The Washington times., 1919-03-19
JEALOUSY FACTOR
Il. IN ISHIDA TRIAL
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normal. and in the next month or two
rnSy improve materially or msy re-
vert 10 an oven worse paranOis con-
6Hion than before"
at wasn't necessarily oyerwork
that unhinged DR.. Ishide's mind. be-
cause overwork never made anybody
crazy, but overstrain and worrying
zbput work will DO it, The perse-
cUted person frequently becomes the
prosecutor, and this was so in DIR.
Ishida's case. Apparently he bought
the revolver. not to kill Dr. Wolf,
but to protect himself, because again
and again he had seen shadowy forms
following him about the hospital.
Attacks Insanity Plea.
That Prosecutor Hartman intends
tC argue that DR.. Ishida with his
expert knowledge of mental diseases
deliberately feigned insanity. before
and after the murder, in order to
sospe the consequences Of his crime,
Yves shown in the cross examination
Of Dr. Oliver. In reply to questions
% this sort DR.. Oliver answered:
TT is very difficult to feign in
Sanity. and the most difficult form of
Insanity to simulate is paranOia. If
Dr. Ishida attempted to feign insanity
he did a very bungling job. because in
his right mind, as an alienist he
would have known better than to have
gotten well, that is, as well as he is
row. An insanity expert in his right
mind would probably be clever
Enough not to leave a loophole, but
DR.. Ishida has never been feiGning.
Al the present time he is like e man
coming out of a fog. His mind works
ike a rusty machine"
Il "a - wwvn nr1W Wan a
know il. DF. Oliver thought that DR..
IShida would have known it was
wrong if anyone else shot DR.. Wolff.
II believe he would have hailed any
one who shot DR.. Wolff as a benefac-
tor OF the Japanese race" said DR..
Oliver He carried in his mind the
diseased thought that DR.. Wolff must
be gotten rid of. In his letters he
frequently spoke of DR.. Wolff being
discharged, OF about 10 be discharged.
from the hospital. There was no
foundation, in fact, for this belief.
It was simply a sick mind trying to
believe Dr.. Woln was really to be dis
charged, a belief that finally termi-
Lated in the annihilation of DR.. Wolff
by murder.
Another Symptom.
DR.. Oliver explained that Ishidas
intsntions Of committing suicide was
another symptom of his mental dis
turbance and not in conformity with
the Japanese custom OF hsra-kiri. He
uEplsinEd that this custom is confined
20 iae warrior class in Japan and IL
q privilege JeaiOusly guarded by
1hEn-s DFs IslIiGE,. not being a mem
So lof the VgaEFtOr class, would not
D. ccnditi0H TO commit suicide
= l.
sumo TO take the rights which belong
ts another class. .. -...-..-
:. Dr.. oliver said that, Dr. Ishida. told
iaicn that he had an attack OF delusion
sifRIlar TO this several years ago in
Japan. Mr.. Hartman wanted to know
II DR.. OliEer wouldn't be greatly in
fIuenced by the opinions OF Dr.. Brush
ard DR.. Bunton, if those gentlemen
who had had the opportunity Of being
30. closely associated with DR.. Ishida
for several months before the murder,
said that DR.. Ishida did know the diff
ference between right and wrong DR.. !
Oliver answered:
1t has been my experience that per-
sons suffering delusions Of persecu-
ton invariabl ycOnceal them from all |
those with whom they live and with /
whom they are associated. ] believe |
that more often than not the delusionS |
Of insane people are not known TO 1
their families, Again and again I F!
have had cases of patients suffering ]
Authorization and have told relatives !,
that they were in a dangerous condi- !
ton, only to be laughed Gt. It is |
then that crimes are committed, and /
believe sometimes after it is !
100 late"
Court Diary.
At the opening OF court the defense
submitted long screed, written by
DR.. Ishida in which the accused man |
had set down everything" that had |
from the time when he en-
tered the hospital TO the day that ne
eft il, a prisoner. In il he charac-
terized the man he killed as the /
Kaiser OF the Hospital" He said he
,5as a wolf by name and wolf by ma
Miss Bonhage had her eyes on me.
oe wrote. but ] was aware or her
ame and kept away from her. Then
fell in love with Miss Jacobs. Il
vas not a blind love, but love with
6eaning- Miss Bonhage became on
ire with iealoUsly and went to DIR.
FolT. From that time on Dr. WoIff
'egan to separate me from Miss ia
obs
Probably never before has such a
Ontest OF experts been staged in
his little courthouse. States Attorney
Teorge Hartman is determined to |
5reak down the elaborate insanity
'efense built up by Attorneys Halle
md Grayson for Dr. Ishida.
The defense, on the other hand, in
lists that they can prove a sufficient