Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-09-23
WEALTHY BOONE YOUTH on
TRIAL FOR INSANITY HAS
BRILLIANT MIND.
SO SAYS SWEETHEART,
WHO is STANDING BY HIM
Mother Says Her Son is a Degenerate
and Employs Lawyers 10 Prove IT.
She Still Loves Him But Wants Him
lnearcerated in Asylum - Youths
Uncle Comes to His Defense.

Chicago, Sept 23.-Sunstrole, haz-
company of improper women are rea-
sons for lunacy put forth by attorneys
for his mother to secure an order send
ing Frederick Hornstein 1925 Monroe
avenue. to the insane asylum.
The young man under investigation
IS poet, lecturer, literateur a gradu-
ate with lonors. of the University of
Chicago and of John Hopkins univer-
SHY at Baltimore The case is pems
heard at the court for the insane at
the Detention hospital before Judge
Williams.
No verdict in the case was reached
until today to hear Attorney Leon
Hornstein. who is fighting for the free
aon. of his nephew. He attacked the
motives of Mrs. Hornstein in her tes-
timcny.
\ former sweetheart of the young
man, who stands by him, Wi. be heard
N his behalf
chewed Too Much Cum.
Among the things brought out re-
gardins the life of the charged degen-
crate are: That he chewed five sticks
Of sum al q time; flirted with 4 wait
ress in the presence of his cousin:
threatened to dynamite his mothers
family: had a steely glare in his eyes;
smoked cigarets with a won!an; said
that there was no virtue in the world;
vas /. brilliant scholar. but do9gei OBJ
stacleS TO learning, asked his mother
TO buy him an automobile ana threw
water bottle 1t her when she re-
fused read De Quincey's Opium Fac
er" when he was y years old; threat
ened frequently to commit Suicide;
shocked his mother With Improper
conversation in her presence; lost
money on the board Of trade woke
up with a Shrek the night following
his fathers death and has been trou-
bled with insomnia since; and tried
to break his fathers will
Young Hornstein was taken to the
Detention hospital nearly TWO weeks
ago. The certificate as to his mental
condition was signed by D.. Archi-
wss one of the witnesses for the pros
ecutlon.
Mother Has Lawyers.
The young mans mother was repre-
sented BY Attorneys Walter Jacobs
Winston. Payne, Strawn & Shaw.
Miss Grace Schneider, Mrs. Horn
stems niece. said she had known her
cousin since he was baby at Boone.
Iowa. their former home. She said that
it was not until few years ago. how
ever. that he appeared TO be mentally
unbalanced.
since graduating from college he
has never wanted TO work. she said.
She said he and a woman smoked Gig
arets in her presence.
When cross examined by Attorney
Hornstein. however. Miss Schleider adj
mit.ed that she had gone to a theater
With the young man on the evening
before he was taken 70 the hospital.
Mrs. Hornstein appeared TO be obliv-
ious Of the fact that her son was sit
ting only a few feet away from her
during her testimony.
Refused to Attend School.
When Fred was a child he refused
10 attend school, she said. He was
fond of reading, however. ard often
would go out into the woods and read
books for hours al time. Somehow
mo. there was always something about
him that I could not quite penetrate
when he was Very young we were
great companions bat on growing older
mis- affection for me appeared TO wane
| sent him to the culver academy, an
Indiana preparatory school, when he
was about - years old. There he was
nazed by the students a number OF
times. and this nay have affected his
mind.
In his senior year at the Universit!
/ OF Chicago he devoted a great dea
/ Of his time to the study Of philosophy
but he did but little work while a
/ j Johns Hopkins University. After his
! first wear there he went to Ocean City
4 \. j.. where he rested for some time
/ He then returned to Boone, and his de-
/ neanor when / first saw him surprised
me greatly. His eyes appeared to be
vacant and staring and he seemed hard
" to recognize me.
Says She Still Loves Son.
/ ~ have absolutely no animosity TO-
wards my son and am testifying agalns
him only because I realize that ne !:
not we'll l still love him as mothe'
should and only want to help him.
! DR.. Harold \. Meyer. formerly one
the medical staff al the Kankakee IN
sane asylum, altho employed by th'
defense, asserted that he had examine
Hornstein and found him to be SUI
fering from dementia praecox, pr
mary form of insanity. He said ina
this was not incurable, however.
DR.. Church. who first examined TN
Young man, said that Hornstein wa
the victim of primary dement1a. ~
recommended that the young man o.
kept from dissipation. His recover.
the physician doubted. DR.. Church al
rnitted reports he had heard regardlni