The Washington times., 1920-07-12

knew you can't forget somebody just
because the heart has stopped beat
| ing"
The police arc delving into the
slayet's past, half expecting to find
that the murder of his wife and the
ragged stranger" was not his first
crime OF the kind. They tried to con-
meet him with the robbing OF his
| fathers butcher shop in December,
but failed. Likewise they were
baked in their atte mpts to show that
he might have been responsible for
the death Of his mother. who COM
mitted suicide several years ago.
According to his statements, he
Joined the army in 1912 at Columbus,
| O.. and was sent to fort Meade. S. D.,
| where he served until 1914, when he
was sent to Vera Cruz. His discharge
came at Texas City, Tex. In 1915.
Two years later when this country
had entered the. war, he Joined the
army again at Jefferson Barracks,
Mo-, to be transferred to Chicanau-
ga Park, Ga. He became attached
to Company IS, 18th Machine Gun
battalion, 9Th Division. He was pro-
moted to a second lieutenancy
shortly before his unit returned.
EA - n
DR.. William j.. Hickson, Chicago's
noted psycopath, interviewed Wan
dercr ye&erday. ..
A reddish-haired youth-slim, we'll
built, with hazel eyes and slightly
| granulated lids, came out OF his cell
to give his lifeless answers to the
questions put to him.
What did you kill your wife for?"
was the first question put to him.
"Oh, because / wanted to get in
| the army, see," Wanderer answered.
Had you been restless for some
time and worrying about your home
and feeling disgusted with things?"
mot at all. Never thought of go
ing into the army until two days be-
fore / killed her. y..-
You never quarreled or any
thing" 90 ...
81 should say not. A mans duty
is to keep his wife happy"
GO on, tell us about yourself"
NO. OTHER WOMAN INVoLvEn.
well, in the army I never spent
my money, but saved $500. never
kissed a woman until Ruth came
| along and never anybody else. I've
! always done what was exactly right
and never done wrong"
"Dementia praecox katatonia," says
the psychopath. "a very defined
case. A mind geometrically moral,
but emotionally immoral. Preoccu-
pied mechanically with ideas of right
and wrong. Sometimes the praecox
OF this type will not only be cold
and Beometrical in his thoughts. but
VIII walk like an automaton, arms
swinging at stin angles. legs moving
as IL in continual goosestep."
when you thought OF killing Ruth
were you excited or frightened& q" "
was the next question }
Say" said Wanderer, 1--WE never
been nervous In my life or frightened.
i just thought of II and decided I had
to do 1t quick while ] was wanting TO,
or pretty soon I'd lose the idea of
doing it,"
Did you fear that she would sus-
pect your intentions during the two
days?"
NO; not at all. Nobody ever knows
me or anything about me unless tell
| them" . >
Your mother committed suicide,
didn't she?"
yes. She was religious. Used to
preaching around. was in the army
| thSH' one punpcu nerSelf on.
Were you much affected by her
death?"
NO, ! was in. the army. told you.
l was always happy in the army"
sHUT-IN PERSONALITY.
"Autismus," Dr. Hickson ex-
piained. That mems shut-in per-
sonality. No contact. that is emo
tional contact, with his parents or his
wife. Lives like man in tho cave
and concesls hts actual cold blooded- :
ness or noninterest in life by me.
thodically doing everything that is
right. Having inherited from his
mothcr--sr outIand-out case Of prae-
| cox herself, who committed suicide
n moral mania, he utiliZes IL as a sort
OF code. Behind this code lives tho
rcal Wanderer"
Did you meet any old army
| friends who put the idea OF going
Overcome Eshsustior; Horsford's Acid
phnaDhate ha hat