Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-10
his MOTHER ABUSED!
MCNAMARA IMAGINED FATHER
NEGLECTED. WIFE AND HAST.
ENEp HER DEATH.
Or. HILL, NOTED ALIENisr,
TEsTlElEs TO INTERVIEW
Defendants Hallueination Revealed
When Hill Is Permitted to Repeat
Defendants Reasons for Numbering
His Father-A Doctors Unexpected
Answer.
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Northwood, April 10.-Dr. N. L.
Keane, the third of the medical wit
nesses for the defense, began his tes-
timony in the Mcnamara case this
morning, upon the conclusion of the
cross examination of DR.. l.. G. Hewitt.
DR.. Keane's answers to the hypotheti-
cal questions are substantially the
same as those of the men who have
never possessed of normal mind, at
the time of the shooting did not know
right from wrong, and actually ne-
lieved that his act was a righteous one.
Cross-examinations are rather extend
ed, as the state is allowed to ask ques-
tons based upon any hypothesis it ex-
poets to prove in its rebuttal. Altho
the testimony now is of a rather tech-
meal nature, the court room is still
packed at each session.
DR.. Hewitt surprised the listeners at
the trial yesterday when he was asked
a question which was in substance as
follows: Assume, doctor, that a man
for years got up between and 5 ev-
cry morning, MIXED twelve to fifteen
cattle, attended to eight or ten horses,
and the hogs and poultry and worked
the balance Of the day in the field, I'M
til evening, and then did chores again
until 10 o'clock at night, having the
charge Of farm of $50 acres, with no
help except at times in busy seasons
one hired man, but usually alone, would
you say that was an indication of a
weak mind, or imbecility?"
u certainly would. Any man would
be fool who would do so much work
alone. I consider it mark of imbecil-
ity that he should permit himself to be
| imposed upon to so great an extent"
| This was not the answer expected,
.buta when the question is analysed,
most people conclude that it was the
correct answer.
A Noted Chemist.
In answer to the hypothetical ques
ton propounded to him (the same six
| teen-page question which has been
propounded to three other doctors, DR.
| Hill said that at the time of the shoot
| ing Ed did not know right from wrong
4 and was unable to control his act. He
went on to state that Ed is in one Of
the grades Of imbecility Gan imbecile,
he explained, is a person born with
defective mind).
In Dr. Hills opinion the DEFENDANT
should never be turned loose upon So
|ciety again, for his malady is such that
it may be recurrent, and he might
cause another tragedy.
HE has lived in the realm of his emo
tons ever since his mother died." said
DR.. Hill Grief, according to Dr. Hill.
over the death of loved one, would
not be a sufficient cause for insanity
in a normal mind, but in an imbecile
mind it would be. At this juncture the
witness was turned over othe state.
The cross-examination was opened
by County Attorney Kepler with the
demand, that DR.. Hill proceed to mar
rate all the conversations with Ed
Mcnamara, and all the things Ed told
him, upon which ne bases his opinion
that the accused is a high grade Inn
beetle These conversations. put fol
convenience in the first person, as
MANY of them were narrated, were
substantially as follows:
|
when she went back to the farm from
Mason City, she should be careful, ane
not work too hard, as father wanted te
get rid of her, and marry a more ed
ucated woman, who would make a bet.
ter companion for him. Later, ont
time when mother was sick, father
neglected her. The doctor was there
and left some medicine, and instead o
staying with her, father went over in.
to Mitchell county with the doctor ant
showed him some land. Mother wa
taken worse right after he left, and III
did not come back for hours. though
he should have stayed with her.
"a few weeks before mother diet
she and father were visiting at Youngs
town, Pa, and when she was takel
sick, father let her come home alone
She missed the train, or got on tn
wrong train at Waterloo, and had t.
wait six hours, and then come to ST
Ansgar and drive across. / think tina
shortened her life.
II didn't really intend to shoe
. father when went upstairs. though
: he would give up the notion of marry
ing this woman, and give her up. an
that it would be all right, but he pQlle'
the bed clothes up in front of him, an
j. refused, and said shoot. Shoot away
so I shot I know that when wa
young I had spasms, and that I ha
headaches, and that, my mother use
to tie bandages around my head. (Whe
telling these things, the doctor saic
Ed was crying bitterly).
II felt awfully bad when went t