The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-12-16
REMUS DULL
JURY TOLD BY
Mind EXPERT
Brains of Bootleg Trade
Barely Has Average
Adult Intelligence.
TESTS ARE DESCRIBED
Only Three Paragraphs of
AIieniStS' Report Are
Read 10 Jury.
BY PAUL w. WHITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY PAUL w. WHITE
United Press StaR Correspondent
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 49,
George RemuS, once described as
the master mind" of the bootleg
ging industry, heard today that
from the standpoint of a psycholo-
gist he Barely had average adult in
telligence.
DR.. Mabel Fernald, who made va
rious psychometric tests, testified
that Remus was frequently below
the average level. Her conclusions
led in part to the conclusion Of the
alienists that Remus was sane at
the time he shot and killed his wife.
He now is on trial charged with
murder.
Charles H. Elston of defense
counsel asked DR.. Fernald to ex-
plain some of the tests.
Knew Meaning of Dungeon
The witness described how Remus
had been shown a Greek key and
an inverted box for 10 seconds and
then asked to reproduce them in
pictures He fa.-sd, she said.
He was also below average on
a paper cutting test, said DR..
Fernaid.
Remus suggested Charles P.
Taft. II, county prosecutor, try this
test.
In a word test, Rernus was aver
age in giving synonyms for more
or less common words, such IS
juggler. regard, treasury, dispro-
portionate, dungeon
"Oh, he knew what dungeon
meant did hep" put in Elston.
Eyes" said DR.. Fernald.
DR.. Fernald then told of an
absurdity test in which a sample
sentence was IT have home that
is on a road down hill all the way
to town and down hill all the way
back
Remus realized the statement
was ridiculous, the psychologist
said.
DR.. David I. Wolfstein, one of the
three alienists who held Remus
sane, testified he found nothing
abnormal physically in the defend
ants condition.
Read Three Paragraphs
All but three paragraphs Of a
4,5OO-word report in which three
alienists found Remus to have been
sane on Oct 6, were stricken out by
Judge Chester r. Shook before the
jury was advised Of the doctors
opinion
The court sustained objections of
Charles H. Elston, co-counsel for.
defense, to admission of the docu-
ment as presented. The conclusion
OF sanity was left in, however.
The paragraphs permitted to re-
main in the report were:
1.-THE report utilities very ex-
haustive study of the family history
Of the defendant, a pSychometric
test made at our direction by DR..
Mabel r. Fernald, a thorough per-
sonality study Of our own and
Furthermore our observation of his
behavior throughout the course Of
the trial, and finally all the in
formation obtained from the evil
dence presented which we were
privileged to hear and study.
BASED upon all the aforegoing
factors we beg leave to present our
unanimous conclusion which is:
THAT the defendant, George Re
mus was sane at the time of the
commission Of the act of killing, to-
wit, on Get. 6, 1927.
very respectfully,
(SigneO
DIR. DAVID I. WOLFSTEIN,
DIP. E. A. BABER,
DR.. CHARLES E. Kelly.
No Sign of Insanity
RemuS was described in the report
as being normal physically, with
more than average strength.
The doctors, E. A. Baber, David I.
Wolfstein and Charles E. Kiely, de-
clared three elements of an "acute
transitory mania" were lacking in
Remus' conduct after the shooting.
These were excitement, loss of con-
seriousness and subsequent deep
sleep.
The characteristic RACES of Remus
were said not to conform to any
classification Of insanity.