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Show an . insane . murderer; JDe Lunatlco Inquirendo in the-Lewia Case. ' 1 ) GIER'S SLAYER DECLARED TO B0S OF UNSOUND MIND. .Judgre Zane Commits Him to thel Insane Asylum. A HEAVY VERDICT RETURNER AGAINST JOHN BECK. Cashing et al. Cet a Judgment fon S10.5OO IV. II. Legcrett, Chargrerfj With Obtaining CioodsTJnder FaLsc Pretenses, Acquitted Orders Itade, by Judge Barteh In the Probate Court To-Iay Cieneral liegal - Xews. A novel proceeding, the first-of the kind evet held in the Third district, occupied) the' time in Judge Zane'a court this morning- The proceeding Is called in the law books-da books-da lunatieo inqutrmdo, and was for the pur-' pose of ascertaining tbe mental condition o William Lewis, who some time ago shot srod killed J. A. Gier, a barber, at Sandy. Lewis, has since been indicted for murder, and hi attorneys, Powers A Hlles, alleged that tha defendant was insane. Dr. Maclean was the first witness called. He testified: "I have seen Lewis frequently since June 1. I made an examination of him. He had an idea we were trying tc poieoa-him, and that everyone at thajaiV was in a conspiracy to kill him. .He has" been very tiolent at times and has assaulted the guards. , It is my opinion that the mux' is Buffering from acuta mania. Since he has been a prisoner at the jail he has yelled at people passing by. . . ' Dr. G. W. Foster testified thaV.-i saw --Lewis --Lewis oa May 27 Jaat, h day following tho Iknnfcide. At that time he was laboftojudw " '"" der excitement, and said . that there was a conspiracy at Sandy to kill him, and that Gier was the prime mover in it. Lewis is. insane and Irresponsible. I think that far months prior to' the homicide he was laboring labor-ing under this delusion. He recognized me this morning. Mr. Stephens Has it ever occurred to you that he might be simulating Insanity 1 The Witness That is impossible. Tbera is ao question in my mind as to his being Insane. Dr. Pfoutz testified: I never saw Lewis uctll tkis morning. Upon the statementsof Drs. Foster and Maclean, I am eat! shed tbai he is insane. Deputy Sheriff Joseph Burt testified: Rwaa at the jail when Lewis came there and- jgavt -himself up on the day of .the ahootintrj H& made a statement of .the killing to mcL&nd E theo took his revolver from him and locket. him up. For a month or six weeks he(acteaj pretty well, although he had delusions. Then? be grew worse and we did not let bun ou,-. wrth the rest oS the prisoners. He tecamb" violent then, and kept every1 one about thj; ' place awake nights. Oue day be .broke out of the cell and assaulted me. Since Sepbeus. ber 1 be lias been raving nlgfit and day. 3 think he has gohe for a month withoojP .sleep. There IS no doubt in my mind btwt ' that he is insane. He is incoherent.' . ' in cEarjfing the Jury, Judge Zane said if' was their duty to decide as ta whetheroi-. not the defendant - was ef uasound mSbd-which mSbd-which was to be determined by the evidence given. The jurors did tipt think It necessary to retire and a verdict of insanity was outtskly retain d. J-udgePowece asked that, in view of th testimoay as to th prionjsr's violence,, an ct dor be made committing ttm. to the' asylum. Judge Zaae said that bp thooht ttl BotrTd be dhe, aad directed the" clerk U -dra up an order. Lewis here shook his unkempt hair and' spraiijt to hi feet, undoviook to. t&kfia hu in the proceedings, bu,t thevvdeputies-y uiied him back into bis chair, atod a-fKUetaUc Uir was taken4o the ooucrty jail. ixawtT ACQcrfi. . TJje case of W. FL fceageHC who w tfiaJ !. v vietbd in the poltc'e court' a tfudrt'time' aro3j o otrtoaafag a pair of pstlta Irtfxa iAp&istJll Kadle & Co. jnuie,rjf ahe prepenses theacka3, Op oa appeal and was trief. before thar - - . eurt- There was Ootfitttir In hd vraencflr to support tbe ctftrrgV and the dcYtJnaanjJ was acquitted. . ISMHtXT AtfilKST BECK FOSJOsCOO. - ; The triaLof the ease oJ. J. CiybiTM5.tiJ tl J5hn Beak, iri which-tfta pJaiatrfrVeaed to recocer srnsie FJCMXiO for ar&!lejfcQi breach o .contract Ar tha part ot.r. BeckJ is repudiating an order for- aotofnqfrjra' $ambrof fVajtreei. etfdefl'jSric'lMiy. afeer B?(ro, atjd lastnifcot the Jury'retorned for) the plaintiffs far fltr.SOO. A. DCdltdS GRANTED. It tootofMavy E.Jaad. about three minutes ' , toc tain a. decree of diTorce from Par.iey PeadMn ' Juilg Andeceen'.a'cpart Uumpia,-fng. Uumpia,-fng. The defetldant was (a deSauit, aid the decree was granted on tcMintTinvehawiiig eat he had wilfully dasetc$ MffNrife, andA r seme' tuna past had fails to pro-vide for her. v Court Kotea. David Fitzpatrict, obarged with rape, ha been released upbd bis owu recognizance. The ease of tfce People vs. Nicholas Ben-heur, Ben-heur, charged with burglary, was dismissed to-dayi There ia a big rush ef applicants for adV miesion to citizenship in Jadge Anderion'i court this afternoon. In the case of the Smith-Wallace BhoaJ company, judgment was entered for the plaintiff to-day by default. - J William Murrow, charged with aeJliftsr liquor wiihout a licease, was arraigned.! today and took the statutory ttmo la which to plead. . William Wilson, charged with assault wHbJ intent to rape, was thie morning Yonhd guilty of a simple assault. Ha Will be sen-tenced sen-tenced on Monday. 1 The depositions of Governor Thomas, Sec-; retary Sells, Marshal Benton, Judge-Ander- son. Judge Goodwin, G. 3L DowneyJ. MM Ricketts and R. G. Sleator, to Be used n theJ . trial of W. H. Irvine at tincorn, Neb havaJ een taken by Reporter Fred. Tf McXrurrta. Judge Epwers will leave for Ljncolu iaal XUyfiovissist itfMftxfansa. " ' |