New Britain herald., 1924-08-09
|D|S0RDERED GLANDS
 BLAMED FOR MURDER
Medical Expert Testifes in De.
 lense of Leopold Today
VIEWS ON RELIGION TOLD

Defense Witness Declares That Loci
 Became Embi,tered Toward Go,
 Following Death of His Mother. , ny The Associated Press,
 Chicago, Aug, a-Diserdered cn doerine glands were held responsible for the mental and physical develop ment Of Nathan F, Lennonl. Ir,, whicl permitted him to fall in with Richart loeb's childish phantasy to eommi the perfect crime. resulting in th' Kidnapping and. staying Of Robert Franks. Dr. II. 's. Hubert. Chicago psyehiatrist. testified today in tho hearing to hx their punishment
 Leopolds thyroid gland had beer diseased. but the disorder has snbsided and his pineal and pituitary glands have not functioned as they should the doctor. fourth Of the defense's eS' perts to appear in the sixteen days oi session. testified,
 x-Rays Are shown
 Dr. Hubert used X-ray pictures 'c show to Judge Caverly causes of th' youths mental and physical disorders on which the defense basis its plea foi mitigation Of punishment.
 In summing up, he concluded that the boys. he having described Loeb's disorders yesterday. came together as necessary complements. one of the other, and that Leopold unable to re- sist Loeb's leadership. their association led to the murder of Bobby Franks
 Dr. Hulbert said the X-ray pictures showed streaks downward and lateral ly on the skull.ng
 They are of no medical signifi- cance,. although l never have seen them before.
 ''They are from preparations Leo pold used to keep his hair in order" explained the doctor with smile.
 Today's Testimony
 Dr H. S. Hulburt, fourth of the alienists for the defense was on the witness stand to conclude his direct testimony when the hearing to deter mine punishment for Nathan F. Leo- pold, Jr., and Richard Loeb for kid mapping and murder of Robert Franks was resumed before Judge Caverly.
 A half hour before court was to filled and line of would-be specta- tors wound downstairs from the sixth floor and out along Austin avenue to Clark street a block away.
 The deefnse, expecting that comple- ton of Dr. Hulburt's direct testi- nony and cross examination by Rob- ert F. Grove, states attorney, would require the entire two-hour session, vas not explicit in statements regard ng witnesses to follow Dr. Hulburt. Another alienist and Foreman Leo ,old and Allan Loeb. brothers of the young defendants were on the list of lefense witnesses yet to be called.
 Dr. Hulburt picked up his testi- nony where he left off yesterday with lis describtion of Leopold's taking lave phantasy. Dr. Hulburt said he phantasy was continued until the ge of IS, the phantasy setting the 'attern of his life. Leopold's ambi- ion coming to be the "perfect slave f the perfect kind" Leopold found uch a person in Loeb, said the wit ess and wanted to be Loeb's per ect slave in any manner, even trough Kidnapping and murder"
 There were no criminalistic phan- | sies in Leopolds life but his phan. asies influenced him very largely to | o what he has done, continued the | octor.
 Religious Views
 The testimony veered to Leopold's eligious life, the witness saying that ecause of his advanced intellectual fe Leopold was ready for confirma- on well before he was of age to be, nd when he reached the age he did ot care to be confirmed.
 Thinks Self Superior
 Leopold once visited church in hich there was a stained glass win ow portraying the Madonna and hrist child, said Dr. Hulburt. Leo- ,ld did not know the figures but entitled his mother with the Ma ,nna, and himself with older child the picture, possible St. John the sptist, said the doctor. { He does not say I am Christ" : i'd the witness, but says T am the I perior persons of the world read :. Hulburt in his notes.
 His Mothers Death { tHe finally found fault with God cuse God makes mistakes, making great mistake when he took his other. I His mothers death made a great c ange in Leopold's life. He never did $ just himself to the world atfer she 1 ,d. { He finally saw life with no God, good, no right, no wrong" i Leopold lacked close friends. said Ii } doctor. He felt his friends lt ould fit in with his 'king-slave' 0 antasy. He found they did not, il
 wanted to make friends, but md he could not. He made him . f into non emotional, sheer in- | lectual personality. He does not ve swings of moods as does Loeb"
 Criminal Tendencies
 Asked as to Leopold's criminalistic dencies by Walter Bachrach of de- SC counsel, Dr. Hulburt said Leo- q stole some stamps at the age of e from his counsin, stole his ther's necktie and traded it for < ar bands. of which he was mak- a collection. justifying the thefts < the statement why, that was all