The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-04

4 never heard the word"
How did you examine the boy men
tallyg"
Il appealed to his emotional side and
asked if he didn't feel sorry for what he
mad done. Ie said No. / said, Not a
little bit?' oh, | may have was his re-
ply | asked IL he could not have re-
strained himself from striking the second
blow and he answered no.
| You don't think he can restrain himself
at alp,
4 don't say that, but I don't think he
could at the time he committed the muir
der''
"On what do you base your dudgment?,,
On the marks of degeneracy already
| enumerated
'fIe could write letters to his mother?,
fes. lmbeciles could do that. l know
OF ten year old boy who could perform
uilicult pieces of music on the violin
and did not know note.
Don't you think he is Stimulating now
py putting on smiling countenance?"
am positive he is not
At this point the witness examined Car
trabrandt's head and in reply to the Pros
ecutorss questions said that the difference
between the back and front was inches
and the diameter behind was TX inches.
Ihe longitudinal diameter was inches.
Dr. Carlton Simon said he was Grim
inologist. DR.. Simon said he had exam
ined Garrabrandt on May last with a
view of determining his physical and men
| tai condition.
Did you form an opinon?" asked Law
yer Simpson.
II did,"
What was it?''
| i came to the conclusion that he was
| a moral imbecile''
] The witness explained that moral i'm
beetle was one incapable of distinguishing
between right and wrong
81 found evidence" continued the ply
| sician, that convinced me that he had
| been addicted to the use of cigarettes
from early boyhood and my impression is
that he has been a moral imbecile since
| BIRTH
rs there any divergence in this mans
body from that of the normal type?'
Garrabrandts counsel asked.
"Yes.''
] "What is it?"
| "The fore part of the head has not
| ceased growing and is now much larger
! than the bach part the pupil of the
1 right eye does not respond to distance
! and light, which shows that the brain
| is more developed on one side than the
| other, there is a malformation of the
chest cavity that has its effect on the
brain by interference with growth
The witness said that his examination
had disclosed that Garrabrant had a
tobacco heart
Have you any definite opinion as to
| what effect the excessive use of cigar
cites would have on the brain of a boy
| of nineteen?" asked Mr.. Simpson.
/ IF any boy takes into his body large
quantities of drugs, even not contained in
cigarettes, they would have malicious
| effect on his life, physical and mental"
'In the case of a boy who is moral
imbecile what would it do?'
1t would Increase that imbecility.'
Prosecutor Erwin's cross-examination
! failed to shake the witnesses testimony.
/ DR.. Simon declared that cigarette
| smoking was the most pernicious way of
smoking.
"In what lies the danger?" asked the
Prosecutor.
s.The danger is from the nicotine. In
| inhadling it enters more readily into the
| recesses of the lungs
| Garrabrandf, DIR. Simon said, seemed not
4 to realize the enormity of his crime and
that was an evidence of his inability to
distinguish between right and wrong.
Does he understand what is going on
now?'' asked Mr.. Erwin.
'iHe may understand replied the wit
ness, 'tbut he does not appreciate it."
'fHad he any delusions? 2"
sHe had delusion about re-enacting
the play he had seen and 1 think he is
now suffering from delusion that no one
will hurst him here because he has done
no wrong.''
The witness thought that Garrabrandi
must have smoked at least seventy cigar
cites day to bring him to his present
condition. He said that kleptomania and
phry were kinds of moral imbe-
ciity.
The Prosecutor asked:-"Don't you make
the moral imbecile the judge of the right
and the wrong of his own action?'
Certainly
Justice Collins asked:--'T understand you
to say that moral maniac is to that ex-
tent an imbeeile?'
when his mania is applied morally"
| "In what particular is this person an
imbecile?"
SIN respect to his knowledge of right
| and wrong
docs 1t only apply to this crime of hit
| ting on the head"
mo; think to any condition of moral
or immoral action that may be con-
4 cerned.'
4 s.You think he may be an imbecile in re
I gard to any act of morality?'
j Yes
i AT this point Lawyer Simpson asked ia
A be allowed an exception to the question OF
hitting on the head. The Court said IL
i would not allow an exception except II
was asked for at the time Of the question
When asked if he wanted the Courts
4 question to be stricken from the evidence
Mr.. Simpson said he would prefer to have
it remain.
4 This concluded the testimony for the
defense and Prosecutor Erwin called hi:
witnesses in rebuttaI Alfred Sharpe Gar
fabrandt's former employer, said that the
work he was doing required Judgment
Alfred Kerr testified that Garrabrandt
who had not seen him in a number O.
years before, recognized and converset
. with him at Police Headquarters in jersey
City after his arrest. Captain John F
Kelly and Chief Murphy gave testimony