The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-01-07
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NEW YORK, Jan. 6.--According to
Dr.. Carlos +. Macdonald. one of the
most famous alienists in this coun.
try, it was Rev. Clarence v. T..
Richeson's monumental ego that in
duced him to give out his amazinb
confession today.
Tonight DIR. Macdonald made a
statement to the United Press in
which he said:
1T has ever been Me, Me, Me,
with that man Richeson. | have
just read his confession and from 1t
draw the conclusion that it is as
sincere as have been all his other aG-
tons. | consider the man sane, but
a cunning tiend, whose present pur-
pose is to save his life, despite his
protestations to the contrary. II
Richeson had not been found out in
his hideous crime, believe that he
would be leading a prayer meeting,
somewhere tonight, with long, sol
emn face. He is that sort of man
and deserves no pity
DR.. Macdonald, who was called to
Buffalo to pass upon the mental
status of Czolgosz, McKinley's slay.
er, who was medical counsel to the
district attorney during the Thaw
trial, and who is an international au.
thority on psychology. and mental
diseases, has made study OF the
Richeson case from the published
reports and history of the man.
While he has never seen the self
confessed minister-slayer, he bases
his deductions and opinion on the
chief characteristics and acts of Avis
Linnell's slayer
In his opinion given the United
Press. Dec. 21, following Richeson' s
act of self mutilation, DR.. Macdonald
said Richeson was not insane at that
time, nor, in his opinion, at the time
he poisoned the girl. The alienis.
further said that Richeson was not a
man to be actuated by high sense
of duty, but on the contrary, his mo-
tives were the satisfaction of desire
and the preservation of his life and
reputation.
Is Not Insane.
In his interview tonight, DR.. Mac
Donald said:
The confession of Richeson proves
that my first deductions were correct.
He is not insane, but quite to the
contrary, is man OF keen calculat-
ing mentality, Of high reasoning pow
er, and, in my opinion, is and al
ways mas been perfectly deliberate in
his acts.
His confession was not forced b.
the lashings of his conscience, but il.
his last desperate resort to escape
the electric chair.
Rlcheson, SO far as | can Judge by
his acts, characteristics and his story
published in the press, is of tn
type that has two powerful motives
which at all times inspire and direct
his every act-the desire to live as
long as possible, and the impulse to
satisfy his own desires and appetite.
This is supreme selfishness.
His mind, naturally a keen one.
has been trained by his study for the
ministry, and his work as pastor
afterward, to high capacity for fine
discrimination between right and
wrong,
He did not wrong Avis Linnell
impulsively. but deliberately. He did
not WOO the Edmands girl through
sudden impulse, but through motive
and after a well-deliberated plan.
This was cupidity in the first II,
stance, at least.
He did not slay the Linnell girl
through sudden impulse, but as a
part of well laid plan. He did no,
mutilate himself through a frenzy.
but with the intention of creating the
foundation for defense which would
save him from the chair.
Glover Calculations.
He did not write the confession
made public today. under sudde,
impulse. The confession shows cal.
culation, fine deliberation, and it's
composition indicates an effort to
produce the best impression. Clever
" 1t asserts that Richeson has no
hope OF saving himself through it. vet
IT was written for no other purpose
than that.
II Richeson had been outside a
cell instead of behind bars, if he had
raced future with freedom rather
than with almost sure punishment. he
never would have confessed, and his
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