an anonymous pamphlet claiming that Drummond was killed not by M'Naghten's shot, but by the medical treatment he received afterwards. He said that a gunshot wound of the type sustained by Drummond was not necessarily fatal and criticised Drummond's doctors for their hasty removal of the bullet and repeated blood-lettings. In his book Knowing Right From Wrong, Richard Moran, professor of sociology at Mount Holyoke College, argues that there are aspects of M'Naghten's case which have never been fully explained. He doubts that the money found on M'Naghten at the time of his arrest – £750 (currently worth £) – could have come entirely from his woodturning business, and points out that M'Naghten's political activity and the possibility that there may have been an element of truth to his complaints of persecution were ignored by the court. More recently, he has said that new evidence suggests that M'Naghten was a "political activist who was financed to assassinate the prime minister" and who subsequently feigned insanity. References Further reading Schneider, R. D. (2009) The Lunatic and the Lords. Irwin Law, Toronto. External links Transcript of the trial (search terms: M'Naughten or t18430227-874) Full text of the rules from BAILII.org 1813 births 1865 deaths Scottish assassins People acquitted by reason of insanity People acquitted of murder People from Glasgow 19th-century Scottish people People detained at Broadmoor Hospital 19th-century Scottish businesspeople