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lish insanity whether The foregoing propo-
s,tons 10 considered singly or together.
but there Is testimony strohHly tending 10
show that doicnnant is feigning insanity.
There ~ an cntlrt, Apsenuo OF any aeluAisii
lie 10 iacIs, intciliGvnt efforts were mate
10 conceal the oriIne YET ''tho presence OF
dclusion has botn said 10 charucterixe an
act 81 boniir,ual monomania, whiIo pres
meditation, pfccAuttnu and concealment
have Dccn considered the essential features
OF ihe act 81 II s0ue crlnii,at,
traylors Mel. ,Jni,, 0hJ, ljtAwell on In
sanity, zee. 49,
The defendant carefully pianued aud ex-
ccuted an escape from the state and has
never admitted his guilt, yet an Insane
criminal "secka no escape, delivers him-
atif 10 to justice AID acknowledges the
crime laid 10 hts charge. '
tfaslor's Med. Iur, boS, Mann's Mcu.
Jur. 1887
On the trial, while affecting not to notice
tho proceedings, defendant prepared entire
~ rational nOtos In his cell on the tcati-
mony given iil the court ruom some OF
them referring to hia nlentel condition
nr. Graves testified that Oh n visit to the
iail defendant was talking OF his Insanity
ali the time which attracted my atton-
ton yet experiences shows that IN real
insanity the person VIII not admit he is
insane. In the feigned state all his at
tainpts are directed 10 make YOU behave
that no IN mad; and an impostor may be
Induced TO perform any act, III It be cas-
uolly observed 10 another in his presence.
that the performance OF such an net wiA
furnish strong evidence Of his insanity
lTayior's Med. liir., SD.
DR. wursham testified that cit Is tho
rarest thing Tor an Insane man to admit
his insanity.
IL connection With the concluding para
graph above from Il standard authority the
testimony of tho iaiier III important. to tho
effect that In taking him 10 and from the
court room during he trial defendant for
The first time struck his head aEafnai the
window utter one Of the physicians testittsj
IL was indicative ot insanity, The tcsti-
mouy OF n majority Of The physicians who
we're called as witnesses IN the case tonds
10 show that The supposed insanity or de-
icnaani Is unrna and q sham.
Dr. WUrSham. superintendent o, the Aus
lin insane asylum. testified that "dafenn
nnt Is Stimulating IN his actions. ana whiio
he hrs recommended communication OF Gie
sentence. thIs should be considerad IN ooii-
nrctIon with HIS well Known opposition 10
capital punishment, The opinion OF many
others to the same effect could be detaiien,
hut IL VIII suffice TO refer 10 crltital exam
lratInng made by several physicians.r be-
Tore the trial and at the request OF the de-
tense these phygicians made q thorough ex.
animation Of defendant In which he met
every tcat Of sanity. subsequently ana NJ
Tar The trial begun second examination
was made and while II rs admitted on all
aides Tint there has been no change In HIS
mental condition. he failed on several tests
which wern used a. tho first examination,
The tbyflcisrr state cmphaticalty that no
wns ohapminp. and the following state
r,ent ~ one OF thom, becausc q the IN
trjnsIc merit or the criterion. Is almofs
conclusive OF the question: In every test
Lcyond his control the test resulted the
same "a ri the firsr time but In all tho
tosts within his control the results wero
very different"
Tho case has been very carefully md
thoroughly considered In all its phases,
with fulI appreciation OF It's importance ana
gravity. Tho fricnds ana brothers OF de-
fopdani have my profound sympathy. but
an, nm instrument Of public law; It would
be 4 relief to feel that through tho infiu-
onces OF civilization and religion sans
manhood were liftcd above such dcprauty.
but this Is contrary 10 human experience;
and believing that defendant committAd
this murder when rational. fntsrfsrncs
With tho provinces Of the Jury 70 asaess the
penaity IL unwarrsntsd and tho application
ia denied. G. A. Culbosrou.
covernor.
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