The Washington times., 1924-07-29
lcon.Inusa lrom EIrst IS

CCcnainusd from First rage.l
AO Introduce into the record 4 re-.
lnarikable statement made ~ leopold
during the gfilling that preceded his
confession. This dealt with SEX mat.
Aors and u unprintable.
It's Of little moment either way
Justice Caverly told the lawyers; in.
Al6ating that this VIII not seriously
enter into his consideration Of hang.
eHle o. life Imprisonment
Most o& the unpriptable matter
finally went into the record. but II
was Fsad Il whispers TO the official
ptonos aphers, ana MO portion of II
Permitted to reach the ears Of the
scores o. women spectators who
were present today, al usual.
The long stenosraphic report Of
Groves first examination ok Leo
pOld was read into the record YER.
bafim. It showed minute cross ex-
animation into the young students
movements from the time Of the
kidnapping.
Slipped Up But Once.
Leopold slipped badly but once
During this extended questioning,
the record disclosed. That was
when he had denied knowing any
1f the Franks family or the boy,
or ever having called at the home
The inquiry was casually made:
What q the Franks telephone.
huxnber?''
.Drexel 1888" he replied Instantly.
Before that time. even despite the.
binding Of his glasses near the
culvert, Leopold's quesfioners had
not been certain Of their ground.
But when he made that slip. they
went At the Questioning with re-
1eWed interest.
The lawyers took turns at read.
ing the bulky, voluminous bound
ale Of testimony.
Sometimes their voices rose ana
ht times they addressed the ste
nOgraphere Ia whispers these lat
ter being the times when imprint
able and salacioue parts Of Leo
pOld's observations were reached.
Two hours were occupied in read
ing Le0pOld's early statements, and
then at IL o'clock the reading Of
EeOpoId's actual confession to the
murder WAS begun. II WAS lengthy,
too.
All this reading was designed
D merely to round out and complete
the record Of the case.
The defendants looked bored.
Court recessed at 1880 until 2 b.
M, with Leopold's confession stiIll
going into the record.
"A Moral Moron"
Today. another defense psychic
erist reported, Doctor WillIiami
Healy, Of Boston. It II his opinion
that Nathan Leopold is unusually in.
keliectual, far above the average for
Ms age. but that he is morally 4
moron, and emoti0nglly an icebel 8.
Allowed to run their natural courses,
unchecked BY ten feet Of herupen
rope, and Doctor Healy believes
khese Tendencies lead straight to un
hdulterated insanity.
Doctor Healy applied to Leopold
b half dozen tests that the psychol-
0gista call standard in the study Of
human mentality the Stamford.
Hlnet, the Kelly-Trabue, the Monroe
silent reading test. III. Rcback,s
Judgment Of statements. Thurston's
pyline1snn test, the McCa1lis cube
kests Roback's cryptogram, and
bthers.
II u upon these reports Of the
iienists that counsel for the two
Unusual youths are relying to con.
vince Judge John r. Caverly that
they should not hang, but instead
should be put away Tor the rest OF
khelr natural lives.
pr. Healy came closer than the
ether alienistg to pronouncing the
Happier Babe insane.
After describing him as dream
hr" and 90 i ''phantasy worshiper.''
the Boston psychiatrist had this tol
bay shout the boy who knows the
Lords prayer In fifteen languaeea. a
hnd who translates ana reads ia
I'll Of them:
MOnonaniac Type.
ron account Of his disinteRrated
Ina diseased mental life IN the
realms Of judgment and emotion,
which leads to his showing an alb
normal lack Of foresight and care
even Tor his abnormally cherished
ana occasionally developed ego, bug-
resting that he has almost been
bent on self-destruct0on I see nO
other conclusion possible but that
Leopold Is thoroughly unbal.
anced individual IN his mental life
really diseased. Of the paralhoiac Of
monemaniac type. which has BRO.
Auced 20 many criminals.
He IL q socially dangerous neS.
son, suffering from psychoais
A. II is not uncommon with his
eype. he has been generally unrec.
0gnized and continues to be IN.
Fecognized, as mentally sIissr sSd ~.
cause his ordinary behaviir does
not reveal his inner mental life and
particularly his delusion about him.
Doctor fIeIyss report CONCERNED
only Leopold. 1t ala not Toner
upon his partner III the FranITe
crime. Angel Face Dicky''V I,oeb.
who has already been described ~
octors Hubert and Bowman A
master mind OF the diabolicaI
plot that caused them to anaEh
Bobby Franks boyish head in with 4
cold chisel, and then stuff HIS body
down q drain pipe.
According TO the alienista Loeb n
the stronger mind OF the two re
was the liking" and LeopoId the
slave" IN their unnatural associa.
tion.
Strangely Alike.
But the other aiienists have found