Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05
Contemplated Murder
as Ordinary Every
day Act, Boston Psy-
chiatrist Testifes -
Leopold at Early Age
Began Attempt to
Kill All Affection
Tells of Childish Pact
Between Two Boys

chicago, Aug. 4-(By A. P.)-An-
ether expert witness for the defense
,ook the stand today in the hearing
bsfore Judge John r. CaverIy to de-
,srmIne the punishment of Nathan F..
Leopold, Jr, and Richard Loeb, kid
rappers -murderers Of Robert Franks
and he stripped from the youths any
vestlge Of soul, interpreted in terms
n, consideration for society. which
was left by the first psychiatrist who
testified Saturday.
LEOPOLD told me he could contem-
Mate committing murder with no
more conscience than was necessary
in selecting the sort OF pie for din
ner." said the witness, DIR. William
UeaIy of Boston, Mass. Loeb told
me they had considered kidnapping
and Staying members Of his own fam
Nv and that he would delight in kill
ing for instance, Walter Bachrach.
Of his council, If he thought he would
cain anything by 1t In the manner Of
publcity or pleasure, of anticipation
or execution Of the plan"
Leopold told me that he revelled
in the fact that he had no ground
for conscience" testified the mental
nathologist. HE said that at an ear
N age he began trying to kill affec-
ton. to break down any feeling for
his family, and began TO develop his
selfish. egotistic super man idea"
Tho expert was testifying in fur
therance of the Childish phantasy."
conclusions as set forth by the de-
fense's first alienist, DR.. William A.
White, of Washington. D. c.. who ad-
,anced the idea of a merger of per-
sonalities as leading to the Franks
murder.
DR.. Healy asserted IAN incredibly
absurd childish compact" bound the
boys together from an early age and
had n bearing on the ultimate acts
Of the youths
Judge Caverly refused to permit
Dr. Healv to testify as to the condi-
ton of the Childish compact when
the witness hesitated at speaking
plainly in the presence OF the women
who predominated as spectators IN
the courtroom. The attorneys ana
Judge bent over the court reporters
ss DR.. Healy In a low voice put into
the record an outline Of the compact
between the two boys.
"This Is UNFIT for publication" the
fudge asserted sternly as he motlon-
ed away newspapermen who crowded
forward
Or. Hcaly's testimony, as was that
Of DR.. White, was chiefly a contrast
ing Of the emotional and intellectual
lives Of Leopold and Loeb. with the
Indicated purpose of swaying the
courts judgement toward mitigation
in fixing punishment because or I'M
developed emotional sides OF their
personalities had overshadowed their
powerful intellect and had maze
them incapable OF resisting putuns
into action the crime as built up /"
their childish phantasies.
1T was very clear from a STUDY OIL
the boys. separated. that each nau
pecularities in his mental lie, tna'
each arrived at pecularities by a III.
ierent route, and each supplemented
the others already abnormal neeos
in most unique way testified Dr.
Heay Their compact, their quar-
rels. and their deeds all went to snow
a most strange and pathological re-
htlon."
Leopold is OF high nerve instability
and shows evidence Of pathology OF
glands Of internal secretion. Dr.
Healy declared.
my judgement is that there seems
10 be some steady impairment Oh
leopolds judgement concerning nm
self particularly his relationship 10
fte." continued the specialist. his
day dreaming or phantasies are very
Important. not because we are not an
subject TO them, but because his carry
life day dreaming was 30 abnormal
and has been carried along so amor
mally, he had established a pathoio.
sical personality when he met Loeo.
As TO Loeb. DR.. Healy remarked
that his ready acceptance Of Jail iiie'
Jail clothing and discipline OF tncar-
eeration was Indicative of his living
cut his phantasv life" in which ne
had builded himself M as the worlds
greatest criminal. and. behind JAIL
bars the object of morbid curiosity.