^ . . . ».^.? . ^ry.?,=^~*_~ -. . aurayQ. Would sypkllis affect', the Was hs sane? A. I believe he wit Why stojj i there, ^doctor?" asked Wain? A; Yes, it would to ttoe.-"V Q. Was he at the time of the defence Torcounsel Oreer' as .witness Q.-And it would affect the lower of .the.'act laboring un. . Dr.. J. J.-f Robertson of Belleturfced to the other brother Tred. nd of the beg)/ about the lower ·aodparraU. onto-, vflle,'Driq;I. Armour of Ottawa der ' a · disease of the mind which -Justice,-Jeffrey pointed ' oof;:, that part? A-Yes. -·- 7r~----·»· --STJ^T «* hH ptr- and Df. w; 6: Mltehen of Montreal would render hup incapable of ; witness would be available for cross [. Then what do yen mean, that all swore on the question of present knowing thte~acfr was " committed? her (the jerks) would be far re-, . * capability of ithe accused -that he ·A; I believe not. · that accused wa» Wltnetut coottnuffrt itfcri iug to the mores! from the femlnf. ~ as flt toTrtand-trial. "t-- ;..f. »J cousin: "This m«n, WM quits obWitness replied that the progro"pretty conscious of what, hs was JQsr. O. Bowland was taken over fetnr.viously Insane.Thla ctmdition did <CT)--The *lon of the diseaj* would be when he did It, if he did do r Crown Prosecutor .Urqunart it "Beeau»e;he r Bade bto could not kill her not come upon him .-*ud4enly. Vi- through the whole body.ta» toy to-. when the-trial resumed ' and wm* with one 'or two btow» as"»he lay vid hallueinailons had been held ubjected to a strong crdss-exsim" there. froaain*. <-'8he~-wm* hit re- by the insane man--be. threw'boots Kimmffiillftfi of iisUon. Orquliart WTM foitowwl by pmtefiy..: Wltnea*. toM that the but it was noticeable, that hs never Witness on the stand told oC itrip., . b«t forgot Mr, Justice. Jeffrey, who .-aakea but hatchet hfd b*«n thrown **»jr and hit any one. ' ng aecufied and sJEafisiriliig1 hiun, ksMowiay."/ three <itt«*a<»u^ tb* wittfcw fc .ttwia. Mtordtaf to ti» cro«R eaat. M Ootrart '; ( but. did- not ..rensBmbter if he .had >« -gMMlMi. ·ore ha; wifc Allowed,;-to "'lea ve j t «beY»Ki the . . -- * ntf*e*l · · i/_i»_ ·* ··* to --- fet-iato , .· *^ J-U..1Accused fwurTnurtSSen as a tested -- -- -- UMGBWBti: toe* J*fl^*«r«~;ufcU1*uAl,. bat the contrast M this-man. , "We see auee mid. find , On the question of present "cap-. f< · v ^ - .·-..-- ~-- JUK ---"'-· ability to stand trial, medical testl-l X-»ecui*d wa* not knowj mony was riven r . .. : V .-'; ' " - WltMsj discniacd the plans said ,.<fc-4B>w often do yoii appear In ' ' Dr. BtbeHtoa «a SUnJ r to h»« been made and. the pre, court? - A^-Quite oljen.-, . : v : xsasffl* . "Jr^rr Robertson, " city, ; next Q.--Constantly?- , A--No, not i Balthnere Jtness stated that In .hla ;'owh evidence of *he careeaj*r who had pWitness turned to ihV-«<scond In»k abort It pinion . : he "believed, Vermllyei . w*k been jnstaBttf, th4<n>e»<ages Ver- '«ane cousin, of ptt -focused, Fred. It constantly. ; : , jgntzant o! the fact, that he was milyea-ls iUWnd to nave left, the (was noted he "ran away impulsive~~ ~St Time* In Conrt , be U»t two :uig tried ifor murder. The quo*-' '""' A to,'erase records ly".; He was not neat,in dress;.he Q.--S«y In 1934, how often were owt his m- as to whether he could con- otJfflpW-BlTfce^a^rage.-"All this was bothersome; he'had hallucina:. hem with uct his defence was given 'an af- leads to th* belief that such a man tions in respect to Tfhoiti, He could you In court?, A.--I dont know. I*ter he adrmative answer. "Accused had .a was not incapable of knowing what not remember names of doctors and ded he, had in one spring been in fusion. bat sufficient reason to ie was doing." nurses at the Kingston institution. the court 52 times between < Janable to 1 direct his counsel All this- was-read by witness from a uary and, June. : No CooNrfon Shown Generally he hafl hrough" the trial," added Dr. Rob^ On 'his trip to Toronto, as the medical case history as he pro- testified on mental cases. He adxtson. ' . Crown testimony showed, - he said gressed. mitted that often there was- a disCompetent to Conduct there was no '"·mfminn The man "His memory was impaired; bis Dr. O. I, Armour, Toronto, with booked at the hotel, then he is re- conversation at times was very ir- agreement between men -versed in years extensive experience In ported to have read of the acci- ritable; Harold Vermilyea carries on his-study. Q.--Yes, you might even get up (Continued ^on_Page 3 OoL 3) dent in a paper and then changed a logical, clearly understandable and appear against each other? his mind. Witness referred to conversation. I sec no comparison A. Yes. alleged dickering with a tail man, between accused and the cousins. I Q. And these points of difference when he went, it is charged, to have no suggestion that accused has are generally settled by the .-court' >urned to Port Credit. The doctor's opinion hallucinations of any sort." A. As they should1 be.^yei", agree was that such a man laid plans to ouse Comment la Letter CoL Greer. · ;get back to California at considerable speed. "I don't know where In one letter of April ]7, 1»34, said Opinion of Doctors he would get all this'information o have been -written by accused H *. 23--JAP) Q. You heard Dr. Mitchell's evl pointed out by witness that 1 --but it Indicates to me sufficient ;ed and live Are London. Ont.,. Feb. 23-- (CP)-- clarity-and-presence of mind," It seemed as if a direct warning had dence this morning. olent windKen given. A sentence, about want- aware 'of what he_jwould_say?_A ' . ride path of The fire department has received was noted. · .., . rnany_strange__calls, They--have --All-through-his-recital--witness Ing to be honest, "but the children Not what he would say to you. Q. His opinion. was that accusec "been called** to put out fires, bring pointed to what appeared a must be looked after" was noted. The doctor being asked-gave thi was not a normal healthy man, d< burned to cats down of? lofty telephone poles carefully planned routine. agree?.A. No, sir. . 1 by a wind, and to break into upper windows Dr. Armour referred to the orown opinion that It appeared as If thi you Q. Or that he had an nbnormal ne at Saint and unlock doors from the Inside evidence as to Vermilyea's reaction acccsed if he committed the act then emotional nature? A. No, sir. when told the police were looking irst planned to get the money a electrocuted when keys'have been forgotten. Q. And you dont agree with D: But today,. Chief Charles Scott for him. The alleged expression, all costs. He said a man who couli urned._while Howland? A: No, neither his diag received the champion. He was re- "Oh my Ood", would indicate a plan a thing for months before UouHns. rould shed this as he sheds a coat nosU nor the statement that accus red four per quested to bring down a squad of clear mind. h a man could set aside » ed was suffering from delusions. eluding two men and eject a sleeper from a Defined Delusions. Col. Greer referred to Dr^Robert si a chimney Clarence street barn. An excited - Witness did not wish to enter into moral scruples .and sense of re son. . ·f onto a bed. woman's voice asked the Chief, to any discussion upon topics connect- morse. Q. Do you agree with him when rfed. trees hurry down to her barn and put ed with "paranoid matters", but The doctor said that Vermllyc he said when the Inan committed iut a man. who hadbeen sleeping step by step he progressed through had shown not the slightest indlca munlcations, the act he, was insane? A. No, I d< a definition of delusions. -Nothing .Ion of remorse. re disrupted here for several nights. "We put fires out" replied the could be called a delusion that has not. · .V ·deaux to the Q. You dont agree'wlth the opln Defence Objection Chief. "We don't put men out. You a basis of fact. This could be callion of any or the'doctors?~ArN( had better call the police depart^ "Anything else?" asked Crown in entirety. Bt-or-pttt-a tock-0n-the~~bara also be classed with egotism." Witness continued that thi Justice Jeffrey took witness 'as Witness had observed the. ac- accused showed a knowledge o Col. Greer concluded. right and wrong and had a sens "Do you believe if he did th of values. act he knew he would be punishe< i ·· mw Defense objected at this poin for this?" asked the court. to request witness to give these A.--Surely. statements "as in his opinion." The taking of evidence was con As to Knowledge of Valnes eluded at 3.45. After 4 o'clock com The doctor-witness contlr.uec adjourned until Monday mornln his perusal of a letter purportedi: Neither counsel had addressed th French New York, Feb. 23 (AP)--Frank psychopathic ward of Bellevue Hos- written by accused. He pointed ou Jury when the adjournment was certain lines, namely those of re made. eet in Qreges, 67 year old sandwich-sign piuu. _ "I am Ood»" he shouted as a ferences to the Dionne quintuple The petit jury held here slnci man who gained fame and a better crowd gathered. "Nothing is too and Dr. Dafoe, of events In Europ a. week last Tuesday was dlscharg Job by finding bonds worth $42.000 for me. The hat-1-wear Is and conditions of the world. ed this Saturday afternoon. rp-Havas) -- and returning them to the owner, good statesmen, In went on a rampage early today in worth »15. I have on »10 shoes. _"He gives evidence that.he know Since early this morning a huge Nothing Is too'good for me. I moral values, when he refers to h throng waited patiently for th etlhgs at thi the hotel where he lives. · I can kill anybody who looks brothers working so hard and- wh« opening of the doors. Many of them were forging "I am God," he shouted. "I can lain deslgnec loll he refers to his own family. The bundles of paper wrappec" anyone who looked at me." "People stare at me," he explain- Is an appreciation of right an carried pe. lunches in their hands. While wait While pollc* and a doctor were ed. "Ever since I found the money e In complete attempting to restrain the sign there." the doctor said.' Ing for proceedings to open, man in Wall Street they stare at me all ·»rong 's problems A letter of May 23th said to hav of the women spectators In th a man identified as Robert the time. ench Foreign carrier, been written by Vermilyea packed rows knit jtatlently Edwards of Ware. Mass., and , "That's why I killed him. inounceH las' E., sweaters mid scarves. Los Angeles, Calif., walked Into the "I killed three today, but I hml i examined by witness. This, he, Vi-rmllyea still lolls at cow room and complained of feeling 111. bad U»y, I usually kill from XI t gave evidence of right nnrt wron i made In his nlr cushion In the prtsoiicr and of normal en "I am Ood," Ore*TM shouted " !. Die end o again., glaring at th« newcomer. "I IS." dork, with his back to :he Jur; KdwartU. a doctor said, had been Refcrrnce u> Knee Jorlu 'crenee wltt can kill anybody." and smiles.occasionally. He stances I In the last stage 'of tuberculosis iiuchnlgg Edwards dropped dead. r Urquhart referred to "knee around the crowded court room at He was a man sboutM years old. Ign Minister, Oreges already had sent one man (>« absent In accused. times, returning the curioiu gaae ·r-Waldenegg to a hospital with a pushed' ,,_~ ^ jpectators. Saturday the ·hlch h»d~I5Sruie bondsT T Iks at the gum on'wWcB^nVusUaily chews J5UtflUe<t-*im UV new cIotheSTgave [him $100 and "a better job. Th< lower end of the spine. Their surety company gave him a rewarc tenet or .absence has nothing to do defence counsel, as he entered, !u -- police and a weekly _ bonus. Every mal wlthi-sanity or a mental condition. the afternoon,- engaged -in · a brief I formal dls station and held down by policemen Increased his wealth with cheques These arenas far away from the ( whispered -conversation with ^ie · today. onjtU JwcooM be removed to the from admirers all over. i>ra>n and intellect as you can get. i accused. ... ,, nl®t;,.. Dr. doldwin HowUnd.,-· of ;TORM fire Brigade Not Used to Eject Sleepers PEACE Sudden Wealth for Being Honest Apparently Affects Mind of Man Cam; --Fire T55!c frame early by Be time.