eously with this, delusions
of suspicion and persecution became evident. He did not know how long
he had been in this confused state and had a complete amnesia for the
entire period. Stated that he had been poisoned and that attempts to
kill him had been made at the Penitentiary. He knew he had been doped
any number of times. Aside from this paranoid complex he had a
complete left-sided functional hemiplegia with all the concomitant
signs. Left visual field considerably contracted. From May, 1906, to
February, 1907, he passed through a number of stuporous periods,
during which he was confined to bed from a few days to a week at a
time. At these times he would lie with a vacant and staring
expression, and questioning would often fail to elicit any reply. At
times he would partake only of liquid nourishment, then again would
have to be spoon-fed. During his lucid intervals he would be up and
about and more or less cheerful. Occasionally played games with his
fellow patients. He continued to be very suspicious; frequently spoke
of being doped and poisoned. Refused to take medicine, and at times
refused to take nourishment because he believed it to be doped. A
stenogram of February 10, 1907, shows him to have acquired some
grandiose ideas and to be still disoriented to a large extent. Some of
his replies were absolutely unreliable. For instance, when asked how
long he had been here he replied: "If I came on March 25th, I have
been here for three hundred and sixty-five thousand days. It is
reasonable but you wouldn't understand it. When a man is answering for
something he should not answer for, every day amounts to a thousand
years with the Lord." He stated that he knew that attempts were being
constantly made to affect him with chemical substances; these were
placed in his food and rubbed on the walls of his room, making him
dizzy and giving him a sort of peculiar feeling, etc. He could hear of
things occurring in distant places and even in foreign countries just
as though he were there. He could tell what was going to happen; had
no trouble at all to look into the future. He attributed this ability
to some superhuman power, but which was natural to him. This power was
bestowed upon him by the superhuman power itself. In prison every
possible means to kill him were used but without success. They even
tried to chloroform him for a day and a night, but could