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ment upon this at considerable length, and give a variety of
instances from which it appears that in nineteen cases out
of twenty the vietim of the monomaniae is some person nearly
related to him. The father destroys the son, the son the
father. the mother her suckling babe, the brother the sister,
and the sister the brother.

The delusion is most apt to be connected with those who
are in daily intercourse with them. The case of Green-
smith just referred to is a striking example of the kind. Tay-
lor cites other cases: the ease of Nicholas Steinberg, who eut
the throats of his wife and four children in 1834; the case
of Lueas, who destroyed his three children in 1842; and the
ease of Giles, who cut the throats of his two infant children
and then committed suicide.

In all these cases there were no previous symptoms of in-
sanity, nor any irregularity of conduct exhibited by the homi-
cides, In the case at bar, the proof ia that the prisoner is
much attached to his parents and friends, and for his mother
has always manifested an ardent attachment No instance
of attempted violence to any relative, friend or acquaintance
has been given in evidence.

Sleepleseness- is apoken of by Ray as another test, though
not always to be relied on. He says, ‘‘in real mania the
patient will be days and even a week without sleep; while
the simulator if aware of this feature of the disease, will be
observed, when faithfully watched, not to protract his sleep-
Jessneas to anything like the period which it commonly attains
in the real disease.””

¥ am not aware that the defendant’s counsel has farnished
any evidence tending to show that the prisoner has not en-
joyed the privilege of his accustomed rest.

Ray says, “nothing irritates 2 monomaniac more than to
be called insane. He stoutly repels the idea and maintains
the reality and correctness of his delusion.”? The prisoner
here seems to be extremely thankful for any evidence tending
to establish his insanity, and in fact has made two affidavits
for continuance at different terms of this court, upon the

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