Evening star., 1924-08-01
DOCTOR SAYS LOEB
PLOTTED MURDER
AS FEAT OF BRAIN
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sue before the court was something
for Judge Caverly himself to define.
Mr. Grove also defended his course
in backing a bill in the last Illinois
Legislature for revision of the lunacy
laws.
IF that bill had gone through and
I had brought these defendants into
court as insane" he said. Mr.. Oar
row would have represented them
here as intellectual giants from the
University Of Chicago.
This is a tremendous case in llli-
nois.' Mr.. Grove said in opening his
LAS / listened to Mr.. Darrow 1 was
in doubt whether he was in court
trial. making a speech before the
legislature or making closing
speech to jury in an effort to save
his clients said Mr. Grove.
Refers to barrow.
Mr. Grove referred to remarks
by Darrow that he had no right to
present evidence in the case after a
plea of guilty and by Bachrach that
the States attorneys duties ended
with presenting his case, denying the
defense had stated the case correctly.
Yes, the States attorney is a
sworn officer of the law" Grove said
but the defense would bar me be-
cause they would have this proceed
Ing not as a law suit at all.
We are roaming around in dream
land The State attorney is entirely
at sea as to what is going on here.
These men are men of intellect. grad
yates of universities and should be
held to strict accountability for their
acts. If your honor please, they are
not the cold -blooded murderers. above
the law because of their wealth. They
are not the cold -blooded murderers
that have sat here day after day and
smiled and Smirked as the evidence of
their heinous crime went in We should
not discuss Il old-blooded murder in
their presence.
Attitude as Judge.
"Mr Darrow has catigated me be-
cause when | occupied the place your
honor occupies 1 attempted to follow
the law and protect the women and
children of the community. ;
Il have heard MIR. Darrow say that
he would not hang anybody, and even
that he would not punish any one for
crime"
He referred to a bill he had tried
to sponsor through the Legislature
for isolation of mental detectives be-
fore they had committed crimes.
"There is only one issue in this he
continued. The purpose of the tes-
timony now about to be introduced
concerns the mental responsibility OF
these defendants. The legal effect
and the effect it has on the mind of
the layman is that it is a defense of
legal insanity. You have no right to
hear it. The State could not appeal
The defense if satisfied would not ap-
peal. If not satisfied they would ap-
peal and the Supreme Court would
send the case back on appeal.
Judge Gives Decision
Judge Caverly looked inquiringly
at the attorneys for both sides, and,
finding none wished to argue further,
delivered his decision in few snort
sentences.
There was a stir as the significance
of the courts words struck home.
Loeb and Leopold, with broad smiles
on their countenanceS, leaned over
to Benjamin Bachrach and spoke in
a, low tone.
Jacob and Allan Loeb and Nathan
Leopold, sr, and Foreman Leopold
nodded and smiled their approval and
Mr.. Darrow leaned toward the state $
attorneys, chuckling and ''razzing'
them.
DR.. William Alanson White. first
defense witness, climbed back to the
stand.
Will you please state your pro
and past, and how long they have
lasted? said Walter Bachrach.
white Tells Experience.
'1n 1903 1 was appointed superin-
tendent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane at Washington, now
known as St. Elizabeths Hospital"
DR.. White answered.
Il belong to several prominent
medical societies and congresses" he
added, and named a half score. q
am the alienist for the Public Health
Service. / am the president of the
American Psychiatric Assoc;a ton"
/ He explained the work of St. Eliza
beth's Hospital. saying what persons
fwere taken there and that during
the World War the mental disease
patients became so numerous that
none but Army men was admitted.
"AS result of your experience have
you acquired any knowledge of the
operation of the human mind?" asked
Mr.. Bachrach.
II have"
He then named books which he had
written, an outline OF psychiatry, d
book called Mental Mechanism -