November 1887: The jury in Mary Ann Lindsley’s lunacy case, when asked if her mind was so impaired that she was incapable of managing her own affairs, stated, “We find that [her] mind is impaired by age and other causes and that she is not capable of managing her own affairs.” Chancellor Alexander McGill called the reply evasive, since it lacked a finding that incapacity was due to unsoundness of mind. “It would be a dangerous precedent to strain such a return as this into a determination of the issue … where the outcome is to strip one of his property and liberty,” he said.
100 Years Ago
November 1912: The attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt on Oct. 14 while campaigning in Milwaukee on the Bull Moose party ticket led the Law Journal to call for detaining, for psychological examination, anyone who threatened a public official. “There are a large number of cranks of various sorts writing threatening letters, … and there is no reason why they should be allowed to run around loose when there is a possible danger if they continue to enjoy their freedom,” the editors wrote.
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