The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-21

eft is not a brain disease when it
first develops, is it?''
mo SIR
"It becomes that?'
Degeneration and SO forth affects
the BRAIN
not?"
"Yes.'
"Oid men break down without hav-
ing that disease do they not?"
yes
until go. do they not?''
yes
1T is not unusual for men of so to
lose their faculties is it?"
mot at all"
That's ALL
Mr.. Hite then asked him if he did
not consider Mr.. Gordon senile He
answered Eyes" Asked what that
meant he said "Old age
DR.. w. A. Wehe was asked to take
the stand and to state what his
opinion was in regard to the hypo-
thetical question. He answered:
HE was senile."
.sThat means he was old. does it
not?"
tissue
us it not possible then for a man
of 80 to retain his best faculties and
be not old ?''
mot hardly. that is not in COM
parison to his earlier powers.
at the age of 80 and is it not possible
for a man of that age to retain as
good judgment as younger man
"Some men have no judgment.
as Parkinson's disease one OF the
Drain?'
"Of the brain and cord, found to be
due to a pathological condition of the
blood
DO you consider paralysis agitans
the same as insanity 2"
mo"
Wehe on Insanity.
..Tben Won draw distinction be-
tween mental diseases and diseases OF
the brain-a disease of brain is no. IN
sanity-wil you define insanity Tor
us?"
Insanity is a condition in which the
mind so changes by pathological
condition of the brain that the person
becomes unable to conduct his Usual
occupation"
Then in your opinion a man who
knew the person with whom he was
dealing and the piece of property which
he was conveying as in his regular
business would be sane?"
"He would know what he was DO
ing?"
DR.. L. M Powell, graduate of the
University of Pennsylv ania medical de-
partment, described paralysis agitans
as a vibratiory involuntary luotlo7 OF
the muscles usually not affecting peo-
pie until after 40 years of age. He con-
sidered a man such as that described IN
the hypothetical question or an unsound
mind.
DR.. w. S. Lindsay, a specialist in
nervous diseases, when asked for his
picture of a man as per this question
said:
TT shows a man defective in mem
ory.''
On cross examination Mr.. Larimer
asked:
IF a man knew the persons and the
property and the consideration which
and closed a deal. he would be a sane
man would he not?'
HE would be-
And it would be a sane act?''
Yes"
rs Parkinson's disease a disease of
1T is not classed as a mental disease
but as a nervous disease in ine latest
books
And if a person who know the NAH
best and was associated with him up to
the last and conducted business with
him said that he was of sound mind,
would that have any effect on your
judgment of the MANI"
I'm proportion to the confidence had
in that person.
DIR. McClintock Testifies.
DR.. John c. McClintock was asked if
he was well acquainted with the dis
ease called paralysis agitans.
Not much" he answered.
Having heard the hypothetical
question, what is your opinion of the
mans mind during the last five months
of his iife?"
I'm my opinion the man would not
be of sound mind
Did you ever treat a patient for
hat disease ?''
IT did rot"
"Then your knowledge of the disease
s by books and hearsay?"
wholly
"And you are not an expert?'
II am not
Would a man be able to understand !
he consideration in a transaction and |
20 know the parties he was dealing with |
and the exact location of the property |
being transferred be sane or insane, |
n your opinion?"
He might be sane }
do you consider this disease one of |
he brain?''
Eyes, SIR
''Can you cite an authority for that /
,pinion?'
NO"
And you might be Mistaken
VERY easily