The broad ax., 1924-08-16

County has ever had, continues his
memorable fight in the celebrated
Loeb and Leopold so-called insanity
ease or fight before the Chief Justice
Of the Criminal Court of Cook County.
and he has baffled and dumbfounded
the lawyers on the other side Of the
famous or infamous case to such an
extent that he has made silly fools or
laughing stocks Of the lawyers for
the opposite side and he also has put
10 flight the so-called best medical ex-
perts. Mr.. Grove plainly let it be
known that he was right up-to-date on
all the latest medical terms and those
medical experts opposed to the state
were utterly unable in their testimony
to put anything over on Mr.. Grove.
The expert testimony on Wednes-
day was 50 important that we feel that
il is really worth reproducing in these
columns. 1t follows:
States Aienists Ridicule Dream
Defense"
Two psychiatric experts for the
state, DR.. Hugh T. Patrick and DR..
Archibald Church, took the stand in
Judge Caverly's courtroom yesterday.
loosed few maxims Of practical psy-
chology," and brought the defense
balloon bearing mentally diseased
'Dickie" and Babe" down to earth
with a bump.
Nineteen year old college boys fan
tasying crime or kings and slaves be-
came no more abnormal than a golfer
musing Of brides and holes in one.
The shadow Of a calcihed pineal
gland became within a reasonable
doubt the shadow Of brain sand" al
most always contained there.
Emotional drives became the pro-
polling force behind the most normal
of human behavior.
Dr. Patrick, in neat blue suit, high
straight white collar, quick of gesture,
ready with smiling wit, took his place
in the witness chair as court opened.
Assistant States Attorney John Sbar-
baro began the examination where II
had stopped the afternoon before.
Asks Hypothetical Question
Mr.. Sbarbaro-Now, doctor, assume
a hypothetical person who on examin-
alton disclosed the facts and circum-
stances that you have gained from
your examination of Richard Loeb;
and add thereto these other facts that
have been testified to here:
That he is immature in his sexual
development;
That he still has three baby teeth;
That the growth Of hair on the body
is scanty, and he only requires to
shave twice or three times a week;
That he has had several fainting
spells during his life and that he has
tremors Of the hands and tongue and
enlarged inguinal glands;
And that he also has dermographia,
and that his basal metabolism, when
examined on one day, averaged minus
II per cent.
Have you an opinion whether such
an individual was suffering from any
mental disease on May q, 1924?
Al would answer that the same
as | did yesterday, that I see no evil
dence Of any mental disorder.
Opinion of Defense Report
Q.-You have read the so-called
Bowman-Hulbert report as to the va
rious examinations Of Richard Loeb
which is in evidence here? Al did
not find anything in that report re-
garding Mr.. Loeb which would lead
ms to a diagnosis of a diseased mind
or mental disease.
Git has also been testified to here,
doctor, that this same hypothetical
person has lied at times. Do you know
whether or not it can Be ascertained
how many times he lied and when it
could have been recognized? A.
That does not sound reasonable to me-
H recognized that sometimes he lied,
AZ not know how they can be GER
tam that sometimes he did not lie
when they did not recognize it. I
don't know that that is particularly a
thing for psychiatrist to decide; that
appears to be common sense.
Q-This same hypothetical person
has had fantasies, and those fantasies
nearly always were INDUCED in just
before he went to sleep. What would
you say as to the effect? A--Why,
think that is a highly normal proce-
dure. It is we'll known that golfers
have fantasies after they go to bed,
and play, Of course. very much better
than they as a matter Of fact do. This