The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-18

Doctor White offered a similar
opinion before Juuss L.y~... III
Chicago.
''To the best of my recollection, =
Doctor Whites telegram said, "the
homicide for which Perrygo was
sentenced to death was on its face
clearly the act of defective child
like youth.
1t was stupidity conceived, stupid.
" executed in the face Of almost
certain Identification ana there was
no rational or reasonable effort to
escape its consequences and no evil
de' i y. as can recall, Of
any adequate appreciation of its
act"
Killed Aged Woman.
'@r1 Hgo killed j, sixty,nine-year.
old woman for the love of a girl.
hi VS. but seventeen. He now
awaits execution, of the death sen.
tence, November IA. He is twenty
one years old
Doctor White knew Perrygo. The
lad was born within the grounds
OF he Insane Asylum across the
rivtf'. He spent ten years among
the insane.
errygo came up for trial,
Doctor White examined him. Perry.
go was a poor Icy. his people mad
no money to pay high-class alianists.
Doctor White. interested in the case,
anxious to see justice, and con.
WINGED the boy was not normal, gave
mis- services free to help save him.
The case of Perrygo is known 10
alienists throughout the United
States. It is one of the cases which
Doctor White In his recent book,
insanity and he Criminal, Law,
uses as am example.
Childish Nature of Crime.
THE essentially childish nature
Of this q me is apparent to anyone
accustomed to an unprecedented
etaIuatlon of human conduct" the
book says of the Perrygo casa.
The movement to save YOUNG
Perrygo has brought hope 70. the
young slayer-he almost cried III
his cell when Washington Times
reporter told him about it.
Perrygo Is of religious nature. he
has prayed night and day since his
Incarceration. s
They told me what prayers would
do" he said today. "They told me
20 much about the great Christ /
have prayed morning, noon. and
night. / beiye God is resuontitno
TO my prayers, and my heart II NOT
so heavy. want to- live so much. =
Since announcement was made
yesterday of a petition to be for.
Warded TO the President asking
communication of Perrygo's sentence
70 life imprisonment, many requests
have come into The Washington
Times by persons seeking to add
their names to the appeal to the
Chief Executive. Is.
Several associations have 1uii,eG
IN the movement and ii appears az
II all Washington has become in.
terested in the case.
From out in Oxen Hill, Md,
Perrygo's mother Journeys to the
District jail. bringing with her
cake. candy and home cooked food
He was only a boy when he was
taken from her in 1920.
Change in PerrygO.
There has been a change IN
PerrygN. Jailsosfis.ia's sa the youth
Is greedy d'ffa sn, from the 10Y
admitted 10 E ,.'s'itltior In 1920
He is qu ct tnl veil hammered His
conduct as a y is1ner Is above re
proach.
'Perrygo, facing death. is an in
spiration to the other prisoners ri
Vie jail, one official said, "He has
seon the hear 8 of everyone hore
We are all hoping that he viii moi
hang" A
,4&.sgJ i es.n0 fear death. He
be.ieros in Cod e ieves in here,
after. The late Bishop Harding. oi
the Episcopal Church here, was per,
son. lily Interested In the case. He
came TO the District jail and held
special confirmation services for the
boy. He always said he hoped
Perrygo would not hang.
In Chicago today, two othel