The Washington times., 1922-03-10
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NJ HENRY S.
MIND HELD.
SOUND
Reflects Fssbss Mentality Of
His Mother, Declares
Noted ARenist.

Mrs. Mary Ries, mother of John
MeHenry, the tWsnty -four-yeAr-old
slaysr o{ Dstectivs Sergeant James
e. Armstrong and Wallaes ". Null
care, automobile accessories dealer,
has the mentality Of . tsn-year-
old child.
This was the statement today Of
DR.. w. w. White, superintendent
q tAs O6vsrnmeQk Hospital IT Tie
Insane, oDe Of II most noted alien
iS&s Ia IL Unit6a States.
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1ltx RisA tssselAa0 = SnJtys1'
Z - i Is sSs
hcspatal " tlsMusl NcC mas AAw-
kea, attorney tor Nclfsnry. and wa
examined BY Dr.. white. i.
The examina&ton Of Mrs. Rice wAs
made TO subefantiate a1leGatiohs
that McHsnry h not Of sound mind.
that his ancestry win show q streak
of insanity. At AcHsnry's trial In
the District Court Il was testified b.
atisnists that he had the mentality
q nine-and-one-half-year-old boy.
Mother Of Three.
Mrs. Rice u forty-six years old.
she has two children besides youEt
McHenry. Her husband was 0eorge
Rice. well known promoter Of prize
fights. Of New London. Conn.
McHenry - making q desperate ef.
fort to save his life from the eallows.
All his past - being investigated by
his attorney and Q detailed account
Of the young mans actions from boy.
hood win be sent To PRECEDENT Hard
Ing IN an effort to prevent his sxec',.
tion next Friday, which = u. Pat.
rick's day.
"Wky all this ssstiSssstolityl :
McHsnsv skot and killsd ~ Asss-
band esa tAs fotksr Of nv ek3idrss.
He odSsits a career Of criSse. The
sloying Of NY hxsband sceS net IN
impNisiVs ~ssrdsr, bet . dseitsrofe-
" planmsd one. Not Glet McHsMry
intsxdsd to kil ny kxsSassA ut ks
scostld kavs killed aMv stA4r Ssos
,cho scoseid have stspped befess Aixs
schsss hs seas tryina y sscaps frs~s
Washfnsto~ aftsr kiilse1 NJ. Axl-
care" u. !. 4.
Thus spoke Mfs James e.
Armstrong, widow Of Detective
Sergeant Armstrong. who .vss
shot to death by John McHenry,
the boy granted respite Of .
week from execution yesterday.
%. Death Too Oosd Ter nlnE
''Hsngms b to go ~ NJ.
Henry. n H. Ven eaeWgN ~ 49,
people 10 pleaA WIN rve1loent Hard.
nlg, for . lot q wssssea - TAN
about MclleUry bsSag IN unssrtu.
naee boy, md al that saNt q Mum.
"But are persons who shoot down
innocent merchants and duttfnl of.
fieers of the law to be let oft With.
out proper penaityf
"McHcnry says he II willing 10
spend the rest Of his life WORKING
for tho support Of me, my dear hds-
bands, children, and Mrs. MuicAre.
Do yesa think ! wsuDa touch nssp,ey
earned ~ hlnsf Ea 1871 =
I'm my opinion McHenry IL cold.
blcoded. He II not boy OF IRE
sponsibility. lie knew what he 1as
about. and now he laughs and boasts
OF his exploits. He Ia not In his heart
rsHsy Wtt&t tbS oro- HhS ~ Oihy
trying to save his neck by offering
TO sell himself to me and Mrs. Mui.
care. Such proposition Il
ridiculous. -
"Why. wOuld rather get Sovu
on my knees and screb fISprs befssre
would ArceIh any money ~ .
rorompense fe~ nay husbands death.
Just because a young man has
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education, has ne the right TO 60
out and take the lives OF other
peopte-to rob them. to carry re-
volver In his pockets. and kill u any
attempt 10 made to stop him from
cObbdng? II seems to me there 10
FOO much morbid sentimentaiity In
the McHenry case. The boy has been
convtcted by . fury Of twelve men.
He was sentenced to hang. 1>et him
hans--the werid would be bettcr off
without him. sf*