. Who is insane? . s allowed to retire without further testsof his ability as an authority in the di-agnosis of insanity at sight. The manwho was pointed out as insane proved to bea harmless lunatic who had strayed intocourt from a neighboring livery stable. Tobreak the force of Doctor Brighams successfultest, however, the prosecution circulated thereport that Mr. Seward, in anticipation of thistest being made, had caused the insane man tobe placed in that seat, and that Doctor Brighamhad previously seen him. This absurd storyonly heightened the effect of the favorable im-pression which Doctor
. Who is insane? . s allowed to retire without further testsof his ability as an authority in the di-agnosis of insanity at sight. The manwho was pointed out as insane proved to bea harmless lunatic who had strayed intocourt from a neighboring livery stable. Tobreak the force of Doctor Brighams successfultest, however, the prosecution circulated thereport that Mr. Seward, in anticipation of thistest being made, had caused the insane man tobe placed in that seat, and that Doctor Brighamhad previously seen him. This absurd storyonly heightened the effect of the favorable im-pression which Doctor Brighams successful an-swer of the challenge of the Attorney-Generalmade upon the court, jury, and the people. The final issue of the case was the convictionof the criminal for murder in the first feeling would admit of no other verdict. 56 WHO IS INSANE? He was not executed, but died in prison, de-mented to idiocy. An autopsy confirmed thecorrectness of the defense—insanity. IVWhat Is Insanity? IV. What Is Insanity? ^LEASE define the term insanity,said the lawyer, in an insinuat-ing tone, to an expert witnessin a recent case where the issuein court was the insanity of adeceased millionaire. Thelearned counsel had been verysuave and courteous in his manners, had askedvery simple questions, and had complimentedthe witness on his ready and cor-An Expert rect answers. Suddenly his en-Challenged tire attitude toward the witnesschanged. Straightening himselfto his full height and thrusting his thumbs intothe arm-holes of his vest, he assumed a most ag-gressive appearance as he put this question,meantime casting an inquisitive glance at the•Jury. Simple and proper as the question appearedto be, it was evident from his pose and grimacesthat the astute attorney knew well the endlesspossibilities of the field of inquiry upon which 59 60 WHO IS INSANE? he now entered. He had traversed it manytimes before with learned experts and hadamused court and jury with the tangle
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