New Britain Herald Newspaper, August 11, 1924, Page 3

e e e e STATE ATTAGKING DEFENSE OF BOYS Seeks fo Break Down “Gland Disorders” as Cause, lor Murder | By The Assoviated Pivs Chicago, Aug. 11,=The state today attacked the theory of functional dis- orders of the endocrine glands set up Mturday by the dgiense in its plea flor mitigation of punishment of Richard Foeb and Nathan I, Leopold, dr, for Kidnapping and murdering Tiobby Franks, ‘The idea of functional disorders of the endoerine glands was bullt up by direet testimony of Dr, H, 8, Hulbert ©of Chicago, fdarth defense allenst, nho used X.ray pictures Robert E. Crowe, state's attorney, upon cross examination asked Dr, Hulbert for information as to the function of the pineal gland, and, told it regulated the balance of the other endocrine gland asked if it were A fact that medical men as a group know practieally nothing tion of the pineal glan question that It is a gland at all, He received an affirmative reply, Mr. Crowe sought to impeach the testimony of Dr, Hulbert by bringing out that the mental pathologist had been “too husy” to make some of his numerous tests, and had retied on the words of other The witness testi- fied that he never had fn many mur der cases made such extensive aminations and tests as in the present one, Mr, Crowe's delving into the endoc rine gland today was cut short by the noon récess, It was indicate that the defense would®*rest its o with the testimony of Dr. Hulbert and that late this afternoon the state would begin presentation of its many rebut tal witnesses, including four alienists. Today's Procedures The defense's plea for mitigation in the Franks hearing was near comple tion when Judge John R, Caverly be- gan the 17th day's &ession today. Prospects were that the prosecution would begin calling its long list of re- buttal witnesses hefore Allan Loeeb and IForeman brothers, respectively, of R Nathan F. Leopold, Jr., t pers-murderers of young Franks were among the three lay witnesses the defense had i gerve to offer after completion of timony by Dr, H. . Hulbert, fou and last of the defensc's alicnis Dr. Hulbert, Friday and §&; testified along the lines of the alienists that preceded him — Loeb and Leopold are mentally sick, the point of the defense's plea for mitigation in the punishment of the youthful murder Reason r Murder Dr. Hulbert testified, under tioning by Walter Bachrach of the de- fense, that on the day Dobby 1ranks was kidnapped and murdered, Nathan Leopold was “mentally diseased,” 1hat “due to his constitution and hahit of life,” *“hecause he was over-developed, his hody not well h: anced nor in a healthy state judgment imma was mentally dis “His emotions w lation to the ordir that in relation fo juc mitted him to act in wa) hese conditions had a great in‘causing the homicide, He we ceptible to suggestions of nything, proper or otherwise, from associates, It cauged him to cooperate with his associath, 'The mental disease would not I e not and some Leopold, ard and Kidnap- Nobert ques- s he it in ve- s of life gment they an abno ffect A4 him along to enrr L4 SR 524 oA Dav of the fune- | ox- adjonrnment, | intellcetually. OUGELRGAOTLIGLCLTGIA , Discuss Immig Problems of immigration and tion of Washington ofticials, It i tobe C shand, immigration comn 4 homicide, ordinury re It can Wt ed him to that or them ioty, It actions out the ignore th dinary Individ cansed him to justify hi 80 thut he waa “Without this m it could not the 1 le, 1 s Mental Condition “The mental condition af lLoeh on that date was a divect factor in that I s impelled hy motives nourished in his sub-conscious mind His j and not snb, fe His His jndg mls I e on of ¢ 10 8o own not critienl or 1} i h m, diseared con he committed ment wos childish vestrofat, His was not a factor in thi in ehitdhood wes a factor nent imm ind e had only an mie idea of what he society, His mental condition, on Nis « tution and mental t cause of th ould Loch have 1o if not for his ndition 7" asked My aca ation, in niurder | " was the objected, d after a yon ey estion, Hulhept e world war,” lat the doctor ennmerate the tests he other eriming ahorate Tests r mal any oth “No sir. “I have with Mr, jections from the normal in Chi Mr, Crowe and the dof that Dr. Hulbert had not qualified as i expert on Chinese normality. kL nothing ir man criminal,” s Wi which would Dr. indicate a man is a Hulhert said “Did yon find anything Loch's he abnormal emntal- v Crowe, t that he injured his N eame in jail wonld as a eriminnl” replied in indieate { Protecfing business To protect the interests of traveling commercial men is to afford protection to the entire busine Hence, this form of guardianship is quite a s world. important as any service a bank offers its patrons. 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Hulbert gaid Leopeld's {ntoler- to sugar Indieated the pituitary lund does not function normally, He (d that none of the tests of Leopold nd Loch were made by him alone, ny one man, Mr, Crowe was 0 insistent that Dr, Hulbert “name rnames”, that Judge Caverly gently reproved the prosecutor for urging ifter Dr, Huibert grew red-faced and sted he conid not detail the names assistun although the tests cre made under his personal super- sion “If these hoys wanteo to cheat you on 1he s, conlan't they have done Mr, Crowe, Doctor Is Brightest “No, T am brighter than they are,” replied Dr. Hulbert, “Do you mean intellectually or men. 2" asked Crowa, th," replied the specialist. copold and Loeb grinned, 2 a matter of fact you have re- |lied on ofhers, whose names you do Awarded Honors | Myrtle Voss (top), Clara Schlief (center) and Grace Brinkley (lower), all of 8t. 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NIGHT Crusoe Special Shows For Children Each Day, 4:00 p. m.—~10¢ MONDAY, AUGU not know, te tell you the result of these testa?" asked Mr, Crowe, The witness said he had superised the tests | Mr, Crowe tried to bring out that the placing of a finger on & wet X.ray plate might indicate a condition net in the individual phete-. the asked emo. | the d you estimate tional age of Leopold?" state's attorney, Dr, Hulbert said Leopold's emotion. | al age of less than the aver boy of | 12 was arrived at becau ef his| meorbid fear of physical pain, because | his emotions of awe and reverence were shallow and not matured, had no love affairs with any appreciatiy egree of emotional feeling, and his attitude toward his family, “Lack of awe and reverence is true of all atheists, isn't 117" asked Mr, Crowe, “If-there is no belief in God and the hereafter, you don't expect them to show awe and reverence? | Wouldn't you expect ridicule?" “Ridicule 18 childish," replied witness, In describing conditions upon which he had based his theory that Leopold was not advanced beyond 12 years in | emotional age, Dr, Hulbert said: He Loved His Mother “He had a childiike, uneritical, adoration of his mothe nd then, his aunt, who assumed his mother's place in the household upon her death, and o childish attitude toward his father ns a person too distant to be regarded |n® a confidant, but whose wishes were law In the household, He never made a pal of his father or older brothers." “Ido you regard it as childish for a hoy to have an uncritical love for his |mother?" asked Mr, Crowe, “I did not mean that,” sald Dr, Hul- bert. “When she was alive he had a childish attitude toward her, He con- fused the picture of the Madonna with his mother.” Mr. Crowe questloned the doctor about a letter written to Loeb two years ago by his former nurse, and sought his opinion as to whether the nurse was addressing Loeb as one emotionally matured, The cross-ex- amination became an argument, inter- epersed with defense objections and rulings by Judge Caverly, and but lit- tle ground was covered. The eross examination then turned to a discus- [sion of Loeb's sex life and Judge |Caverly ruled that if the matter was gone into it must be done quietly. The subject was dropped after Dr, |Hull’vert said ha regarded his 11 page |discussion of the matter in his report as brief, During the 15 minute period when Mr, Crowe and Dr, Hulbert sparred over questions and answers as to T.oeh's emotions and life, that defend- ant hung over Leopold's shoulder and |the two whispered and smiled. | More than five minutes was taken | up with trying to ascertain the differ- ence hetween a blush on Loeb's cheek | and a similar glow on that of Leo- pold. { “Will you point out one physical defect { neither deefndant which ac- counts for this crime?” asked Mr. Crowe, No sir,” responded Dr. Hulbert. “What is the function of the pineal |&land?"” asked the prosecutor, | "It regulates the balance of other endoctrine glands,” said the witneas. “Is thai «!l?"” pursued the prose- cutor, “That is enough; I'll stand on that,” the DAVES TO ACCEPT \Official Exercises to Be Held ai/ | tion by the national committee of the ST 11, 1924, | the two-thirds unit rule governing the | national comventions many leaders )nnu inclined 1o postpone any con- | sideration of smeh iRstructions. | After the commitiee meeting Mpr, Davis' program was left free for rest until the notification eeremonies at S Goff Plaza, but it was expected that he would use the intervening time in conferences with those in command of The program “The Ktar | the party battle lines | at the Plaza will open with | Bpangled Banner” played by the i Clarkshurg bands The Nev, Carroll N S | Anderson Engle, pastor of the Central Clarksburg, W. 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