The Washington times., 1920-06-22

prixtor out or the car
.a''A Lexington one day he went into
a lunch room. After eating he went
up TO the cashier. and instead of.pay-
ing for this food McHenry pulled his
run and leyeled IL at the girl cashier.
demanding the money In the cash reg
ister. She gave up the money and we
backed out. He dia the same thing on
another occasion.
TRIED '.DoUsLE CROSS"
"Ths next, day we went 10 Airing
ton TO rob q garage. After climbing
In a window 1 tried to open the safe,
but failed. McHenry loaded up an
automobile. with ccessories and sud
denly swung around and said: There's
q cop outside; get your gum ] pulled
my gun. but found he was lying. He
thought would make a getaway and
that be could get the car out and sell
IL and the accessories without giving
me my share OF tn. loot.
After weJ got into the car and
drove Off to Gloucester. he asked me
to watch II while he inquired the way
to Boston. A street car came aleng
and IL could not pass because the
machine was parked near the rails.
xpt out to tell McHenry: He jumped
into the car and dashed off. That
IL went to Boston by train and
hurried to- McHenry's room but he
was not there. The next day posed
as an inspector OF police. got into his
room and cleaned IL out. did this
because he double crossed me by get
ting away with the loot we had
stolen at Arlington"
I Efforts OF Samuel Mccomas Haw-
ken, OF counsel for McHenry to get
g. l.. l.. - ~
criminal life with the youth, resulted
in bis declaring he was "sore" on the
youth.
II have been told" replied Scanlon.
that 'anythtngSI say will not in
criminate mes' McHenry did me dirt.
he did not live up to his agreements.
There Is honor among most thieves
but he lacked this honor. -.~
ADMITS HE'S REFORMED.
when thieyes enter. into an agree.
ment. they stick and play the game
squarely. McHenry did not do that"
You don't deny you are a crook"
asked Attorney Hawken.
II don't think ] am now" replied
the witness. I'm out OF the game.
never made a living at the crooked
deals / have been in-scarcely an ex-
ist ence."
"As a mater OF fact. you were the
master mind?" asked the lawyer.
You don't mean to tell this jury that
you. a man of thirty-two years Of age.
were led about by this boy. do you?"
II don't mean to say that I was led
around by him. No; went along
with him because we had entered into
scale. He failed to keep. this agree
ment. I thought he would play the
game squarely
when two pals go out to pull
trick. II is supposed to be a $3.50
proposition. | was taking Just as
much chance OF life as McHenry. al
though most OF the stun we sold had
been stolen and buried by McHenry
before ] met him"
Did you ever try to stop McHenry
from stealing"
NO; IT does not pay TO interfere
in the crooked game. McHenry would
stop him"
WAS CAUGHT IN MAINE.
Would you not have shot to death
anyone who tried to stop you?"
II don't believe in using a gun un-
less it is extremely necessary" re-
piled the witness. who. however. did
not explain just to what extremes he
would have to go before firing a death
shot.
Anna Hayes. OF IS Temple street,
Boston. identified McHenry as having
lived at her home during the period
of McHenry's career OF crime in that
city.
After McHenry had disappeared
from Boston. Scanlon went to Maine
to get some loot the youth had buried
there, he said. 1t was while he was
in possession of this stolen property
that he says he was arrested and sent
to prison for the theft OF the articles
Two physicians, one a well-known
specialist in nervous and mental dis
eases. today refuted the testimony OF
alienists for the defense that NC
Henry suffered from form of in
sanity known as dementia praecox
Both declared they had carefully ex-
amined McHerry and found him to be
a normal youth. but who was inclined
to have an exaggerated ego and who
would color his stories of his cs-
capades.
BELIEVE HIM SANE.
DR.. Edward W. Lazelle. formerly OF
the Government Hospital for the In
sane, who has had vast experience
in insanity cases, testified that Nc
Henry was a bright. shrewd, clever
boy" : The alienist also testified he
found when examining McHenry the
boy was careful not to commit him
self in anything discriminating. that
he felt his way before answering
questions bearing on his sanity.
Do you believe that McHenry Is a
q emenita praccox?" asked Assistant
District Attorney James B. Archer.
II do not" replied the witness.
The alienist admitted that he be-
lieved McHenry was malingerer-I
a person who feints Illness insanity,
or whatnot.
"In your opinion do you believe
McHenry knew right from wrong"
asked Mr.. Archer.
He did"
Ibid he say he liked to work"
He told me he did not like to
work. but that he liked to spend
money, and admitted he stole money
from his mother"
The Hypothetical question, relating
10 McHenry's early life. actions, and
he many episodes in which he fig
ired, which alienists for the defense
,ecIared indicated McHenry's insan-