▁that ▁while ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁ins ane , ▁he ▁was ▁ment ally ▁un stable , ▁with ▁t endencies ▁toward ▁hy po ch ond ria ▁and ▁par ano ia . ▁H ess ▁repeated ▁his ▁peace ▁proposal ▁to ▁John ▁Simon , ▁ 1 st ▁Vis count ▁Simon , ▁then ▁serving ▁as ▁Lord ▁Chan cell or , ▁in ▁an ▁interview ▁on ▁ 9 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁Lord ▁Simon ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁prisoner ' s ▁mental ▁state ▁was ▁not ▁good ; ▁H ess ▁claimed ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁poison ed ▁and ▁was ▁being ▁prevent ed ▁from ▁sleep ing . ▁He ▁would ▁ins ist ▁on ▁sw apping ▁his ▁dinner ▁with ▁that ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁gu ards , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁them ▁to ▁send ▁samples ▁of ▁the ▁food ▁out ▁for ▁analysis . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁morning ▁hours ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁H ess ▁r ushed ▁his ▁gu ards ▁and ▁attempted ▁suic ide ▁by ▁jump ing ▁over ▁the ▁ra iling ▁of ▁the ▁st air case ▁at ▁My t ch ett ▁Place . ▁He ▁fell ▁onto ▁the ▁stone ▁floor ▁below , ▁f ract uring ▁the ▁fem ur ▁of ▁his ▁left ▁leg . ▁The ▁injury ▁required ▁that ▁the ▁leg ▁be ▁kept ▁in ▁tra ction ▁for ▁ 1 2 ▁weeks , ▁with ▁a ▁further ▁six ▁weeks ▁bed ▁rest ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁permitted ▁to ▁walk ▁with ▁cr ut ches . ▁Captain ▁Mun ro ▁Johnson ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Corps , ▁who ▁ass essed ▁H ess , ▁noted ▁that ▁another ▁suic