Arizona republican., 1917-08-19
r [ Al l TN !SS'' SANE:: SAYS [)R. WALLS.

William Faltin is not insane. The brutal murderer of Carl Petersen is no longer a patient at the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane. Dr. John R. Walls, superintendent of the hospital, yesterday formally discharged from his institution, the man whose crime, more than any other in recent years, stirred Maricopa county. He was at once given into the custody of officers from the state prison, who returned him to the Florence institution forthwith.
 Since December 15, 1915, when a jury in the superior court of Pinal county declared him insane, Faltin, previously under a sentence of death, had been a patient at the asylum Last night for the first time in nearly two years he slept behind the walls of the prison to which he had been taken after being convicted in the superior court of Mar icopa county.
 Word had been sent to Superinten- dent Anderson of the state prison of the impending discharge of Faltin and ear ly yesterday morning two prison auto mobiles carrying five guards came over from Florence to be on hand when the formal discharge was issued. Governor Campbell, too, had been made aware of the contemplated action of Superin- tendent Walls who explained to the eX- ecutive that he was of the opinion that F'altin was not insane and that in this opinion he was supported by his staff at the hospital.
 Incidentally pr. Walls made it known that he would discharge three other prisoners, committed as insane, but who had sirce recovered their reason. Ac- cordingly the guards from the prison came equipped with two sets of leg irons and several pairs of handcuffs. Each carried a large calibre six shooter and one was armed with a sawed off shotgun. This array of jewelry relics of the former prison administration, was found at the last moment to be practically worthless because of the ab- sence of any keys suited to the locks which had strangely disappeared.
 Tho hest part of two hours was spent after the arrival of the officers in hay ing the necessary keys fitted to the loc s of the hand cuffs and leg irons. Sh )rtly after noon the big cars rolled up to the administration building of tho hospital and the officers asked to sign receipts for the men. This for ma lity carried out, they were con- ducted to Ward Three where the men were in waiting
 I'D to that time Faltin had not been made aware of what was transpiring. He had been given his regular bath, his dinner at the regular hour and oth- CT matters carried out in accordance with the routine of the hospital. He was locked in his room but no word Of his approaching return to the prison war sDoken
 As the officers entered the ward and tho door of Faltin's room was unlocked he gazed into the corridor and into the faces of one or two guards whom he remembered Then. and only then, did he sense the fact that he was to be returned to the prison A smile came over his face and he spoke cheerily as he was brought forth. He seemed sur pri9ed when hand-cuffs were adjusted to his wrist and leg irons to his leg. He seemed more surprised when the other cuff and the other leg bracelet was at tached to Manning Carter, negro second degree murderer. whom the hos pitaI authorities had also declared sane
 F9ltin made some remark. apprecl- ative of the fact that he then knew ne was heinz returned to the, prison. Al the time the preparations for hls de. parture were being made. he retained his oomposure and his smile. When he and Carter started down the steps iron the ward to the waiting machines. nc directed Carter as to the hest manner of breaking steps so that the leg irons would not sdiscOmmOde them. He m
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