The Washington herald., 1919-04-25
SLAYER OF Girl
MAYLEARNH HIS
FATE TOMORROW
Rebuttal Testimony Today
viii End the Trial
Of Jackson.
SANE, SAY ALIENISTS
Colored Man Who Killed
War Worker Degene-
rate, Say Experts.

There are two classes of men
sane and insane. and a minor class
constitutional detectives" testified
DR.. d. Percy Hickling. alienist for
the District of Columbia, in the
trial of James Henry jackson. for
the murder of Miss Lillian Hood. a
war worker.
In Justice Siddons' division Of the
District Supreme Court. DR.. Hickling
said Jackson was not insane when
he fred the shot on the morning of
January ~. in the yard at 1887 L
street that took the life of Miss
Hood. the war worker from Tennes-
see This also was the contention
of other eminent aIienists called to
the stand for the prosecution. while
DIR. william A White. superinten-
dent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane. called for the de-
fense. said he did not find Jackson
an insane man.
When court adjourned yesterday
afternoon. until this morning. all
direct evidence had been taken and
the prosecution was ready to call
rebuttal witnesses this morning
As many as ten of these witnesses
probably will be called. and it is
not likely that this will be COM
pleted today.
1t was agreed yesterday that a d.
vision of time be arranged Saturday
morning. This indicates that the
case which has been on trial fol-
nearly two weeks probably will &C
TO the jury tomorrow evening.
Says He Was Abnormal.
a hypothetical question, similar
to the one propounded to DIR. Hill
on Wednesday. but longer, contain
ing about $500 words. was asked
of DIR. White. DIR. White answered
that from the acts committed it was
a typical history of an individual
who embarks on a career of anti
social destruction
''Jackson's acts were prima facie
evidence of an abnormal state oi
mind" he said. II would say that
on the 24th day of January. when
the crimes were committed. he was
i'm an abnormal state of mind
Under cross examination by Dis
trict Attorney John +. Laskey. DR..
White stated that he did not think
Jackson. on that date. showed a
state of mind entirely anti-social."
w it'll an individual such as you
describe. at the taking OF the life
of a man under such circumstances.
would his mind be abnormal?" asked
Mr.. Laskey.
That is beyond me to say" re-
piled DIR. White.
After a few leading questions Mr.
Iaskey asked DIR. White what was the
state of Jackson's mind wnen he NOR
tally shot and attacked Miss Hood
Il think at the time he shot Miss
Hood his mind was entirely usurped
in the commission Of the act." replied
DR.. White. Il have not the slightest
idea that any man who commits such
an act has his mind on anything but
the commission Of the crime
Justice SIddons Interrupts.
Justice Siddons interrupted to rule
on the evidence. and stated as his rea-
son that the line of questioning seemed
to have developed a question of pol
icy; that the views of the witness
should be taken into consideration:
that if he could have his way. instead
of putting criminals in prison he
would send them to an asylum.
Justice Siddons told DIR. White to
construct MS reply on the normal
man.
lone might say that the norma,
man is one who has entire freedom
to do what he feels a desire to do. >
replied DIR. White. DIR. White ex,
planned that a very great emotional
state OF a man would throw into the
background all mental restraint.
Dr. Percy Hickling. alienist for the
District of Columbia and a member
of the faculty of Georgetown Uni,
versity. called for the prosecution
told of examining jackson three times
after he was sent to the District Jail.
With regard to JaCkson's menta
state at the time of the crimes, DIR
Hickling said:
Sane. Says Prosecution AIienist.
AS a result of my examination
would say that this man haC
knowledge of right or wrong. that
he knew his acts and that he knew
what he was doing at the time OF
the commission of the crimes.
Did you find any disorders from
alcohoI?''
Il found no evidence of the
affects of alcohol. or drugs, wher
] examined him." was the reply.
Mr.. Laskey's hypothetical uucs.
tiOn to DIR. Hickling was brief and
paralieled the story of the crime
by witnesses and that told by Jack.