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Mills bad the name of being a rather desperate character; never saw him about Dr. Shade's house. ilaron Laporte, sworn. Have known Reese two or three years; worked with him in Orbisonia, and worked for him.— Reese was the contractor, and gave all the directions ; often bad conversatiea with him about his business and family affairs; talked to me about his wife; sometimes appeared dissatiified with her, and main he was satisfied. I was to see Reese last winter to know what he subpoenaed me for, and he asked me if I remembered say ing that he was cra:i ; told him I had said it in fun ; met him on Wednesday night coming to the station; asked me if I saw any ladies at the station, said his wife was up in Huntingdon gettinw p a note discounted in his favor thatDr.Shade had given her ; said he was more interested in the money than in her. I was at the depot on Friday night when he returned from Huntingdon and talked with him. His manner seemed good on both occasions. I think be is soft on his family affairs; would not like to say he was crazy. I would say be was sane on business matters. Cross-examined. I considered that he knew be was doing wrong when telling his family secrets, but did not care whether he did wrong or not. I can't tell where I was working on Tuesday ; am positive I met him on Wednesday or Thursday even ing. J. Nelson Sipe, sworn. Live in McCon nellsburg, and am an attorney at law ; was counsel for McGowan in a case of trespass against Reese's ; took deposition at Shade Gap on Saturday preceding the first Mon day of last October. Defendant present, and quite a number of witnesses. Reese sat with the counsel for defendant ; the conversation was principally between counsel and Reese. Cross examined. First met defendant at Shade Gap that day.. He referred in an insolent manner to what he was going to prove by a number of witnesses, which had no bearing on the issue. Charles R. McCarthy, esq., sworn. Have known defendant since the fall of 1875 ; met him at a political meeting in Orbisonia, Oct. 27th, in his building; nothing particu lar about his manner or appearance. He got some lime from me that fall ; had no rea son in any of his transactions to consider him insane. Cross-examined. I felt interested in the man that night and took particular notice to him. Michael B. McGrath, recalled. I thought he was insane in regard to his domestic troubles, and rational enough on all other matters ; suppose he could distinguish right from wrong; his manner was very quiet and calm ; always supposed he could control his will ; never considered him a dangerous man. lie called my attention on Sunday evening to things that happen ed in Osceola. Cross-examined. On the subject of his family troubles I thought that his form of insanity was not dangerous. Adam Krough, a f firmed. Saw him Fri day evening before the killingin our store in Orbisonia ; he delivered a package of canceled checks; think he said Judge Leas gave them to him. Isaac Utes, sworn. Done his blacksmith ing for 2 or 3 months, while he had his livery stable in Orbisonia in 1873, and afterwards when he was working at his house. His manner of doing business was sharp and shrewd ; saw nothing like insanity about him ; saw him on Friday evening before the occurrence; manner just as usual • nothing wrong with him. E. 11. lircfullin, sworn. Lived in Or bisonia in 1873 ; was partner with deft. in livery business. He was all right in business ; talked often kind of simplo and foolish; got excited sometimes and appeared passionate; always appeared to look after his own interest. There was something wrong with him; not altogether right; think he knew right from wrong. Cross-examined. Was in partnership with him about three eionths ; were sold out by the Sheriff; I was sick part of the time. There was something v.rong in his head ; could not tell what. Enos Alchfullin, sworn. Have known him since 1873 ; not much dealings with him; was bail for the firm when in partner ship to amount of $95 ; Reese said he would help me pay the bail money ; went to see him ; said he would give it to me as soon as he would get his from Doctor Shade. He offered to compromise and pay me $5 on the hundred; never saw Anything wrong in his mind ; thought he was sound enough in business. .1. C. Roddy, sworn. Have known him about 10 years; had dealings with him and often talked with him ; considered him a close dealing man; did not know of any thing wrong with his mind; complained to me about his wife leavir , him; said she was extravagant and careless; and inti mated some other things; told him he was better without her ; his manner was not anything out of the way ; bailed him about that time for his good behaviour; could not telllthe time. He promised that he would not bother the Doctor, and about four months afterwards went into the Doctor's and raised a fuss, and a few days afterwards raised another, and we had to get a warrant for him; resisted arrest; said he had not interfered with any one. The Doctor came and told me we must see to him ; that he could not be annoyed. He then left till the year was out. He told me he would either shoot or be shot but he would have his money, that he did not care a d—n. He said the Doctor had paid him $6OO, every cent he owed him like a man, and there was nothing between them.— This was the day of the delegate election in 1876. He said the people would be surprised to hear that they had made up ; never conversed any more about the Doctor's affairs after that. I saw him on day of murder coming up street with Tho. McGowan ; black slouch hat on; saw him go into the drug store; think McGowan t:C 0 .-, cs, -, o HUNTINGDON, PA , FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1.877. went home; saw nothing wrong with him; saw him going down by Mrs. :on's, Morrow following him ; Reese walkin.;. I was with Neely when he arrested him ; asked him what put it in 'els head to kill the Doctor ; he replied, "he is not dead is he ?" I said he was ' • 'he said "I did not think I had killed him." I told him a man with four bullet holes in his head would not live long. He said "J went in and asked him a civil question and be made me no answer and struck me ea the head." 1. think he said with a club ; told him I saw , o mark on him nor any blood ; that there was a little blood on his eheek but I suppose that was off the Doctor; had some on his hands. "Veil," he says, "he struck me any how, but I calculi: to submit and ;ide by the consequences." I told him that was the easiest way I thought at first that he was a little scared when we started back with him. Neely then called to me, and we exchanged, and took him to the drug store. He was there when I got back, in the Doctor's arm chair in the office, the Doctor lying on the settee; asked me how it came there were so many men in there; Squire Hudson said, "you ought to know;" think Neely told the Squire not to say anything to him, that he was crazy. I could see noting wrong in his business habits; considered him a shrewd,sharp bus iness man ; very passionate ; can't say that I ever saw anything wrong with his mind; don't consider him insane; consider him a sound minded man. Gross examined. Can't remember hav ing met him from 1866 to 1869. The Doctor never told me that Reese's wife wanted to go with him ; never knew of him being arrested in the church. I did not hear the bond read when I signed it anctknew nothing of what was in it. The last time I saw him he was feeling kindly towards the Doctor. I took Reese's wife out of the church one night at her request; Reese had come in and was sitting between her and the door. The Doctor had not sent me down for that purpose. Reese said he asked the Doctor if he had ever done him any harm when he went into the drug store. He did not tell me if he had had come to apologize or come to put himself in his hands. I did not take his hat off or make any examination of his person; did not hear his conversation with Neely. D. R. P. Neely, recalled. When I brought him back to Orbisonia, George Briggs and Aaron Laporte were the only persons who addrebsed him, and asked him why he killed Dr. Shade ; said he "who is Dr. Shade?" They were about taking him out of my hands and I said "would you abuse a man in that condition 1" He asked where Orbisonia was, and they did not talk any more about lynching him.— Coming up I told him I would give him back the revolver ; he said, "no you keep it ; I don't want my friends ever to get it or ever see it again myself." Gross examined. He was then very much exercised in mind, and in that way when I took him, and at that time I did not think him responsible. Re direct. When I arrested him he answered me promptly. When talking about the revolver he seemed to under stand what I meant by not wanting to keep it. Court adjourned till 1 P. M. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. S. E. henry, sworn. Met Reese in Or bisonia 3 or 4 years before the murder; told mu his wife had gone to Mt. Union to get a note discounted of Dr. Shade's, and when she came back he would pay me. Told me his wife had not come on train but he would go with me to Mt. Union ; came to Mt. Union, and saw him on mail train going up here ; sad he thought she was at Mr. Wood's and he would find her there. No cross-examination. Philip E. Weaver, sworn. Live at Burnt Cabins; am a miller; join lands with de fendant's father ; have known defendant since the fall of 1868 ; done sawing for him in the spring of 1869, Ith ; asked me to make reduction on regular price, and I refused ; had some words and I said I would make him pay me; came afterwards and settled it. I thought he ,was a pretty sharp, close dealer; would not have taken him for an insane man. Cross examined. Gave him medicine at one time; don't remember what for ; am a doctor ; don't remember what medicine I gave him. Robert Gallagher, sworn. Live near Burnt Cabins; have knew him 15 or 16 years; have had conversations with him; asked me once if I thought Dr. Shade was worth as much money as represented; saw him have a fight with John Stewart at the Methodist church in Burnt Cabins. I thought he had a good mind. John Gilliland, sworn. Have knew him since a boy ; last saw him last October ; wanted to sell me his house in Orbisonia ; saw nothing wrong with the man's mind. No cross-examination. Hiram Shadle, sworn. Live in Dublin township ; have knew him since 1865 ; worked for me at a house in IS7O, about 2 months before his marriage ; thought his mind all right at that time; sharp in his dealings. Gen. F. IL Lane, affirmed. Have known him 5 or 6 years ; was a member of the Legislature in 1872 and 73; he came to get me to procure him a bill of divorce; asked him on what grounds ; said his wife had left him ; can't name any special rea son why she bad been induced to ; told him to present the grounds in writing ; he came and saw me again on the subject; told him the Legislature had no jurisdic tion, and he would have to go to the court. He said he guessed he could settle the whole matter sooner by getting a revolver and shooting the whole party. So far as I could understand I had no reason to sus pect anything wrong with his mind. Gross-examination. I think be was there about the middle of the session in 1872 ; did not know anything about his wife leav ing him ; was subpoenaed by the Common wealth in this case. W. J. Ammerman, sworn. Known him about 4 years, in Orbisonia. I never had any reason to think but what his mind was good. He acted as other men did there. Robert Fleming, sworn. Have known Alex. Mills ; not so well recently ; his reputation for truth is not good. I was acquainted with Dr. Shade. He was not a profane man. Win. Stallman, sworn. Knew Alex. Mills for the last 2 or 3 years ; reputation for truth not good ; would not like to be lieve him on oath. Cross-examined. Don't know whether he would burn a man's house down or not. Geo. W. Jeffries, sworn. Known Alex Mills 15 years ; raised him ; general rep. utation for truth not good; could not be lieve him on oath. Geo. Schmittle, sworn. Am acquainted with Alex. Mills about 6 years; character bad; could not believe him on oath. Archibald Disney, sworn. Am acquainted with Alex. Mills; general reputation bad for truth when I knew him; would not believe him on oath. Doctor Shade was not a profane man ; never saw him angry. Lazarus Yeater, affirmed. Know the de fendant when I see him; sold him 2 head of cattle some time ago, and paid for them when he promised. His father has a large meadow and a good range for cattle. I bailed him one time in a note to M'Cleans for $9O ; told me he had satisfied the dock et and brought receipt; have seen him since ; thought his mind all right at the time I sold the cattle, &c. Hugh Gallagher, sworn. Have known Reese some years; took him to be high tempered; always thought him sane. James Kelley, sworn. Have known Reese since he was a child ; had conversations with him ; thought him sane on all subjects. Miss Mary Wilson, affirmed. Reside in Philadelphia ; was at Dr. Shade's last Au• gust, the day before the settlement; was in the register room over the drug store ; Mrs. Shade told me to go down to the store and I went down ; Reese standing near show case; Dr. Shade back of counter walking backwards and forwards; no gun in his hands; Reese using violent lan guage ; so much so that I was afraid to speak to the Doctor ; motioned to him to come round where I was, and as he came round Reese stepped in the space, and the Doctor had to push past him. I opened the door to lumber room and told him to come out that I wanted him and he follow ed me. I told him to go up stairs and not come down, and to tare Mrs. Shade with him. They both went up and I closed the door. Reese then told me that the Doctor had destroyed his happiness, broken up his home, had him in jail, and that he would settle this at once. The door open ed back of me and Mrs. Shade told me the Doctor wanted me up stairs. I went up and shortly afterwards heard a heavy foot step; turned round and saw defendant coming up stairs; asked him what he want ed; said he wanted to see Dr. Shade; told him he could not see him ; stepped round past me to where the Doctor was; the Doctor went down stairs ; Reese fol lowed him and I followed Reese into the office again ; took the Doctor by the arm and told him he must not stay there, that ho should go up stairs and stay, and prob ably Reese would leave, and again shut the door, and told Reese he had acted ungen tlemanly to say the least; that it was not necessary to speak so loud and use such language ; he made some trifling remark as if he had done nothing wrong and told me that he would kill any one that dared to interfere between him and his wife; made him no reply; then he said he was in need of money and told me in a moder ate tone of voice, that the Doctor owed him $600; that ho would not trouble or molest him or his family any more; made him no reply ; waited to see if the Doctor would come in the office ; the Doctor opened the door and said "young man, I'll take you at your word," and told him to bring in his bonds, or notes. I stayed a few minutes longer ; found that Reese was satisfied. His mind was perfectly sane at the time. He was angry. He came back next day to the store and I was in the same room above and heard the conversation. Reese seemed to be crying and was apologizing for his conduct the day before. The Doc tor told him he need not apologize, that he had settled with him and given him what he wanted, and all he wanted was for him to let him and his family alone. Mrs. Reese was at this time sick at McGowan's hotel. She would come down every day and go home to her husband every even ing. Shortly after I went to Shade Gap, last summer, in the later part of July, I had a conveftation with Reese in the grave yard, Mrs. Reese present; talking about his house in Orbisonia; asked my opinion and then told me I need not give it as he read it in my face. Asked him why he did not go out West; he said because if a person did or said anything there the Western people would shoot them down as quick as look at them; told him I did not think they would without warrant; conversed at this time intelligently ; mind periectly clear. Cross-examined. I am now staying at Mr. Wocds' ; have been there a week yes terday; have not seen Mrs. Rteso since April. I know she is at her mother's. I am no relation of the family; was acquaint ed with Mrs. Reese in Philadelphia about 12 years ago ; have visited them frequent ly since her marriage; came up in the lat ter part of July and returned about the latter part of August. I slept at the Doc tor's when there rnever stopped at the hotel; don't know whether there was any disturbance at the hotel. Mrs. Reese was quite sick ; cannot tell whether Reese was allowed to go there; never heard the Doc tor forbid him. Mrs. Shade said she had forbidden him to come there. Don't re member what time in the day Reese came to the drug store; the front door might have been open; don't know how long I was in the store. I went down to protect the Doctor ; took no weapons ; I was not afraid of him doing me any harm. Mrs. Shade and I both went down together; did not see Mr. Oakeson there; there was an old gun there; don't know just where it was at the time; came up in 1872, on invitation of Mrs. Reese; had not met her father before that. Wirt. Keffaurcr, recalled. Received a letter from Reese since in jail ; sheet of paper written on both sides; asked me to find out the address of a man named Beatty, and said it I heard of any others that would be of use to him to let him know ; did not answer the letter, and came up to see him and gave him the names and address of Beatty and three others. a•. C. 11. .ifead, sworn. Visited Reese in jail, frequently, for the purpose of giving religious instruction; think his feeling of sinfulness is very deep; never encouraged him to talk about that one act ; once he gate me a full account of the whole matter ; think he understood it thoroughly; seemed sane on all circum stances in which I conversed with him ; never saw him under the influence of any excitement. G'ross•examined. I remember of him trying to talk about his sick sister; was always affected on that subject. Rev. James Lane, recalled. Was to see him at the prison at June Term with four others. He asked me if I thought he would have forgiveness for what he had done; told him that the condition must be repentance ; said he had found consolation in reading the bible and had less trouble than before he came in there ; asked me to be a witness for him ; had business trans actions with him; stated his family troubles the first time we met; would say on that subject I thought him partially issanc ; a difference in the expression of his eyes when on that subject. I thought he mani ' fested rather a weaknesa of mind when I talked to him in jail ; moderately sane in regard to business. David Nagle, affirmed. Have had busi ness with defendant; I think he knew what he was doirg. Henry Hertzler, affirmed. Have known defendant since 1869 ; saw him at settle- ment with Philip Weaver about sawing ; some dispute about the bill; defendant got angry ; words passed ; Weaver started after him and he left; told me he intended to marry the Doctor's daughter and asked what the Doctor was worth. Witness re. lated several other conversations with prisoner. The last conversation was in Oc tober. I considered him as rational as I am. Cross examined. I was subpoenaed as witness for defendant ; made statement to his attorney ; said that I considered him soft; thought that because he could not keep his own secrets. Rev. A. N Holtifteld, recalled. Visited defendant in jail on Monday after the murder ; said to him what is this you have done, or why have you done this ? he burst into tears and made no reply. I said if I had gone with you to Mr. Woods' I believe it was your intention to shoot your wife; he said no, I left my revolver at West brook's before going to your house ; said he left it so that he would not shoot his wife. Cross examined. He sent for me after wards and I did not go; wished to retain my original Impression, and the recollec tion of the conversation. I knew other clergyman would call to see him. I felt that my life might have been in danger if I had gone with him to Woods'• Hon. P. P. Dewees, recalled. Reese called on me after the settlement with Dr. Shade to get glass for his house. The question of sanity or insanity never oc curred to me, in onr business transactions. H.R. Shearer, affirmed. Lived at Shade Gap ; was acquainted with Reese first when working at Dr. Shade's new house ; could not recollect any special conversation ' • had conversation with him after married the second time ; he said if ever Dr. Shade or any body else interfered between him and his wife he would shoot them ; when John Shade died, Dec. 1875, I called to tell Mrs. Reese at the Doctor's request that if I she would come she would be kindly treated, but did not want Reese tb come, and I told her, in the presence of Reese, and he said she should go, that he would take her out; while there Reese seemed distressed at the death of John Shade; that there were faults on both sides, and requested me to talk to the Doctor about a reconciliation. He re mained there till after the funeral, and went to see the corpse at night. He at tended the funeral and both returned to Orbisonia Mo 7 morning ; conducted himself like a „..,ntleraan, and told the Doctor so afterwards, and pressed a recon ciliation ; told Reese I thought everything would be right by and by if he conducted himsel‘as he proposed. Last met him at Orbisonia last fall; talked on several sub jects. His mind seemed to be good ; I could see nothing wrong with it; had an uncontrollable temper when excited. Cross-examined. I thought Reese's grief and desire for reconciliation were sincere. He ate at my house. I think he proposed to go at night to see the corpse ; think his wife went with him there. He returned to our house after the funeral. Court adjourned till 8+ A. M., to-morrow. TEEURSDAY MORNING. Miss Kate McNeal, sworn. Went from here on train Friday evening Dec. Ist. east ; saw defendant on train, talking to a lady; think I sat down in front seat with Miss Taylor; defendant sat down behind us, and whispered to me that he was again a grass widower,that his wife had left him; said he had been at Burnt Cabins when she went away, and thought she had left him because he had sold the cook stove ; said he was going West, and would not trouble them any more. His manner was as usual; appeared composed and collected and talked as he always did. I thought his mind was clear as usual; did not think there was anything wrong with him. Cross examined. He had talked to me often about his wife. Samuel Bollinger, recalled. Always eon sidered him about as sound as any other man. Samuel Dolan, sworn. Have known him since 1856 ; had frequent conversations with him ; can't say that I ever saw any thing wrong with him mentally; never had any reason to say he was insane. Cross-examined. Don't remember any conversation with him for the last 4 years. John Jones, sworn. Was at his house last October a year, just after the second marriage; told them I expected Mr. Shade would be to see them. He said if he did he would blow his heart out ; thought him more angry than insane. Geo. Sipes, esq., sworn. Live in Shade Gap, and know defendant. He had at one time a suit with Mrs. Hunter on a note before me. His conduct was abusive, pro fane and vicious. It was a wicked, mali cious, devilish passion ; have seen him that way before. I told him to leave the Doctor's farm. The Doctor gat angry and ordered me out of the house at once. I think be is as sane as most of men are, from all his transactions; laid his plans well and carried them out to the point. Cross-examined. Saw Dr. Shade kick Reese when he went there with the child; wondered that he did not lay it down and kick him ; think I would have done so. E. A. Sipes, morn. Was present at part of the suit with Mrs. H - .nter. He used profane, vulgar language to Mrs. Hunter. I take him to be passionate, and at times searcely able to control his tem per - could not reckon him an insane man. dross-examined. Saw him after brought back to the drug store on the day of the killing ; he was pale and looked stupid ; eyes set and looking at one place. I went down for the purpose of looking at him. Samuel Waters, recalled. Did not think him insane at the time I saw him here. Wm. A. Hudson, retailed. Was at a church festival in Shade Gap at Milnwood Academy. Dr. Shade was not there. Wm. C. Caldwell, recalled. Have known Reese some years; have had some business with him, and heard him talk about his troubles; came to me last summer with a receipt in Dr. Shade's hand writing; said he was not a d-d fool and would not sign it. I saw no evidence of insanity in his transactions ; thought he was sane. Wilson Locke, recalit4. Went West in March, with John Jamison and Emory McGowan ; went to get work ; McGowan was under age and went against his fath er's consent. Cross-examined. Came back Ist or 2nd of April ; went March 12th ; stopped in Indiana and went to Illinois ; the others stopped in Indiana ; McGowan only had $7 and some cents. 1 knew he was a wit ness ; did not want to take him along , tried to get laim to go buck. At Al. McNeil, *sq., awora Knew de fendant about 5 years ; had business trans. actions with him; did not think there was anything the matter with him at that time. _ Cross examined. Our conversation was very short; knew nothing about him at other times and other places. T. I. Henderson, Sheriff. sworn. Reese was brought to jail 2nd December, 1876. Think hie counsel, Mr. Bailey,called to see him first that evening ; have beard him talk to others while there ; would ask what people thought of his suit as he called it; think I have seen his hand writing in hands of Mr. Speer this morning ; I never baw anything showing signs of insanity while in jail; he wrote letters while there. He slept well or said he did till the trial. begun ; had a good appetite; never thought him insane. Cross examined. Never went in special. ly to talk to him ; never referred to hang ing him; had W. A. Jacobs as keeper of the jail a while at $lO a month; never kept him there when drunk ; never tried to lc' ep his friends from employing counsel; did not tell them that the Commonwealth would not pay the costs. Mr. Woods took my statement in Mr. Dorris' office. Reese had no fit in jail to my knowledge; told me one time he had a pain in his head, and bad a wet cloth on his head ; never said that he was playing off crazy; never carried any news from the prisoner at all. J. M Wilson, Deputy Sheriff sworn. Had charge of prisoner part of the time; said at one time that when going past the dam he had a notion to throw the revolver in and wished a thousand times he had ; don't know what dam. Dr. Curwen was to visit him once, and in the evening he called down to me "say, Wilson, did you give that Doctor au order to come in and see me ?" I said no, the Sheriff did. He said "if any more doctors come fbr an order send them the other way. Mr. Woods knows I am not siconipetent man to talk to doctors." I said I- don't think there is much in that. I don't know which side got him to come. He said I think he will be a witness against me. I think he sleeps well ; often found him asleep in the morning. He wrote letters and got subpmnas As far as lam capable of judging I think he is sensible enough. Gross examined. Dr. Curwen obtained the order from me to get in ; said he bad a curiosity to see him. W. A. Jacobs, sworn. Was employed as keeper at the jail; was there when Dr. Curwen visited him; when he left Reese said "I am afraid I said too much, I think he will be a witness against me; why did not you check me ?" Told him I did not think I had any right to interfere; said you could have winked at me ; said I did not think I had any right to dc that. He appeared very restless the balance of the evening; said "I don't think I'll sleep any to night !" He had writing paper there; told we that he was drawing up a note for his attorney so that he would not have to talk to them in Court. He felt anxious to see the papers; asked me what I would %I; if called as a witness in regard to his insanity ; told him I would certainly have to say he was perfectly sane. Crou-examined. Left the jail because Reese and I did not agree on one thing; I was not discharged ; never heard that Reese complained of me ; never said I would make it hot for Reese when the Court came ; have been subpcening wit nesses since that; make my home near Spruce Creek ; have no wife ; am divorced. Reese and I quarrelled the day I left; never said I was the d—dest man for revenge on prisoners ever heard of. Win. P. Shade, sworn. Dr. Shade was my uncle. I lived with him from 5 years of age till 18 ; left there 10 years ago. Was in Illinois at the time of his death ; knew Emory McGowan ; told him if he went West we would have to send after him ; told me he had given up going; scarcely knew Mr. Reese, never met him but 3 or 4 times ; don't know that I ever wrote Mrs. Reese a letter; found these pa pers among Dr. Shade's effects when he died. They are marked with my initials (papers identified.) Cross examined. Came on a visit to Shade Gap in the spring of 1872, and staid a year on a visit; visited Osceola in 1874 at the invitation of Mr. and Mrs. Reese ; never advised her to leave her husband ; wrote a letter to her afterwards; don't re member what was in it. (Letter shown and identified.) I came back on the - death of my uncle. I left home on Monday. Mrs. Maggie Hunter, sworn. Live in Shade Gap, and have known defendant since 1869 ; had business dealings with him ; he bought goods of me and I did sewing for him ; had frequent conversa tions with him about his difficulties; talk ed sometimes angrily and sometimes calm enough. I never thought him insane. Cross-examined. I have never spoken to him since we had a lawsuit at Shade Gap ; he seemed conscious at that time but acted devilish ; talked about his family troubles till I got tired of it ; sometimes laughed foolishly ; never shed tears. Court adjourned till 1/ P. M. THURSDAY AFTRRNOON. Esther Welch, affirmed. Live at Shade Gap; Reese and I were school mates ; his wife and he were at my house in June 1876; staid all night Mrs. Reese was sick in the night, and begged to stay; he wanted to force her to go, and said if it had been at Shade's request she would have gone ; that it was all put on, and she was not sick, and had she got the papers he wanted her to while the Doctor was in the West, they could have taken a trip too. She still refused' to go. I think he was a shrewd man and had good sense ; not in sane; had a very violent disposition. John .Minnick, sworn. Join landa.with the Doctor's place where Reese lived ; had some business with him; appeared kind and pleasant with one exception ; when my cows broke into his corn ; and he got very angry. I saw nothing strange in his con duct. My opinion was and still is that he was a a sane man. .41ex. Crea, sworn. Have known him 7 or 8 years; have had very little conver sation with him; always considered him perfectly sane. J. Edward Welch, sworn. Have known prisoner fifteen years; had conversation with him in August last. He said he would kill Dr. Shade. He had not paid hit fare ' • told him I could not take him and asked him to glt off; invited me out to whip me. I have never seen any change in him. My opinion is that ke is sane. Crosa-ecantined. I had not said a word when he said he would kill Dr. Shade. Ho wanted to ride on half fare. atam. Krough, recalled, So far al. I have had business transactions with him II could not say he was insane. Ovrioets, Merl. Am Supetir tendent Pennsylv - nia State Largatie Hos pital, visited prisoner in April list; asked Hm what ho had been readlng when ha was there and concerning blipprevious Fre. He declined to give me a direct answer ; asked me a few questions and I left. From what he said to me and the account be gave of his previous life and conduct and all the circumstances he ;detailed to me I don't think there was any insanity in his case. The further examination gad cross-ex amination of this witnese was of the most thorough and scuching character, and °c c vied some three hours, but elicited noth ig of very general interest aside from the above, The theory of insanity, in all its phases, was of course dwelt on at length, and to give a synopsis of it would require more space than is at present at our com mand. Court adjourned till 7,o'cloelr_ THURSDAY LIMNING. Dr. Curiae" on the stand. Insanity de veloper itself at every age, from early childhood to old age; middle life is the most asnal,and the most between 25 and 85. The number of oases is not increasing in proportion ; some persons think so but it is not the ease, and the statistics do not show it. Emotional insanity is very diffi cult to describe; it is a term given in the books to certain forms of the disease. The line of distinction is not very clearly de. fined I could not tell the condition of the prisoner's mind on the 2nd of Decem ber last. By remunerating all the syrup tome as shown by the evidence to have been manifested by the prisoner. from the time of his first marriage to the time of the commission of the deed, to the question what would you 000 sider or believe to be the condition of his mind ? the answer was I do sot think it would necessarily be a case of insanity. I would want a nue clear, distinoCevidence to satisfy my mind of a change in the physical condition or the man Such a ease affords some of th e evidencesof insanity. Such a case might be accounted for on the ground of insanity, but I think it could be settled on wrier grounds. That- might be a ease-of insani• ty. My judgment is that such a person would be insane if these things are true. Question : Then I understand you to Fay that suppoaing or assuming all this as stated here to be proved as a fact your opinion is that the party would be insane ? Answer, 1 would be of that opinion Re direct. It would make a different-' in my opinion if these things were real facts, or thought false, yet regarded by him as true. If all these troubles were realities it might change my view of the. case. The above opinions were substantially concurred in by all the other medical ex perts examined during the evening. Dr. G. D. Ba njfirmed. Visited prisoner once while in jail, conversed with him and have watched him closely; have seen nothing either in his appearance or manner, to indicate insanity. Cross =ambled. He might have been a monomaniac without my discovering it in all the observations I made. Dr. David P. Miller, sworn. Am pris on physician and visited prisoner in that capacity; have had no conversation with him except in a professional way. He was suffering from a pain in his head, and as he alleged a pain in the legion of his heart; never saw anything about him to indicate insanity. He might have been emonomanise on the subject of his former troubles and I might not have noticed it with the opportunities I had for observa tion. Dr. W. C. Roller, sworn. Live in Holli daysburg, have been a practicing physician 17 years ; bavo attended this trial every day ; noticed prisoner ; nothing in his de meanor to indicate insanity to my mind. Dr. John Fuy, sworn. Live in Altoona, have not made insanity a specialty; have heard all the testimony this week, and ob served the prisoner; have seen nothing to indicate insanity in his appearance. Dr. J. H Wintrod;, sworn. Have practiced medicine some 30 years ; can't say that I have treated many cases of in sanity; have heard the questions pat to Dr. Curwen and concur with his opinion with perhaps a trifling and unimportant exception. DR. A. HARI3I I BARGIR, SWORN. Live at Milroy, Mifflin county; have practiced medicine 23 years, have noticed the pris oner during the trial; saw nothing in his conduct,deportment or appearance to indi cate insanity. Dr. R. R. Weistling, affirmed. Same testimony as above. Court adjourned till 8 A. M. tomorrow. FRIDAY MORNING. Dr. Curwen, recalled by Commonwealth. If a person has mania it is my opinion they cannot avoid showing it; think if prisoner had mania he would have shown it during this trial. A man is not able to control himself when laboring under an attack or mania. My conviction would be under the circumstances attending the killing, arrest, declaration of the prisoner,&e., that the man was sane. He did tell me in the jail that he had been engaged in the lottery business. Dr. J. Irvin* Marks, sworn. Live in Lewistown ; have practiced medicine for 25 years; have obierved the appearance of the prisoner ; did not sec anyth'ng like insanity about him. Cross - -examined lie might not manifest. it, having never spoken, D. R. P. Neely was recalled and pro duced and identified the balls taken from the body of Dr. Shade. sago. &Pita, asg Recalled for cross examination. Don't remember of telling Mr. Westbrook that Reese was crazy when he came down to arrest the Doctor. SHERIF, HZNDZIISON, BIECALLID. Reese complained to me that he had loaned Jl.l cobs $2, and that he had never returned it. lie said he had given him ten cents to mail a letter and that he had kept the money and never mailed the letter. REBUTTAL CLOSED. SUB RZBUTTAL. JNO. 11. WESTBROOK, RECALLED. Mr. Sipes remarked when I went to arrest Dr. Shade that he was surprised that any one should give him law, that he was crazy. HENRI' CASTNER, SWORN. Was in jail when Jacobs was keeper; heard him say in the yard at one time that he would make it hot for Reese at Court ; considered that Jacobs was drunk about two-thirds of his time. WM. GRAF7IIIS, SWORN. Was in the jail at one time to see Reese, accompanied by 3. W. Wilson; Jacob came in when we were there and made use et profane and abusive language towards me and Reese ; said what the h-1 are you bringing strangers in for, and when I went down stairs maid I'll be d---d if I don't report !on to Speer L. S. ifisineunoma, ESQ., RECALLED.— Heardakerif Henderson saying that Reese had amine kind of . a at the night before and ta.ppoeed be was trying to play off crazy, bat that it was too thin. The testimony closed at 91 o'clock, when the witnesses were discharged, and the counsel proceded immediately to the at gument o! the case. NO. 26.