The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-02-15

be introduced. 1t is recommended
that those who wish may leave the
room" All of the newspaper women
left the room, and there were no
women in the court, when the witness
began his answer. The witness de-
scribed several tests. He then testi-
fed about the heart. He described
this. test.
"The irregularity of the heart was
noticeable. 1t changed it's pulse rate
| four times in IL minutes. | have new
er known heart to change that way.
His pulse would start in at "a to the
minute, and in the next is seconds
would run at the rate of 112 or more
minute and then change to 80 and
| then to 80, all within intervals of 10
minutes. l took his pulse number
of times, and this was one of the
| features | always noticed.
Q.-This was not routine test?
A.-No. The first time l examined
the defendants heart l thought the
strange phenomena might be due TO
the ordeal through which he had been
passing. But the heart action showed
the same popularity during later ex-
aminations also The result always
was the same The pulse having this
popularity 1 examined the heart.
found it to be of the same irregular
condition as the pulse. 1t was in
the same nervous condition, showing
| that it was not normal.
Q.-Then we proceed to the search
of evidence of drug habits?
Al looked for scars to determine
whether he used hypodermic injec-
tions on himself. l could find no ev-
idence of that sort.
Q.-As to his response to sugges-
ton?
Al must then relate conversa-
tions.
Mr.. Delmas said: "That you are
not allowed to do. But while you are
not allowed to give the language you
can give your deductions from what
he said.
"He persevered In one line of con-
versation," said DR.. Evans. while
was endeavoring to induce him to go
along another line. He would
branch off into a delusion."
O-What was his manner during
the examination?
Ale seemed to me to be unneces-
sarily apprehensive.
| thn oho nT
ory?
Att was good.
O.-The character of the various
senses2
A.-They were, as far as l could
see or learn, normal.
Q.-Now, I'll return to the question
which put before, taking the facts
which you observed during the visits
as bearing upon his mental condition
and taking the facts embodied in my
hypothetical question yesterday a.
which time did the explosion in this
defendants mind take place?
Jerome again objected on the
ground that the question should in
clude the hypothetical question. he
insisted that the witness had stated
that the mental illumination an(
psychic storm in the defendants minC
had taken place on the night OF June
25, 1906, and not that he observed
them at the time of the examination.
'If you admit that he said that,
exclaimed Delmas, triumphantly, y"
will withdraw my question"
"That is my recollection of wha
he said" replied Jerome.
''Well, then that Is all that we wan
to know" exclaimed Delmas eXultant
ly. 81 cheerfuIly withdraw my ques
ton"
On asking about hereditary in
sanity, can you tell of the rule of in
uuiry in relation to the subject will
: particular regard to epilepsy?
Al would rather state the rule
learned from experience, 1t is in m!
observation that when we get epilep
sy there are children predisposed t
idlocy and insanity. The person fol
lowing after them invariably has
tafnt 1t may spring up in the chil'
or grandchild and sometimes, oftel
| should say, it will be found in th
collateral branches.
ON other words, epilepsy and In
sanity are closely alliedf
Avery nearly. Epilepsy is ofteI
transmitted In the form of insanity.
Q.-Now you have mentioned collat
eral hsredityG' 80 Fat
A.--Special susceptibility. to insau