The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-27
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having the matter in charge.
: AS a matter of fact wasn't ever.
head of an institution for the insane il
the east summoned"
ON the contrary they were not"
Name someone who was not"
DIR. Wagner"
Were there not special reasons VIII!
lection which Justice Fitzgerald sus
tanned.
DO you know what insanity is?'
asked Mr.. Jerome.
Insanity is positive condition, san
ity IS negative condition
Hartridge Retained Him.
| The witness had been retained in this
case by Mr.. Hartridge:
| Did you take the initiative in COM
| ing into this case?"
Mr.. Hartridge wrote to me asking
| for an interview. AS result of that
| interview 1 was retained
DR.. Evans said he knew of no ante
cedent facts nor did he know what
other specialists had been retained.
do you know Allan McLane Hamil-
| ton?"
Yes"
do you consider him an authority
| on mental diseases?"
Objection sustained.
Are you on friendly terms with
him?"
II think so''
him.
| Objection sustained.
isn't it a fact that many reputable
| physicians refuse to go into consulta-
| ton with you because you are an I'M
| professional MANI"
Objection sustained.
Isn't it a fact that DIR. Allan Nc
Lane Hamilton refused in this very
court room to go into consultation for
that very reason?"
Objection sustained said Judge
Fitzgerald.
Questions regarding DR.. Hamiltons
standing were objected to, but Mr..
Jerome produced decision which
seemed to cover the point.
May 1 assume that DR.. Hamilton
will be called in this case" asked JUS
tice Fitzgerald.
You may replied Mr.. Jerome.
You may assume that 1 will call
him."
Dr. Hamilton originally was retained
by the defense. 1t is said that he be-
lieves Thaw to be still insane. DR..
Evans said he had never read DR.. Ham
ilton's writings and could not tell
whether they were considered as an au-
thority. Neither could he tell whether
or not the profession at large considered
as authority the writings of DR.. Carlos
Macdonald. Mr.. jerome asked about
many works on mental and nervous
DR.. Evans had read.
500 Years b. c.
who wrote about paranoia 500
years before Christi" asked Mr.. Jerome
suddenly.
Dr. Evans smiled and while Mr.
Jerome was searching among his papers
said:
In one of my writings 1 said that
mad king of the Modes and Persians
exhibited signs of paranoia."
Mr.. Jerome read from DR.. Evans tes-
timony in another case in which he had
said paranoia had been described in all
books of value since 500 years before
Christ. He said he did not know of
any book written at that time or in fact
any book devoted entirely to paranoia.
rs there any book on mental and
nervous diseases that you regard as au-
thority?" asked the district attorney.
IF you mean any one whose work I
take for everything, no."
rs there any one who has written on
the subject whom you consider more !
qualified than yourself?'
Il don't know about that"
Mr. Jerome questioned the witness
further about the names of books he
had read.
books on nervous diseases, 1 would feel
very proud of myself said DR.. Evans |
He further told the district attorney |
that if he would produce the books ne |
would point out the OilSS AlC AAcA0 A~eNN- |
He had read most of the standard au-
thorities whose books are printed III |
English.
DO you know of a particular kind of
insanity that occurs in Italy?' asked
the district attorney
"I've heard of such a disease, but
I've never practiced in Italy
DR.. OsIer's Name introduced.
Among other physicians Mr.. Jerome
asked about was DIR. William Osler.
Il know him personally" was DR..
Evans reply.
DO you consider him as an author
typ
Hardly that?''
.'Don't you know that while he was
in this country he was considered one
Of the foremost men in his protes-
He made some statements that no
one could subscribe to. For instance,
mis- proposal to chloroform men after
did you ever hear anything of that
kind except what you read in the pa
pers?"
No"
Mr.. Jerome reading from a newspa-
per asked the doctor If he did not ad-
lress the Y. NJ. c. A. at Morris Plains,
n J., in 1885.
DR.. Evans remembered the occasion.
AT that time did you not say: I
nave often managed to jolly the law
yers and fool the court with big words
which they did not understand"
Mr.. Delmas objected and was sus-