The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-28
Mind Unsound While Writing.


| Q.-Is there anything in that letter
which shows the writer is or was in
sane. as you have defined Insanity?
A.-That letter shows that while he
was writing the letter he was of I'M
sound mind.
Q-While he was forming the letters
which went to make up the words was
the writer insane?
Al have the opinion he was.
Q.-EXcluding everything except eN-
! hibiJ 3, are you of the opinion that the
/ writer of exhibit b was insane while
writing il?
Al am OF the opinion he was.
Q.-What is there in the letter itself
I that indicates he was insane2
A.-The broken condition Of the writ
ing, Take the letters X W, L H. Kaiser
Wilhelm II.
Q.-Show us what you mean by that?
A.-The writer starts in and abruptly
breaks Off the line Of thought as follows;
DR.. Evans read from letter y.
" Going 20 New York-going 10 Phila-
delphia. and then to PittsbUrg. and then
Port Huron 10 the wedding.
'"Thc interlineatocs OF all this writing
on the margins. continued the witness,
'all show evidence Of unsOundness on
the part of the writer. II is just such
a letter as I am accustomed 70 getting
in my office. l get hundreds OF them
every day"
O.-You regard The underscoring of
the words very. very as evidence Of
what2
Indications of Insanity.
A.-Taken with the other marks. such
as the II think. think" written dag
cnally, axe indications Of insanity. And
the words "She expects much for herr
self from the blaggard." are also signs.
O.-You have assumed q certain
/ a. Of cult In he writ or
A.-No, 1 have not. I have tried 70
put that out Of my mind.
Q.-Do PEOPLE of culture spell black
gUUrd "blaggard."
Q.-Don't they usually spell accord
ing to the dictionary
A.-NOt always. They inlay or they
may not.
Jerome Jibes Witness.
Jerome jibed the witness on mis- GO
| ing back 500 years before Christ to
| find evidence Of parUnia, when the
witness asked how far back the dis
trict attorney wanted him to 20 in
examining the letters
Il don't think q man who went krck
, before Christ should hesitate in going
back a few years" said Jerome
/ Come on, doctor, let us find more cvi-
denCe OF insanity
/ DR. Evans added that the letter also
/ showed many changes Of handwriting.
/ Also the words "abJect coward in the
/ letter are precisely underlined, and
there are four lines under the words
/ must not" There are three lines
J under the words her own The man
4 ner Of making brackets from the fifth
10 the sixth page--it took six or seven
: strokes to do II. No normal man would
4 do that. Here again there is 4 lot OF
( inteTlineatiCnS between line two and
/ line three. and then the word 'blag-
I - IL
Untidiness Of the entire page Page
eight has 80 per" meaning two per
sons; then the parenthesis for legal
reasons" should not have been in
parenthesis on page nine YOU will
/ find do not" the word not under
/ lined. There is no particular signifi-
canoe attached 70 the word, even with
the emphasis placed on II it simply
| shows an irregularity Of the mind
Letters Shown Jury.
Photographic copies Of the letters were
given to the jury and they followed Dr.
Evans in his Characterization Of evil
dence Of mental unsourdness. On page
| eleven there is a change of handwriting
/ Several variations and cross-page writ
/ ngs ard interlineations show an I'M
stable mind. Some OF the sentences are
absolutely inCOhercnt.
Q.-YOu reCOllcCt that Your reply to
| Mr.. Delmas' hypothetical question was
prcdiCated or these lcttcrS2
Objection by Delmas and the question
was withdrawn.
Q.-The letter which YOU have read
| do you remember whether your reply
90 the hypothetical question was based
upon them2
An part
Q.-Now take exhibit c. and under the
same conditions as were considered in
regard to exhibit Is, exclude everything
: else and state whether from an examina-
ton of the letter itself. us writing
grammatical construction and o-her
characteristics you car state whether
IN your opinion the writer was Of un-
! sound nina
DR.. Evans carefully examined the
letters.
The witness answered: Like the
other letter IL contains the evidence
( tending 10 show that he was insane
Jerome Wants Definite Replies.
Jerome insisted on more definite re-
ply. yes or no" Or. Evans said he
Q-Can YOU say watcher the writer
Of exhibit c was insane or not when he
wrote IT.