▁prison . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁her ▁family ▁res ided ▁at ▁Wal bridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Her ▁new ▁coun sel , ▁D . B . ▁Thompson , ▁made ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁on ▁ 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁release ▁himself ▁from ▁" fur ther ▁conduct ▁in ▁the ▁case ", ▁cit ing ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁King ▁to ▁dismiss ▁various ▁previous ▁coun s els , ▁and ▁that ▁" so ▁many ▁embar rass ments ▁had ▁been ▁put ▁in ▁their ▁way ". ▁Judge ▁Gilbert ▁denied ▁the ▁request , ▁and ▁instruct ed ▁Thompson ▁and ▁L owe ▁to ▁act ▁as ▁defense ▁coun sel ▁for ▁King . ▁Thompson ▁indicated ▁that ▁although ▁the ▁defense ▁was ▁ins an ity , ▁" the ▁accused ▁is ▁not ▁now ▁ins ane , ▁but ▁was ▁ins ane ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁crime , ▁if ▁any ▁crime ▁is ▁proven , ▁was ▁committed ". ▁ ▁While ▁in ▁j ail , ▁she ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁normal ▁disposition : ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁also ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁" pret ending ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁religious ", ▁reading ▁the ▁Bible ▁and ▁Epis cop al ▁prayer ▁book . ▁ ▁Comm it ment ▁to ▁State ▁L un atic ▁As yl um ▁Dr . ▁Charles ▁Core y ▁exam ined ▁King ▁som etime ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁to ▁evaluate ▁her ▁psych ological ▁condition , ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁she ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁State ▁L un atic ▁As yl um ▁in ▁A ub urn , ▁New ▁York .