he fourth grade. He worked around home
for a little while, and was arrested the first time when eleven or
twelve years old, for assault. At fourteen he was again arrested for
some minor offense, and shortly afterwards was sentenced to one year
in jail. On August 20, 1902, at the age of eighteen was arrested for
carrying concealed weapons and discharging them in the street, for
which offense he served five months in jail. March 3, 1903, sentenced
to serve thirty days for larceny, and on the same date was further
charged with disorderly conduct, for which he was given fifteen days
in the workhouse. May 1, 1903, he was sentenced to sixty days in jail
for petty larceny; July 18, 1903, charged with fornication, but charge
was withdrawn. August 31, 1903, sentenced to thirty days in jail for
being drunk and disorderly, and committing assault. November 1, 1903,
sentenced to fifteen days in the workhouse on a charge of disorderly
conduct. November 17, 1903, sentenced to twelve years for assault and
highway robbery. He commenced using alcoholics at a very early age,
and has indulged heavily since then. He was admitted to the
Moundsville Penitentiary, December 13, 1903, where he remained until
July 4, 1908, when he was transferred to Leavenworth. His record at
the penitentiary is a very bad one, he was frequently punished for
various offenses and showed a constant tendency to disobey rules and
get into altercations with fellow prisoners. He was in solitary
confinement several times, and forfeited almost all of his good time.
Frequently became mildly excited, singing, shouting, praying and
cursing in the most irrational manner. This state of excitement
persisted unremittingly for seventy-two hours on one occasion. He
declared that his lungs were rotting with tuberculosis or some other
foul disease, and that he was suffocating. He persisted in exposing
himself in a nude condition and refused nourishment.

He was admitted to the Government Hospital for the Insane,
December 24, 1909.

Physical examination showed him to be a well-developed, healthy negro.
Both deep and superficial reflexes exaggerated; ankle clonus both
sides; hyperaesthesia of abdomen and face. He stated that two or three
months prior to his admission to this Hospital he became suspicious of
his food; had a burning in his stomach after eating; believed that his
health was failing him; his breath