The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-22
STAUDERMANN'S INSANITY.
DRS. ORDRONAUI AND WOODS RE
PORT TO THE GOVERN NOR.


4 Family that was Afflicted with Epilepsy
An Accident in Early Youth that Per-
maneDtIy Affected StnudeImann's Brain.
In the case of Jacob Staudernnnn. who
had been sentenced to be hanged for killing the
girl who had rejected his repeated offers of mar
rauo, but who was rcspitcd that a commits.
sion Of experts IN mental inaladics mizht m he
an Investigation, the folluwing report has been
presented;
7,m.H. =. ssnac'J Tiien. corc@or NJ ne Srfe n
SIN: inr undersigned. comml' ion, amounted by
no1 TO inquire r o y, n'e @ 'i "a M
Ger conviction flr m offence fr which The pun shm' nj
FROM the lngci, history OF lhc case II abp,ars ,a.
I"uiac sieirnwsld AZ a CONT ~ over and Termincr
hed IN and Tor the county Of Now utk. gu the 9'h
wncsse, testified ochaf Of tho prisoner to the aca
oogvi az sfr"soid new cyencr VA! csroysrcd
relating 10 liz carly ne aud bearing, more particularly
had 1t been known at the tine Vt the trial. would have
Justified the defendant IN interpreting the plea Of mean.
iiy n his whole defence upon arr lgnnent aud being
m trrh and relevant 10 the thus rendered would
unacy 70 ga.s upcn rs meii; rprtuan, I. sec 80 Of
Your commission further report that their proc cd.
ings werc duly entered upon ut inc city prison aore
ting the commlslon issued 10 them FOR execution ami
they have. in tunllmcnt Of such duties. examined
twenty four witne,s :, Hclnsiye Of the pfoner.
he case that two mnni,pa ceriin aies issued under
the hatu ang OF the mayor or NfndF@uelin III the
GRAND Duchy Of bar,nstadt we're s,so:admtci In e1i.
dcnce corr Doratye testimony and That they also e.
ny oral Interrogation. from all which fac,s nos IN
q9e 59S% sPpfnT p a aG 6c II
He Sc Darmsts H. aud about thirty year Of ase nat
mother was ep icptc thr0u .hout ne anu ccnray
an NJ that Two OF her daughters VIZ similar.
" ~ cted one Of whom died on III same day o. h,r
ssd ;ag ring I. you firm speey Se sh hrs
pat ing, ami mad the peculiar pa d complexion mci.
ag to s nSIs%s n 9 me ss S Ts9n,
siso nan,na,i1ns 81 sgi 1H ,,s when az law
he wished the chlld was dead a. he took af'cr nl,
mother An tlcsc facts are supported hy cumiIaivc
are also ,ouched for by competent wllncssc'.
period Of hIs sixiecnn year JACOB stsuderin IN met
with tall barn 10y which his SAUL fractured
months darius two u wSic6 he wa, gen raj atiri.
to res inc m. dutcs about he house On oi
tesc injuries To the brain be after uuc meaical
fact- fo,.tnci Win f,'cpsJ OF his mother are on
~ cefInci 10 by the Mayor ani Iowa Council OF Ncn.
dclsh,n. when ccrtincaics,Witn al the uuucs I
| trsunum Aken upon tnesc pc. crdiugs afc t.r,-
c0uui-sium, lnuI farther Gurtars evidence that
vii, her 10 us ull n,gnbnrs VINO nave rllgrat.d 10
tine cay or to his ucw srquaiancrs formed nerr, has
Wit iout nro,oclon that in conscqn nee he wa. gcn
ciaily ic1ildcl a. one WHO might uc yI-truus Toe.
cause unreal nayie u hi ind-mcnts ami without cy
nlcace- ma, he nad no aoparcnt capacity
! a. 'howh 10y ne ,Vcrp"~tr,ns A,..,nce, van
care about n. ping up any acqulhttu,r vain h. on
ne 'u',. M ,, W. nav wv, ", Nv
time az As rid the eai, nee OF ~ nis br'ther Wa
ffH TH. 5oucns IN. men w. ne r,alnt ihro6er
oH %, mont q, ne "a 10 iI..oA o. ceedins bio triil
1n' ev1rucy iuftl,r snus let ht wa. never rril
.c csnsfi uillu ~. uir rro.-,.t u act &C. al -, T.
b o. a 10