State v. Thiele

The accused, who had separated from his wife, Ida Marie Thiele, saw her pass the house in Villisca at which he was stopping. He immediately ran across the street and stabbed her with a knife three times. From the wounds so inflicted she died within a few minutes.. At the trial, the defense of insanity was interposed.

*661i. insanity: proof. *660The evidence tended to show that, for some time previous, the defendant acted peculiarly and talked ■ incoherently; would get excited without cause, and frequently cry; was often dejected, and would look wild out of his eyes sometimes, and at others foolish;…