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Their Majesties King Georgs and Queen Mary are shown la their most recent pore walching a matinee at which noted London matere appeared in a baneßt presentation, in aid of the King's Pan- lone Fund for actors and actrossos,

WOMAN'S NAME CLEARED

DARK CLOUD OF SUSPICION

INQUEST FINDING

A remarkable scene followed the decision by the Coroner's jury at Weymouth recently that Mrs. Audrey Jackson had no hand in the death of Mr. Jefferys Allen,

As she said this her husband stood by her supporting her with his arm round her shoulders.

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MISS STEIN'S WRITINGS

PHENOMENON FOR DOCTORS

VERBIGERATION THE CAUSE?

Chicago, Jan. 30. Gertrude Stein and her writings have provided the medical profes- alon with an "Interesting pheno. menon," according to the American Medical Association.

An editorial in the Association's Journal anid that-unless Miss Stein's "entire performance len hoax-har baffling work probably can be attributed to one of four allments.

They are:

1. Palilalia; in which the patient repeats a phrase over and over, and less distinctly each time.

2. Verbal perserveration; repeti- tion of a word or phrase from an idea "persisting in the mind to the exclusion of fresh ideaa."

the

3. Encholalia; in which patient repeats the question instead of giving the answer. 4. Verbigeration;

senseless repetition.

just plain

"Those familiar with the symp- toma," said the editorial, "are in-

The Coroner then looked wards the back of the Court, which was packed with people, and reclined to wonder whether or not the hus boen literary abnormalities in which she marked sternly "It

indulges represent correlated dis- found that Mrs. Jackson

torations of the Intellect or whether nothing whatever to do with this the entire performance is a hoax ense and it was a pure accident. and Miss Stein produces her liter- Any remarks to the contrary, as ary effusions with her tongue in

her cheek." to what she is doing with the money, are most improper."

Mrs. Jackson then left her sent with her husband and sat nearer to the Coroner and farther from the people who were making the Comments.

Mr. Jackson leaned forward the 85-year-old Somerset J.P., who and kissed his wife nud whispered was found burned to death in the to her. Shortly afterwards the fireplace at Mrs, Jackson's home, Mill House, near Weymouth.

After addresnes by counsel and the Coroner, the Jury took only half an hour to agree on a verdict of "Accidental death." Returning that verdlet, the foreman added-

son

nor

nolice began to clear the Court, but Mra. Jackson remained behlad for a few minutes,

HUGE CROWD OUTSIDE

Meanwhile, qutside, in spite of "In our opinion neither Mrs. Jack-heavy rain, a huge crowd gathered her to see her leave. It was not until Mrs. Lawrence, mother, had anything to do with nearly twenty minutes after the closing of the inquest that a large As Mrs. Jackson heard the dark saloon car drew up in front words, which dispelled what her of the Guildhall, and the crowd solicitor had called, "the

it."

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cloud of suspicion hanging over surged round it. All the blinds in her," she turned with a smile to the car were drawn. her husband, who sat beside her. Police formed

The Journal recalled a study by the psychiatrist, MacDonald Crith- ley, who encountered a case which had to do with reading motion pic- ture captions aloud, over and over.

The man's wife jabbed him in the ribs,

"For Heaven's sake, Bob, shut up," she whispered.

"I can't shut up-I can't shut up-I can't shut up-l can't shut up can't shut up," the patient

Atarted in.

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The Medical Association dia- covered that in 1896 Miss Stein, while a student at Indelife College, helped prepare paper dealing with "normal motor automatism."

"They endeavoured," said the editorial, to are how far they could spilt their own personalities in a deliberate and artificial way.

"They were successful to the ex- tent of being able to write or read aloud while carrying on some other activity at the same time."

The Journal said it was obvious

frons Miss Stein's books, poenis and plays that they are the same as her developments in experiments with gangway be- spontaneous writing. United

Mrs. Preas.

The Coroner (Major G. G. II.tween the door and the car. Symes) discussed with the jury Jackson, with her husband hold- their allowance of 8d. a day foring her arm, hurried to the car, cach day of the inquest,

The foreman said that the jury wished the money to go to the Eye Infirmary.

SUDDEN OUTBURST- ....: Drama returned to the court with a sudden outburst from Mrs. Jackson.

her head bent low, and she con-1 conlud her features by holding up the heavy fur collar of her coat. As soon as she, her husband, and a woman friend were in the car

it drove away quickly.

There were no comments from. anyone in the crowd as the car Springing to her feet, in a went off, and a few moments luter trembling voice which was hardly the roadway was deserted. audible above the noise caused by

people leaving the court, she said

When Mrs. Jackson was

that people behind her were ask-prouched by a reporter later, she ing what she was going to do with said she had nothing whatever to the money she obtained from say about the inquest verdict or selling her story to the HOWN.

anything to do with it absolutely. papera.

Her husband repeated this, and "I am giving no interview to the her sollcltor, Mr. Ridge, said:"1 Preas," she said, "and I am not do not wish any of us to be quoted selling my story to the news-ts having said anything

ever." papers."

what-

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