Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14
DIR. Patrick Declares Both
Youths Are Normal - DIR.
Church Says He Found No
Mental Diseases Whatevef-
Attacks Findings Endocrine
Pathology

Chicago. Aug. 13.-(By A. P.)-The
structure built by the defence in sup
port of it's plea for penitentiary SEN
fences for Richard Loeb and Nathan
IF. Leopold, Jr., kidnapers-
lof young Robert Franks, was attacked
today by TIE state, which, in rebuttal.
kept two alienists on the witness stand
throughout the day.
The theories of four alienists for the
defence that childish phantasies con-
tinuing into young manhood as malign
influences, stunted emotional growth
and functional disorders of the endo-
crime glands, blended into whole of
mental sickness" in each youth, were
disputed by DR.. Hugh T. Patrick and
DR.. Archibald Church of Chicago, who
said their examinations of Loeb and
Leopold indicated no abnormality of
dream life or emotion, nor in the en-
doctrine system.
Dr. Patrick, on the witness stand al
most throughout the day, declared
both youths normal except so far as
commission of deliberate, cold
blooded murder indicates disordered
mentality"
He told Of various displays of emo
ton by both youths and asserted that
nhantasies, or air castles in castles in
Spain" are highly normal"
| DR.. Church testified he found mo
mental disease of any nature whatso-
eyer" in either Loeb or Leopold by ex-
animation of them or in reading re-
ports of defence alienists.
Attacking the findings Of endocrine
Nof hO1N in, 7 4lA "a
the X-ray picture of the pineal gland
could not be relied upon, as the gland
frequently contained quantity of
gritty matter known as brain said,
whieh would indicate on X-ray plates
calcified condition. 1t was the con-
tention of DIR. Fl. S. Hubert of Chica-
go, who brought endocrinology, the
chemistry of character" into the
hearing, that the pineal governed the
endocrine glands, and that in Leopold's
case the pineal had calcified at the age
Of 10, whereas it should not have done
so for several years yet. Dr. Church
testified that the gland calcified at no
special age.
Long hypothetical questions cover
ing all items of pathology, irregulari-
tias of personality. and emotional ado
leAcence, set forth by the defence
etlIShlStS as mental SICK
ness'' in Loeb and Leopold, were asked
Drs. Patrick and Church. Their re-
plies to all were without variance:
Il found nothing in my examina lions
or in printed reports to lead me to
diagnosis of mental disease" by DR..
Patrick. and there was no evidence of
any mental disease" by DR.. Church.
Both mental pathologists prefaced
their statements by relating complete
storio; of the kidnapping and Staying,
May l. of the Franks boy as told to
them by Loeb and Leopold. That the
10000 ransom demanded from Jacob
Franks, father of the murdered boy.
actually was a part of the motive
rather than a detail of Loeb's phan-
tasted perfect crime" both Doctors
testified the youths had admitted.
DIR. Patrick went through the
Bowman Hubert" report which the
defense mental pathologists used,
along with their personal eXamina-
lions of Loeb and Leopold, to tase
the conclusions of mental sickness"
on which the defense hopes to save
the youths lives and pointed out a
score or more of what he termed ex-
aggerated and inconsistent conclus-
ions not based on the precise pathol-
'o'S''A SOhNAliOlS IlOlco All the TWO
youths.
The states effort to have DR.. Pat
rick pursue the subject won approval
of Judge John r. Caverly. who must
nix punishment at the end of the
hearing.
Il want to give YOU all the leeway
| can ruled the Judge. Il want to
get all the doctors Testimony about
these boys if ] can. There is no jury
here and I'd like to be advised as
fully as possible by Doctor Patrick
and all the others"
Or. Patrick was turned over to the
defense for cross examination thirty
minutes before adjournment and
again will take the witness stand to-
morrow morning. 1t was brought out
by the defense that the alienist had
been engaged for the prosecution by
Robert E. Grove, states attorney,
acting through Samuel Ettelson. for
mer corporation counsel of Chicago.
and friend of the Franks family, at a
cost of $3.50 daily. the amount paid
the defense alienists.