Olean was a friend of
the warden of the Penitentiary. In giving this recital he was somewhat
irritable and nervous, constantly rubbing his head and face in a
troubled manner. He kept to himself, making no acquaintances with
those about him and was apparently somewhat worried and apprehensive.
He slept well the first night, stating that nobody bothered him. He
stated that he was not insane, that there was nothing wrong with his
mind. When asked why he was sent here, said simply because of a trick,
that he was told that he was coming to the President to secure a
pardon, and instead of this, was brought to this institution. He was
quite unstable emotionally, very surly and irritable, and soon
transferred his persecutory ideas to the officials of this
institution. He complained of having electricity on him; stated that
the warden at Leavenworth rigged up a wireless apparatus whereby he
could send wireless messages to him constantly. Stated that he had
been chloroformed at night and that his body was lined with electric
wires through which electricity was running all the time. He became
very abusive to the physician, stating that the latter was in league
with the officials at the penitentiary to torture him. This state of
affairs continued, with the addition of the delusional idea that the
physician was endeavoring to hypnotize him, until the early part of
September, 1911, when he acquired full insight into his mental
disturbance, realizing fully that the various ideas which he expressed
were delusional, and that he must have been suffering from mental
disorder at the time.

Mental examination revealed no defect, and his knowledge was quite in
accord with his educational advantages. Morally, he was distinctly
defective. Physical examination showed various stigmata of
degeneration, such as asymmetry of the face; large outstanding and
flattened ears; narrow and dome-shaped palate; irregularly placed
teeth; prominent parietal bones; two symmetrical depressions on the
occiput; congenital flat-footedness; and a sullen facial expression.
His arms were covered with tattoo marks. Sense of pain somewhat
diminished. Sympathetic reactions could not be elicited. Wassermann
reaction with blood serum nearly complete positive.

The patient finally recovered from his mental disorder, and on
January 16, 1912, was returned to the penitentiary to serve out the
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