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1 Trial, Execution, Autopsy and Mental Status of Leon F. Czolgosz, Alias Fred. Nieman, the Assassin of President McKinley 1902

handle is hein.trials/teamslcz0001 and id is 1 raw text is: (Reprinted fron THE PHILADFLPHIA MEDICAL JOURNAL, January 4, 1902) THE TRIAL, EXECUTION, AUTOPSY AND MENTAL STATUS OF LEON F. CZOLGOSZ, ALIAS FRED. NIEMAN, THE ASSASSIN OF PRESIDENT McKINLEY. By CARLOS F. Mac DONALD, A. M., M. D., of New York. Professor of Mental Diseases and Medical Jurisprudence in the University and Bellevue Hospital Medical College; ex- President of the New York State Commission in Lunacy. WITH A REPORT OF THE POST-MORTEM EXAMINA- TION. By EDWARD ANTHONY SPITZKA, of New York. College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York City. The terrible shock which the assassination of President McKinley by Leon F. Czolgosz at Buffalo, New York, on September 6th, 19Ol, imparted to the entire civilized world, and which naturally engen- dered in the public mind a mingled feeling of hor- ror, vindictiveness and revenge-a feeling which was exceeded only by the profound sense of sorrow and depression which took possession of the people when a few days later it was realized that despite the highest efforts of surgical and medical skill a fatal result to the distinguished victim was inevit- able-naturally suggested, both to the lay and medico-legal mind, the need of inquiry as to the mental status and responsibility of the perpetrator of so repulsive and atrocious an act. Moreover, there are many persons who are disposed to hold that the enormity of such a crime is in itself suffi- cient evidence to warrant the opinioji of the exis- tence of insai t je,l- b zau. it so6ns to them inconsisten~t ,with tne, plirciples of ordhfiakry rational conduct, even though aside fron-t he ,act itself there be nothing in the er~tir'e'iffc ard conduct of the indi-

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