The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-06

years remained unmarried. although
she must have had many suitors and
proposals that were hard to refuse
When asked if he nae forced his atten-
tons ani presence on Miss Lind, Lin
derholm made a positive denial.
Il never could understand just why
she rejected me" he said. although
she inferred it was some misdeed on
my part that she never explained"
Wasn't you communicated by
the Lutheran synod?" asked the law
year. suddenly changing the line of
They claimed that I was" re-
sponded Linderholm. but it was un-
lawful"
You also insist that the actions of
the courts and the juries which found
you insane was unlawful, do you
not?" witness was asked.
There is no doubt of it," was Lin
derhoims positive statement.
He Tells of Long Letter.
Then for "a half hour Linderholm
was cross questioned concerning a.
letter he wrote to DR.. Biddle. The
epistle was written while the man
he gave his reasons for believing he
was prosecuted. This letter covered
"a pages.
What do o mean by the state
ment, 1 saw a deep abyss yawn be-
meath me?" was asked.
Il meant that / saw trouble ahead.
People didn't understand me-they
said l was a poor worthless fellow
who was unable to care for himself
or a wife and family and they seemed
to want to get me out of the way.
They didn't want me out there at
Lindsborg-that's why they SEM me
here to the asylum
e All Are Against Him.
E L1nderholm admitted that he was
paid SIS a month for firing an engine
in one of the cottages while at the
asylum. He ate and slept in ward +
the convalescents' ward of the hospi-
tal-was allowed many privileges and
mad no trouble in effecting his es-
cape when he decided to cave the
asylum Asked concerning a conspir-
acy on the part of DR.. Biddle and
members of the board, he said they
had denied him his liberty when. as
he believed, they knew he was sane.
When asked why he left the asylum,
ne SAID he was convinced that the
supreme court would deny his appli-
cation for a writ of habea corpus and
deny his liberty. Through the ex-
animation Linderholm's one manifes-
tat1on OF paranoia appeared the sus-
pic1on that ~eryon was trying to
wrong him and were members of a
conspiracy to deny him his
On this point the defense questioned
at much length.
DR.. Roby was called to the stand
shortly before noon. Over bitter pro-
tests from the defense, he was asked
a hypothetical question concerning
Llnderholm's sanity at the time he was
an inmate of the asylum. The ques-
ton was based on the letter to DIR.
Riddle and Linderholm's actions at the
asylum as shown from the testimony
From the facts as given in the
question and from the language of the
letter. replied the witness, 81 would
say that Mr.. Linderholm was not in
sane, but that he was cratic
The witness had qualified as an ex-
pert and this afternoon will have his
learning tested concerning mental
sickness. DR.. Biddle himself prompt
ed attorneys for the defense in the
firing of a broadside of hypothetical
questions and complicated queries on
paranoia n varied stages and condi-
tions of insanity. DR.. Roby will prob
ably be the last witness for the plain
tiff. Then the defense will i%nterpose
a that will call for much
oratory and aAdeluge- of legal quota
tons. The case has now been on trial
three days and if a demurrer is over
ruled, the end is not in sight.