The Detroit times., 1911-03-22
Three Alienists Make Out Strong
Case for the Defense, Declaring
Physician Irresponsible at Time
of the Tragedy.
Prosecutors Attempts To Break
Down Testimony of Medical
Experts Fail.

ued the presentation, Tuesday morn
ing, OF medical expert testimony in
regard to the defendants mental con-
dition.
DR.. o. r. Long, superintendent OF
the state asylum for the criminal in
sane In Ionia, was the first witness.
He said, in answer TO questions from
o. +. Hunt, counsel for the defendant.
| that he had attended many cases OF
| mental diseases; that he had been
the superintendent of the Ionia asy-
lum for more than % years and had
had much experience in epileptic
cases. He had made two examinations
OF DR.. Boyajian in the county Jail
after the tragedy, he said.
At this juncture, +. +. Bumps, also
representing the defendant, read TO
the witness the hypothetical question
presented TO DR.. Klingman, the first
alienist called by the defense.
In view of the conditions recount
ed in the question and also his OBJ
servations in regard to Dr. Boyajian's
mental condition, the witness was
asked II he considered the doctor
rational or irrational at the time Of
the shooting.
Says 6oyajian Was Irrational.
Il should say he was irrational" DR..
Long replied.
do you think the defendant was
capable OF controlling his actions
when he did the shooting Mr.. Hunt
asked thei witness.
II don't think he was capable OF
controlling his actions at that time. .
the witness answered
Now. doctor, do you think the de
PENDANT was sane or insane at the
time of the tragedy" the witness was
further asked by Mr. Hunt
Il think at the time OF the shooting
the defendant was insane" was the
reply.
Cross-examined by Prosecutor Van
Zile, DR.. Long said he believed DR..
Boyajian was irresponsible when DR.
Klingman saw him in an epileptic
condition in the county jail.
"Oh, just irresponsible, not in
sane?" suggested the prosecutor
We'll, l should say he was insane
at the time" DR. Long replied You
might also call ii suffering from
hallucination."
The prosecutor asked the witness
II he considered nightmare" form
OF insanity, in view OF his mentioning
the word Authorization"
DR.. Long said nightmare" was not
insanity, explaining that nightmare"
was merely the conception Of objects
which had no existence.
Hallucination Is the same as might
mare" the doctor said.
The prosecutor asked IL the witness
considered a "night-walker," a per-
son walking while asleep. was insane
while asleep.
The witness replied that night
walking" was not form OF insanity
because the walker" was merely in
an unconscious condition with the
eyes open.
Would you regard the defendant
as dangerous now IL he were In your
institution" DR.. Long was asked.
II would have TO have him under
observation before could answer that
question" the witness explained. Il
think the doctors case il an epileptic
one, pure and simple. IL he had no
seizures, l should not regard him as
dangerous"
Suffered From Mental Shock.
The prosecutor suggested that DR..
Boyajian was not insane when he
started out for the police court on
the morning of the tragedy. To this
suggestion the witness said that the
doctor was undoubtedly suffering from
severe mental shock. the result OF
his wife's confession to him.
But shock is not insanity" the
prosecutor suggested.
Its contributory." the doctor re-
piled.
Prosecutor Van Zile intimated that
many persons feigned insanity. and
the witness acknowledged that the
prosecutor was right. The doctor said
he had encountered feigned cases In
his asylum.
The prosecutor questioned the real
ity OF DR.. Boyajian's epilepsy imme-
diately prior to and following the
tragedy, but DR.. Long was OF the be-
lief that there was nothing feigned
about the defendants actions, from
the description OF the way he acted.
The witness was asked II he thought
DIR. Boyajian was not responsible for
the tragedy, although he might have
planned II, and the witness replied
that he believed an epileptic was not
responsible for any act after a seizure.
The doctor told OF an epileptic wom-
al In his asylum, who had an anti.
pathy toward an attendant, and that
she had TO be continually watched,
lest she make an assault on him.
Dearborn Expert Testifies.
DR.. David X. Clark. or ST. Josephs
retreat, Dearborn, was the next medi.
cal expert called by the defense. He
said he had been connected with the
| retreat for Ia years and had treated
many cases OF mental diseases. He
made examinations of DIT. Boyajian In
the county jail in 1909. questioning
the defendant about his family his.
tory and characteristics. He also said
I he had examined Madros Boyajian.
/ brother of the defendant, and found
/ him suffering from pychosis. dis
ease of the mind, and a defect Ia
the eyes, the latter affiiction being
with him at birth.
Asked by Mr.. Bumps IL there was
anything about the defendant which
indicated that he was a deviation
from the normal, DR.. Clark said there
was; that the tendency Of the doc
tors hair TO grow low over his fore
head, and the characteristics OF him.
self ard antecedants were evidences
OF his abnormal condition.
Mr.. Bumps next read the hypothet-