The Trial of Ebenezer Haskell, in Lunacy, and His Acquittal Before Judge Brewster, in November, 1868, Together with a Brief Sketch of the Mode of Treatment of Lunatics in Difference Asylums in this Country and in England: With Illustrations, Including a Copy of Hogarth's Celebrated Painting of a Scene in Old Bedlam, in London, 1635E. Haskell, 1869 - 126 páginas |
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
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... attention for a number of days , some of our sessions having been protracted beyond the usual hour of adjournment . A large number of wit- nesses have been examined on both sides , and the case has been presented by all the counsel ...
... attention for a number of days , some of our sessions having been protracted beyond the usual hour of adjournment . A large number of wit- nesses have been examined on both sides , and the case has been presented by all the counsel ...
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... attention . The re- lator has averred that the defendant " has been so far deprived of his reason and understanding as to be rendered altogether unfit and unable to govern himself or to manage his affairs . " I trust that this ...
... attention . The re- lator has averred that the defendant " has been so far deprived of his reason and understanding as to be rendered altogether unfit and unable to govern himself or to manage his affairs . " I trust that this ...
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... attention to the other mat- ters relied on as evidences of the defendant's insanity . 1. It is alleged that he carried a pistol and secreted a knife and a screwdriver , and threatened to use one or more of these weapons against his wife ...
... attention to the other mat- ters relied on as evidences of the defendant's insanity . 1. It is alleged that he carried a pistol and secreted a knife and a screwdriver , and threatened to use one or more of these weapons against his wife ...
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... attention of our Legislature will be drawn to this important subject . In making these remarks I need hardly disclaim any intention of reflecting upon the excellent physicians in charge of the hos- pital . They are deservedly in high ...
... attention of our Legislature will be drawn to this important subject . In making these remarks I need hardly disclaim any intention of reflecting upon the excellent physicians in charge of the hos- pital . They are deservedly in high ...
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7th Ward aforesaid Alderman alleged Almshouse bandages Bethlehem Hospital Birkey Blockley Almshouse Board Butler cause cell certificate chained charge charity Commissioners Commonwealth confined Corbitt counsel Court death defendant deprived discharged disease dollars E.Haskell Ebenezer Haskell escape evidence excited friends George W Girard governors H. R. Warriner habeas corpus Hanwell Asylum Henry Haskell Henry Horn Hippocrates human insane asylum insane department insane persons institution John JOHN BUCK John Conolly Jones Judge Brewster jury keeper Kirkbride Kirkbride's letter liberty lunacy lunatic mad-houses maliciously and corruptly ment mind never opinion Paine patients Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia physician Pine street plaintiff poor present Preston Jones prisons received reform restraint sane sanity Section sons Stephen Girard superintendent taken Thomas Thomas Paine thousand told treatment trial verdict wife William Haskell witnesses writ of habeas
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Página 75 - These are the times that try men's souls : The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it Now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
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Página 23 - The true test lies in the word ' power.' Has the defendant in a criminal case the power to distinguish right from wrong, and the power to adhere to the right and avoid the wrong V
Página 38 - Said board may adopt a seal, and may adopt such by-laws, rules, and regulations for the transaction of the business of the board and the government and management of its affairs, not inconsistent with the laws of this State and of the United States, as it may deem expedient.
Página 69 - ... without any fraud or further delay, then the above obligation to be void. or else to be and remain in full force and virtue.
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Página 36 - ... on statement, in writing, of any respectable person, that a certain' person is insane, and that the welfare of himself, or of others, requires his restraint, it shall be the duty of the judge to appoint, immediately, a commission, who shall inquire into and report upon, the facts of the case.
Página 85 - Thompson still lives at about the same age, cheerful, slender as a grasshopper, and so much without memory that he scarcely recognizes the members of his household. An intimate friend of his called on him not long since; it was difficult to make him recollect who he was, and, sitting one hour, he told him the same story four times over. Is itii life?
Página 86 - When one by one our ties are torn, And friend from friend is snatched forlorn, When man is left alone to mourn, Oh ! then how sweet it is to die ! When trembling limbs refuse their weight, And films slow gathering dim the sight. When clouds obscure the mental light 'T is nature's kindest boon to die ! I really think so.
Página 35 - On a written statement being addressed by some respectable person to any high judicial officer, that a certain person, then confined in a hospital for the insane, is not insane, and is thus unjustly deprived of his liberty, the judge, at his discretion, shall appoint a commission of not less than three, nor more than four persons, one of whom, at least, shall be a physician, and another a lawyer, who shall hear such evidence as may be offered touching the merits of the case, and, without summoning...