Salt Lake Telegram | 1945-12-04 | Page 3 | Mrs. Mansfeldt Tells Court of Insanity Trend in Family

Mrs dt Tel Tells s Court f Insanity Trend in Family Famy SAN N FRANCISCO Dec ec 4 UP tP- tP hire tr Annie Irene Mansfeldt the ety matron charged with mur mur- t t dering g the nurse she suspected of pirating her husbands husband's love testified testified fied Monday the shadow of Insanity Insanity insane ity darkened her life I Taking the stand for the first first time Mrs Mansfeldt in 45 emotion packed minutes told the jury of seven men and five women As a girl she was forced to share a bed with her insane grandmother grandmother grandmother grand grand- mother who once sought t strangle strangle strangle stran stran- gle her A physician Informed her she I should be in an Institution for the insane Her late husband hUBband Dr John H H. Mansfeldt who took his life after the Oct 4 slaying of Nurse Vada Martin was under a psychiatrists psychiatrist's care after World War Var I. I Her mother-in-law mother became gradually gradually gradually grad grad- insane and was committed to an institution Tuesday Mrs Mansfeldt was expected expected ex fX- ex- ex to provide her version of the dramatic events preceding the pistol slaying of Mrs Martin In a tense prelude to the accused accused accused ac ac- ac- ac society leaders leader's appearance Monday her three children John children John 14 Terry 12 and Irene 15 tes 15 tes testified tined that their mother fell to the floor screaming the morning of the killing and appeared dazed and not fully conscious of her actions Defense attorneys have contended contend contend- ed throughout the trial now in its second week that Dr Mansfeldt administered strong trong sedatives to his wife on the Eve of Mrs Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Martins Martin's Mar Mar- tins tin's death and that she was not in full control of herself the following following fol fol- lowing day