Doesn't Recognize Hypnotism
Topeka, April 11. - In an interview Chief Justice Horton, of tho Kansas supreme court, explains away the general ucceptation that the courc had recognized hypnotism as a deíensive plea in a raurder case. The facts iu the case aré these: A man named Gray procured a gun and incitod a man nanied McDonald to kill one Hatton, Gray making McDonald believe that Patton was tradueing the charactor of Mrs. McDonald, McDonald, who liid the killing, was acquitted. Gray was convicted in tho lower court and the supreme court afiirmed the decision. The case will be known far and wide as the "hypnotic case " Jndge Horton says: "The McDonald case wag not'pfesented to the supreme court. If ie had been and the state evidence presented to us agalBSt Gray had been presented agalnst McDonald the supreme court, had it the power, would havo ruled for McDonald's conviction. The acquiital of McDonald seema to have boeu a miscarriaga oi justice."
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