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


pathological condition?
Al don't know, but / should think
When DR. Evans testified that the
letters. while disclosing "A state Of men
tai instability did not indicate any per
manent insanity. Jerome experts
looked at one another and smiled sig
NQ-Will you select a letter from the
LOT which shows that condition spring
ing fr0al- pathological condition?
Dr. EVaTrgr sLglin Namncd the letters.
DIT. Evans hn1By, selected defendants
exhibit J..
Void OF Mental Poisc.
Q.-What. in that. shows insanity aris-
ing from a pathological condition?
A.-Well. it is a letter scrawled on q
small piece OF paper with lead pencil
Il is intended evidently for the woman
OF his choice. the woman whom. accord
ing TO the evidence, he had arranged
with her mother to marry in considera-
ton Of a 100000 dowry, and he with
unlimited money with every facility
which money could purchase at his COM
mand, sits down and writes with a lead
pencil and writes to her whom he had
asked to be his wife. writes without ad-
dressing her. It shows that he was
not enjoying mental poise. That in
itself. is sufficient to Justify such an
opinion.
jerome put the question three times,
and each time DIR. Evans responded:
Tho physical makeup % the letter
showed a lack Of mental pOise."
Q--Now, what pathological condition
does your answer disciose2
Am unsettled equipOisc. No one on
earth can tell you just what the exact
condition of THE writer's mind was
written? :
Al do not. positively.
O.-HOu said WRITER, vrbo, l.
was paying the lady OF his affections
honorable court?
Al believe IT was.
Loss o. Esthetic Sense.
Q.-Would IL Influence your judgment
ut all as to what the condition of his
mind was?
Att would influence me TO believe
that the writer had lost esthetic sense
a sense Of prOpriety-
OFF it was shown you that at the
time the young man was travelling about
with the young woman as his mistress.
would that fact affect your judgment
Of his mental condition. as shown hv
hibit?
Alt is well known that n man some
times loves his mistress far more than
by hOlier ties.
Q.--Is there anything in the subject
matter of exhibit = which shows a
pathological condition. There is moth
ing in the letter about having Iarre
there2 -
Al cannot free my mind from the
conditions ! know to exist II is neres-
sary to reach an intelligent conclusions
10 employ intelligent means. TO DO that
must consider all the facts ] know
Q-ls there anything in exhibit r
alone, excluding everything else. that
indicates the pathological condition Of
the writer?
A.-Nothing more than have said.
Q--Piease exclude all other matters.
and just take the letter and imagine it
was brought TO your Office by a stranger
who told you nothing at all az to the
identity Of the writer and ask Won
Doctor. what is the pathological condi-
ton Of the writer? Could YOU teH2
A--No-
More Exhibits Examined.
Jerome showed the witness peoples
exhibit a
Q.-Is there anything IN that-the
handwriting, the spelling, the paper-to
indicate Il pathological condition?
A--Not or itself.
Q.-Take exhibit A. Examine ct as to
the handwriting, grammatical construc-
lion. paper and ink. and. excluding.
everything else. is there ANYTHING i'm 81
TO disclose the pathological condition of
the writer
A.-No. not without knowledge of who
wrote IT,
o. mean nm answer in regard to
the letter itself, as If IL had been hand
ed You by person YOU did not Know ?
A.-AOur question is too broad and 1
lSsume you meant pathological condl-
tlon OF the mind / ask YOU courteousIv
what this-what this an means or ci,,o
i will be left at sea.
Q---Do you distinguish between the
mind and the BRAIN
A.-No.
Q.-Do you locaIizc the mind else
where
A.-No.
$50 that when you speak OF the
pathological condition OF tho mind Won
brain? '''0
A-No.
Q.-What is the distraction between
the pathological condition of the mind
and the pathological condition OF the
A.--The brain is the chief organ OF the
mind. but when We say there is a patho-
logical condition or the mind we do not
mean that there is a lesion OF the
brain The brain may DE permanently
diseased. BY hereditary conditions II
may be susceptible TO disease and so
when conditions occur that affect the
susceptibility the arrangement sets in
and the person affected acts out of
harmony with his training and his sur
rOundings.
Mind and Brain Differs.
Q.-TeH me now. is there any differ
ence between pathology Of the mind and
pathology Of the brain?
Ave are frank enough to admit il
cannot always ten the seat OF the brain
disorder
jerome asked that that question be