Word: matteawan
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...American flag. I don't want any lawyer. I'm for the public. The public is for me. I'm normal." His outburst made his condition clear. He was declared unfit to stand trial; after being diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, he was committed to Matteawan State Hospital...
There he remained for 13 years (except for a few hours in 1961 when he escaped). Last April, Matteawan doctors decided that he was now capable of standing trial. He was sent to Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital where other psychiatrists agreed. The only hitch was that in the years since 1954, confessions obtained without informing the accused of his right to silence and a lawyer were declared inadmissible by the U.S. Supreme Court. Weinberg's confession did not meet the requirements, and the prosecution had little other evidence against him. Whether they knew it or not, the psychiatrists...
...last week, as he walked under guard into the hearing, he broke down. "Kill me, kill me," he shouted incoherently. "Nobody say anything in this court. I do all the talking." Pointing at his lawyer, he said, "He killed Maxwell Bodenheim. I saw him. Send him to Matteawan for the rest of his life." Justice George Carney finally said, "Take him out." As the door closed behind him, Weinberg screamed, "Don't send me back to Matteawan, please, your honor." Said Justice Carney: "I hope he will be given a more careful examination this time...
Talk of Wall Street. Forrestal enjoyed the same rags-to-riches tag that has been pinned on other famous Americans. As is usually the case, writes Rogow, the tag was untrue. Forrestal's father, an Irish immigrant, had built up a prosperous construction business in the town of Matteawan, north of New York City, and was a bigwig in local Democratic politics. It was not poverty but sickness that shaped the young Forrestal. Frail from birth, Forrestal took the Teddy Roosevelt cure. He went in for strenuous exercise, especially boxing. In one bout his nose was broken, giving...