The Washington times., 1924-08-02
BUNK, SAYS
!. CRl|NE0F
CLAIM
Safes Attorney Riddles Alien
lists Theory That sIayers
Are Abnormal
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shows more affection for his father
than anything else.'
please explain how such an
emotional infant as you have de.
scribed could appear so normal In
ell other contacts--in his univer.
sity work." directed Grove.
Invisible to Friends.
'The emotional infant" replied
White, "is only visible to the
trained eye. Friends, relatives and
those who surrounded these boys
could not see it. Trained eyes
could"
Grove asked the psychiatrist to
explain his theory Of responsibility
under the law.
"My own opinion Of responsibility
Is that it is legal fiction pinned
on defendant for the purpose of
3ustifying verdict. I think it is
archaic"
"Then you don't agree with the
law?"
81 don't agree with the law in
many respects in my work"
the inherent will to choose between
committing the crime and not COM
uniting it.
Capacity Impaired.
IT think the forces within him
seriously impaired his capacity to
choose between doing It and not
doing it," was Doctor Whites eau
tious reply.
From your examination, are
you able to say whether on May
81, Richard Loeb was capable OF
knowing what was right and what
was wrong?"
Grove and White SPARED for a
while over the meaning Of right
distinctions embraced by the words.
'I think he knew intellectually
that murder was prescribed by
law" he finally replied II do not
believe he had any feeling attitude
toward moral wrong"
Ibid he have the mental capacity
20 refrain from killing Robert
Eranks?"
''I don't know"
"Is he sane?"
This question shot suddenly from
Grove.
Question Is Barred
ST object" cried Walter Bach
kach, counsel for the defense.
Sustained" said Judge Caverly,
In a dozen different ways, by
skilful questioning, Grove tried to
lead Doctor White into an express
sion as to the legal sanity or in.
sanity Of Loeb, but each time the
defense counsel objected and in
variably was upheld by the court.
Groves object was two-fold. He
wanted to get, II possible, an adj
mission from the defense's own
alienist that Loeb is sane, Or fail
ing in that, to get an admission
of insanity, 50 that the case could
be thrown before a Jury.
But the defense lawyers and Doc.
tor White and Judge Caverly would
have none of It.
Mentally sick" was as far hs
White would go in describing Loeb.
Switch to Leopold.
Grove then switched over to Leo
pold and repeated almost the same
questions he had asked concerning
Loeb.
Ibid Leopold know it was wrong
before he committed this murder?"
II think So"
Recalling that yesterday DIR.
White had said Loeb was 1.-THE
master criminal" Grove asked the
alienist which Of the two was
principally responsible for the en-.
tire affair.
DIR. White said 1t was almost
impossible to separate them that
way"
"well. who had the strongest
mind"
That's a vague term. AS nearly
rs 1t is possible to answer II !
should say Babe"
DR.. White then went ahead and
explained that Leopold's mind was
steadily progressing. while Loeb's
was going backward, ''disintegrat.
Ing" he called It.
Hints at Third Boy.
Grove Their went into the king.
slave" theory. DR.. White had ties.
titled that in their unconscious
selves. Loeb was the phantesied