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X,. AMERICAN STATE TRIALS.

Cross-ezamined, Have never
seen epilepsy combined with the
form of insanity known as irre-
sistible impulse. There is a form
of insanity known as homi-
cidal mania, when a person know-
ing xight from wrong has no
power over the will, Never knew
an epileptic to commit suicide.
Epilepsy would not be more apt
if begun in early youth in after-
life to produes a disturbance of
intellect unless the attacks were
very frequent. It has, however,
been known to kill in 2 few at-
tacks. According to authora in
homicidal mania, the subject, be-
sides the want of power over the
will, tries to kill or do violence
to those dearest to him, his par-
ents, children, ete. It shows an
entire perversion of feeling. In-
sanity is often very difficult to
determine. It is detected by the
conduet of the individual; some
Kinds are easily detected, Rav-
ing mania can be unless feigned.
Imbeeility is easily detected by
the appearance or by conversa-
tion. Raving mania or imbecil-
iy js most generally feigned.

fever personally knew a case of
feigned insanity, Never saw af-
ter a ease reported of feigned
monomania, While in the alms-
house in Philadelphia knew of
eases frequently where the pa-
tients concealed their insanity to
get out. They did not deceive
the keeper. I have seen great
ingennity on their part to make
the keeper think them sane. The
capacity to reason is not com-
patible with mania, unless in
lueid intervals, It is not ineom-
patible with monomanfa, In
homicida] mania a person seems
to be laboring under great dis-
tress, oppressive thought openly
commits the act, sometimes de-

sires punishment, and does not
attempt to coneeal the crime. Ha
seems to Isbor under some op-
pressive burden of thought, and
to seem relieved after commis.
sion of the act. In committing
the act in such case, the books
lay it down, tho person thinks
he is doing his duty in commit-
ting the act. In homicidal mania
I don’t know of a case where a
Person flies to avoid the reault
of the act. They generally at-
tempt the act af the first oeca~
sion which presenta itself.

Beverly H. Robertson. Aman
officer of the army, in Richmond,
Va.; am first lientenant, First
saw prisoner at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas. Was stationed
there with him until July, 1854;
then crossed the plains as far as
Fort Union, in New Mexico, with
him. Never saw him since then
(last of August, 1854) until I
have seen him here, Never saw
any iptoms of hia being de-

‘He was like ordinary
men es far aa I could see; sav
no insanity nor symptoms of de-
rangement of any kind. Know
of his having no epileptic fits
during that time, Did not hear
of his having any. The .duties
of 8 first or orderly sergeant in
a company are to keep ita books,
call the rolls, ete, It ia the most
important office in the company.
An insane man or idiot could not
discharge the duties of that of-
flee,

Cross-ecamined. A man sup-
posed to be insane, I think, eould
not have been permitted to hold
that post, I know he would not.
‘Was officer of the day, while he
‘was corporal of the guard. The
position must indicate his shar-
acter. If he was Euspocted of
having epileptic fita, he would

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