George W. Biddle, Attorney for the Asylum. H. R. Warriner Attorney for the defendant.

THE EVIDENCE.

Doctor S. P. Jones, witness for the Asylum, affirmed-I am a Physician, and have been since 1855; last nine years in Pennsyl vania Hospital for the Insane, in charge of Male Department. Male and female separate. Average number in that department 165 now, about 1200 in all the time. I have seen a great deal of insanity; know Haskell since 25th of May, 1866, when he was first admitted; he came in the usual way. All that time nothing attracted my attention; his mental condition was excited; he was extremely loquacious; that condition continued to some extent during the time he was there (in latter part calmer); in first part he showed enmity toward his family; he remained until 22d June; he was then removed at wife's request against my advice. I saw him daily during that period; his mental condition during the whole time was unsound; calmer towards the last, though not well; his talk was about his family and the Horns, particularly James Henry Horn, administrator of the estate of his father-inlaw. Said he was locked up to prevent him from bringing suit against Horn. Symptoms of mania are frequently enmity toward family, aversion to relatives, frequent from mania is active insanity, excitement and wildness, four forms, viz: melancholy, mania, dementia and monomania. Dementia means absence of mind, monomania on one subject, mania the act in form, and frequently aversive to nearest and dearest.

I next saw him on 28th Sept. 1866, remained until November,

Ebenezer Haskell escaping from the Penn sylvania Hospital for the Insane, in

Philada 1867.

1866, he was discharged on November 19th. He escaped a few days before-(second time same condition)-not quite as well as when he left. I saw him daily, and had fair opportunity to know his condition, his excitement continued during the whole time, and he left no better. He spoke of his children, wife and Horn, and said they had locked him up to get him out of the way and keep him from the suit he had brought.

He escaped I think this time by sawing off a bar. He was an excellent mechanic. He removed screws as few mechanics couldn't do. Third admission in January 7, 1867, I saw nothing on him and took nothing from him. Mr. Haskell afterwards claimed a knife which I had in the fire proof; he did not describe it; never saw it on him. He sued me before Alderman Hutchinson, Coates near Broad. He was discharged on May 17, 1867. He had escaped a few days before. Saw him daily as before, he continued excited and no better when he left. He was insane in my opinion when he left. I don't remember how he left. He escaped several times and was brought back. Discharge means simply entry on books not certified of cure. Saw no difference. [Offer to prove his condition in June, 1868, up to present time, objected to and overruled.] Next saw him June, 1868, found him in hospital in same condition. He was still insane but did not show as much excitement as formerly, but his ideas were the same. He escaped. I saw him four or five days after at Hospital, his leg broken, he laughed about it and said it was better to be there with a broken leg than in the Asylum with a sound one. Have not seen him since until to-day. During my whole knowledge from the spring of 1866 to the fall of 1868 he was insane.

Cross-examined by H. R. Warriner, counsel for Mr. Haskell.

I have but one letter from him. He was put in 4th ward first time. At night in room alone. During the day in room with fifteen or twenty other persons. I think he was removed to the south wing, 2d ward. He has always been in south wing, 7th ward. We visit all the wards alike. We have different wards for dif ferent degrees. Department indicates patient's condition to a certain extent. He was put in one of the 4th wards, a medium ward. Not among the most excited, in the calmest; at other times he was put in 7th ward; on last admission he was placed there, but removed to 2d ward again. Alone at night but not in day time; other excitable patients around him in day time.

Attendants were always expected to be in the ward with him, it was their duty. 7th ward is on first floor, light, three rooms in

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the ward, with small windows high up. Haskell slept in one of those rooms, locked in-alone. Generally with the most excited in the house, craziest with mania.

I found my opinion upon his general manner and demeanor and extreme loquacity to every one; when he could find no one else to talk to he would talk to the patients; his extreme hatred and enmity toward his sons, toward James Horn, his brother-in-law, because he did not settle up. He told me he did not attempt to injure the business of his sons. He said this during the third time of his being there. He had some schemes for making money— a steamship line from here to Portland. I think the manner in which he tried to get it up was evidence of insanity; also his engaging horses and carts to dig cellars, or buying lots as he told me, on ground rent without money. All these things together, without a disease which indicates a change in normal condition. There is no insanity because people talk a great deal. If he has always been loquacious it would weaken the argument I have used. There must be a change. If it was a normal condition for Haskell to talk as he did, I should think his mind was not properly balanced, and he might not be insane on that point. Haslam says no man is sane; there was but one sound mind in the universe and that is the Creator himself.

I can't distinguish the excitement of anger from excitement of mania. Excitement is the same. It would require a certain continuation to amount to insanity. A man taken from his business against his consent, would be indignant and excite anger. I think a sane man would get quiet and try to get out as he did. He spoke about money matters, when he talked about his imprisonment, and about the steamers he was eager and excited. Don't know his manner before he came there first time. I thought he was improving. First tme he told me he came from the Alms House. We had a certificate from Dr. Butler, who has charge of insane department. No other doctor signed it. 1st. The certificate was in request of G. W. Haskell (from certificate.)

Several members of family signed, his wife and sons-three sons. C. S. Baker complained about a letter to his daughter. His bodily health seemed to be good; never gave him medicine. We frequently give medicine to patients.

Nothing in his physical condition to create insanity; no affection of brain.

The execretions from the skin are often offensive; they often attend insanity; it is one of the attending circumstances. I observed none of those things in Mr. Haskell.