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Show DRIVEN INSANE BY ILL TREATMENT James Cook, Wlio Spent 'Nine IXToutlis in Mexican "Jail," Sent to AsyJum. SKATTLK, Wash., Sept. 2S. JameH Cook, formerly a conductor on the Mexican Mexi-can Central railway, wna adjudged insane yesterday as a result, Jt was declared by a lunacy commission, of 111 treatment received, re-ceived, two years nrjo while he was a prisoner in the "Mexico City Jail on a charge of larceny made when his train was robbed by bandits. Cook was held In Jail without trial for nine months and was given a trial and was acquitted only when the American government prolcst-I prolcst-I at the delay. Ten days ago 'Cook became dementd, raving constantly of the Mexican revolution revolu-tion and making throats againet President Presi-dent Tuft and against Eugene V. Debs, Socialist candidate for president. Ho was scut to the state hospital at Stcllacoom. |