The people. (Barnwell C.H., S.C.) 1877-1884, June 16, 1881, Image 2
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John«W. Holmes Editor »nd Proprietor
LAKOWT OOVKTT OIRCULATION
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TIIUR?DAV\ JtiNK 16, 1881.
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THE TEKfflHLK TKAGED¥».
A- Coffp'ete and Comet Oflidal Ac
count of the Trill of William
U, Prienter for the H« mi-
cide of his Fitber.-
CorarCALMiOA*.—J«n« 8.—
fUmual eolofed, 1 with m-
Mult with inteat U kiil, WMirttkif 0. 1)ub-
om B«llinn*r, Baq.. r*pi%*«Bt«*l lK« 4«f«ud
•at. A rervlict **f act foilty wm found.
The Gmnd Jury rt|»orted a t roe bill against
Serena Murphey. houae breaking and larce
ny , preeenied their repott and were dii-
charged. The fvllowingAeikeir report
STATS OF 80UTIW3A1OLINA,
BapawiLL Cuntrfe, JtiwedlthyliM.
To II* Honor T. /. Mackry, /^tiding Jodgr,
Jtmt Ttrm:
.The Oi and Jury beg leare to eubmit lb)
f diewing n pe^-;
That in the dteeharge ot their duties they
bare ritited the iail and hare made a formal
emsMinalien of iheeerrral county otices and
report them ia good oonditn-n. aave the
Wteheoaad faeteniaga to the oftoe wimtewa,
the total Ineeenrity ef whleh admoniehee us
for the safety of th* public recor<U again te
urge upon the County Commlsstouan tbriar-
porttaeeaad aecereity of impioreweal aad
protection.
The Grand Jary weuld rw^wetfury call
the at leu t lea ef year lleaer te the fac* t 'rat
the Trial Juetleee hare not in all inetaaene
obeerred that ragularity ia mahlag their re
tame te the Ceunty Audiler whleh ia re
qulred by law. Aad reeegaltlng the de-
moraliMtioM and meat to M erlia whiah arie*
from the naUeeuead aad iodieeriminate eale
of imloiieatiag Uqnen ae wed a* the
•tty ef auah Infurmatien ae will theihuie the
epecntteu ef the law iweommead that the
Geuaty Caaimteeteaeve prepareaad puhlteh
aa otwtreet eMt.iarag the eeileal pvtete »t
a* Aet ef the Oeaeral Aaeaaihly ee tilled -An
A at la fheedhw regaleie the ante ef ia«e Bleat*
la the Atate Apprereil He
•ill aeehedulr appeadeu.
•hieh ihe rarteue M-
6 y |mated eutetde ef
TetlWgae eapiim
ewhahmd
L V. Yetatse. for*
re* nit’Tte tsiau
Viliam leery frWer a M hr-aahi-lme •
the eeart ream a tew memeete before tea
a'etaah ea Thureday Hie atte rad eeeeta.
Utae Aaaie Mamar. eeeemperM him. Me
waeeaim. umpised ead •ppamae.y ladder
tl
ateed
•f
dhwead J M
id# fc*
I bar Mheamad with hie
Mtae Aaaie frieaaf aad i
ead M . 1.
he aaea ter Iter Itaiei—
all the weary day feteadear ml
laylag'vllh the wtihenag palate af a ma^m*
hah a. eaiMT f M . whea. Ima.a,
head ward aad ramiag hte head ap-a a uhie,
he dreppoa lata a Bale* rlaap Oa mrSiea
ef hte eeaaeel he •ee earrted la ihejaey
• e He aa e heaeh.
te • he enteaee ae eepted
■ ef the prmiJieg Judge
a. d. w. aataee. ewaes.
dlsd la eee deeaaeed ealheSSU ef
II I teaaJ him ia had ei hie
rtah tear wuaade in hie
imen peamag ihrmrgh
lertug the had; helweea the
rtha aa the kaA tedo af hud; .
Thigh**!hr; Ttr. ul
Too of Ihum weru eateuluai u prudueu duath
—eHhuruflhum Hu died uf thuuu wuaada
oa Friday night, the day after he raeuirad
ihum. I praueal wheu Trial Juetiee
Mueiiuk eallad ua deeeaeeil Drreeuud waa
dying whua he made hie deelareliea. lie
eeid he wuuld die. 1 had Ukd him m aad it
epioiua. The diagram
renreeeate the tlwelliag
HU Were wee between
Udead 100 yard* from dwellieg. fThe wit.
neee here etplaiaed the digram te th« jury.]
I mu him after hie death at the i
lag down looked behind and new me and
eeld t# hie wUh.' 'Ella, I want la knew what
kind of secrets yWW and paafp on this more*
ing. ' lie was standing near hU wife, agaiu»t
the door when he* aaid this, I didn’t hear
what she mid. He lien stepped ont of ike
deor Into the paw IM* tether wae then
steading oa piesxa stogp. Defendant went
■ear him and shot him id hte left side, just
as deceased turned his Iteml. When deceased
was shot hestnnibledanii groaned and oaughl
the bmrtetor ie keep from falling. Ilethcu
sfraek With his siith ei defendant across the
banister, and as lie was raising Ida hand to
strike the second time defendant fired ygain.
Hefore 1 got on? of the bouse I Ifttrd two
more shots, and then another bnfora I got out
xtf the gate. 1 heard Arc shots in all. After
defendant naked bU wife whateecret site had
defendant nated his wife whateecret she bad out of his window at malt or barricade his 7Tr u 7 « JL . IT. . i. . ^
vtlih Ida father he stepped towards his fluher door. I never knew him lo lenre ihe houso ^ th«
and aaid. “IV I want to know what Bert of
secret you aad ElTchfe out on thia morn-'
iitg*’ He askud hie tether this twice, iseid-
ftig Ihe pistol behind him. His father then
answered: ‘-I’m not out on any secret with
your wife. I only stopped beeauee she asked
me to stop.” Defendant then eatd, “Pa, I
Lty its a g—d d—n lie, repeating Ihjs oath a
second time and >then saying lo his faiher,
“You ate a g—d d—n raycal," he fired the
pistol at bin* He 1 joked baek at me before
the first fiVe,*'he was stnrding then in the
hail deor*)
C't^«-examttltfs^'.• Defendant came out of
breakfast room after his wife went into thk
h*!>. I then went into Ihe boek door of the
hall and defendant want up atairs and came
down immediate y and slopped uearthuside
of hits wife and aeked her about secfeis be
tween her and his ftitlief* w*!' li’ase staled
After defendant sliot,ilie first time he ran up
in the corner of thepiaiia and l ran to it)*
kitchen. I didu tsee deceased do anything
to hi* son to make him shoot him. i had
been looking all the time for trouble in ihal
family. Defendant waa jealous of his 'Vile,
and didn’t want heviewnt* :tf hjs faiher or
brother. 1 didn’t see unythtng strange in
defendBntVctmdhet before this. He bad a
pistol and dJfUfie-barrtl gun in his room.—
Homuthwes he kept the pistol on a chair rear
bteiM, aad aomeftaim under his pillow.
RoiWWtfmes the gun was uadee the edge of the
Usdwatl sometimes oa the chair. The pisiol
was rocked all the Gum. If ikWpMtol whs la
Ihe oharr er uudfr the plTIcw it was cocked,
aad so wBe ihe gun. He always mured trunks
aad sewing msehiuos and thing* from his
door tu lot um la whea 1 weal tor Hotkey ia
tbo moraing. Owe day whea hie wite ueul
te heeauat Rrtwees s he teemed dietreauud,
•ad kept ea asking me all day whether she
was |<dag to (ears him aad ge te her tether's.
Heassuelote euMhe hauae whea hte wite aad’
I were getliag aul the meets. Oar daf be
got np la the I /ft aad luuhed hohind ^l)e hones
nad barrel*- Ms laid hte wife he wmi teak,
lag ter hte Bat. He terbid me u» eorry nesw
bn us* a hte wite aad>te brasher, or tegs la
the tSsre uhera hte brother atayed. He taM
•« I k asu all about hi* wite's tad hte teth
er aad hr*bar's accrete. He laid are I was
ike mail oarriarbatwasa them. Ilewaataway
»•• night bom lha huusa. hut iharw ia the
meraleg uhea 1 Mass H# had baaa ruratag
/aad guisg oa that eight ahmst hte tether aad
fte. I triad ia shame hiuhea I Iret
ibar*. Wy ruquost at bta utfe. Ua •astd
I mat quarrel with her aad ihe aesl mo-
kiss bar. The whole temity waa ateasd
at him. Hte bihar IuMbm heloahed to he
tewt dawa rrovy day. Hte teihae taU sm ta
bs wars of him Ms bad baaa euratag me. aad
uhea hte fathar mappelo* of the ream ha
of beta« wtd* rsi 'hr cute o**o s
mo
sa msay Hat Hmtethert
takd ma tfW Mtd he ussald ehcat me ha
da It aad I'muai ha so rate I. aad Mtdme ta
Mahady hag ha— tatetag name
I woo ia basttfp to barw Imdey.
I saw hteadsat aH thwiteaa. I
a I woat lhara tea* Jaausry I
say etgW* *f hta brteg tra^ He
I am a Trial Jaattea aad lash lhadpiagdar*
UrotUo of ihe lumssd. whteh I
ataubau aiiovxaa
Pvjgrrioa
j5 •*. •
a«|ueat.
OP PARTtSB.
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A A. Fcoot Plassa.
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p. W ota* Rossi.
P. tec* Dear.*
H. tealrraw.
X Qapt. William Prirat-r
u
X.
WiUtem Henry I’rtcstcr.
am Henry Printer,
llnyra.
RHRA RATI, gV«tg. _
whaa the sMaotiag aeenrrad /
oaahiag them. I saw -*-,*,-.1*81 whea
M his tether, WIMaa* PHootor. It waa
• e'eteek ia the Bsamiag, jaat altar
The paraaas at break taat were
laatar, Peter P riant er, iha da.
hte wide, aad ViHtam Printer.
left hatem tha^dkleS!/^^
la U I dear what
eaaha hi ml ta rule us sndhtwt the place.
DsfaadaaVkad everything bo whnted What
ever he ached fur my faiher gore him. I do
not believe ti waa attributable to any other
cauat. I didn't know until after ihe ■hoot
ing ihnt my Arui her fvrbid his wife lolkpenk
tenie or my father, 1 converted with her as
any geOllmuan would with hte sister-in law.
Thry would ten<l ma dinner te store when I
was siek when they chose to send it. He
threw uty trunk out of the house becatiae we
•IBarreled about my plough bridle that I for-
hid bitWasiug. I thought that was meat.ness
in him. Whenever he cou'.dn t do as he pleat
ed he would curse us. I look it at patiently
aa 1 could. My faiher submitted to it. De
fendant never accused us of plotting with his
wife agnsuet him. I never knew bliiitoakovt.
at nigh* except on one occasion, when ho
went to* my ttnolo George's and borrowed
piste! tmi'teMjeer* Tbat waa about four weeks
before the lioniicide. 1 never heard my father
ray wbst he intended to do with my brother.
He oa id hw lived in hopes be would do bettor.
I never bWardiny father say he thought bis
mind was affected or speak of having him
trontedby physicians. If we differed with
(Jefoiuiuiit he got mad for anything. I did
not Iniow the C iuseof his trouble. Ho wns
ulways that way I etippuau. Hu aiwavedid
gut mud with me, evott at. school. He got
mrire violent of lata years; b"t he always
did have a very vluleut temper when vexod.
HwootZanai with puwuuMMitaand l.k«*i to
tliud thrWu or fuur yearn ago. 1 have had
two attacks siuoe lie hod it, I never hoard
my father cay my brother was crusy or
going ernxy. I never knew thatmy father
rrguestetl the humis on place lo be gei/tle
Willi hhiv. I never knew him to vent hie
oihger on i us n I in ate objects.
xii reply: I never heard my father nay
anytnmgvibuut the sanity of my brother.
He said he thought he was nut iu--aiie.—
I h<-tv rhs a do- r Mt foot of stairs but not
at the top. IMendunt occupied the roo'ii
above. 1 had charge of store and defend
ant of farm; but he insisted on taking
chargwttf%t rosnd toy Talher let film do
It wild I look the farm. He kept hi* boohs
correctly. I here was no other door tout*
perTtBiui nxoeptthal at the foot uf stalls
Hit's th« state rest d.
UR. «. R. O ToDD, SWORN.
I sin s pbTelclan and surgwun. I have
Awectk-ed about thirty J Care, X have trnat-
•ul Ins me peraoits and have visited a uuui-
te r of say liras. 1 do not prufens, however,
to be a speblaltet as to Insanity, Insanity
K -eaenis broad dlrUh>na: moral sad
HleCtSatlsaanlty. Istelleatwal insanity
Isdivhlsd ISto steiauch.dta, m*iiU andde-
meoUa. Mania may be gwoersl. partial or
upon a , W**le subja-t • mono man la. De-
uteotta tnay occur »i Igluaily; but Is more
ofheit a i!• •graded, exb tuated tnnnlnsllon
h>f\Re utbar vartellss. Mar 1 end !tinaM.-v
tual lusaaUr ottmvarS nuna-lnml Jo tnw
samseasn. Hdhlilsmte diusitalalfcctliiws
C l ha v* sunganital hihmy and acquired
locy—moral or m< n*sl tmbecil ty. Is-
eanlty m ybesttendmlbyaperfmtkaoai-
•dge •»! rlgi-raiel wroag. by I naans dalu-
steoa. insane itMpuiaea ix br a total or par-
i!AI iiulfiMlag or alwanc* of s hn<iwn«lga
of ilHMaM wrung. Maa laboclag under
vIUmt of tSaaa tua v be oaiMml to I a* a hie.
though ft her w*e rat h>na' IfamssaUn-
oat any apparadt'nauas wars suddenly to
lako up lbs Idea that hie failp-r and broth
er wrra Inteat upon etui .Uog ihv choautr
nf hta wite. that would la ll.ao- la-amty —
If a •• as were tu laaa wn Uvs i lew. wteAual
pewrocaUos, that hi* fstesr. brut hue and
man to hCnt terra I Went t<>
Um regebet of Us cuuuswl. I did say that
1 thnuuHt hsJisri been feigning lunurflty.
i bat wan ratner my opinion up to yester
day rooming, from what 1 h d beard. 1
im e I'hangsU It soqp-what since tbs last
«P<miowt|Qn. whlokwastfewonly otiWworth
chiling an oxamlsgtlon. L do-Mot think
How that he was feigtiing liiaan ty. bMt Its*
iftaaiM delusions, fl y opinion Isbwsvd up-
dn the uinlfotinstion i f lite head and his
gtaUwueitl. If his suteinsot were proved
Mpt true II mlglit cliange my opinion. I
SaeuatuiHeti liaudsiy's worn oh thesnity
'during ths post two weeks to rdfiteh my-
•scITon inU sdbj-ct. •
In reply: 1 never made a thorough ox*
‘and nation of defendant untK* yesterday
mon.iag.
i Miss Aonie Prlester, sworn ; The de-
ceased was my first cousin. P rtelted
Jlth of February lost thers. Defend
ant's wife on that evening went out tb'
give out the supper, nud I remained In
ths room with the defendant. He then
sutd to me he bad enemies hitter
enough to shoot him throuifh the wall
If they knew the place to point the gun
or to shoot him through the floor. He
then got up and closed the blinds and
put the cut tains down snd removed
out of the light into the shade of the
room. I tried to reason him out of
tbnt Idea but could not. I bad no rea
son up to that time to suspect his san
ity. I heard afterwards as a public ru
mor before the kilting of his father
that he was deranged. I have viaited
defendant every day since the killing,
except for two -weeks. He expressed
no regret fog’killing ills father, seemed
wife wwtw ptotllug
• uuhl bws
P**mb of Insasdljr. If a I
Uy iMaglulag that hw
saltLsgwr
la to-
(Utie the wiisessread djiag lealsiaitea )
vae Mioa swasstrtes.
StAfft ur»oOril TAtuLIX I, . i
Daaaweia Coortr. '
PeiWaga.ty appearw I hetere ’■*•, W. M.
■etlsh. a Trial JuSUcBlae mtd sarSiy IB
■aid teate WiMtasi VrlaWtr. aad amhew soiB
te view ediba aaar approach af death aad •»-
ef sweavery. that te eCCd
aad-ewteCjtea IBS JRih day of April,
4. aae Wnltaa Hoary PfieciaS, ihe asa of
aaewi. did, wtrhaui say eswee whaicvrr,
ohee* kia ana a CoU'v cartridre shawlar He.
M iaflieliwa tear wowed*. Thai Mid Wit-
Hum Hear; Pi teal er hadwhraaieaed Ihe Ute
of lha dwpaeeal preeiaaily cs easu.ua ihwac
ead had Mid early la the merutug of that
da; ha wawld bill dreaacai Thai lha wite
ef Wklklaai Haary Priaatar had reqaaeted de-
peaaat ai hreahtesiieMapa
tented te have a eneensttea with hiw, ae
tec waa tel la Male mmc arrsaruMeeU ta ge
Mher tether’s; whrrewpaa Williaoi Hrar;
Priewrv oral ter his plorai cow* In aad
hegaa firing spaa him. terd WiIImm Prten-
tar also 4as*aaa that far wwathc he has lived
la dread that blanea Wittiaai Hear; would
bill him. Thai hr it sew ralieeal sad ta
per fowl; aware of the truth of lha faregoteg
itftiftineni of ftect*.
Hwara tc befure at ihisTOik day af April,
1 tel. William I’sitrraa.
W. M. Baerics. T. J.
s. r. rnisoTBB swots.
On the morning cf April 'Jftih last I waa at
my father's store. He and Ephraim Prieater
and aiyeelf slept in bnck room of etore. I am
the twin brother of the defendant. On Ibnl
morning my father waa abet and killed by
my brother in my (athcr'e dwelling house in
Barn well oouniy. As 1 ran in at the door my
hi other was snapping his pi*toI at my father.
.Iran up localch my brother by Ihe throat,
sad he then struck my father with the ham
mer of the pistol. My fhthe.* was trying then
lo hit my brother with a stick, and had al.
rMdy made two small gashes on him. De
fendant wnestaMiing when I got there in the
tower room, near the fire place. 1 caught my
bra*her by ike tkroel ead gfiter e long jt m g.
gie threw him down aad choked him. My
faiher aaid, “Let me beat him,” and then
Mid, “No, I’m not able." I Mid, “Rather,
what must' I do with the boy f’and he said,
“Let the law take iteeourse.” When Iletmy
brother up he made towards the staircaec. I
pulled him down and told him I'd choke him
good if he attempted te go np main. liken
went up main and found the gun on staircase,
nocked, both barrels cocked, and tke gun
loaded, "‘hen 1 got Ike gun defendant aaid
tame. “Ton ve get the gun now, but I'll have
l.j *lrwl
u -t. that »..uM >u
i. o( ir a- u< mi
of •taegwr u. hi
wh n UOSM rtmudn
If Such
'.teegVM imoi a uua.tw-r.dil
rs::
mr-itu
HoiTms
•o-pl wfth .tw-W-! sun* b; hm i —. i
rhawriwl UU 4--W Wllh-jwt ua r ■ «-Wi
uf oiUMa. khoh Wuwl I i^uUiowtw ia*
aalitMth'te afw as sally d rwetod
Uhr*r se»r*ui hiagSMt-tlMMU whom ikwyl
wuuld satusuMy^ h.wo. Wueu a mm hula
busily and P Wrlly mod Mealf a‘aa«> iug'*d
■mw Is uaeute a wf w hut bom hum -4 him. It
wwuMteteMtemeeui inim lu ws^^^W
If uue wwia prugl p swh te tuau- lty
by
mbly ps •* tpiMSw a par
1 terw a ns tat" kiu le
fendanUheit went to the lot and caugbt bit
horse and put ilrto the btspgy and drove off
with hie wife end her little sister. Tk«y got
into the buggy with him. On the day before
defendaut wentte the store audtold hi* teth
er then were polee te haul, and his father
teld him very well, *0 take male# and haul
Mi am. After dinner defendant walked in and
cureed ay tether, and aaid he didn t intend
to keul lue pelea. I inurftred and eaWi
“Brother, I wouldn't curse ay father that
way." Defendant then said to me, “Yeti get
eut^heve.es riieune ym er sheet yoe if
yen Aeu’stetaouteuB-” Aheet iwe meeihs
baterekeeuruad my talker aud laid kirn ke
putUsg up Ike house. At
rime be sold te my teiker. “If yen era
retagu g>*e meewytkiag. glee te tame*
Ny tether said, "li e ay pupasep aad FU At
ae ( pteaee wiiDifi.*! VkM he eae mud h*
■ u4 met tetk a great Ml
ntUlMI U Men, ami Item
lypOdlmmsMM I* aud
t iawvefV cute on lAw head. It wuuhl pruu-
•ny*M nf isea sits. -
jf Meuul teuauHt,
Iweamiy. 1 wi
w« t>i m*w Ihe 1>l*wdim •Ims* U
bumtcklB; HHutef Msttha Moudan afift
hyuteste."?teususd that ke had nut
U r .vme time. I ca«e him aa 0*4^10 tee
wae uvesue tu tWHH Mmttrtua- Uu my
nrxt vlvt 1 guvw him oa urtivw cuU arttc.
hwt With Po rSveC He tteeu t-iwUnete
tuerol lu take any <<tbec ep*rtm.t 1
halted Umeaerlff oat Mm prtety of aetau
Mural or pa yal al eurrAua. le deUlimd
tehtag tbo rMpuaethlUty aad 1 eto,.|wd
•asm. 1 aolmd uu him
M fcuud hi u very mIm
1 dHted hlM ho five um e hi.-
tery uf Um peat guar uf hU ITW, cum
liif with June uf Uet year. He huM hw
that ae aad hte brut has had f oread w wu-
away from uwtr lattem'e pi.< v afu'hei
hte will tee aaid Iter bring tborw wOTited
klM. heaebeuwledgvtl taut he drrur a
?***?” B ‘fk* will sbeot yotr”_ De^fTew sptymrAtrqBUbprorr'thejuatbJmi
tot oa hie fetaac fur that
lie elated that hte father bad oa hte left
br«>w a l«rge eput tike a ptecw uf muoterd,
and that ha called hte father's attention to
It aa) Ute i hlmaaif to wipe ft«ff that hte
father liuag aed It waa wiped off. but hw
(the defendant) oouhl aae H still, and la or
der to ounvlnoe trie father it was there be
had bfMugbt trim a Mirror. Mn said that
eput remained Uiere fur eU«ule weeh after
that. Deferment went off Utkin* about
many other singular Uringn and than ac-
kuowlrdged be had killed hi* father, but It
was like a hasy dream to htm-a dim rw-
membranoe. I reuariol to bis r ind hie
fath-r’s tender care and liberal treatuirnt
uf him, lavishing morry on Iriui, end thou
asked him, ‘‘Why did you kill that pour
old man/*’ Hw quieUy, witliuut auy appa-
icnt rwgret, aaht in a cut-elo*« way “I don't
km>w. 1 aaked him If he had money if bu
wuuld given half dollaror a dollar tu have
his father beck. H» hm-»- i . ..i.k-;
“Yee, I'd give more than that.‘ r Ha said
he had soma dim memory nf crossing the
river after killing bis father. He seemed
to have lust all sensu of remorsw or con-
sdoucw. Hs said hw alsn had a faint rwco -
lection of selling hte horse ami bugg) In
Waynesboro, tia., fur rlxty doiteru aad
took the o->-s thru*gh Augusta to Char
lotte, N. 0- and was accompanied by the
tlgura of hte father, with the mark on his
brow as desot thud. Hu said he went front
Ohaiiutte to Linco nton. N. C.. and thence
to Greenville, 8. (J. Lincolnton wae tho
place be was tried formerly for killing a
negro. Ha said ha was Impelled by the
spirit uf hte father to go to Lincolnton—
That aa soon as he left Ltucolntoii for
Greenville he wae rulleved lu his mind ami
fait that hte mission wae doom lo my opin
ion be wae laboring under a mental delu
sion, if hie statement made to me was true.
J he authorities on insanity speak
paroxysms of Insanity. Tiie'prisoner’s
head te peeuliar. The prisoner's skull te
depressed tu a considerable extent at the
frontal fontenelle of the head—a very un
usual decreet ion. ‘J he effect of sdoh a de
pression would natu irally be that the de
pressed bone would enter the cavity of the
skull. There are three membranes, one
around the skull and two attached to tho
braie. The brain tr In
elevation
quite indifferent. He said ho killed bis
lather Lee a use he had a presea titnetit
that he whs to do K. That he aaw a
yellow spot on hie father’ll forehead
and that was the presentiment. He said
that he had a presentiment that he
must go to Charlotte, where be oboe
killed a negro, und that hit' fathers
■ipirlt accompanied him. He said be
uoLt thrre and then went to Lincoln-
too, N C. r where be vxpeeled to meet
hte wife, if she bad good there, sod
then be expected to go and meet hte
father and mother In Heaven. He said
that waa the rourae marked oat for
him. 'Hte father sod brother were kind
nod aflprtlooate to him. He bad no
real cause for trouble urith them. He
bad at home everything that heart
ootrid with to make him happy.
Groai examined ; Defendant etlll
•eeroa fond of hte wife. At times be
would treat her unkindly. X lived erv
en miles from him. I saw hlmUt-t
about four weeks before the killing. I
never noticed anything remarkable
about him until that night he put down
the rurtaloe.
\llev Cornelia H-•Hy. sworn : The de
fendant te my Crut eouala ; the deceive-
a>| rftia my uncle—my mother's broth
er 1 vl-lted drorasrd about % month
abfor* hw death. Oo tbat oeoM toa'te-
feh'Jufft went to bed Very early. He
roe* <H 1 at eight aa*l a»k-d fur water,
a’td SAM It W«*beri Iltne. I theo hear t
him gvt up. He cum* to the door
an I oulletl out to nr aad hte wife
that It was brd time, (the thee retire#
I aaid I was m4 wetf. aad ke auM It
waa a |4oC betueua u.e aad bic wife lo
play of aloh y that hr had sera atx
horwM kltrhed at the geke. aad Ikat I
aa liter wife were pfuitiag agetuat bln.
He e*ll a ten there were several Mea la
Ike ptesae plenlog with uaegaluatkin.
He ooj§ Ikat aU brwtbrr aad Mr. Wtl-
ileoi Bkciaett were aatoag the mmd plot
Uog. He evened v Erl ted aad talked
all utetet.' The seat noretag after Ibis
hte wife told bin aba wotted tut Dvr
fetkef know bow be was doing, aad
Would Writ# to bln, »y Oto rodMa t
utaad'!! aay loager' He left the rue
than an! west up atulra. and 1 bau d
fclro'praylag. Hte wtfe fullowud bln
aad oalkal out that be worn going to
kill binarlf, I Weal up aad euo kin
ke hed'a plat'd enrkvd la hte head aad
was gfiftlag hte teeth, with hie ryea
rolled bark He looke.I Mke a m*i<lac
But sood aftet be waa very pkuaaat.
oo eooa aa kte wife t- l.l blot uUe would
sot writ* to her faiher.
• Cl ueg examined I teld Mn beaded
an to keep Me wife fro« writing to her
father. I saw defendant the etondng
of the kHUeg. after It, at Mrs. Wil
itaaa'e lo bed. H * ha 1 a Very allybt
wound ca hte head. I asked bin why
be shot hte father. He answered that
be bad often aaid If ke g>d to be a nao
be would bare rrveoge. here nee when
a boy kte father whipped bin with
buggy whip. He showed me ble throat,
oo wblrb I saw no marks, aad euld he
wee going to kill hte brother to». He
Msked me for A lunch, wblrb I gave
Site ; be ate boanliy and thru got la
b!h buggy aad drove off alone He hud
asked me about suudowa buw hte fath
er was. I told him they thought he
couldn't live until tAurning. He left
about 9'o’olock at olghr, after bidding
bla wife good-bye aflkctlboaidty. He
told her several tioieu that aba wna too
good for him.
In reply: I never heard him say
hie wife was plotting agatue. him, ex
cept oo the night I have referred to.
Mlaa Mantle Long, sworn. I am tea
years okl. I atayed with my alsler, de
fendant’s wife, about six weeks. While
there be would pile up sewing machine
and trunks end barricade the doors.—
He would lock the doors and take the
keys opt and hide them under the
alata of tha bed ; he would then taka
the light aud search all through the
house to see if his father and brother
were concealed in the bouse; he would
set hte nistol so that when bis bed
room dbor opened it would Ore down
stairs ; he hardly ever slept, but would
go out With hte gun and watch the
bouse. He asked bis wife to let him
go Ashing, but instead of going he bid
under the house until 3 o'clock In the
morning, ribe raised the window and
he came in It and said to her, * 0 yea I
you heArd some one knock and you
came at the tap. Another bight he
locked bis wife In the room up stairs,
while be slept down stairs with hte
gun; be got up in the night that time
awl Jo hte wife’s rooin aad Jit a
which defendants skull te depressed would
press upon tbe btala or root upon It In lie
rises and falls, end would cause a thicken
ing of tbe membrane at that point, and al
so inoreased raasuMky rf Mood, aad also
grebeble adhselon of tbs mem braae to the
at that point. I think that malfor-
aitekt have maned Me mestai d*-
I A deter® k alfon of blood lo trie
Mtekleetltln rn .Uos. I saw several
•a hte hood, but I attack d aa in-
to them ta tkeanvlcua. thouek
and my*Tacr WouM b*g him not to
eb^>ot bibiScir. Another time be lay
down In the awamp and put a razor to
bis throat td kill himself if my tUter*
went off fforft him. l£he whs duly go
ing to pay »!' vhlt. I’buw blth throw
the blinds at night aud shoot bU
pistola off; be tli“iight bU fntber and
brother were odtskib, and would call
nut to them that they must go away.
I have beard bis father And his. aunt
Rebecca Willialus tfiy he was cjhxv. I
heard his father tell his brother that,
defendant was crazy, and his brother
said he was not.
Cross-examined : I live in Green
ville. I came to vUit my either about
all weeks before the shooting. I stayed
Ih the same room with her ami defend
ant. The door was at bottom of stairs;
be barricaded Abe door next to Uitdi-
*n ; he bad hie arms upataira, I heat'd
him quarrel with eistef two dayb
after my. arrfYbl. Thave talked to de
fendant's eouusel about this thing, und
also to thy ulster sod father; def^nd-
aut ttl-d to keep my sister from writ’-
log fp her father. i .
In reply r Nobody tbll mo what I
must tell here, I have told oulv what
l eaw 1 a'n dkniw myscl f.
Agnes Rt>berts, sworn : I visiteddi-
f , uHaut*B wife- on Friday before the
killing •, in' the motning I sow a pistol
in a chair, with a box of matches and a
candle In chair and a gnn lying on tbe
floor ; nothing had occurred to mako
rbe fire arms necessnry ; he locked me
m my room and took the key to Ms
room. I lived about a mile from de
fendant and It was the current talk In
the neighborhood before the killing
that be was ernzy^
—J^C^Barr, sworn : I knew the de
ceased snd know defendant. I lived
three or four miles from them. I trad
ed at their store. Tbe deceased enld
he wouldn’t have bad any trouble with
defendant II ha bud half sense. That
was in January of tbU year.
Cross-examined: I think Capers
Prlester was present when deceased
told me defeudaiit dtriu’i have half
sense. The deceased and defendant
bad an affray a abort time before he
luld me this and both were bruised up.
Edwin Unset, sworn : I lived admit
three miles from deceased
weeks twforeibe kitting
place, and he stayed at the gin bouse
And made me go to Mr. Pilaster to ght
cartridges. He bad none, so defend
ant gdftbem from Mr. Bennett. Tpa|
was abput two raontha before the kilt-
fog. Uu told me on eaitiH night tn*t
bis wife was plotting with his fathsr
abd brother against him, and he naked
fitfe to kill his wife, and said he yrould
clour me, that he didn’t want to kill
her, bnt he would kill hte father and
brother. I told him I couldn’t do such
a thing.
Cross examined r Defendant was
drunk that night.
Capt. J. W.'ltiley, sworn: I knew
deceased an f | hte famfly; was their
friend, and liVed about seven miles
from Mi out', ifbout four weeks before
the kiilforr heard It rumored that de
fendant was crazy f stopped and talked
with him'; he seemed cxcited^and said
he had been knocking around all nighi;
Ms eyes looked strange. About ten
days before the killing, as I drove up
tb store, defendant jumped up and ran
around the house as If to hide from
me. The general report in the neigh
borhood then was that he was crazy.
Cross examined : I don’t know if he
was intoxicated on this second occa
sion when he ran from me.
Lawrence McLemore, sworn: I heard
deceased sayriiis son, the defendant,
wus'dhizy. He said that on tbe first
day of huvt Juue Court. "
Cross examined : I had gone to sT-
rest deceased as a witness when he
told me that,
Defence closed. • - -
. rar btatk nr Rttrir.
J. B. Cave, sworn : J saw defendant
after h* bad shot ble father,* f.ft s tme
day. HeBatitdie had heard /rom him
and be was going to make hi escape.
H« off-red to pawn hte watch to me for
873, and asked me If I had a pistol.—
He told hte wife good-by*, and arid he
didn’t know if be would see her any
more.
C. E Carter, sworn ; I live in Green
ville, H. C.; am a po|in*mao there. Af
ter tbe killing saw defendant to Green-
vilte on the first or sec <ud Sunday in
May ; saw Mat at a livery stable : Sev
ers I young men who bad reoognti*d
. him Informed me that he was lo ata-
About three bis. I weut nod arrested him. Hsask-
it waa the I me uhat fur. I aaid, “Ain’t you the
A
C-neral rumor or uptoioa in the neigh-1 man who married M -a L mg uf thia
b< rhuod that drf. orient was efrzy, c-moty r U- aaid. “Ho. that wot my
Henry Ptleuter. awuro : Ths .U*o*aa 1 brother.- H* then arimlltei that he
e<1 my nrHt ronufti. I knrw >n * the nnn an l to wl(b
well; we were on terms of ln)i«iutc |,|| M t4> a-* his wife. I had sent for
ftteorieblp. On nee uecsMon riereeseri (Vpt. Patrick, hte oiri levsher at «b*
told me hte e*M. the d*fso<Ufi. »«• MHItaiy luatltule, before h* Mrimowl-
Deo sne I s<> rzpress
That ws« mm
match and accused her of thr owing a
note out of the window ; he then got a
big stick and said be was going to beat
her to death. I begged him not to beat
her, and he said but for me be would
beat her to death. He would put stripe
of paper under the window sashes so
mcittnnnf }** 10 kD0W >f btl fl>ther find brother. . _ .,
came in tbrongb tbe windows at bight, t0 tasaniiy lB tbeoetgbt
aa if the sash were raised the paper [’5 > ° < i WB * due aomewha|, I think,
would fall out. On one occasion my
stater let tbe canary bird out of tbe
cage accidentally, by leaving tbe door
ope* ; beseemed her of going to tbe
store where Lie father sod brother
were and leaving us children at tha
house, and aaid ws let tbe bird ont;
ha then weot to tha store sod curbed
hte father aad brother sod got drunk.
My sister begged him oat to drtok.
•early peak ad her do wa; be
^ U^eegroae oa pteoa aad la
certainly cresv.
eri btauertf to toe often.
September.
Ornes eiamln~d I know d*f-n tar*
well 1 caa't asy atsml hte tv«fip*r I
never w»e with biro Prog at a it n* —
Du*«-a«e I aW<f def-nd »st had had a
riifB *ul«y 1>ef’We ri*f*u taat waa m .r-
rleri, sari rivesoavri tbon I'ri-I m* <te-
fre taut was etaty. 1 a»v*r a*»tt v *
seytht-x p*culur about A*tsarism I
•iLlo't ear say sigua of laaaaity about
tiro.
J. G P»l*oc*v. ewnc» D-feudan* te
my enuma. I knew Ik* dir*mu J —
Aterot f.ror or five yoars ago il.i r*srri
told to* deTea taat ha I aa a<lack of
shkarws uhi. b Mu te hint u*ok la
mlari. Las* (f*rtrMb*r wh»a rirrvuoeri
o(4 itefeerisot tMri a »**W H* taM M*
kte S-'S was rtekv. rraty f«»r Ms M*uet (
aa I that b* ril*lo*t wsot him sbrot,
that b* ( lrf«-* .|»o«) w«>m1.| kill him. —
D rvasvd sal t h* i>| let • «at rreay
p*nr4* about him. Tbry ikvu ow*!* up
their quarrel sr»*l rivfra.lqpil *<l I, * |’»
I'im gt’litg ta Wulk »•»••*■ IVrrssvri
tnhl at* last 1> mub-r <>r/aauary that
rivt-ariaet Hid got w**ra* ulore Us
mairtovre, sari ha dhiuT know ahat la
do alih trim.
Cr*m* *A*mlne*l . The prt*ne*r ha I
a Mglt temp*r at r^gK* , would get eg
ragvri for aothlog. I bate •n-a .1*.
f'a«tebt oflrt. I e«n t aay | ea* aay-
Iking preulter aboat him.
Daairi Prlester. aw <ra ; Tb* defeetd
sat l« mg a*e*ro«1 cuaelii. I board his
father eay bs aae uarioubtsilly er»iy;
ba a vhl It ua tb* third Sunday la las<
ttefriembrr; my father aa*l I wets oa a
vteit to tbe dcceaDcd wbro be mid It.
Or «S examine*! : That was brfure
d*f yndunt married Tbe %lgbb*<rLoo-l
•rids l think be was erssv simply bs
caua* bo bod beulro Lis fa*h<r.
CHat<>n Pdritf, sw(*rn: 1 knew da-
ceased and defeodaot. I was at tbelr
bo ua* taking cenaua Uet June. 1 atayed
at their house. Oo that occaeMn de
ceased aaid he dMa't know wtmt waa
lb* tnau< r wph d* fendant, he must be
crazy, or he couldn't act aa he dl l.
Cross examined : Whan drceae*.|
said that we were talking about a diffi
culty be had with hte a»n.
John Hays, sworn : I married tha
slater of deceased. About three weeks
before the killing I learned is the
neighborhood from several souices
that defendant wan crazy.
David Barker, sworn : I waa at the
house of deceased about I aet Cl.rtet-
maa. Defendant then accused hte
brother of eavesdropping around the
house, and he auddenly jumped up and
drew hte platol and ran out to look for
tracka ; I held the light for Ltim ; we
only found a dog track.
Melissa Barker, sworn ; I liyed pt
the house of deceased last Chrtetmaa.
One nloht anout that time defendant
Jumped tip and aaid ho believed his
brother was eaves Iropping around the
bouse; he made me take a litrht and
go with him to hnHtfor htetrachfl ; hte
wife said to him then, “Mind, if you
kill any one I won’t hide it.
Mra. Rebecca Williams, aworn : De
ceased was my bro'her. I heard de
fendant wae crazy from hte wife before
the killing. (Objected to by Solicitor
and excluded). I heard it generally In
the neighborhood; It was rumored
about that he was crazy. Many
thought he was crazy and many that
he was not crazy.
Crose-rxamlned: Defendant went.
to fhy B'ouaa after ths killing, 'i he flret
eriirrri he wsa 4be man. H* asked me
ft hte father was really dead. I told
Mm he w.»», und bs Issue | up aualnst
tbe wall sn 1 ocvtncri Very mU'Jl af
fcH**l.
F. I war I L -roaf. aw re - I live le
Otee«iVril*; am (-•rer at F.t'-hang* H •
1*1. IW« n tent rum* tob< trlami a*k* d
me. uftef I ha*I bcosb**! him, to g • t
a*able aeri get s hufs* *u*l buggy foe
bun. II* then gave in* t*a o-a's an*I
It
d t'
d fur Lim Out
I att*D*l*<t
jf-arc ag*
o*.w-e-
.ff ri
falhel h«
« y*ar ag
LI me if at*T ••t»* a*nl
tell IS Wh«-fe hr
Dr I. N Hav Bwi-r*
• tig riefettalant aie-wt thr
f»r poeum'-ote. I o*o n *t I
with th* I l a tha' hte nitnd sas
e*l. | gee*r knew nf the Ni«l**atat«'M
•4 Ida h*a<l untH t*» day. I thh-k I
wrograttal aa*t thv If >1 •*• o-o aronun*
lo S*.arb | na«**r h*ard r-t"’Vt* uf bis
li>-n>|ty until af'«r lb* kUlbg Hte
• «VffI *d'y Sttb Iritta air•*• t
In S li). h alrtearr*! Wga SO*
( In th* h*w>t—me Igatf*-val nrletV
I ba-t ia* i ran m f*t sngpect tl>at the
i W.*und aff e|r t kin brsih.
* Cr<ow t z imlneri . Th*- utalf-arroaiWwa
of «tef raotsa.4 '• evant***a W «atd re*
enuag gr|b*ug rrentui, I eu|«pnas If It
g.-fn e* ng i.ltal It w rol I aff-s
btala if (•ra-luaed Ly a mn-iiaohal Hr
Jury. It Is p*«*|i h- It might aff--*-* th*
hrain, rv*a if groit'al. I ct*orur with
Dr. f-ahl lu m-a* <4 hte tes’lm-roy n*
In laagntt y, nuri agr* *- wph hint Li kte
. pn.rnt up*ro I he h) p*M b** taal t *g»a
| p*<t to l.iUt I have IfNol of Lut nneOaar
’ nuppxgal lu l<* byntrila In o tuar*.
Dr H W. K-a»*e, m «||g.|; I dtri
sot. x .min* tl g malform tib-u oa tbe
1 bra 11 f prte roer. I caa't *••* how a
I cuageettal d>-pr<>st-*a of tbit kind
could off ct Ms ttiibri. I ttietnirri thr
Pitester fatnlly rccarkxally, orrerub-
arrvrd anything lu d*M» 'snt tndkrat-
lug a wnrog **a»* of mind.
Com* exaarii* d; Deprcovloa of tbs
sLull uf i bat kind would ruikrr pro-
due- rpltep-v or rom<, rather than
iiiaaul'y ; If ths bone ut ths l*prv*aton
is a« thick thrre at Harwbere It wonlri
trtitat* the bral.i. I concur slih Dr.
T<eld lo Iris views uu tbs hypothetical
canes. I exprees no opinion as lo tbs
present sanity <*f the prte( n-r.
lu reply : I dlff-r with Dr. Todd is
tu ill* dcptregl 'ti iu the head.
O. O. Rii-y, sworn. I am ths Rherlff
sf Iternwed county; saw Dr. T»dd nt
J*il visiting th- ih feDriiint once; he U
uot ths county physician; defcodsot
wus very nervous and t xcttsd sod bad
chortnetwof hreatli when Dr. Todd
called on him; have sf-en him so with
other people; ut other lim-a bs was
quite culut; he read the btbla often;
ha fretted greatly wheu hte wife was
ut sent.
at or Henderooo cioood for the State lo
q speech worthy Of hte well woo and
wall established reputation. /
rtjDoa macxrt's cmaror.
Mr. Foreman an>I Oenlleronr of the Jut
The Prisoner at tho bar, W tUtem He
ry I’riestor, stand* charged with the
crime ot murder; in thte, that on the
18th duy of April, 1881, in the c mnty
of Barnwell, lie did felonioutdr, and df
liik malice utercihought, kill und murder
Willuim I’riestcr, then and there being
iu the peace of the State.
Murder is the unlawful killing of a
human being with malice aforethought.
Tito term malice afterthought menus tins
deliberate wk-ked intent, which wlietrcx-
ccutcd by the taking of luim.-tD lift;
stamps till act as murder.
When the fact o( int ntional killing is
proved, the law presumes malice, nud *
imposes upon tho prisoner the burden of .
Rebutting that presumption, unless thu
testimony id behalf of the State incident
ally rebuts it.
The prisoner at the bar pleads insanity
as his defence, and on thia groondchriniH
immunity from punishment.
When this pte^is sustained by fopal
proof it forpisKes a complete defence
xcainst thq penalties of the law, for no
man is guilty, unless guilty in his mind.
Tiib'criminnl intent is necessary to c<>tiu
stitutc legal guilt, end the insane are
therefore held to b« incapable of critnc-
As a necessary safeguard for human
life, andjor the due protection of society .
the law presumes every mao to be sane,
and responsible for the natural Conse
quence of his arts, until the contrary
shall appear by legal evidence.
The burden of proof U therefore upon
the prisoner to esUblteh to the satntec-
tiun of the jury that by reason of his in
sanity bs cuinmittrd the deed for ubitli
be is now on trial.
The plea of ieianity, ia not, as held by
many, a plea of eonfraaioo and avoidance.
It ia rather a plea te tbs jurisdiction,
whereby the prisoner a I lev c* that being
iiL-ene with retcreace to the art charged,
be te not responsible to ths tribunal of
the law.
The law, however, docs ant rrqui.J^
ths aoniarri »> establish kte plea *1 in*
•so ty beyond a re vs •noble doubt It
wart Le deemed reftciently suppurtrd »f
such evidence te adduced ns, span tbs
whole case, creates iu the mind -f tke
jsry • resMToabte duwbt of tke sanity of
ike fwt*orsr st ffce iiom and witk refer-
•oes *e ikr partieakr act (ur wkick ke U
bring tngrik.
To roqtnre a pciavacr oatreing tki* pl«t
to ortsbiisk it bry usd ■ rgasuoalrie JuubA
wnald be *pfdyiag a banker Zest la h'BB
tk*a tbs Ws pocMiU as Is any otker rlnaa
ef s'rssgJ pevsna*. As aodor saekpba
wuriry aad gwi t are c* avonibls terms. *t
wuwU bs viaWtiog a funds mm s' |>«ia-
cp’e of (ewaiasl tew sere f hr arri*ssd
rrepire I tu rstskitek kin pies nf iasCimv
k cood a reaa»a»bte drotb*. Thte w«ro d.
fr efrs*. k» rv*pin»f tks jmy a* reod>r
s «s*unt uf gai.lj, wkris at ikg *aro*
tom the* MMfcl't safer s*a a roam as Mg
dsmb* as te th* guilt of tke f rwesir, la
•bis, a* ia off w*k*r mmto, tbg Uw per-
tke pr1s«g*r g* tk* hoe fr w-
aafrl bis gwth In pcwo«d U-yaud *
Tkte pewNtef ►•a t-f
ads tke prle*a*r fktougk
ef tkfr irfrl. it staada by
bis mfr sod ckeiiera kia slik# ia prwoa
sod is ikssMUt, aad «• pcw'artiagvfiiwkl
p va'j wkbdnwa whoa (be ju*y pro-
auoaes »k»ir irfdkt of “gwiby.
Tke totm ••rra*.iDsk'g dowte' te a
eerily iDaoirated ikso deinsri ft te
a bare pomitelay that iks orwc
Sue sai, bat a u seek s d okt «
Uro'y of aiiad as would govern tke
duet of a i* asoasbte maa os lo asy
p-fiaot truosasiioo ia Ike srdw
area sf life. U kea ike mtad ef tks jsror
*ftrt rev iso tag ika akufr care as mad*
sp by iks pruot isquirse for a# farther
•\ Mlcoee aad iks irvtebling balance uf hm
jadgUKiri do loager weiars, but reposr«
iu s ftxed coaclusioa, ih-o sad tbca <
can it be truly nitl ikat lbs guilt of
ccrured ha* been piwica leyosd a nas.
oaabW doubt.
Tbe 8late te only required, liowcrnr,
to establish lb# guilt of tba prisoner tu a
mural certainty.
Absoluts cerUiuty of aay fact resting ^
upon proof, is only aUaiuabls throagh
mathematical demuartralioo or divine
inspiration.
You are called upon, gentlemen of tbs
jurv, under the colcmn sanction of vour
oaths lu solve the most dclicutc and com
plex problem that tbs learning aud ge
nius of man encounter iu the field of sci
entific iiiTeetiuatioo. It is a remarkable
fact that nowhere in the eighty odd vol-
nines that have been published in thy
words he said to me were, "Aunty,
don’t be scared ; I can’t stand every
thing ; there’s some one hurt tbii time
besides myself. I noticed his head was
hurt. I didn’t know then what be bad
done. I bathed hie wounds and found
be was not hurt badly. Tbe irapres-
bor.
■J to
bis treatment of his father. I once
neld to Iris father hie mind waa cer
tainly affected, and iris father said,
Ho. be could do buaioeaa behind tbe
counter as well as any one.” I said
theo a person might be deranged oo
some one point There baa been no
of iDDaolty in my family. I don’t
know anything about hte Bother’s
family.
Wallace Hays, sworn : I lived oo tbe
piaatatloo of deceased when he was
kilted- Tbs defendant oa# night got
ot wbtekey and earns sad
rort of ay boaaa aad asked
bla
te 204 yniris frum dwelling house; nev
er heard plctd sbutH Ht the dwelling
house; never beard of them until after
my father’s deatb.
George I, Prlester, aworn : The de
ceased whs my hnlf brother; visited
hte home, but not very often; saw de
fendant there; can’t nay I saw any
thing wrong about him.
W. It. Wright, sworn : I was present
when deceased made a dying declara
tion; heard him Bay to me, “Bill, be
has murdered me; Lis plea Is going to
be insanity, but be is uo more insane
than I am.
George I. Prlester, recalled: I heard
deceased say when he was dying that
defendant was no fool, _Abanl a year
ago, when deceased had a difficulty
with defendant, he said defendant was
crazy, or foolish or something of that
kind.
Nt F. Prlester, sworn: After deceas
ed was shot, about a half hour after
wards, when he said he was murdered,
he said that defendant was not orkzyl.
and ha waoteg.. the iow to take tuT
N te-
J. P. Prlrsfer, recalled: Tho store languages of many, civilized astioas upon
OAfi . to .4 refill.. aL~ -..I* A _ C A.l J •
the subject of mental dteeaee can an ex
act definition of insanity be found. I nm
warranted, however, by the highest au-
tliori'ies In medical jurisprudence, in
charging that mental delation te incident
to insanity throughout all ita varying
lortns, and that in the case of every in
sane person there is an sbecnce of the
power of will to control the imuukgq.
u-The mere conecigusness of rtflfcl 'and
wrong te no longer held by alienists or
those skilled in the treatment of the in
sane, and who are learned upon this
dark subject, to be the test of sanity. For
a man to be held sane be must uot only
M eosseiottt of right rod wrong, hut
course. Tbe deceased was my brother.
Cruse-exsnrineri: I bad previously
heard that defendant wasenzy; It bad
been rumored in the fatnlly about
three weeks before tbe killing; de;eud-
aot’e wife bad rumored. It.
Dr Kearse, recalled; The dt ceased
after ba waa abut said be looked upon
defendant as perfectly sane. Thte waa
when ba was lo a dying condition
Bute closes.
tvs ARoevnrr.
At 10 A. M. Friday tha a^famaat
was opened bf Mofiteltor Cteau for Lha
ffieie bn* 1* aad forcibly. Hwban Aid-
rich. Esq . follovred tor Um -Meaea la
• epreefr iff three aori a half bouns la
wrong, but a
have tbe power of will to resist the com-
mission of the wrouj. " V
If he knew at tbe time that the par
ticular act was wrong, and was sensible
of hte legal responsibility and lutd tho 9
power of will to resist its commission,
then the law holds that he was sane.
- AH forma of iMtnltj may be f'clgitcd.
$ven in their most extreme types, exce pt
that known as "delirium tremens,” which
is marked by physical indications that
cannot be rimulsted. You will impar
tiallj yet severely scrutinise the cridcM^
to dclermioe ubather insanity is teignefll
ia the ease before you.
You an not te judge by the tertimo-
ny alone. You are sworn that you will
“* true verdict reader socurdioz to the