declaring that the prison authorities were holding up his mail from
his wife, and was very profane and vindictive in speaking of the
officials.

August 17:--Cursing the prisoners of parole room I as they were coming
in from exercise, stating that they were a lot of G.d d....d s..s
of b.....s and that they were holding up his mail.

August 18:--Shouting and cursing through his window during the
evening. Got out of bed at 2 A.M., and began to swear and fight an
imaginary foe, keeping it up for two hours.

August 19:--Continues to use the most profane language he can towards
the prisoners or anyone whom he chances to see.

August 20:--Was very excitable and irritable during the day and
evening. Attempted to throw his food in the guard's face, cursing the
officials for keeping his wife away from him; claims that he can hear
her calling him outside of his cell at night.

August 21:--Cursed the guard because he would not allow him to go out
of isolation; sang and whistled during the evening.

August 22:--Very profane and vindictive in his accusations towards the
prison officials.

August 23:--Denounced the guard as a black-hander, and said that the
guard is bribing the prison officials to hold him in isolation, but
that he will not give the guard a damned nickel.

August 29:--Actions and language continue along the same line except
that they are growing progressively worse; cursing the officials,
prisoners, etc.; claims they are keeping his wife away from him, and
that his mail is being held up; is afraid of being murdered, and says
that he is being kept here while his wife is starving; constantly uses
loud and profane language.

August 30:--Prisoner whistled and sang during the evening,
interspersed with very vile language.

August 31:--Became very violent today, cursing officials, claiming
that he was being kept away from his wife and child who were starving.
Kept shouting, singing and cursing at intervals all day and far into
the night.

September 7:--Continues to have periods of violence almost daily; has
hallucinations that he is being haunted by some imaginary foe, whom he
sees sitting on his bed when he wakes up at night--a red-headed fellow
by the name of Smith. Says that he can hear his wife and child crying
outside of his cell, and repeatedly requests that he be allowed to go
home to them. Says that his wife and children are s