The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-07-23
BELIEVED SCUDAMORE
TO BE FEIGNING INSANITY

| ticed?
A / am have practiced since
| 1892, when / was graduated.
Q. What position do you now hold :?
A. L am chief physician at the
| Florida state inflrmary for the insane.
@. Do you know the prisoner, G.
C. Scudamore?
A 1 do.
O. For how long have you known
| him?
A If I remember correctly, l have
| known him since April, or at the
time when ha was paced IN the IN
Urinary.
Q. At that time. what was his
condition.
A He was apparently insane, or
pretending to be. at the time he was
first placed in the institution These
symptoms, however, soon passed
and normal. / did not have charge
of the ward in which Mr.. Scudamore
was placed, however, raS it Is impoS-
sible for me to look after 500 pa
tients personally. DIR. Randolph, my
assistant, who is in charge o. the
male patients, was in fact in immedi-
ate charge of him.
@. When was the patient dis
charged?
A About two weeks ago.
Q. Why was he discharged?
A. Because the examining board,
consisting of myself and two DINERS,
believed him to be sane
O. Upon what were your opinions
based?
A. Upon the conduct and CONVEX
sation of the prisoner.
Q. Do you recall the difference
in his appearance after he had been
at the asylum for short time?
A. 1 do. He changed considerably.
At first he sat in one position a ma
ior portion of the time; ne would
notice no one who CHANGED to pass
him, and il was dtficult to attract his
attention Finally all this passed
away, as did the foolish expression
in his FACE, which was possibly as
sumed.
Q. Have you ever made a special
study of mental disease, previous to
taking charge at Chattahoochee2
A. Only as contained in the regu-
lar course.
@. Have you, since going to Chat
tahoochee?
A. i have.
O. Had you direct charge of the
prisoner?
A. / did not. / made no notes on
the case. but saw him regularly on
my rounds. He was in the conva-
lescent ward
@. Was he insane or pretending to
be insane?
A i said that he had the appear
ance of pretending insanity.
Q. Do you believe that he was in
sane at all?
A. / do not.
@. Was he feigning?
A. | believe SO, although / was
not in immediate charge.
Q. Do you think your opinion to
be valuable under the, circumstances?
A. 1t satisfies me; il might not
others.
Q. The defendant is involved in
difficulties which necessitate an &C
curate knowledge of book keeping
and minor details. Do you think that
he is at present capable OF conduct
ing, or directing his attorneys to con-
duct rational defense along lines in
volved?
A. 1 am unacquainted with the
work, so am unable to answer.
Q. Could he, at the present time,
advise his counsel7
A. l think that he could.
BY Attorney Watson.
Attorney w. H. Watson, for the de-
Tense. then proceeded with the exam
nation
Q. How many years experience
have you had?
A About eight years
Q. How many insane patients, dur
ing that time, have you treated?
A. Probably a dozen.
Q. WHAT type were these, or were
you able to diagnose2
A. At that time 1 was unable to
tell
@. When, in your opinion is a man
insane?
A. When he is unable to reason
nationally upon any subject
Q. Would you regard that without |
reference TO his previous condition? |
A In some cases.
Q. Do insane persons have pecul- I
lar hobbies?
A. They do.
Q. How many times did you con-
verse with Mr.. ScUdamoTe2
A. Upon various occasions. ne
talked on different subjects. but did 4
not touch upon the difficulties in
which he was involved in Pensacola
until his examination.
Q. How long did the examination
lastg
A About two or three hours
Q. What was brought up at this
examination?
A. His case and his experience
In fact, everything bearing in any
way on the case whatever.
O. Were YOU in any manner pre-
disposed as TO his feigning insanity
by reason of outside information
I was not