Show MRS CASTLES CONDITION philadelphia specialist declares she was morally guiltless now new york feb 4 the philadelphia policlinic mill contain in its issue on net next saturday an article by dr L W steinbach and solis soils cohen on the relation Ro lallon ot of certain diseases to mental DI DIS L bances hin ces the article gives the medical and scientific lentino sc details of a case C Is el eil I 1 dently that ot of mrs walter castle of san francisco upon the arall ot of mis alto castle in I 1 his country dr stel n bash ad advised I 1 aed her removal to the polyclinic hospital tit in philadelphia for or an operation chich was waa successful in laju results the operation was nas of 0 the kind that la is technically known as a cu retting rotting and troche lorap liy tho the doctors studied the condition of oc the patient and her previous history physical and mental as veil mell as the papers re lating to the ilia trial in england ensi engi land the medical opinions upon which I 1 the pardon mast v aa haseck baschi they came to ithe the conclusion expressed in an opinion iriven mr castle by LT dr 9 weir filtch ell which reads in part as al follows after the rna hase careful study ot of the eviden in ot of alm alls castle and ot of the opinions of n the english exports experts mile also irom from a full knowledge of 0 he her r case froma f ro m personal pera onal examination or of her hei c condition on dillon while in this city I 1 have and re reached melted the follow ins conclusions first that mrs castle when ilion arrested and for a long ions time beffie beffi e was super inc freni a condition by as kleptomania it Is 18 my carefully cong consider alered wl belief that when 6 she he to took ok articles from others site she wim was not then in a state to be aware of the moral nature of her guilt or to recognize alze tho the almost certain consequences of repeated repealed and often careless thefts 1 I do not think that mrs castle was morally responsible for or her sets acts luring her stay in europe or for some come time before tot e that period itis it Is a case of mental disorder and not of guilt and should excite the utmost compassion |