Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-07
MIND IS UNCONTROLLED
Experts Say Eric Kutzleben,
Train Wrecker, Can't Help
Doing Wrong
IMPERATIVE CONCEPTION"
Impulse to DO Certain Things, Which
He Knows are Wrong and May
Cause Harm, So Strong That He
Has No Will Power to combat-In-
tcrestins Phase Of Trial.
CONCEPTION
snecia, To UNDERSTANDINGS.

Special to Tines epublican.
Marengo, Nov Though able to-
distinguish right from wrong and real
ize the consequences of his actions, ne
was unable to control himself or keep
from wreclsing the Rock Island passen-
ger train ait Homestead on March d.
is the contention of the experts on IN
sanity who testified in the case against
Eric Won Kutzleben.
Drs. Hill OF Des Moines, Eddy ana
Henderson Of Marengo, all declare tfiat
IT is their opinion that the Defendant
lis an iinbecile, unable to control him
self when impelled to do wrong, though
he may know full well that what he did
was wrong and may lead to loss OF HE
and criminal prosecution.
Dr.. Eddy Tcstifies
Or. VIM. Eddy of Marengo was re-
called to the stand yesterday morning
He had been called Saturday after
noon but was Immediately dismissed
so that the testimony Of DR.. Hill OF
Des Moines could be taken and ne
could be excused.
DIR. Eddy declared that he had made
an examination Of the prisoner last
Tuesday in the offices of the attorney
for the defense. Ut was his opinion
that the defendant was am tmbecile
and was of unsound mind on March
81.
When the hypothetical question was
read TO him, over which there was SO
much contention Saturday and which
summed UP the evidence and asked
u from 1t, the witness would judge
Klptxleben of unsouI1d mind, DR.. Eddy
replied that he would declare In an
swer that the man was OF unsound
mind.
RE said that from his examination
OF the prisoner, he would judge thai
he could not control himself when he
was impelled to do wrong deed. he
might know right from wrong and pro-
bahly did know that death might re-
suit from the wreclsing of the train
| hit that he was impelled by "impera-
t,va conception" and could not heir
doing the deed
DR.. Eddy had consulted with DR. Eli
in regard ito the case, last "Wednesday
and they had arrived at the conclusion
1 that this was what was the trouble
with the man.
..Did you arrive at your opinion o.
the mans sanity from your conversa-
1 ton with lim?" was asked by thf
states attorney.
II did," was the reply Of the wit
ness. M
"Did you suggest any portions o
or assist in framing the Hypothetical
4 question which was to be propoundei
4 to YOU on the witness stand" aske'
the states attorney.
I II did" was the reply.
"Did you talk with the attorney
4 for the defense about this case?"
i II did,
i Dr.. Eddy then went on to describ
the mental forms OF man, say1l'i
4 there were four classes. The frs
class. Is that Of the idiot, who fla
no mind at all, he declared. In tn
i second class are imbeciles Of partl
4 developed mind. They may be OF
! high order and be educated but ar
8 liable to be irresponsible on certail
subjects. The third class is that
/ ordinary persons and the fourth,
4 higher order, in which he would elias
persons of an extraordinary intellect
Or. Henderson Testifies.
DR.. n. B.. Henderson, of Maren
90. was next called to the stand. Fl
I reiterated the statements made by d
Hill and DR.. Eddy, declaring 1t wa
his opinion that the defendant was Q
unsound mind, that he was mental
irresponsible, that he was an imbecil
and could not control himself VINE
impelled to wreck the Rock Islam
train March 81.
He had consulted with DIR. Edd
and DR.. Hill and helped to frame tn
hypothetical question which ha
been pronounced to him.
4 He thought that the defendant wa
degenerate, an irnbecile and wa
of a defective mind. He considere
him however, a high grade i,nbecilt
The defendants statements were In
tellIgent, but he could find no motiV
for the deed.
Mail Clerk on Stand.
Robert Hanks, Of West Libert!
one Of the railway mail clerks, VIII
was in the wreck, was the next wit
ness called. He had remained at tn
scene OF the wreck until 1890 ocloc
the following morning. He had nc
seen Kutzleben about the scene OF tn
wreck. He did not know all the pas
sengers and would not remember the:
all if he saw them.
|. He claimed to have started the III
which Mr.. Bagerbush in last week
testimony declared that he ha
! started, but Hanks acknowledged thu
Bagerbush had assisted him.
Did Not See Kutzleben.
q. A. Pomeroy, another mail clerl
J was on the stand after Hanks ha
finished. He had remained some tin
at the scene of the wreck and had M
. seen Kutzleben. He had been sor
ing mail in the car after the wrec
, and looking up saw man standing
the doorway, who said:
"rhis was a terrible wreck"
He had replied to him, but said Il
man was not Kutzleben. to his know
edge.
May Finish Wednesday.
1t is generally thought here th'
, the defense will finish taking it's ev
dence Wednesday morning and after
short rebuttal, the case will be turnt
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