The Detroit times., 1908-08-21
lists AGREE
W|FE-SLAYER IS
INSANE
SHOULD BE CONFIN-
ED IN ASYLUM FOR REST OF
HIS LIFE" EXPERT KENNEDY
TELLS COURT.

-Four Of the alienists appointed Dy
Judge Connolly TO investigate the men.
tai condition OF Christian Frischke,
who stabbed his wife TO death on the
morning OF Aug. 10, were examined In
open court, Friday noon and al!
agreed that the man is insane. Three
or them, Drs. j. Is. Kennedy. 81. G..
Johnson and David Inglis. expressed
the opinion that Frischke is In no con
dition OF mind TO stand trial COR his
act a
Df. Charles w. Hitchcock, while ac-
-tuaiiy eoffteidihs wit thee ether ptiysi@
clans, as TO the mans condition. said
he thought the accused could be tried.
DR.. W. A. Polglase the other member
OF the commission, Will make his re-
port Saturday morning, when
Frischke's eldest son. Paul, whom the
father accused of gross misconduct
involving the dead woman. will also
be examined at that time
Frischke took the stand at The ia.
stance OF Assistant Prosecutor Robi-
son and once more went over the de-
tails OF his awful story, which has
been declared by the doctors TO be
nothing more than an Insane defI-
sion. Frischke rushed through the re
cital this time talking SO rapidly that
he frequently jumbled his words HIS
appearance was that OF man on the
verge OF collapse, and as matter of
fact. he did complain Of pains in his
head There seemed TO be little doubt
OF his mental condition when he be
gan 10 tell how dog had kept him
awake In his cell for three hours
Thursday night, trying TO bite him.
DO you think you are crazy?' was
one OF the questions asked by Mr..
Robson
Il don't know" was his hesitating
reply. My head feels so funny some
times. like IL was going TO run away"
After a moments silence, Frischke
added:
You gentlemans can do with me
what you think is right.
In the opinion of the alienists'
Frischke is suffering from chronic de
lusional insanity, with little hope that
he would ever recover. DR.. Kennedy
was quite positive OH this point.
more SO than any OF the others.
Il believe the man should be con.
fined In an asylum for the rest OF his
life" he said. II don't believe he
will ever recover. The highest au-
thorities are ali against IT,
DR.. Johnson expressed anxiety for
the SAFETY or the sUrr, srttf;- sifeald-the
father ever regain his liberty. Or.
lnglis declared unequivocally that
Frischke was not responsible for his
acts at the time OF the murder and
that he never could be convicted.
All the doctors gave the son. Paul,
an excellent reputation. and spoke of
the high esteem In which the mother
and all the children were held by the
HeigAhers-en- Event -fonrth-st. They
had investigated the stories told by
Frischke concernig his wife's alleged
conduct with the son and had found
them wholly without foundation, they
said.
Ii developed that Frischke had once
gone TO the proate court of his own
accord TO De examined rs -to-ifis- san
ity. He was referred to DR.. j. b.
Wright and on the latter's advice left
home and was gone for several weeks
During his absence he wrote "A letter
in which he reiterated his charges
against his wife and son and 1 the
same breath declared that the charges
were false.
Frischke said he was "A years old
and was born In Prussia.