The Washington times., 1907-03-19

or nervous diseases compiled by the
witness from the works OF other au-
thorities
Q-Why did you publish this book?
A.-Publishers publish books to make
money.
Work Offered in Evidence.
Q.-Read this preface and see II you
did not publish this book to make
money out of il?
Delmas said: Has the book been
offered in evidence?''
Jerome replied: Il only offer it to
refresh the witness memory"
This process was written by DR..
Shaw in 1867, said DR.. Jeline, triumph
antly. pointing to the first pages of the
HAS DR.. Shaw been dead for a num-
Der of years?
Ale has.
Q.-Who wrote this particular pref
Al copied it from DR.. Shaw; he
wrote these very words.
Jerome handed the book to DR.. Jel-
ffe.
Delmas objected. saying the book was
not in evidence, and the witness could
not be asked TO read from it.
o. call your attention to section II.
on page II. which says: Diseases OF
the mind
.yr. !eliffe interrupted with: THAT is
the table of contents. and not a classi-
on DeInas' objection 10 further
reading from the book until il was Of
fered In evidence. Jerome offered 1t.
Jerome read from the book what he
Jerome Reframes Question.
Q.-When you refer from section Z
to the eighth chapter containing the
various kinds Of psyChosis what would
you call the arrangement If not a ClassI-
ficatiOn?
Delmas objected and Jerome reframcu
the question
Q.-ls that your work or the work OF
Dr. Shawn
Alt is the work Of the man who
compiled the table Of contents
Q.-A on have missed my point.
A.-Oh, NJ, / don't think so.
Q.-How long has Shaw been dead2
A.-Maybe six OF seven years.
Q.-Is it not true that the order Of
arrangement in this book has been so
made as TO bring out the natural rela-
ton of one form Of mental diseases to
another?
Al beiieve it has.
Not Suffering From HysteTia.
Q.-Was ID. X. T. suffering from What
is described IN this book as hysteria?
Al would not thiTk so.
Be. ore DR.. JeHffe answered, Jerome
saiu: Il have a right 10 question this
witness 10 show that he is testifyins
falsely"
Q.-was H. X. T. descrl. a in the
hypothetical question as suffering from
imperative conceptions"
book.
Br Jelire was about to read when
Delmas objected. Here the court SAID:
He may read il 70 himself. but not
aloud"
DR.. Jellffe finally answ cred: "The
Arrangement in this book is made for
the purpose Of convenience. Whether
the imperative conceptions are grouped
in this book under the form OF insanity
from which the defendant was suffering
/ am unable 10 say"
Q.-I ask you II II. K 7. was suf-
fering from epileptiC insanity, as de-
scribed in chapter 81
Al do not think he was.
Q.-Chapter 4. then-was he suffering
intoXicatiOn psychOsiS?
Delmas again objected. was over
ruled. and took an exception, after
which Dr. Jeliffe answered: i do not
o. call your attention to chapter 5,
20 paronia, and ask you whether H K
4. was suffering from any OF the
forms Of insanity described in that
chapter when he killed Stanford White.
Al think. possibly; yes.
Q.-What form2
could not tell you definitely.
Q.-WeU what was your opinion
Al said he might have been suffer
ing from one Of several forms In this
chapter I find one Of the forms from
which it is possible he was suffering
DIR Jeliffe added: ''It Is barely posi-
bic that he was suffering from dementia
0.EWas he suffering from demenua
praecOx2
given me sufficient data on which to
base a scientific opinion. ! am making
the best guess 1 can under the circum-
stances.
you to say2
Al can't say
Q.-Is there any other form Of which
you can say2
A.-Yes. there may have been one Of
the paranoiad state l believe II. K. 7.
was suffering from one Of the paranoiad
Q.GWhat insanity was he suffering
from?
o. did not prepare the question?
A--What. this question (holding up
printed cOpy)2
Q.-No; 1 did not write it.
Al believe Il came direct from your
mind as 1t appears here.
Q.-Cannot you say whether it is your
opinion as to what kind Of insanity
II. K. T. was suffering frOmE
Al have not had sufficient facts?
Q.-Can you say he has degenerative
Al believe the form described as
maniac Oppressive in this chapter may
have been his trouble. IL is also called
circular insanity
$50 that he may have been suffer-
ing from maniac Oppressive insanity or
from circular insanity?
A.-NO, ! say he may have suffered
from some paranoidd state OF either de-
mentia praecox or some other Of the
many forms of insanity. II often takes
months of stuGy to ascertain just what
form Of insanity a person suffers from.
Q.-How long have you studied this
cas5c
A.-One month.
Own you say ne had any chronic
form?
Al cannot say.
Delmas objected to the procedure Of
referring to the testimony as a run
ming dialogue" He raised the point that
Jerome had been referring to the de-
fendant, whereas the hypothetical ques-
tion has described only II. K. Z. Jerome