Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-11
ATTACKS
DOCTOR 'SST0RY
Of Functional Disorders of
Glands in the Franks
Murder Case

CHICAGO, Aug. IL (By The Asso-
ciated Press) The state today at
tackled the theory of functional dis
orders of the endocrine glands set
up Saturday by the defense in Its
plea for mitigation of punishment
of Richard Loeb and Nathan j.. Leo
pold, Jr., for kidnapping and murder
ing Bobby Franks.
The idea of functional disorders
of the endrcoine glands was built
up by direct testimony of DR.. FL. S.
Hubert of Chicago. fourth defense
alienist, who used X-ray pictures to
illustrate what he termed various
glandular disorders, noting the thy
roid. pineal, pituitary and adrenals.
Robert e. Grove. states attorney.
upon cross-examination asked DR..
Hubert for information as to the
function of the pineal gland, .and.
told it regulated the balance of the
other endoctrine glands, asked If 1t
were not fact that medical men as
a group know practically nothing of
the function of the pineal gland, and
some question it being gland at all.
He received an affirmative reply.
Mr.. Grove sought to impeach the
testimony of DIR. Hubert by bring
ing out that the mental pathologist
had been too busy" to make some
of his numerous tests, and had re-
lied on the words of others. The
witness testified that he never had
in many" murder cases made such
extensive examinations and tests as
in the present one.
Mr.. Groves delving into the en-
docrine gland theory was cut short
iby the noon recess. 1t was indicated
that the defense would rest its case
with the testimony of DIR. Hubert
and that late this afternoon the
state would begin presentation of its
many rebuttal witnesses. including
four alienists.
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 defense's plea for
mitigation in the punishment of the
youthful murderers.
Huge crowds swarmed about the
criminal courts building again this
plorning.
DR.. Hubert testified, under ques-
tioning by Walter Bachrach of the
defense. that on the day Bobby
Franks was kidnapped and murdered,
NdlHd1 1JtOpold W do lAitiltdllJ
eased," that "due to his constitution
and habit of life," because he was
intellectually over-developed, his
body not we'll balanced nor in a
healthy state. and his judgment i'm
mature, 1 conclude he was mentally
diseased"
"His emotions were so slight In
relation to the ordinary things of
life that in relation to judgment they
permitted him to act in an abnormal
way. :.
"These conditions had a great ef-
feet In causing the homicide. He
was susceptible to suggestions of
anything, proper or otherwise, from
associates. 1t caused MIN to CO.
operate with his associate. The
mental disease would not have caused
him alone to carry out the homicide.
1t caused him to ignore the ordinary
restraint that ordinary individuals
impose on themselves because or
duty to society. 1t caused him to
Justify his own actions so that he
was not critical of them.
without this mental diseased
condition he could not have commit
ted the homicide"
'The mental condition of Loeb on
that date was direct factor In that
he was imperiled by motives In his
subconscious mind. His judgment
was childish and not subject to re-
straint. His collegiate education was
not a factor in this. His reading in
childhood days was a factor. His
judgments are immature and he had
only an academic idea of what he
owed society. His mental condition,
based on his constitution and mental
state. is direct cause Of the homi-
eide"
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