The Washington times., 1920-02-25
SEEK BRA|NOF
SLAIN ROBBER
PHYSICIANS Would Trace Crime
Responsibility Through Un-
developed Cells.

Is "A notorious criminal responsible
for his acts?
Handicapped by low mentality and
undeveloped brain oenters, should he
be held not always morally respon-
sible for thefts and the taking OF q
life in the event he Is trapped and
cornered?
Some scientists are of this opin-
ion, Others believe that while Grim
inar may have an abnormal brain, he
should suffer the penalties OF law,
rather than confinement In hospital.
Interesting in this connection Is
the fact that Washington scientists
today will ask for the brain OF the
mysterious and as yet underlined
burglar who was shot to death early
yesterday morning by city detec-
tive when he was about to fire on the
officer who trapped him attempting
to recover more than $4,000 worth
OF silver he had stolen from the home
of Charles c. Glover. jr., son OF c. c.
Glover. president of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank.
Would study Brain
DR.. Shepherd /. Franz, of the fac
ulty Of st. Elizabeth's Hospital for
and biology at the George Washing
ton University. and DR.. ID. Percy
| Hickling, District alienist, today
stated they would ask DR.. J. Ramsay
| hewitt, District coroner, to turn over
| to them the brain of the burglar, who
| the police believe to be cool. cal
culating, professional criminal.
Students OF criminoolgy are always
Interested in the study OF the brain
of criminals, and the fact that the
| burglar who was slain by Detective
Alligood when he was about to empty
his automatic into the body OF the
officer. has not been identified or
claimed by relatives, has resulted in
a request being made for his brain.
Had Queer Mind.
Showing the strange and mysteri-
Gus functions of the burglars mind.
when he was told at the Emergency
! Hospital he was about to die and
| asked for his name, so he could re-
ceive proper burial by relatives. the
| robber said "Oh. put me down as John
Doe" and declared he knew he was
going to hell and hoped to meet there
! the detective who had shot him.
An autopsy has been held on the
! tody of the burglar by DR.. w. +.
Brown, assistant District Coroner, and
| death
OF the stomach as the result Of the
bullet fired from Detective Alligood's
rifle. which passed through his alb
domen. However. DR.. Carr made no
examination Of the burglars brain.
Seek Mans Identity.
Investigation by the police yester-
day led them to believe that the
mysterious burglar who refused to
reveal his name on his death bed
! came here from Philadelphia, and
| police are confident he will be identi-
fed following an investigation in that
city.
While Detective Mullen Is running
down every clue to establish the
burglars identity, Detective Alligood
and other members of the detective
force who located the burglars cache.
| and who lay in wait in the woods for
him to appear, will assemble at the
District Morgue this afterEo DON and
give their version of the shooting.
Photographs and finger prints OF
the dead man were taken yesterday
by Detective Sergeant Fred Sandberg,
the police departments finger print
expert, at the District Morgue. The
photograph and finger prints viii be
sent to police in other cities in an
effort to establish his identity.
Have Laundry Mark Clue.
The laundry marks, as +. ]. E.
found on the collar band, and the
number "1S-6-32" found on the hand
kerchief. also may play an important
part leading to the identity of the
burglar. Laundries here have been
requested to institute search in theii
records for such markings, while the
Philadelphia police are cooperating
in running out this clue.
/. Detectives assigned to the case said
this morning that they did not see ar
automobile drive up near the scene
about five minutes before the man APP
peared, and which later is reported to
have sped down Wisconsin avenue
following the firing of the fatal shot
The burglar. a short time befor,
his death, stated that he was alone
adding that IL he had a pal he could
have made his getaway with the sill
yer on the night of the robbery, an<
there would have been no need OF
him returning to the woods. The de-
tectives believe that the man reached
the scene by street car, and did MOI
come in an automobile.