Show INSANITY SEEN VAN PLEA TWIN FALLS Idaho Jan 21 I UP UP-If UP If Douglas Van 32 actually killed his wife ex Mildred Hook look 22 then hereditary insanity was the cause E. E V V. Larson defence de de- fence counsel said today at the Tacoma Tacoma Ta Ta- coma oma mans man's s trial on cha charges of first degree murder Larson said definitely that a plea of f insanity would bo bc- relied rolled on chiefly chIefly chief- chief ly y in his effort to keep Van from rom a death penalty conviction on charges he murdered Miss Hook State Traffic Officer Fontaine Cooper and Deputy Sheriff Henry C. C Givens near here her last November Two psychiatrists from Tacoma Wash Vash Dr S S. S S. S Jones and Dr A A. Blair will be called in by tel telegraph graph to o testify in the case as soon as the defenso defense begins its case case- Larson said aid Mrs Ethel Ethel Bennett Bennett of New York said aid to know intimate details as ns to the he hereditary insanity in the family fam- fam Iy Uy of ot the accused will arrive here I shortly Larson disclosed In the fight against this move on the he part of the defense Edw Edward rd Babcock young district attorney said aid the tho prosecution will call caU in expert expert expert ex ex- ex- ex pert psychiatrists In rebuttal to dIscount discount discount dis dIs- count the allegations of the tho defense as to tho the sanity of Van Despite the amount of evidence in n the hands of the prosecution many residents think Van will not hang Defense counsel seemed optimistic about tho the selection of a jury favorable favorable favor favor- able ablo to the defense case as the work of choosing jurymen was nearly three fourths three through J last night Reason for defense pleasure over the ven remen p passed by the tho prosecution prosecution prosecution prose prose- cution was tho the number of ot men who were willing to accept insanity as asa a logical defense in a first degree murder murder murder mur mur- der action and the number of men tentatively who were doubtful over whether they were in favor of capital punishment Examination of tho tentative jury by y the defense occupied the morning mornIng morn morn- Ing ng session |