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Eofused to come Into my office, as be said 1 *as a grave robber.”'*T*M another Instance.”On another visit be rao to his mother ana said: ‘Keep them oil.’ ‘Asked as to lint he was afraid oft be replied that there were snakes on the floor and all around.” How long did you .treat him?”constant* t,0,a montb^ bim medicine‘'State what was your opinion of big men* tal condition at that time!”.IBireir.*r-boie-llQIf I ana any Judge, be was Insane, and. i.SSHJ25** ^ treated him on such theory,” i*1 , as t0 D«rvouj condition.”He Is subject to great nervous Irritation. I he boy is ordinarily of a quick, active m, no.During- the examination of Dr. Pries the mother of Ulns'low broke down.b further (u bis testimony described the possible facts of Jotosicant3 on the system of the defenduQt. in his best Judgment, the effect of liquor was such tbat a teagpooQful would make him drunk.was the young mau addicted to the rse hfra?' U ,l(*UQrs wlien you treated“f don’t know.”“Did he have the 6ymptoms%of such use?”* Ob, si r.... • ..FTIInPIspmialI beikM-e,” aafd tbe doctor, “this whole _ thing rests upon the robbery of his brother’s : ,1S ty l lt;tipe. ITc nad a brother who died and * of -off ft* was buried It was stolen. I Is VL ■ tiiink tue boy’s iniud has been affected ever sin ce.lieoncoit.thwjulitsWMother of Defendant.»4. Vrs* 0. Win6tow, the mother of the th K,r\*onor' called. She has resided in ; “ Polk county for forty-two ye;:rs. Her tes-1 w timcuy wag of tbe nature to show the men- ‘ O yo tsil condition of her boy and she related gov-1 al nfc oral instances of his peculiar hallucination m *?' Jr! reS^d to tbe grave robbers being after.-. LU *nitn. Ice ‘*Stnte whether or not be wag a large or rlt; it !'a. find.as to bis physical coodi- *rr-1E tUVJJ. ! f 130.af.Ic-Ct-liow“He was very small for his age and Kas always sickly.” blt;She testified to bis having occasional ser- rjous bleeding spells and told that tie Tied ! kUml one night or two back, 1 D“Often when he would he suffering under u* these impressions he would nm into thein Ur/use and couie to me for proection,” sheht Sii 11|.wti; i “Did you know that he drank?”Hlt;1; “?es. sir.”*}* : “How long ago did he commence?”*l- i ‘As uoar as I could toll, about five nod one-half years ago. He did not drink be-o fun- I took him to Dr. Price. Before thutnt time he was closelj- in school.”!!li On viic? cross-examination Mrs. Winslow uy testified tlmt her Ron had been twice cou-; fined in the county jail and had been sev-I times at police headquarters.In 1 MA tt-!tC irr% lt;*s n nn nrs nUHe was arrested once on a charge ofvon breaking and euterlng in com pan/ withof ^ut was proven innocent/’lesis-VDshe testified.“Had not yon and Mr. Tiltoa some feel-men ” Slr* 1 thought Mr, Tilton was a nicefiu “Did not you ever say that this killing 'ce ; was a righteous act?” * ci- t “No, sir.” .! *Mrs. Smith was tbe next witness. She * art has worked for the Associated Charities so-ia eU-ty three years and had known William vVlnslow for eight years. Her testimony ck was corroborative of the testimony of the ioc fainer and mother as to tbe peculiar actions : up of thlt;* defendant and the frequency of his spells. He had often been at her home in » •S- ■ the Zoo............ • • . |L Flniayson was called as an expert to nlt;lj testify to the evidences of insanity. After1 cu -being tola of the peculiar actions of the de- f fendant, he replfed:“I would. believe that he was not mentally sound/’. . ,“Wh*t‘Is-Insanity?”“Deviation, from normal mind.and mental ‘faculties. .* .Ho testified further as to the effect* oY hqnor and hot weather cpon tbe nervous: »yatem. ,. doe.c constant and continual bleed-, mtr of the nose indicate'^”■as • “Conaestion of the brain/’is 4.vn th* crlt;JSR-c?amiaation he was aslted:nd i m /?y people often have»fi Irifid intervals?”Ic ”res. sir.”t.t-»r-)!orht*e-k-vca!D-w.Is it not equally true that sane people * nn have froquent insane periods”'” e*. sir.”ijrn. * r. . / - _enntr-re “Takfngjnto consideration that this voun*Ifi wasT ^ talent user of IntoxicatingLd lienor and tlmt. the police were often after oc him, would if uot have, boon quite possiblen ,{Zi fcallueinations whicho- * arc credited to him0■o.; “Tes.^slr.”I *.H** nckaowledged that it depended upontiff ? of a person as to how. he, would ho affected by liquor.y.heat Mtn-; silk lined'gloves. The Savery tji Haberdasher..fottki) dead.t* n* '___. lt;•«..
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Daily Iowa Capital
Des Moines, Iowa, US
Fri, Nov 03, 1899
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