1:04:02
You say your parents died of natural causes.
1:04:06
Yes.
1:04:07
Would you describe in detail
the illness your mother died of?
1:04:11
She died of her heart.
1:04:14
In the last stages of her illness,
did your mother...
1:04:16
show any mental peculiarities?
1:04:22
No.
1:04:25
In the decision that came down
from Stuttgart...
1:04:28
it is stated that your mother suffered
from hereditary feeble-mindedness.
1:04:33
That is not true!
1:04:37
Can you give us some clarification...
1:04:39
as to how the Hereditary Health Court
in Stuttgart arrived at that decision?
1:04:44
It was just something they said
to put me on the operating table.
1:04:49
- It was just something they said?
- Yes.
1:04:52
Mr. Petersen, there was a simple test...
1:04:57
that the Health Court used to ask
in all cases of mental incompetence.
1:05:02
Since you say they did not ask you then...
1:05:05
perhaps you can answer it for us now.
1:05:07
Form a sentence out of the words
"Hare," "Hunter," "Field. "
1:05:11
Your Honor, objection.
1:05:21
Was the court in Stuttgart
constituted like this one?
1:05:27
I don't understand what...
1:05:30
Was there an audience?
1:05:32
An audience? Yes.
1:05:35
Thank you.
1:05:40
Objection overruled.
1:05:43
"Hare," "Hunter," "Field. "
1:05:51
Take your time.