Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-16
|PE()D|AN THEORIES
||NRA|zEN DEFENSE
Ioman's Attorneys to Abandon
insanity Plea for Psychic
Arguments
IusBAND TELLS S T 0 Y

Nav York, Dec. 16.-Mrs. Lillian 8.
b.,yen, who last Saturday shot and
.ul.d DR.. Abraham Glickstein at his
krooklyn Office. may face a jury and
|siepd her life on the ground that her
!, was the result Of an Irresistible
Iurder obsession.
| This is said to be indicated by the
a that four specialists were today ex-
aiming Mrs. .Raizner, seeking. by fol-
kvips the theories of Freud to deter
H.. tbe obscure causes which prompted
n deed ".-.
rourts Of justice have heretofore
aided the mysteries Of psyche -analy :
but developments In the case of
|rs Raizen today were. believed to fore
- u tbe probable invasion of this realm
those who are charged with defend
the self confessed slayer.
3fsking Mrs. Raizen's story as the
IA ~ their work, the specialists were
,smnting to sweep aside the veil and
srn something of the operations Of
voman's mind. She told Of wrongs
Ia,cted upon her years ago by DR..
,jrkstein. of his seeming hypnotic in
,sncs over her, and of an operation
a his hands which deprived her per-
snently of the glory of motherhood.
Vengeance Complex Remained
Travel was believed by physician
Nam she consulted to present chance
her TO recover her mental poise, but
~ scenes and new interests, she said +,
Illed to erase from her mind the men,
y Of the past, or remove the ven
lance complex.
Instead of resorting topsycho- -analy-
her attorneys might have asked for
appointment of commission of
|enists who would have sought to de-
tmine whether she Is at present sane,
d IL she realized the nature of her
in taking DR.. Glickstein's life.
J. yA finding that the woman was insane
puld result in an order sending her
an institution. Such course, how
er, appeared today to have been
andoned in favor Of bringing the
eudian theories into court.
HuSDanu leIS DtoTy
Her husband, Charles S. Raizen, q
manufacturer. for the first time yes.
day told of incidents in connection
N their marriage seven months ago
ding up to the shooting of the physi-
In.
Raizen had called on his wife in the
tcnoon in the jail, the first time he
a spoken to her since she surrendered
i Tuesday evening. Most of the time
couple were together they were in
hrs.
Raizen is an unusually good-looking,
dium- sized man, possessing strong
ydquc and an evident fondne FOR
lat but fashionable clothes. Hn .rld
story between sobs, and rcpcu Vi y
clared that despite the misfortune
hich had come into his brides life, he
we'd her more than ever. He, expressed
hope that she would be acquitted
the murder charge and be returned
him.
Believe She Intended Suicide
VI do not believe my wife went to
GlickStein's home last Saturday
th the intention OF killing him." he
ID. II am convinced that she went
tre to kill herself in his presence az n
nisbment for both of them. She
anged her mind, l believe, when he
vited her into his Office, and really did
know what she was doing.
"Lillian and ] were children together
d attended Public School 80 In Essex
eet on the lower East Side. She lived
Madison street and l lived around
corner in Rutgers street; and our
miles were intimately friendly. Dr.
ickstcin lived IN the vicinity at the
he, and not only was the physician
both families, buL was on terms Of
Innate relationship with us. He was
Pked up to as n bJd by our parents.
ey considered him a most wonderful
ysician and a most charming and
icitous friend.
Lillian and | were Sweethparts when
was about ten years old. We were
fcparable. When 1 grew into young
lnhood we became engaged to be mar