The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-03

medical books show that many of the
suicides are committed by persons af-
fiicted in a manner similar to that de-
Scrihed above.
MIR. Poase briefly summarized Mr. Rid
dicks actions ibetween the Wednesday
night OF Dir. Temples visit and the Sun
day morning OF the shooting and his con-
duct after the tragedy, and asked II
these things indicated the conduct OF i
insane man. DR.. Hodges said that. taken
separately, some OF these symptoms mar
rated did not mean anything. but taken
as chain of sv-uptonms they did unUais-
takably mean insanity.
LAW UNTO ITSELF
The witness was asked if insane persons
OFTEN after the commission OF crime.
do not express the deepest regret for It.
He replied that they some do. but 9th
ers do not. He further added that every
case OF insanity he has ever seen IS a
law unto itself: that is. no two were ex-
actly alike. In these latter days, the Wit
ness said, insanity is recognized as di-
SeaSe.
At tho close of the direct examination.
Mr. Buford asked that the court take
recess in order that the stenograDher
might write out DR.. Hodges testimony. as
he wished to have 1t before his eyes dur
ing the cross-eXamination
The court will probably hold night
session Drs. Hodges and Drewry wish to
leave here in the morning. and the law
yers have promised to get Through with
them tonight.
The prosecution will submit it's case
after DR.. Drewry has testified. Coroner
Taylor has arrived.
TYPES OF INSANITY.
The court did not reconvene until
clock MIR. Buford at once began the
crosS-exaIuination of DR.. Hodges The
witness was requested TO explain tho diff
ference between irregular and regular
! types of paranoi, which he did. He was
! asked what ne had meant by detusiCns as
one of the causes of insanity His reply
was that the deIuSion of persecution when
! he thought his father was treating him
badly. The deluson, ra ther in a specula-
tive way. in what RiddicE said to Colonel
Tiknan about killing a man VINO would
insult a lady, and lastly, the deiusion that
his wife had been insrIltsd and God had
I commissioned him to kill DR.. Temple.
Witness said sane and insane people
I both have delusions. The only difference
was that delus!on in insane person IS
delusiou in person who ia not sane.
He knew of many insane persons vino had
| deusons that cannot be removed because
they are not fixed; and there are many
! others VINO have decisions that cannot be
! removed because these delttsionS: are the
! dominant idea. The latter be argued
/ with and convinced on al! points except
| that on which is his dominant idea.
HIS DOMINANT IDEA
| Dr. Hotges said he was particularly
struck with what Riddici1 said TO Colonel
I! Ti.IElan about killing q man that would
/ insult Il lady. This remark, staudiH.
| alone, would not be Inconsistent with
sanity but when one views the life and
! conduct OF the prisoner in all phases and
| looks at the case from a scientific stand
t point. it would seem thaE when Fiidicls
made this remark the first time Il was
! the awakening of delusion that became
T, 50 fixed that finally he was convinced tttlt
a lady had been insuited, and the accused
did net have the Will power TO refrain
from fulfilling this deiusion. This form of
! insanity. with which Etidtiick is q victim.
DR.. Hodges regarded the most danger
| Gus of all forms of the disease. for it often
| leads to violent deeds. DR.. Hodges firmly
| believed tEat Fsiddlck really thought God
had commissioned him TO commit this
+! deed
!, QUESTION OF sEIAAIMING
| Mr.. Saunders asked Dr.. Hodges il in his
! Judgment the prisoner had not shown up
I To the time of the killing enough mental
\ ity TO sham insanity after he did the
! shooting. The Doctor anzwered in the az
! tfr,native and explained that both sane and
| insane people can sham insanity DR..
| Hodges gave the jury n most interesting
| explanation OF the difference between
| rnonornanta and paranoi- It was as lee.
| ture in a classroom, and was listened tc
! with the closest attention
/ The Doctor said ulonomaniac was
| person insane on one subject, while per-
/ son afflicted with paranoi is one who has
/ one dominant idea. His disease Will de-
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