. He stated that
it was not disgust of life that drove him to do this. He simply had a
desire to see whether he had the nerve to execute such an act. On
February 2, 1910, was arrested for vagrancy and begging, and given a
sentence of 180 days in the workhouse. While in his cell he attempted
suicide by inflicting superficial cuts over the praecordium, wrists and
calves of his legs with a piece of broken table knife. These were very
insignificant in nature. While confined in the workhouse he developed
various fallacious sense perceptions, saw visions of weird and
fantastic nature, and frequently these would take on a religious and
sexual coloring--he would see nuns' heads. He also developed auditory
hallucinations and would hear voices of a disagreeable nature. He was
subject to peculiar sensations as though there was a wire framework
inside him which made him squirm. This necessitated his transfer to
this institution.

On admission he was well-nourished, but prematurely gray. He had
numerous tattoo marks on his body; on the right forearm a woman in
tights and the head of another; on the left forearm initials U. S.,
flag, ship and cross; over the dorsum of left hand a star, and a band
across the wrist. His vision was impaired to some extent; otherwise
negative. Aside from a futile attempt at suicide which he made shortly
after admission, his conduct has been excellent. He has never been
known to become involved in altercations or quarrels with his fellow
patients and has obeyed fully the rules and regulations of the
Hospital. He was somewhat circumstantial during a lengthy
conversation, but in a superficial interview he made quite a natural
impression. He was clearly oriented and showed no memory defect. His
answers to the intelligence tests failed to show any intellectual
impairment. His emotional tone was unvaried. He was always very
polite, courteous and optimistic, and very popular with the
attendants. He willingly assisted with the ward work at all times, was
keen and alert, fully cognizant of everything that transpired about
him. He spent his time reading and rarely associated with his fellow
patients, whom he considered below him intellectually. He believed in
reincarnation, and thought himself to have been in a former being
Pharaoh of Egypt and the Earl of Warwick. He had tactile, auditory and
visual hallucinations of a religious and sexual co