Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-28
ALIENISTS REPORT
Continued from Page One)

OF the nearing Will De Oeclueu dt a
conference of counsel with Judge
Thayer in Worcester on Saturday
The report of the prisoners mer4al
condition, signed by DR.. G. Maggie
Campbell. superintendent Of the Pay
chopathic hospital, reaches the con.
clusion that observation Of the IA
tient at the hospital had disclosed
no evidence Of insanity Of any type.
Saccou the report said, had had Qne
brief episode of emotional behavior
and he had told tie physicians sof
having. during a period previous. to
admission, thought that the author
tiles were possibly tampering With
his food, which idea was based on re-
current physical discomfort.
Sacco was committed to the hos
pital March II and his commitment
will expire Saturday. AT the cen
ference in Worcester the matter=of
what is to be done with the prisoner,
will be taken up.
At the hospital. DR.. Campbell re-
ported, SaccO has been cooperative
and has talked freely with physicians.
In his general behavior there was
nothing to note, the report said. tex-
cept an incident of March 81, when
Sacco jumped out of bed in the early
morning, and, although quickly re-
strained by those in attendance,
managed to knock his head several
times against n heavy chair. When
interviewed by physicians shortly
afterwards, he talked in a somewhat
emotional way about having suffered
long enough.
He called for his family and said
that he wanted to end it all. He
very soon Quoted down and accepted
the necessary care of his wounds
without protest. On the following
morning. DR.. Campbell said. saoco
talked about this incident as If he
were ashamed Of it. The whole, at
fair. according to the alienist tin
Dictated a transitory condition Of
emotional tension. which was INTEL
ligible in view of the emotional strain
to which the patient had been sub
ject."
Sacco, while at the hospital, show
ed considerable interest in reading
and conversation. His mood on the
whole was equable. At times he ek-
pressed Impotence over his protradt-
ed confinement and the uncertainty
of his fate. but at no time did he
show ANY indication of any disorder
of mood nor of any mental attitude.
which was not perfectly ineligible
in view of the actual situation"
With regard to his past experiences,
the report said, he admitted that for
considerable period in Jail, while
he was suffering from obscure bodily
discomfort, he thought that this
might be due to those in the Jail
tempering with his food. He stat
ed that he was never absolutely sure
of this, and said that he does not
believe now. and that 1t was a ''pte-
judice."
There was no Indication, Dr.
Campbell reported. of any hallucip-
atory experience. The patient
throughout was quite clear in His
grasp of dates and Of environment.
His memory showed no evidence of
impairment. His grasp Of genefal
topics was found to be In keeping
with his education and general op-
portunities and special interests. :,
At the hospital. the report con-
tinued, Sacco discussed his HUNGER
strike while in Dedham Jail. He
explained 1t as protest against the
long detention without any final de-
cision. At the same time he talked
OF taking water during. the fast, .ex-
planning that he had read in a, journal
tHdC ~ was q SOOO lnluS 10 90. he
denied that his hunger strike was an
at suicide.
In the physical condition of Saceo.
the report said, nothing was found
to indicate any impairment Of the
nervous system. The chief physical
finding was malnutrition due to the
prolonged fast in jail. During ina
first week in, the, hospital. Sacco put
On seven pounds in weight, Dr.
Campbell said.