D has an impressive, deliberate manner. There are no marks of the maniac about him to fit into the popular idea of a “crazy man.” In conversation with strangers he puts his own case, and the case of others, with seeming moderation, emphasizing the obvious difficulties in the way of collecting conclusive evidence, and showing scrupulousness about affidavits and other documentary material. He has succeeded in establishing connections with prominent people in many walks of life, and is devoting himself to the cause of the underdog, with special reference to those unfortunates who are thrown into insane asylums and kept there by enemies who league themselves with doctors and superintendents. He is associated with groups of people who band together in little agitational organizations with such unexceptionable names as Vigilantes of the Constitution, Foundation for Legal and Human Rights, American Equity Association. Their indictment of modern jurisprudence is pithily formulated in the slogan, “One Law for the Rich--Another Law for the Poor.” The object of one of these associations is: To secure to all persons the rights, privileges, and immunities which are theirs under the Constitution and laws of the United States, and to which they are justly entitled as members of the human family.... Those aided are: worthy cases unable to hire legal counsel; victims of corrupt practices; friendless and unfortunates restrained in Institutions, who require assistance; ex-service men who have not been able to have legitimate claims considered, etc., etc. One of the cases which is often referred to in the papers published by this group is that of William J. O’Brien. The headline of one article reads as follows: “Poor Private Wm. J. O’Brien, Sane Veteran of the Apache Indian Campaign, Railroaded to the Madhouse. Denied Justice--Denied His Day in Court--No Trial--No Lunacy Proceedings--Illegally Held 34 Years....” In the body of the article this statement occurs: “Mr. O’Brien indulged in some disorderly conduct in the office of the War Department. He was immediately arrested, charged with assault which he did not commit, and brought into the Supreme Court.” I examined the record of the O’Brien case and found that “some disorderly conduct” consisted in visiting the War Department, shooting two clerks, and trying to shoot some more before his gun jammed.