitement. Betweon v or 7 o'ciock, or therenbouts, the hues band weets 4 young man whom he bid engaged to investigate the aubjuct of his wifo's infdelity, und Jearns from him what he considers to bo 8 confrina- thon of his former suspicions. Tho hushand-returas te the neighborhood of hie wifo's residence, und Ina short tine scos hia wife and follows her part of the way to Joses sight of er, but tually sces her in the park, bench, in.8 puolio place, by the Bho fe ettiing on 8 side ofa young wan, He while making “his way posture towarda the boncn on which hi the young man were sitting, ho sayx toa young "ox tiem botht" womun, “"Phore thuy are. enters the pi atoalthily tn, Without belay acan by tis wife, or tho man, ond, Matontng, altting with bie husband and hurries from the huaband man, Who gues a’ 116, Tho wite then, in company of two young women, tho homo of three young women, Including Uo wife, on thy eveninit referred to, reachod the nelyhvorhood of her mother's houso, to wich place (hoy are fal« Jowod by the husband and ary there confronted by **Can Lapeak to your" her? and xbe anawers, The husband baw in hie (ent ak proceeda toward hun, ie snys to lis wife, “Can I Not to-night. hip-pockot A revolver and from hile pocket, with bly rizht hand, his handker- chicf, and puts it into hie left hand, and then, with bis rlgbt hand, takes bis revolyer from btw pocket. ‘The wife inquires, + mot? Ife answers the ground, and capture him. When asked by one of the officers ** What isthe trouble?" he saya *" J bave had a tittle ‘+ | have shot thon saya, “1 have afterwards excitement. geo you tuontg ho mnukes hin way to the rear of the bone anil there conceals himaclf and listens tu what te Me remains: thera for neal; half an. On'belng dhacovered by the young nap he nnuounces himself as tho alts the young man. ‘Tho wifo rk, and shortly thereafter the follows, and again assaults the young tho wifo, hanakerebier, Ho ro you going to and tres, pursue a woman "3 alot may wi ‘Onthe day of tho homiciae he weighs pounds; attho date of his trig), April, 1870, Bnement in the jril, from 1870, bs increascd in welghstwelve pounds, There the existence of any bereditery niental discaso tn ble family, nor, up to oy claim of hig Upving any cerebral! of nervous dlacaue, nor has hy alnce that time exhibited any evidence of such dis. 1s uo evidence whatever o: the time of the homicide, July, 1878, fut bies grow out of T know ho He discovers i where her ina room with bimsclf, cries and screams, sulle her halr, drags hor by the hair, strikes her, und otherwise physically ‘These abuses aro found In rlod of not more than two and & half man himecif on a certain occaslon, in ‘the City of Cinciunatl, borrows 40 cents foc the purpose of 1878, thia man, ac: is calling he meots to hie friend: themn'a fine," and certain park, She falis to Il steps away a few feat, rot sud free ogelust ‘her tho second shi q To and policu otticers ina few minute trouble’; ‘and shortly WAG the atation-hougo hu saya, **1 have nothing more to aay until 1 eco my attorney," or ‘an attorney," Af the station he appeare cool and free from undue the month of he [¢ apparently in goo hoalth ond weighs 126 pounds, so ¥ and to the cite. cen finned atesy aurrounding the homicide he indicates 9 retentive memory, alates what hap- pened aminediately beforn or alter the accntrence, ie Jaugunge ia coherent, and hi¢ atatements dellh- erate nfl rational, hin picreeptions quick, and he manitests a falleamprehenston of his situation, the benring of queatlona, and the propricty of an- awers, ‘Tero 1a no evidence of intellectun} 3m: or the existence of any mental Hlustone, orhalineinations, On several uccaeion mate friends, hoe stated hie raspictons as to hin wito's infidelity, compinined of his bond troubled, and appeared sober, sulky, and nt times depress ed. Onaceriain occanion, five days before tho homicide, he wrote 4 letter to a young woman jn the followlnyg words: “+E. Tonn.& Co., WitobraateConmtsston Men cuayte. 87 Sort Waren Starr, Cacao, dune SAL INT Ming Nettie: Will you come ont busuy- rlding with mo this eron it you have ne provi. ous engazemont, anil engage yonrael? tu ine for ah night? We wiligo out riding at about 7 o'clock Wnt) about 10 o'etock, and then T wilt somain at your placoall night. If,you can't go, will you pleanu engago seme goad-lookiny lady for mo? I don't want {fobe disappointed. LT will calt for you about 7 o'clock, of shortly bofore or after. Truly, 2 “PE. Stzvexs, **Pleneg answer,” : And at 7o'clock un that day ho called upon the in the City of Chicago to the residence of tia wile, and there left for her alotter. gto remalned with tis young woman (to whom (fo fetter described ‘was Written) walt! nearly 10 o'clock on that even. ing, After Ieaving the lotter at his wifa's reei- dance he drove with the young woman to a certain resort calted tne St. Juficn, temnined there fora fow minutes, and then drove to. certain ather re- rortcalied the Park Itetrent, and there remained in a private room for somo length of time with the ‘The ters. NO INSANITY TILERT. ‘Mills shows the witness the ‘Nellie’? letter at the concluston of bis long clocutionary exer- cisa, and asks: “Assuming that stutement of facts to bo true, will you tell the Jury, Doctor, whether In your oplnion as a scientific man, on the 20th day of Jast Juno, Peter E. Stavens, this defendant, or the man referred to in this hypothetical state- ment, sas sanc of (nenncl” ‘Trude objects to the use fn the question of Stevens’ name, and all that part Is subsequently stricken out, Storrs objects on another score, ‘In New Yark,” he says, ‘the Courts hold that the ques- tlon of sanity or ineanity cannot be addressed toawitness, I don't understand that the coun- sel, in the courao of a speech under the eulse of a question, fa at liberty to assume a hypothetical case exactly the contrary of the facts subiniited fu evidence.’? “The witness may bo examined on a hyno- thetleal ease,” says the Court, ‘or ou the facts fn the testimony, If he has been present and heard all of them, | ‘The iy. at lastare todeter- mine whother the hypotiietical case is true or not, and whether, from all the facts In the case, they belleve the man sano oF {usane at the tine of tho killing." Storrs runs fn a few suthoritics, and Weber replies, “T have no doubt, says tho Court, ‘a8 to the question, Let it bo answered. ‘The form, howerer, had better bo * What was the mental condition of the man? Ithink that {s the bet~ ter form, although 2 do not eay the other form 1s incompetent."” “Doctor,” asks Mills, putting the question in au acceptable form, ‘what in your opinion was the mental condition, on the evenly of the 80th of June, 1878, at the tlne of this homiclde, of the man therein referred to?” “He certainly could not haye been insane,” replies the witness decidedly. “That is all,? says Allis, very much satisfied. “How many cases of ‘treatinent of insanity haye you ever had, Doctor?" asks Storrs, fora starter. ‘That would be pretty hard to tell,” 1s the ren dred?" A bundre wd Well, there are 400 fn the asylum which I visit? “When was the first time you ever heard this long question read??? “haven't heard it read bofore.”” “Have you discussed this subject with Mr, Mills before going on the stand?" “Yea, alr; L had a conversation with him.” * Have you not heard this very question read resent form. to youl”? “Not to its We have liad tho subject under discusston,”? “f want to usk-you whether you think that the fact that the wife referred to hers sobbed and cried tends to throw any light upon the subject of tha mental condition of the hypo- thetical party?” p “No, [don't know as it would." “T want toask you whether the character of Race street in Cincinnati would zo to form any part of your opinion as to the mental condition of the bypothetleal party?” ‘Tt would as to his moral condition,’ “Suppose it should turn out tht Raco street in Cincinnati was ao Sublzely. legitimate and proper street; that some of the best business Houses in the elty were on thatetreet; that we genera! reputation of the street was good; and auppose that this hypothetical party had never in The world visited un imoropor place on Race street with anybody; thut would tend to re- move the impression which you gathered a3 to his moral condition, would it natt “No, sir. It woulda’s have any bearing upon the queation.”” “How would the bearing of tho reputation of Race atrect Iu tho frst place have any bearing: on the question?” “Race strect. may have a food reputation, as ageneral reputation, and still might contain some yery disreputable hules.?? “Suppose thera was no proof that he over went {nto a disreputable hole at all, and sup. poao that the only proof of that kind was a wit. neas who undertook to attach tlt to him, said who was the only one who ever went tog dis- reputable hole, then wouldw't that modify your uplnion of tbe moral character of the pony and attach it te the witness and not the bypothet- teal part: a Vee, clr, if that wos in the evidence.” “Suppose all wo know about Race strect was that au indiyldual was called to the stand who. had himself yialted a disreputable holo, as you call st, ou Race street, and there was no proof whataver that the hypothetical party aver visit- edit at ail, you wouldu't draw any conclusion as to the moral condition of the Lypothctical party from the fact that the Ising actual witness agatnet. that: party had actually vieited u disrep- table hole? ‘No, sir. It wouldn't bear upon anybody's morals.” % It wouldn’s bear upon anybody's morals, except azalnst those of the witness} Yea, alt, H that was all)? . “Tassumo that it gall, and twill goa little further and say itty all”? That don't inuke it so,’ saya Weber under his breath. - x HIS LETTER TO NELLIZ. 4 Does the fact of the writing of the lotter by thls nypothetfeal party to the hypothetical young womnn euter as an clement fiuto your Anal concluston i" “Tho examination of the handwriting docs, for it indicatus perfect health in the motor por- tion of the body.” 2 “Without comig to. the motor portion of the body, doas tho fact enter st all into the fudgment you finally reached I" Bo far as it indicates a condition of health, it certafoly dacs.” “What Tinean fs this: Tho writing of tlio Jot- ter—tho making of such an appointiment—would not indicate anything with refercnee to the health of thu party?! Wy Yeas ft would huve a bearing on that. Jy the state of health of a hypatherleat party yery clearly Hluotrated by the fuct of bis making an assignation with a woman?” “Te would iudicate thut he was in fair phys- teal health.” “Thon so far as you consider this an element in your opinion, you consider his making an assignation with a woman merely as indicating ia health?” 8 far as the nfiking of the assignation {a concerned, but that has nothing to do with the indication of the. condition of lis nervous sys- tem.’ ‘Lam not after his nervous system. Tam after the fact. Iwant to sce what elements enter into your final concluston,”? and then jetles tho said, 1, let done ta of wifa’a Tew n late Ane Tho Raco weok im he hows doy con- Wy is the hie ap: young hour Tho whoat any 3 vn + ¥ cH. “Would the purpose for which the appoint- ment was madecnter into your final judgment?" “Yea, I presume {t would -have something to do with it. It migbt or might not. ‘The statement of that fact to you has aome- what colored and influenced tha“ foal opinion which you have given, hasu’t ib"? “Every circumstance has gone to make up that opintov,” . “Now, then, does the assumption that that ‘apnofutment was for an {mpropor purpose cut any important igure ju your miud fy the Gnal conelusion which you have reached)” “I con's say that it cute: avy yery important ure," “4 Does it cut any figuret* A “OF course eyery circumstance cuts some ure! ie it should tur out that the Inrontion of the party maklug that assignation was uot {m- urns, eB, him 4 caso, ‘a . | proper would that incdtty your opinion so far as. feaneasieasand cae per eeafo ae ry frais at fact had any effect upoa tt at alld? from undue excitement, ubject mat= ber of ble wife's supp: . a on tl ject Yotdolliy; and Ing “Tt would be additional evidence of bis san- Wing a . ley, eald young woman and drove her from sate treet, young woman, Ie rejurned to her place and Irie ner i th the promled thathe would return that nignt, Storra repeats tho question, and the witacse, hen ft would be strong evidence of sanity to show that the purpose was not t proper, and then to show that it was improper!” “Yea, Woll, for tat matter,” rays the expert with o merry twinktain his eve, ‘Martin Luther thought he raw a devil, aud threw an inkstand at hin. But he wasn’t Insane."’ “Well, he believed fn the existence of a Devil,” insists Storrs, “and I think he was crazy saloon on the subject of devils—crazy as the Devil, i: tnet." ‘This, too, takes the crowd, No, ho wasn’t crazy; although that fs a pop- ular impreaston."? Storra und the witness have a disoute as to the Intter’s meaning, and ho finally stralghtens things tn this way? “Whother the -purpogze was proper or im: proper, nelther goes to contradict the idea and impression I got of perfect sanity.” Tien tt don't enter tuto your talndy? “Yos {t duvs, as contradicting the theory of insanity.” “Titeayo it to the eee tu figure that out," says Storrs, * TE can’t do ft)? ‘Then thers fs a ttt on the question whether there fa such a thing possible asa disordered jn- tellect arising from a contloned strain upon tli nervous system,—whether sach -etrain would nat be more Hkely-to result in a disordered in- tellect than a sudden excitement. “Not unless there was a physical predisposi- tion that way’? Storrs docsn't want to know abuut physical predisposition, but whether the nervous system was more able to break down as a result of Toug-continued nervous oxeitement than as ares sult of one nervous excilement. ‘She witness says if there ja no predisposition it will not break down, “ Aro the nerves io such a conuition that any human being fs su organized that he cannot be made to break downt"? "Ie don’t break down fn the way of Insane ity. He may giye evidence of fatigue." “ There is auch a thing as the breaking down of the nervous system? tt ae That fs another namo for vhysical prostra- fon, * Alayo you seen such conditions of phyatcat brostration that there has been nu recovery?" “ Physical prostration is produced by a‘ great many different causes.’ “Never mind the causes? Liinve seen people prostrated who did not recover." “Have you seen o complete breaking down of the nervous system that hag left the mind en- tirely. unimpaired t!! “fT haye scen persons exhausted——"” “T don't mean exhaustion—a man that fs tired nnd sits down to rest,—but have you ever scen an instance of the complete breaking down of the nervous system from which there has not been a recovery In which the mind was un- inpaired #" i DOMESTIC 'LNROUBLES. “Do you think that long-continued domestic troubles mivht result in o disorder of the mental functions? I am going to use the largest words I ean nick out? “Wall, {t would be a very exceptional case if itever did, It could not where there {s no pre- disposing cause.’ “You never henrd of o-case, then, except wher it waa hereditary?” “f have read of cases where hereditary causes cannot be traced, such as excesses, intemper- ance, ete? “Did you ever sec a cases Jn all your bora days where n mnn's intellect waa disordered by grief und 9 series of domestic troubles?" “Yos, sire It is common enough.” " And that waa what(?— * “But only in cases where there ts some pre- Ulsposing of some physical cause forit." “Then, unless aman fa predisposed to: go crazy, unless he has had some crazy ancestry or other, it {3 finposalble for him to go crazy from domestle gricl or trouble, no matter how long continued {'* “Yes, it would be almost impossible unless there was preaispaition, intemperance, excess, or Physica injury," “Will you teil us, Doctor, how you happen to. knowt!! Storrs says this in his most winning way. “That is the atatement of the authors who bave tnquired most particularly.” “Please give me the vames of those gentle- men who have inquired ao particularly?" “ Thatis the statement of the German experts in the German Courts of Justice.” “Te thatthe authority of the best French, Enelish, aud American experts?” Yes, they follow it; thelr experience coin- eldes.'* “That fe, thero Isn't & man, unless he has some hereditury taint of Insanity, or some phy- sical malforination or disease, that can possibly bave a disordered jntellect growing outof a serics of domestic griets and sorrows, po matter ow long coutinued, or how serlous it may bet Iwantto koow just how strong this head of ours ts.!? “TJ ahould think it very doubtful. ‘This ts a Uttle discouraging, out Storrs cocs at it axain, “No gricfs, then, that a man micht have from the conduct of bis wife, growlug out of her in- fidelity, however cross it mlebt be, nor however deep nor profound his affection micht be for her, would disorder that tnan's fntellect at all, unless his father, or hls uncles, or bis aunta, or somebody had een Insane? “It wouldn't be likely to." “ Doctor, I assuine you never had any experi- ence ot that subject yourself?" “ Personal experlence! ? Yes, sir.!? “No, sir’? Milla shakes his head at the queer question put the witness. “Tdidn’t mean that offensively, Doctor, at all," says Storrs, “T didn’t understand that you did.’? "No. Lam simply anzfous to know how you physicians flod things out.” * T guess the beat way is for you to get sick,” interjects Weber. Ses al ‘The crowd enjoys the sport. * Then I go home and shut myself up,” says Btorrs, at which there fs more loughtor. “ ‘The diflleulty about ali this fs,” he adds, “that thelr atients are all recovering while they aro walt- bg here ‘his is even mora tempting to the audience, and another giggle is started, “Will you tell us how it fs," resumes Storrs, “that yoittind out just how aman will be affect- ed morally and utellectually by a great over- whelming domestic trouble?” “ By inqairy.? ‘By inquiry of the man, don't you? Whoelse Knows so well us hot” “The patient lant. always able to give an no- curate account of himself.’ * Would you cull tat tnan a cool, collected, or excitable, ur impulsive mant'? And Storrs points to Stevens, “Phe general impression with regard to per- sons of thut complexion,” says the Doctor, “Is that they are of an oxcltable temperament." “Did ‘you ever lear of n cage of disordercd intellect springing from undue and intense ex- eitement?” ‘ Not unteas there were these accessory causes {have mentioned,” Practically, your answer ia this: hat, if the man starts out erazy, he is more lnble to get crazy by causes that would naturally make o man crazy than one who neyer was crazy and had nO aucestors that were crazy. Jan't that about the way you sum it up, nowt? “ Why, {f a man has crazy ancestry, of course that isa make-welght against bln, unda very powerful oue,!? “(Suppose hig father had fallen in an epilontic 8, Blt. “Then the mind bas no connection with the nervous syatern?”? “Te depends upon what part of the nervous system you are talkings about. I have never heard nor seen a case,"? continucs the witness, ‘whore long-continued grief produced a break Ing down. ‘The books .do not contradict that. Itmay impair the mind, but not neceesarily, Where there ig po predisposition to insaulty it would not.!? MONOMANIA AND INSANITY. A-skirmish ensues os to the meaning of “breaking-down.’? Storrs says it meana ‘' break- ing-lown,” and witness that he docsn’t under- stand the term. Another dispute grows out of a questlon as to what Js paralyals of the brain. ‘The witness can’t define it, unless ke bas 0 more definite ides. After ho gives his definition of movomania,—"a condition in which an insano person manifests a concentration of intention upon certain (deas,""—the witness says, “I don't know of atteh a thing as partial insanity, Ihave heard of it, but 1 donot Dbeheys fn ft’? » Would ‘a perversion of the understanding | limited to a single object, or a stnall number of objects, with predominance of mental exclte- ment,’ bo a good definition of smonomanint? “Nog but that would bo evidence of mental disturbance. Melancholy’ is not insanity: only aphenomenon of {t+ : Monomanta fs character- isle of certain forme of insanity. @ ‘The witness {s then questioned at erent Jength, the object of which is, ns Storrs anuourices, to get. him {n conflict with the Supreme Court of the State, nud in this, he says, lie succeeds. “Can you glya me a definition of insanity? 4 N would like you to rive me ono.”” “How is this: ‘insanity ta a disease of the brain by which the freedom of the will is im- paired 2", “That Is not sufficient, It fs not broad enouch. It docsn’t cover the whole ground.” ‘Tusanity iso disease of the brain?” “ft is a consequence of a discaso of tho roin dy"? a ats thera insanity without disease of the brain" 4 UNo” s ‘No disease of the leg or arm would be char- solertatle at insanity??? . The crowd smiles, « ; \ Every discase of tho brain 1s not insanity.” *No.! “Gan you imagine a disease of the brain by which tit freedom of the will {s destroyed that is not insanity?” “Yes, Persons who are delirious aro not able to control their actions, yet they are not insane? . m ‘Are! they not at that time?” No. “Is that sort of delirium a disease of the braing?? “No . “Then your definition has gone to pieces, Can there be any such thing ua disease of the brain to the extent that it Impaira the trecdom Of the will without insanity?” * A person nay be paralyzed. The freedom of the will [a zoue, but he js not insane.”? * Anawer the questlon directly.” ‘ Yog,?? ‘ ‘The witness states that be las read books to which his attention fa called, " F have read them all myself,? says Storrs, rT ie rare instance of cramtnting,” observes 4 Bs “And,” adds Storrs, “if anything has tought me that doctors disagres, tt: is the examination of this gonticman.' A recess was then taken until 2 o'clock. NO PARTIAL INSANITY, At3 otelock Dr, Lyman resumes his placa on the stand, and fs plied with questions by Storra for another hour, Zhe subject of * partial ineanity" ia again taken up, the witness hold- ing repeatedly that a person may reason sanely on one subject and be Insane on others, but that stich acondition as “partially insanne” ts {m- possidicin the nature of things, “ Are theru not works which recogalze the ex- istence of partlal insanity?" “'They recognize tint {usane persons may be- hayo sanely under certain elreumstances, Buta Person cunmot ba sane und insane at the samo time, That ts a contradiction of terma.”! Aro there not cases where monomantaca are not affected with intelleetual derangement, but thety affections or characters are affected? No, aft, there are not? “Are Uhre cases of monoimantacs where the persons acek to justify the actual state of thelr sentiments nud excuse thelr strauge, extraordi- nary conduct" Oh, yes, sir, that {is common. ‘Thero ts no such Ct AU, howeyer, as ‘portial intellectual vonnin,’ Storre resorts to the authorities, fluds that the witness agrees with the doctrine lald down by the Supreme Court in the Hopps cage, and says he is glnd to hear that, But the witness foatsts that he cannot inodity his answer in juss tee to the trath, when he said, ‘No Peron van be aune und insane at the same timo.! Storra quotes largely from Mandeley,woom the witness adtnits to bo a scientific man, but says that the book Storrs fs reading from is ota aefentifle but a popular treatise. ‘Then Storrs appeals to some Freneh authors, Esquiral and others, tlnds thut the wituess disagrees with Belanger, and tolls him, Well, Doctor, I aco that you and M. Belanger are in trrepressible confiet,” Finally Storra_ gets down to the sub- oct of hollucination, und tha witness says a nav may auffer frout thut und not be insane, ‘That would indicate hereditary predispost- a. PETE'S FIT, “Supvoso the subject himeclf {cll down ina fit, was senseloss and speechless, would that in- Aleate that he had gotten some of this insanity in his blood?" “Lehould want to know what kind of a fit tt was,” How cold-blooded these scientists are, "well, he fell down under the pressure of a sudden, overwhelming grief, we will say; be- catna senseless, trembled; he frothed wt the moutb, for instance, and was absolutely un- conselous, Would you call that a perfect, un- dlaturbed Intellect!" No." ‘Putting all theories to one alde, then, and taking the everlasting facts as wo shoutd find them, wouldn't you eny, no matter what auy- body wrote on tie subject, that fa man in tho uresence of 8 sudden ericf became at once in- sensible, fell to: the ground, lay there until be was token up,—woultdn't the effect of that sud- den grief upon him, thus plainly exhtbited, alone stir you into u pretty thorough inquiry as to that gentleman's antecedents!” © Tshould want to know, in the first place, how much he had been drinking,” responds the aclentlst, cally. “Suppose, Doctor,—all men not being drunk- ards by a good deal,<suppose that he hud not been drinking anythidg at all, and suppose that fallpwas produced by this sudden grief; then what would you say? "Tt night be wvidence that ho bad fainted.” “ You won't say that that fact hos a decided tendency to show that the gentleman's intel- Tect or Judgment was disturbed 1” “That single fact would give no fattmation with rezard to insanity.’ Taking the tact that a terrible discovery was anddenly mato by u murried man which involved the fidelity of a wife he sear loved, und no fell to the zround, utterly Inscnsible, there being no whisky In the case, you ‘would call that a plain case of falnting away? “Very likely,” is the reply, ‘¢A person under aneb ct cumstances would feel faint, aud fulot aN i Faint away with grief?” “That might'be, Of course [can’t say what ft was {1 any individual case.” “Wouldn't aac of such faintings impalr the underetapding ae would be et rediaposing cases.’ babe Do you usually walt until you learn about his ancestry before you can dlagnosy his cased" “I woul walt to know about his ancestry frst.’ Perhaps I would get out of the way, Doctor, hefore you found out.” ‘Tole takes well with the crowd, ‘The Doctor explains that ho docen't mean he would go intoa very extended examination of tho man’s pedigrees go Jong as the man hineelf fs in danger. Assume that you don't know anything about the aucestry of the hypothetleal party at all,’ continues Storrs, “only thut the father fs a nervous unt exeitaple man, nnd the hypothetical case is ao, too; would aserivs of ucts uf Inildelity on the purt of one's wife, protracted through a period of years, be Hable finully, If the husband yas devotedly attached to bis wife, to affect tha foteprity of bis understanding??? or unless there wero thoso predisposing cauacs."* IT’S DYSPEPSIA TROUBLED HIM. ‘After sevyoral minutes of further quizzing, Storra aska: “Suppose a manis troubled with sleeplessness and lack of uppetite?? “lo may bo troubled with dyspepsia; that may bo the cause of the agony.” ~ “Would you call tho disordor, if any occur- red, dyapepsla or salt rheumt"? ‘This alao tickles the crowd. 2 “T¢ depends,” replice the witness, ‘where tho disorder manifests itsolf.’’ “Suppose it exuibits Itselt in the head,~loss of memory, {ucapacity for attending to ordinary business, lack of concentrativeness,—would that be dyspepalai”” That would be « common eyidence of (t.!” y, to unless there were those RALUUCINATIONS, “Take the cage of aman who belleyes him- self the Lord Jesus Chirlat,"" saya Storrs, ‘and that fs an hallucination, tsn’t itt” “That isnotan hallucination, That ia a de- luston."? “What is a hatlucination? “A hallucination would be where a person supposes lilinself to sco or to fccl somothing which hud no exleteuce.”” “Suppose a man believed that the Devil visit- ed bim fn bis room every day. What would that bo evidence of? ? That would be oyidence of a delusion.” piett would be eyldouvce of insanity, wouldn't it “Not that of itself, Tt would be one of those aymptoma wiilch would Iead ovo to investigate aa to the existence of Insunlty. “If a man belfeved thoroughly that the Devil visited him at bls room every day, at a certain hour of whe day, that mluht lead you to suspect then that something inigbt bo the matior with ie nena bead ‘ho crawd gizeles, ’Yos, it would Iead one to luvestigate.” Yea, [ehould think so," repiles Storrs, at which there fa moro Jaughter. © Now, Doctor," be continues, “ where a man bellevad that the Devil called on him, evory day at hig offico, regularly. when in fact“ wobody at allcalied, wouldn’s that bo pretty strony evi- dence that the niau wasn's all right tu bis head, that, in fact, be was off his mutt"? ‘This is all the crowd could desire, ‘and the an- ewer only jucreasca the provailing messiment, ng protracted, waich prodtces such an intellectual state a3 to render it fmposeibie to attend conaceutlyely to busine, inind on nd other ona subsect, 1: * Mantal agony dyspepsint Sev two parts of the sent: jepsia.”? : ‘Now pe psia mental agon; ye" They are reciprocal,” “That fs, a rule thut works both ways. pose 4 clear case of intense mental sulting from the fofidelity of one's wife, where the stomach, and the bowel all in first-class oréer,—would youcall that men- tal ayony dysoepstat? ‘The crowa Jauchs outright, and the Bailiffs pound with great vigor, NoJ’ replies the witness, “there would be no evidence of dyspepsia in auch a case na that.” “No, nu, Eavouldn’t think there would be,!? fees Storrs, torre is now ready to put bls hypothetical ce don't agree, But the symptoms you have described ore those of dys- I want another caso of dysponsia. Does mental agony produce dyspepsia, or dys- Sages anit it takes the following shape: “ as these from the sovie ow, Doctor, T want you togsay whetber this 1s a case of mental derangement or dys- pepsin, Take this case: A young man of pery- ous organizaffon marrics.a woman to whom hoe is devotedly attached; discovers, or thinks be discovers, shortly after the marriage conduct ou her part not consistent with her fdelity to him asawifes has continuous diMeulties with her upon that ground: the grounds of suspicion oro again, again, and again repented, recouelita- tlons again, ngain, and again occur; he endenv- ors tuget lerto go with htin from place to place, cnacavors to withdraw her from sure roundings which he considers absolute! ful; finds her again and agaln in men what be suspects; remuves her, exhibition of viutence, 3 mon; gives the strongest evkience of excite: ment himself; discovers repeatedly letters pugs- fng between herself and gentlemen which will hardly bear but ono conatructlon: [s {nformed front a crest variety of quarters of thease acts of infidelity; loses rest, loses appetite, loses flusl, iseoveries multiply; loses all {Interest in ordinary topics; digeussea none oth his friends except that one great, o1 subject—the ‘conduct of fs wife; lis ayes ore wild, hig features ure pinched, his Nps move, eyen when he isnot fn conyeraution; moments, almost extending {uty Lou: abstraction: he dovs not recuguize t! imate acquaintances; be goes pr: convulsions as these evidences multipl; sorts tu schemes the most extraordinary’ to bring his wife back te bim: he vursuca her wherever she goes, wanders ju his almices, purposeless fashion in front of the house where she Hives Iu order to attract her uttention; finally is compelled practically to abandon tis business: his conduct most ‘unnatura!, such os his {nthnate friends have never before recor: nized; so wild and extraordinary that they thetneelves characterize it as the conduct of a man beside himself; suppose that that ts tol- lowed up by bis eceing his wife, after hearing of new acts of infldel{ty, sitting ina public with another man; that she utterly repudiates im, und dentes the exletenca of the marital relation: would you, Doctor, think that such a condition of alfairs, if you knew nothing what- ever avout the previous bistory and antecedents of the man, would Jead tea disordered tntellect or to dyspepsia? Now, which would be the must navural} “The most natural would be to lead to dys- pepsin." ‘The hypothetical ease is doumed to be “love's labor tust.’* “You think, then,” enys Storrs, by way of a parting word, ‘a mun would get dyspepsia and hot a disordered intellect under those cireum- stances!” “The symptoms you ludicate give no jndica- tions of insanity.” HE WAS SANE. Dr. F. Heurotin {s called, and, afte? the hypothetical case fs stated to him, be ts asked the usual question, and saya; “The young man was sane.” On the cross, the witness states that he grad- uated eleven years ago, and has been a witness {n insanity cases about $50 timos—325 times for the defensc—to show that the persons were in- “Thave treated twenty or thirty cases, and the position of County Physician, which 1 occupied for two years, brought me into con- nani. tact witn many others.’? After Stores as questioned him as to the ex- tent of his readin, the witness says: “Tdonot recoruize the existchee of partial insanity, or of monomania, where there is m0 My opinions are formed from experience as wellas reading. I belleys the understanding may be perverted in regard to one object ora small number of objects, where there is predominance of sadness or depression of mind, and algo of mental excitement, Neve there can be o perversion of the under- standing iu regard to one particulor object, but in such cages that all the intellectual facultics will be moro or tess disturbed. predominance of eaducsa und depression of melancholia, mental impairment. mind 1) would and where nanco of mental miata. duces Insanity ts chi will. people nro rellove “Yea. {nsane all the the, “J don't know,” says Storrs in his polite way, “when Dliave been go gratified, After the statement of that principle, 1 bays nothing moro to usk.”? class there exel route, and the wiiess retires. ib oas was 8 Lement, as The disease of the brain which pro- iusane people some- Hines hays freedom of will,—can control their “Tawt the very theory upon ‘which insane from responsibility for thetr acts that they cannot coptrol thefrectel? That is the idea upon which people are not held responsible, and yet thero aro many insane people who can control their with, and they aro punished for breaking the laws that are et for them, but are perfectly responsl- ble for sume of their actluns, though they aro DR. BROWER. Dr. Dantel R. Brower, who fs connected with several hospitals and colleges, after tha bypo- thetical case bad been read to him, saya: Jn my opinion, the man was sane.” On the cross the witness says that he ling been 4n the courtroom at various times during the trial, and that hein a general way got an idea of the questions asked Dr. Lyman during the recess, they having, compared yiows, but ‘nol to the full'extent.” You and he sort of away “Yeas {t was Himited—— “Limited by the tine you wero together 1" put in Storra. ‘Tho witness Inughs, and Storrs remarks: “ Barrlng out witnesses hasn't done much good,” “J byye spent no time at all,” says the wit- ness, its Mills’ office, but have discussed the general merits of the case with blm, Ihave been frequently called as a witness tn Insanity cases. 1 hope to bo paid for my testimony as an expert.’ You swear aaa paid experti? “Lam uot a pald expert." “ You don't get your py fn advance, but you, are a paid oxpert, having confidence In ‘the ability of your einpl “7 am a practitione compensation,” ‘The witness then corroborates the other ex- perts ns to what is on insane person,—one who Hudoesn't know what Storrs meang by movomanta, and duesn’t belleve 10 he recognize the selentifle accuracy of classifying monomanta and meluncholla under the head ot Insanity, Wasn't the theory you buve announced by thut ominent physteian, tg Inganc all over. partial Insanity; Hirst advocated joyer to pay yout”? nor Lord Brougham” aaks Bt it wag announced a great many yenrs ago, but ite universal avecptance fn the medical pro- fesslon 4a of recent date.” “Now, isn't it a mero theorctical Ogment, announced by Lord Brougham, met aud club orately discussed and practically refuted by on Iutluitely more sclentitle man, Prof. Maudsley; and doesn't Mawtatoy declare that it rests on ot almost altogother unsupported assumption (” My quotation that fusanty alfects a man to nis dngere' ends ts from Prof. Maudsley’s re- cent book, and—— " ‘Tho witne: other long © givo bins a direct anewer, of medicine. 1 would not betcetlfying hero unless there was sone dovs OrTd. ° js checked in_the course of an lecture,” aud Storrs asks Lim to He aways he eat answer it aaa whole, and Storrs then tells him he canglye tt in seginents. IC ho does repudiate the {dea of the entirety of the human mind," says the witness, he fe grosaly Inconsistent withhimuelf, certainly Jn his tater wort Aut! breaks iu. DEFINING INSANITY, WT will aak suother question if I can ever got " “Can you define insant- an opening,” be saya. ty? lf so, please proceed to do 60," 1 can give no dellnition.”” fait adiscasct"” It {s 9 diseaso of - tho brain ‘affocting tho mind. “Toes it Impalr the frecdom of the will}! Ye.” “J¢ there {s aman whose bratn is diseased, and whoso will fs impaired, he ls fusano, fsn’t bet,” “That don’, neceguaril What Is the mat! AOE wit follow,’" h the mani! ATONY, Fe and the Ilver were n society of 1 Of utter leat], Where there ped scntimentat? Us position, 3 the same tut have taken, Ho declares that a mat canoot be partially sane and partially Insane; and——" her “Jecturo” follows, und Storrs again “T couldn't tell tl T examined htm. er can be tmpairment of the will without ineavity Aman might heve delirlum, which {a 0 alacaea’ - of the brain, and not be insane, A man with typhoid feyer Js in temporary loss of will, but not. [usane,’? “Js he sanel”’ “Well, yes; he fs sanc,’” * Atter a great deal of questioning on this point with resulting anawers which, to Storrs, are not antisfactory, that rentieman asks: ‘Finally, now, and I want a square answor, without referenca ng to the cause, whether it be Lyolistil fever, onlum, or poiston, do you gay that a man with a diseased brain—so far dis- cased that {t destroys his control over bis will may besano?”? Helnay be sano or he may ba insane. It ts possible for him to be sano under such circum- stances.’ “6 Tait possible for him to be sanc at that pra: else moment of time I have Indicated!” Yer, ofr.’ 7 “That is all, Doctor,’? says Storrs, with more of entisfaction in his tonu. On the redirect witness explains very fully that the cause of insanity ia chronic diseasc ofthe braln, requlring months or years for its development; that a man cannot be iusane one moment and gane tho noxt. A “T will ask you,” says Weber, ‘ whother ft Js posslble, or If you have ever known of a case, where 9 person has been sane fora few moments Ammediately preceding an act, insave whilo com- inte c the act, and sane immediately afver- wards “No, sir. Buch a thing would be imporaibic.”* Aro there such things as Iuctd intervals?” aske Storrs on tlie recross. “There are such things which the law calls Tucid intervala—"" - Durlog those lucid intervals is the party eano or ineano}? “He ia Insaney—tf he fs insane at all, ho ts in- sane,’ Storrs dismisses him fn seeming triumph, the last answer apparently glying him much com- fort. ‘The prosecution calls for another witness, but he fs not present, and ap adjournment fs taken wnlll this morning. ~ OHIO POLITICS. Tho Democratic Logtslature — Democratia Management of tho State Charitable Ine | stitutions — Democratic and Republican Candidates for Governor. Special Correspondence of The Tritune, Coxustnus, O., Avril 21.— If the Lertelaturo could be persuaded toinect only once in five Years, and then do nothing, siinply draw their pay a8 9 grand publicornament, aud adjourn, the people would be the gainers.” This remark was attributed to one of the wisest and best of Ohio Governors, after he had observed carcfully the workings of the laty-msaking brauch of the Stato Governinent, and became disgusted with thelr utter recklessness, qud the rast melango” of foolish laws which they had enacted. Judg- {ny from the expertonees of Ohio and Mlinols people this winter, it would seein that the old Governor was about right. Tis Titsuna bas taken occasion to exposa quite freely the operations of the body of so-called law- makers which meet otf Springfeld; and a few words in a general way about the Demo- cratie jamboree which las been protracting its sesalons at the Capital of Olu will not bo with- out interest. There is just one good thing that fa accomplished by the continued dragalog along of this body from day to day. It is makiug capital for the Republicans very fast, and opening the eyes of the people to the atylo of men who always come to the front when tho Democrats get into powor, It costs $1,000 das, ornlittle more, to run the Legislature; and, when this has continued for a bundred and five or six days, and no attempt ts mado. to hurry up bualuces at all, but elmply to protract the session, in order that the wind-brokon Democratic politicians who happened, by the flood of tio yenrs ago, tu bo brought to the frovt, may draw their little per diem, the case becomes even moro seriously disgusting. is But the thing for which the present Adminis. tration bere deserves the most condemnation is thatof reorganizing the State. charitable {natt- tutions. Many of theac institutions had been ran for many years by men who have no refer- ence to politics, but who were specialists of a high order of attainments in tho peculiar line in which they occupied positions. ,Thees men are told to ro by the Democratic reorganizers; and fn every case new and fuexperienced po- litical wire-pullers were put In thelr places, ‘These latter men binve dona fnestimable dum- age to the creat charities of the State, and have conyinced the people that the Democratic party isnot capable of managing the Stato affairs, ‘The most remarkable revelations have been brought tought in the Longview and Athens Insano Asylums. Both of theso. institutions were grossly mismanaged by ofiicials, who evidently baye no idea of the manner in which the insane should bo treated, bub who were given thelr places simply as a reward tor political services. At Athens, it {s report- ed, there will be a general clearing-out of those in charge; but the damage that has already ‘been done remains, and will adhcro to the Dem- ocratic party through all time, a “Chere {a evidently a ort of revival of feeling politically te the Democratic heart in favor of jov. Bishop. dust at the time when the excite- meut began last month over the municipal clec- thong, it ssemed that Gon, Kico was in the lead; and this may be the case yet for all that can be certainly told. jut, at the same time, Gov. Liston Is working up his caso pretty carelully,: und has his men at work, with thelr ctreulars and other I{terary materlul, iu_ the places where they are the most needed. In all talks which newapaper-inen obtaln with him, ho ex- presses himself os highly pleased with fis prospects o€ success. “To says that he fa just us strong withthe pcoplo now as over, nnd proposes to usvall hisatroength. He iscon- fident that lie is almost the only man who can varry Hamilton County for ‘the Democracy. Unele Dick fa uot at all tnodeat or retiring to clatns. He makes large nssertions aud assumes: rest things, and then docs iis bust to como up , to thetn, Before the munleipal election, Judas Taft was about the only mun talked ot by the Ropub- licans in any prominent way. Ina letter to ‘Tur Tammung about that time I remarked that ho was evidently getting too rips, aud would doubtless glyo way soon to some one clse. ‘This turns out, a0 far as present indications go, to have bovn ao true prophecy, There hag beon, within the past few weeks, a decided revival in fayor of the Hon Charles Foster; and to-day he would secm to bo the most prominent candidate, Low this wilt turn out, time will tell. Bocksrs, ——— Attempts nt Assassination of Iulers, There have been more than thirty attempts on the lives of Kings and rulors during os any years, The Duke of Modena, attacked In 1848; the Prince of Prussia (uow the Eniperor Will- fam), at Minden, In June, 1848; the late King of Prussia in 1852% Queun Victoria in 1859; au'in- ferual-machinv discovered at Marseilles on Na- poleon Ifa visit (In 185%; the Austrian Em- pret slightly wounded by the Hungarian, Ibenyez, fn 1853; attack on King Victor Emanuel fn 1833; also on Napoloon JL, oppo- site the Opera Comique; the Duke of Parma mortally stabbed fn 1 apoleen 111. Dred at by Prauorl fa the Chutmps Elysces in 1853; a’polleeman seized Fuentes when about to fire st Quecn Jaabella in 1850; Milano, wu soldier, stabbed King — Ferdinand Naples in 1853; three Ttatlans fron: London convicted of conspiracy agulust Napolcon 111, iu 1557; the Orsini Llot sgulnst Napoleon IIL, tu 1858} King of Prussia twico fired at, but not bit, by the student Beker at Baden, in 1861; Queon of Greece shut at by the student Lrusios, in 1863; threo Italians from London arrested for conspiring agalnst Napotcon ILL. fn 1809; Presl- deut Lincoln agsaselnated fo 1605; the Czar at- tacked at St, Petersburg fo 1868 and at Paris im 1907; Priuce Michael of Nervia assassinated tu 1908; King Amadeus of Spain attacked iu 1872; Frealdent of Peru assasstnated in 1879; Prest- dent of Bolivia In 1873; Preatdent of Ecuador in 1876; President of Paraguay fn 1877; tio simi- lar attucka upon the Kluge of Italy and Spain;. und, dinully, the Nibillst plot azalust the lfe of the Czar. ‘ et The Small Woy and tho Car-Driver. Detroit Bree Pre ‘Tho small boy who steals rides on the streot- care awuug himaelf upon the plstforo of a Jol~ ferson avenue eur the other day to come down, town, He was mentally calculating the coat per rod.of street railways when tho drivor Jooked back and caught sight of the top of bis beud and leaped olf to give him s cut. If one: of those small boys was aver bit with 6 driver's; whip before, the date bas been forgotten, but this lad caught o stinger and left that platform ag if he meant to Me "Che driver chuckled, but the horse didn’t, For some reason he stopped, left the truck, tried to draw the car off the rails, and fu the offorr broke a tug, jerked the money- Dox off the rall iuto the mud, and mizht have cilinbed [nto the car if the driver had not appear- ed, White the money was belng fished for io the mud, aud repairs made, the small boy put in hiv uceceb, = The “acho” had left him and standing wheru he could secure a qood view of « oporatlous he catled out? “Kin pis afcller jist sactly how much” ye made by that ere jot? . SSN AR enlace manatee Se 4 nis: ise pce heh, WR aE Somers Mento. Gta E aceceied ames Pelee eset ae crete Se page bees te ae 3255: ak: ne