The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-18

the difference between insane ana
sane Authorizations. Singer said q
broad difference was whether the
person having the hallucination
considered 1t real or not; II he did
he probably was crazy; II he didn't
then it was merely u day. dream.
barrow quickly presented q con.
crete application. He demanded to
know whether q boy going along
the street talking to an imaginary
gang Of criminals and giving
mysterious orders by hand signals,
was not having q real, bonafide
hal;ucination. Evidence has already
been presented that Dicky Loeb did
this great deal.
After q long period Of clubbing,
Doctor Singer finally conceded that
If such q boy actually believed no
was directing his criminal band.
then it could be said to be a
hallucination.
Emotions Discussed.
/ barrow put Doctor Singer
through lonog series Of questions.
involving emotion, instinct and in
tuition. He tried to get the alien.
list to say that man yhuman actions
are instructive, but Singer would
no tagree with him. The intellect,
he said, controls most human acts
in modern day society.
Then barrow came back to
glands.
you don't know much about the
endocrine SYSTEM" ne asked.
Il don't think anyone does" re.
piled Singer.
'It's always easier to speak for
yourself, doctor" said barrow with
fine sarcasm.
Doctor Singer admitted that the
endocrtne system lis supposed to
have an influence on the whole
body, including conduct"
There is no question that some
OF the glands have an influence on
emotion"
This was the same question that
Doctor Rollin r. Woodyatt, the
States gland expert, would "only
hazard a guess on" last week.
The smiling unconcern and the
sophomore bravado that has
marked the attitude of the Two
young slayers for a month. day
after day as the story of their
crime has been unfolded in all its
bloody detail, is fading somewhat
as the time draws near when
States Attorney Robert E. Grove
will make his final plea that they
be changed by the necks until
dead" for the murder Of Bobby
Franks.
Faces Showing Strain.
"Dicky" and Babe" are not on.
joying the trial now as much az
they were when 1t started. That
fact Is apparent to all observers,
1t has even been commented upon
from the witness stand by the
watchful alienists retained by the
State to swear that no menal dis.
ease affects them.
They do not laugh with the same
spontaneity. Nor do they engage
80 often in the whispered witticisms
between themselves. Their young
faces show the strain they try
nightly to conceal.
Jail officials have noted this
carefully. And 1t has resulted in
the two collegianS being guarded
more closely az the final curtain
draws near.
There have been rumors and ~.
ports Of suicide. baseless, perhaps,
but still Of sufficient currency to
cause additional speculation on the
part OF the jailers.
Both "Dicky" and Babe" have
confided TO, friends, half mockinS.
ly, that they would like to give
the audience another thrill before
the slow descent Of the curtain
on their life drama.
May Be kidding JaiIer.
They would like to pull some.
thing" that would cause the public
to gasp again in amazement and
their two positions of
being the "strangest pair of Grim. |
inals" that ever faced the bar of |
Justice
It may be all talk. it may be
they are kidding" their jailers,
but the latter are taking no
chances. So the guards that watch |
ne young slayers have redoubled |
their vigilance.
In court, their baliffs sit immedi. |
ately behind them. In Jail they arc
under constant supervision, night |
and day.
The State hopes to finish nv |
but the savagery with |
which Clarence barrow IL attack.
Ing the conclusions of the last of !
The States alienists makes this pro.