New Britain herald., 1924-08-11
STATE ATTACKING
 DEFENSE OF BOYS
Seeks 10 Break Down "Gland DisordeIs' as Cause Tor Murder

B7 The Associated pless
 Chicago, Aug, 1.-The state today
 attacked the theory of functional dls- orders of the endaerine glands set up Saturday by The defense ln it's plea sor mitigation of punishment of Richard Eoeh and Nathan r., Leopold, Jf, for kidnapping and murdering Bobby Franks,
 The idea of functional disorders of the endoerine glands was built ID by direct testimony Of Dr, II, s, Hubert of Chicago, fdnrth defense alienst. who used N'ray pictures
 Robert E, Grove, state's attorney, unon cross examination asked Dr. Hubert for information as 10 the function of the pineal gland, and, told it regulated the balance of the other endoerine glands, asked if it were not a fact that medical men as n group know practically nothing Of the fnne- ton of the pineal gland, and some question that il ia gland at all. He received an affirmative reply.
 Mir. Grove sought to mpeach the testimony of nr, Hubert by bringing out that the mental psthoogist had been "too busy" 10 make some of his numerous tests. and had relied on the words of others The witness testi- fled that he never had in many mur- der cases made such extensive eX- aminations and tests as in the present one.
 MT. Groves dclving into the cndoc- rine gland today was cut short by the noon recess. It was indicated that the defense would srcst its case with the testimony Of Dr. Hubert and that late this afternoon the state would begin presentation of ifs many rebut- tai witnesses, including four alienists.
 Today's Procedures
 The defenses plea for mitigation in the Franks hearing was near comple- ton when Judge John R. Caverly be- gan the 17th days session today. Prospects were that the prosecution would begin calling its long list of re- buttal witnesses before adjournment. 1 Allan Loeb and Foreman Leopold, | brothers, respectively, of Richard and . Nathan F. Leopold. Jr., the kidnap- pers-murderers of young Robert | Franks were among the three or four lay witnesses the defense had in re- serve to offer after completion of tes- timony by Dr. H. $ Hubert, fourth f and last of the defensc's alierists.
 Dr. Hubert, Friday and Saturday testified along the lines of the three alienists that preceded him that Loeb and Leopold are mentally sick, the point of the defenso's plea for in the punishment of the youthful murderers.
 Reason For Murder f Dr. Hubert testified under uucs- 1 .ioning by Walter Bachrach of the de- 'ense, that on the day Bobby Franks vas kidnapped and murdered, Nathan s Leopold was mentally diseased" that ( due to his constitution and habit of fife" "because he was intellectually. ( developed, his body not well bal | 'nced nor in healthy state and his judgment immature, I conclude he , vas mentally diseased" It His emotions were so slight in re- a ation to the ordinary things of life hat in relation to judgment they per C nitted him to act in an abnormal il way, l '''rhese conditions had great effect n causing the homicide. He was s',s- D eptible to suggestions of anything, W t caused him to cooperate with his ssociato. The mental disease would 'e ot h"'n caused him along to carry ir