The Washington times., 1920-06-14
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ing McHenry. whose right name Is
George Rice.
Miss Coyt declared that In all her
twenty years of primary and Sunday
school teaching she had never como
in contact with q boy more erratic
than the defendant She also spoke
of the change in McHenry's facial
expression when he annoyed other
pupils. pulling their hair, tipping
them from chairs. and acting In other
strange episodes.
-He displayed a fearful expression
at these times; he frightened me. l
know he had q great deal to overcome
and was always interested In him.
i lost my patience with him on one
occasion, however. That was when
he tipped over the chairs of a num-
Der Of pupils, throwing them In
heap on the moor. When I upbraided
him on this occasion, he looked at me
bswilderingly. and then ran like q
Hash from the room.
INSIST HE'S UNUSUAL.
Assistant United States District At
torney Paul B. Cromelin, when cross
examining the two witnesses, endeav-
ored to bring out that McHenry was
like many other boys who would not
apply themselves to study and appre-
ciate proper home environment. He
attempted to show that McHenry was
nothing more when q child than a
mischievous boy, and that his pranks
were nothing more than those OF q
normal healthy lad, and that the
crime for which he is now being tried
is not the outgrowth of these child
ish pranks. but of association with
bad companions and his inclination to
deliberately remain away from home.
However, both OF the witnesses de-
clared they never before encountered
q boy who had the violent explosions
attributed to McHenry. They both
said that in their opinion the de-
fsndant was of unsound mind.
DEFENDANT GRINs.
During the recital Of his early
escapades, McHenry sat most OF the
time with grin spread over his
face. He seemed immensely amused.
1t was not the sardenic grin of the
idiot, He seems to think it great to
be brought into big court room
crowded with men, women and
youths, to hear these stories told of
him. When the laughter Of the spec
tators ripples through the court
room, McHenry also grins or smiles.
The defense this afternoon will
place DR.. John M. Murphy. DR.. John
Lind and DR.. John M. Ladd, all of the
Government Hospital FOR the 1nsane,
on the stand to testify as to the san
ity of the defendant. The alienists
have examined McHenry and are ex-
pscted to testify that in their opinion
the defendant is mentally unbalanced.
The prosecution will also place
medical experts on the stand con-
tending that McHenry is responsible
and not insane.
ALIENIST TESTIFIES.
That McHenry is suffering from a
form of insanity known to medical
men as dementia praecox, was the
testimony given by Or. John H.
Murphy, Of the Government Hospital
for the Insane on the witness stand
for the defense at noon today.
He said that the ever present smile
upon McHenry's face 10 characteristic
of a praecox, and that the victims OF
this form of insanity are irresponsible
and live in a world by themselves.
with McHenry following his arrest
he found the defendan to be suffering
from this mental disease.
He said 1t was characteristic Of a
praecox to wander away, do the un-
expected, becoming dazed and be-
wildered, have delusions. to burn
buildings and commit other crimes
and laugh when 1t Is over.
. He said that although McHenry Is
twenty years old the defendant has
a mind Of a ten and a half year old
child. and should not be considered
legally responsible for his acts. DR..
Murphy was the frst of three alien
lists the defense will place on the