New Britain herald., 1927-12-30
Term to Extend Until Bootleg King Has Been Restored to Req. son, Court Rules.
Justice Proving Less Senti. mental Than Jury Which Freed Prisoner From Death Chair, Finds Him Dangerous Person.

dangerous FerS0n. i Cincinnati, Dec 50 LP,-Georse Remns, the former "king of Boot ''egefs today vas condemned to i the State Hospital for the Criminal Insane at Lima as insane and 4 dangerous person to be at large" ' just week after he cheated the electric chair when jury found him not guilty of the murder of his wifi. on the sole ground of insanity. The decision was handed down bv Judge William Fl. Lueders, of the Hamilton county probate court who spoke in unmstakable terms despite the hndlng Of three aliensts who sat with him in advisory capacity that Remus is sane"
 The alienists. who had no part in the final decision supported it with : this elaboration of their finding that Remus technically is sane.
 Found Dangerous Person
 The report of the alienists upon which Judge Lueders acted read as follows:
 We the undersigned, appointed to examine George Remus as to his sanity, beg leave to submit the fol- lowing:
 After a careful physical and mental 'Xamination, the hearing of the testimony and review of the history Of the case, we find said George Rcmus insane.
 We also find that said George kelnus Is psyCopath and therefore IS q dangerous individual to be at large. We believe that he is a dan serous psycopath because he is un- moral, lacking T sense of ethics. emo- lonaliy unstable. being subject to unrestrained outbreaks of temper and rage and egocentrc to a patho- logical degree.
 ''H. H. Hoppc. NJ. D.
 Thomas A. Ratliff, M. D,
 Howard D. Mcintyre. M. D."
 Judge Luede-' left no doubt that he, with the sole decision in the mat ter, found Remus insane.
 Prom the evidence, testimony and exhibits submitted in this case the court is of the opinion and finds George Remus now insane and dangerous persoH to be at large read his finding.
 Tt is therefore ordered Una, George Remus be committed to the Lima State Hospital for the Insane and therebe confined until such time when he has been restored to req son or until otherwise discharged by due process of law
 The law rests with me" said Judge Lueders, in explaining his dc cision.
 Tt directs that the court call in medical witnesses but in the last analysis 1t is for the probate court 10 decide from al the evidence in the case whether Remus is sane.'
 The sole question to be deter mlned was whether Remus is now sane, said the decision.
 The present hearing is not con cerned with the guilt or innocence Of George Remus Of the crime Of which he was acquitted by the jury on the sole ground of insanity. nor has this proceeding anything to do with the sanity or insanity of George kemus at the time Of the commis- sion Of the crime. except so far as It might throw light on his sanity at this time" continued the finding.
 "The presumption Of the law i. that George Remrs was sane at the time of the killing, until the con trary has been shown. The jury did find that he was insane and acquit- ted him for that reason.
 Under the general code of Ohio, tho verdict of the Jury Is prime tacte evidence Of his insanity and this remains as a sta tus until George R'mus has proved that he is sane.
 Must Satisfy Court
 The burden Of proof is upon him and he must satisfy the court that ho is not insane now"
 ntN 'pIloVed two pdragra phs eN- planning that while six ahenists had testified Remus now Is sane, five of them had agreed that George Re mus is dangerous individual 10 be at large" and that Remus himself had confirmed that impression rv disclosing that he at this time does not believe it morally wrong 10 com init further homicide"
 Two courses were open 10 him un- der Ohio law, said Charles II. Elston associate counsel with Kemus. sp- peal to the court Of common pleas through error proceedings and ap- picatiou for writ of haheas corpus.
 eve probably will make use o' both" he said
 lt was brought out in the probate court sanity hearing that Remus ad- hercd to his previously expressed opinion that it would be legal but not moral wrong for him to slay Franklin l.. Dodge. Jr.. Of Lansing. Mich. former federal department ju-tice agent.
 To Dodge Remus attributes all his troubles. Dodge was said to have been instrumental in working up the case which wrecked Remus's g gantic liquor enterprise and sent him