The Washington times., 1919-03-18
ISHIDA UNWORTHY
RESPECT, SAYS GIRL
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duced none OF. these questions, Hart
mann sarcastically replied that he
hao noted they had very carefully
avoided the subject.
The court granted him permission
70 inquire into the matter and Miss
Jacobs proceeded to tell of Dr.
Ishtda's friendly advances and atten-
tion.s
he asked me TO go to the FolIies.
f, nut I did not CO. she said. Il told
him TO see the superintendent of
nurses about it. because I wasn't
sure whether ! was allowed to go
out with a doctor or not
Then he asked me to go to see
Watch Your Neighbor' and I did not
60 with him, but he presented the
tickets TO me and I took a girl friend.
Then he asked me to meet him in his
room the following night.
Had TO Obey Order.
Il was on duty on, the ward when
he called me on the telephone and
asked me to come to the conference
room. had to go because it was my
iduty to obey a doctors order. He
asked me how ] enjoyed the play the
night before.
I've talked about twenty minutes.
Then he said: Will you meet me to-
night in my room? 1 don't remem-
her what answer I made to him, but I
eported it right away to the superin-
,Je ndent Of nurses. That was Novem-
her 49,"
In answer to a question Miss Jacobs
replied: "He tried TO talk to me on
ieEery occasion he could. I gave him
,tbsolutely no announcement. Tbs
i1ttitude on his part continued right
Up to the time OF the murder.
j think 1 first chanced- to notice
his attention in October"
She said emphatically that he paid
absolutely no attention 10 any other
nurse in the hospital.
Immediately following Miss Jacobs. |
Mrs. Katharine Adams. Of Jackson
place, Baltimore, at whose home DR.. !
Ishida had his lodgings for several |
months took the stand and told of /
noticing many pecUlisrities in DR.. !
Sshida's actions.
DR.. MatsUmoto. who was the first
witnesses when court opened this /
morning, told Of noticing a marked 1
change in Ishida's mental condition /
just prior to the murder. He said he
noticed that Ishida seemed to be a /
victim of conspicuous seIf-exaltation.
Asked when he first noticed any pe-
cUliaFities in DR.. Ishida's manner, DR. /
iMatsomoto said that il was on the |
boat coming from Japan TO this coUn-
Try. He said that one day during tho
"trip over the Americans and Eu-
IOpeans on the boat fancy dress
parade.
Went Against Custom
- Much to his surprise and entirely |
contrary TO Japanese customs and |
1shide's own usual custom, Ishida
Joined this this demonstration and.
putting his coat on inside out, mixed \
with Americans
.Dr. Mutsoi Kosakai. who also made
the trip from Japan TO this country
with DR.. Ishida. was. the second wit
mess Of the day. He is a student II
hygiene in New York. city and was
sent here by the Japanese govern
rent He said he had known Ishida
since December, 1917, and had lived
lnthe same house with him for three
goonths. 49,.
:. Like DR.. Matsumoto, he had noticed
Saany changes in DR.. Ishida's manner
end habits, especially a very great
.fEotism and self-exaItation.
- How DR.. Norbu Ishida tried re-
EestedIy to kill himself in his cell in
s5he Towson jail while awaiting trial
Mas revealed, when voluminous notes
,<nd letters written by the prisoner
~ ere offered as additional evidence
,Shat he was the victim of an acute
-Sut temporary attack OF paranoia
'aghen he shot and killed Dr. WOIn.
: In an amazing document. in which
Se attempted to describe the agony
IS deranged mind returning to 4
.Uormal condition, and the accom-
rs nyfng realization of the crime which
had been committed. Tshida wrote
Gown his own sensations as he came
20 understand that he had killed a
Fellow man and had hopeIessIy
.v' 'recked his own brilliant career.
! ~ have tried again and again to !