Word: schizomaniac
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Dates: during 1934-1934
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...latest bit of obstruction that the conniving minds of money-in-the-hand barristers can plot to hinder the movements of the notorious snail is the presentation of evidence to prove that Abe Faber is a schizomaniac. Now don't let that word stop you as it must have choked the 12 tried and true men who go to make up the Millen-Faber jury. For uninformed souls, schizomania is a cute little word for that ultra-modern disease, a "split personality." At this point, one thing seems certain. The effect that the mention of this alphabetical masterpiece would have...
...easy enough to see what will happen if schizomaniac is introduced as evidence to prove Faber's innocence, disregarding for the moment whether or not he is a schizomaniac, a dipsomaniac, a kleptomaniac or a spoofomaniac. The windy, spectacular oratory of the attorney for the defense is weapon enough to swing any jury from what little reason the members may possess to their emotional, misinformed sentimentality. But it makes wonderful newspaper copy...
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