The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-03-25
B0YAJIAN SANE
ALENISTS SAY
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leave out In his recital OF his findings
OF his examination OF DR.. Boyajian TO
the Jury the passages referred TO In
the notes.
DR.. Hitchcock gave a negative an
swer, saying he had Incorporated the
passages. In substance, in his testi-
mony.
Mr.. Bump then asked Dr. Hitchcock
IL he based his conclusion. that Boya-
jan was sane, on what he learned in
his examination OF the defendant and
on the hypothetical question Of the
prosecution.
Yes" the witness answered.
Dr. Hitchcock also said he cohsid-
cred carefully the hypothetical Ques-
ton OF the defense before answering
that he thought Boyajian sane at the
time OF the shooting.
Mr. Bumps then drew the attention
OF the witness to the condition OF DR..
Boyajian's mind when he saw mag
mary objects in his cell in the coun-
ty jail, and asked II that wasn't an
epileptic At.
Or. Hitchcock said he didn't think
the defendant had a ft; that II was
just hysteria. although the defendant
was unconscious at the time. His
condition had all the ear-marks or
hysteria. the witness added.
Mr.. Bumps went into the marked
features OF two kinds OF epilepsy, but
DR.. Hitchcock stuck TO his conclu-
sions that the defendant was not in
nm artIAnff4 r.f txA In I'd
He was sure he could positively dag
nose epilepsy. When a man Is in an
epileptic flt he usually falls and hurts
himself In some way, generally biting
his tongue. whereas hysterical pa
tients seldom suffer an injury, the
witness explained. A
The witness didn't think that a per
son In an epileptic delirium could
carry out complicated plan. The
patient, under such conditions, usual
ly has no memory. The doctor admit
ted, however, that a man In an 'au
tomato" condition might, with ap
parent purpose. do many things. such
as working about his ONCE and doins
| outside work, and not have any knowl
edge OF HIS actions and movements
AbhUo Whah WOiC NhS AhOheaA ~
actions Of an epileptic delirium. DR.
Hitchcock said that confused minc
| was one Of the characteristics.
Mr.. Bumps asked the witness how
! he would diagnose the case of q
/ young man, 90 years of age, who was
periodically afflicted with epilepsy.
/ The prosecutor objected to the
/ question and the court ruled IL out
giving the defense an exception.
Mr.. Bumps then related the case o.
DR.. Boyaiians father, pointing out his
/ epilepsy and the way II affected him
and asked the witness what diagnosis
/ he would make in regard TO the
patient.
/ DIR. Hitchcock said he would cal
IL sort OF epilepsy.
The doctor was next asked IL he
would have any hesitancy in sayine
/ the son, DIR. Boyajian, whose seizures
were reviewed. had inherited epilepsy
| DR.. Hitchcock said he would have
hesitancy in diagnosing the sons
case as epilepsy, as he had symptoms
such as locking of the jaws. which
didn't characterize epilepsy.
The witness admitted that the at
tack OF Or. Boyajian In the Jail, when
| DIR. Klingman was examining him FOL
the defense, was an epileptic fit, al
! the symptoms pointing to IL. The wit
ness would not admit that the de
PENDANT was an epileptic, repeating
| that the other seizures had all the
ear-marks of hysteria.
! Mr.. Bumps argued that inasmuch
as Dr. Boyajian was acknowledged by
the witness to have had one genuine
epileptic At, the defendant was. there
| fore, an epileptic, but DR.. Hitchcocs
wouldn't allow that the conclusion OF
the defense was correct.
Mr.. Bumps then went into the col
| lege career OF DIR. Hitchcock. and
drew from him an admission TO the
| effect that he got his diploma after
twelve months study In the Detroit
| College Of Medicine, the course at the
time he studied being one year, With
| two six-month terms. The doctor ex
planned that he had since that time
been employed in one department, the
/ epileptic ward, of the Pontiac asylum
The doctor said he took post
graduate course in America and
abroad, In mental and nervous dis
eases, after quitting the Pontiac asy
lum, some years ago, but engaged IL
general practice until last fall. wher
he decided to devote all his time u
mental and nervous diseases, making
such affections a specially.
The prosecutor. after the defense
was through with DR.. Hitchcock, ask
ed the latter IL he were still OF tn'
opinion that DIR. Boyajian wal
rational. responsible for his actions
and sane at the time he shot Cos
tanian. DR.. Hitchcock made an al
firmative reply.
DIR. A. w. Ives, alienst for TN
prosecution. was the next witness\ IL
is a professor In mental and nervou.
diseases in the Detroit College o
Medicine and said he met and became
acquainted with DR.. Boya1ian whiI'
the latter was student In the CO.
leee. The witness said he observed
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