Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07

Loeb and to other boys earlier. He
had a special sort of imagining
branding of things.
Three or four years later Loeb
began to be woven into his family
life"
At this point court was recessed
at p. m.
DR.. Healy resumed the witness
stand when the hearing was re-
sumed at p. M, bringing in some
cut-out tests, resembling iig-saw puz-
z!es, asked for by the state at the
morning session. He told Judge
Ceverly that many a shrewd cow
boy has done much better than Leo
pold with that"
The witness proceeded with an
ANALYSIS of LeopOld's character
from early childhood, in that closely
paralleling the testimony of DE-.
White.
DR.. Healy said that very early
Leopold showed marked signs of
Psychological superiority and inferi-
GRITTY" He said a profound disorder
of Judgment was indicated by a boy
Of his marked attainment being
ready to go on with these utterly
pernicous activities.
He said Leopold early displayed an
unusual trend of mind by asking his
nurse TO arouse him at all hours OF
the night, and by wanting te~Fisit
one hundredth street simply be-
cause it had 100 in it.
No HardShiDS at All
II asked him what hardships he
had in the world the witness con-
tinued, land he said he hadn't any,
that he was not permitted to have
any.
He thought of himself as com
plete individual who might expert
ment with ideas of right and wrong,
of God" said DR.. Healy. You re-
member he told authorities con-
science was drilled into him until
eight years and then he proceeded
to drill it out, Following were ex-
pressiOns:
"'I revealed in the fact I had no
ground 70" conscience.
ct was trying to kill affection,
to break down any feeling l had
for my family.
He doubted the existence Of con
science, of things learned at his
mothers knees. He said he could
by experiment completely down it.
HE developed the superman
idea"
DR.. Haley had devoted two hours
and forty-five minutes to Leopold,
and it was p. m. when he reached
his notes on the examination and
conclusions as regard Loeb.
Il found him a calm and we'll
built fellow" he said, regarding
Loeb. Nothing wrong at first
glance, but there is an symmetrical
use of his mouth, one side drawing
up peculiarly. His family believes
this has developed in the last two
years. He stammers slightly"
The doctor said that while Loeb
measured up very high intellectual
ly, he fell down on a number of tests
for an eighteen-year-old youth. He
said Loeb was unable to give the
meaning of such words as 'artless,
depreciation, harry, grabble, decliv-
ity, fen, incrustation and retroaC-
tive.
Loeb passed three standard tests,
said DR.. Healy. and upon request OF
the states attorney, gave examples
from the tests.
ION the Monroe silent reading
test. he failed" said the witness,
land gained a score of the twelfth
grade"
DR.. Healy said there was an alb
sence Of normal remorse, and that
Loeb had admitted he would murder
Walter Bachrach, of his counsel for
instance, if ne thought he would gain
anything by it, publicity, or pleasure
of anticipation, or execution of the
plan.
He says there's nothing inside
me to stop me-" said the witness.
Loeb 5 alleged idiosyncracies when
court suspended at S:5S p. m. until
1880 a. m.
Grove Hints at Taking
States Attorney Grove is prepar-
ing a rebuttal OF the aIienists' testi-
mony with view of showing that
the prisoners are intellectually capa-
bile of plotting Just such a defense
as is being offered.
Mr.. Grove says he believes it pos
sible that these two 'interectual
supermen," realizing that their lives
depended on mental Irresponsible
ity'' had concocted such a series of
reactions as they knew an aIienist
I might seek as a basis for a finding
Of abnormality.
Darrow said Sunday that his two
clients are being tried by extra
! judicial agencies not for the muir
! der to which they have pleaded
/ guilty, but for their wealth. their in
/ tellect, their social position and a
/ score of other contributing circum,
+ stances which would not weigh down
an obscure murderer
He said the public demand for the
/ blood of the bows was unfair.