Show THE HICKMAN CASE I 1 th the 0 blickman case in los angeles angelea has furnished a subject for editorial comment and sermons tor for pulpit such IB as never flavor before offered tile the crime unparalleled in history han haa boon been tr batea ot at from every anglo angle tile tho do attorneys have beon pan nod for tile tho tight fight they have made for tho the murderers life with insanity na as their plea but what else could they otter offer without a doubt an all unbalanced alced mind conceived the plot along with the destro desire for enay easy money to rid aid him in ills hla self choson chosen life of 0 crime tile the verdict of oc the jury voiced tho the sentiment of at the general public the ending of his earthly existence will be welcome news to the law abiding people of 0 the nation too much stress Is being placed on oil insanity as a plea in fit connection with crame however lio and too many escape the penalty of at their crime because of it I 1 insanity as at pres present ent defined la Is very flexible and one might ask are wo we all vot not tinctured with madness there are various forms of mental derangement such as ludacy luli acy dementia madness mad nesa mania hallucination monomania frenzy delirium abera tion alienation etc all of which are classed under the head of insanity and each of which represent a specific type of mental disease but it if sanity means the power of properly controlling our actions so as to guard against any infraction of moral anti and physical laws lawa which cant confer 0 r stra strength of mind and character and which enables us to seek true happiness through methods of right living wo we are all tinctured to a greater or less degree with insanity it la Is lack of mental control that causes one person to destroy another or to break any of tho the ton ten commandments or to violate the law laws s framed for the pence and welfare of communities aes it Is ack of mental control that causes a person to glee give way to tits fits of unbridled rage Je jealousy lousy orvy envy and other forms of mental frenzy it Is lack of mental control which creates and fosters ungovernable appetites ani and causes men and women to bo come coma victims to unlicensed passion and other types of destructive ox ex besses it la Is lack of mental control which permits of any desires tor for groat great wealth unnatural ambitions or any form of greed W which plunders iltis and preys upon tile tho prosperity ot of the human family and cayse causes s distress and suffering it Is ack of mental control which permits of any deed or act that inflicts injury of any kind upon self or the welfare of another it if then it Is a lack of proper mental control that Is defined as insanity wo we are all more or loss less afflicted were this not true there would be less leas cause for complaint oi of mans inhumanity to man mail avarice greed passion rage jealousy frenzy envy and similar forms of mild dementia have caused more happiness uri than can call ever bo be estimated they are still adding their victims to to mis misfortunes misfortune fortun long roll of human misery T the he remedy Is better self control more mental discipline and a greater effort to live in peace and good will with all the human family we seo see the world through our own mental condition it if our vision la Is clear and unclouded ed with dementia all will be illumined with the brightness of contentment A peaceful happy happ framo frame of mind Is more precious than the worlds entire material wealth |