Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-28
AL|EN|ST ATTACKS
REMUS' INSANITY
Former Bootleg King Begins
Court Fight to Set
His Fate.
nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, December 2S.--Geofge
Remus today began the Probate Court
fight which will send him forth ffee
from all blame for Staying his wne
here October 6 last or 10 the state
Hospital for the Criminal Insane AZ
Lima.
The court battle, brought on by the
verdict of a week ago of the jury IN
his murder trial that he was not guilty
on the sole ground of insanity. began
under conditions far different from
those Of the jury hearing.
Only Few Present.
Where hundreds struggled daily tor
six weeks tn see the judge, jury. 'eSai
array and the chief figure. the former
Chicago lawyer who became the KING
Of bootleggers." only these persons
We're present: >,
Remus. his counsel, Charles II.
Elston: Prosecutor Charles 7. TAFT. "a.
and the two assistants who helped
him In the murder trial; three Probate
Court alienistS, Judge william n.
Lueders, a stenosrapher. seven news
paper reporters. two photographers.
cartoonist and two baiifns, toeaf-
ing 80.
Satke0 4S U WItftoS2 1sCutdS%
David 7. Wolfstein one Of the tfJes
alienists. who reported at the murder
trial that RemuS was sane. tossed
bombshell into the defense ranks.
Ruthless, reckless. selfish. exccen.
trio. the kind Of man who takes the
law into his own hands. a man OF ir.
regular tendencies. with leaning to-
ward the criminal side" was DIR.
Wolfstein's picture Of Remus.
Gould BE vile."
AT no time have I considered him
a psychpathic personality" DIR. Wosf'
stein testified. but he added that ne
had some ideas of Remus that could
not he listed under any recognized
ella ssification OF insanity.
"He could be vile" said DR.. WON
stein. "He has shown he can he dan
gerous. On his own statement. ne ID
DANGEROUS"
You consider him . dangerous
man?'' asked DIR. Herman III. Hoppe.
one OF the probate court alienists:
II certainly DO" replied nr. Woif.
ste,n with a pause between each word
and each syllable heavily Stressed.
Dr wolfstein testified that in con-
ducting his own defense in the murder
trial. Remus had displayed much legai
capahility and that he judged him 10 De
= mar of considerable capacity.
He called Remus man or mhch
bistrtenic ability, capable Of sputttng
over" almost anything undertaken.
In heading his own defense, the
doctor testified. ReNus quoted what
suited his plea OF transitory maniaca'
insanity and eft out those Things
which did not Ut In.
Cau Rensus Sane.
George J. Connors. Remus' a..
,ociate In the booaiegging days. ana
his father. Johu Conuors, teseined
that they regarded Re0ns a. having
recovered his sanity and not as a
dangerous man.
II think I hate Dodge a. bad az
any man In the world. but | wcuto
not XIII him, although ne threatened
nav ftfe," testified Connors when askea
IL he thought Rsmus would kin
Dodge.
Conners indicated he was speaking
far himself and that his impression of
what Remus would DO WAS nasea On
his own attitude.
To Franklin l.. dodge. IT.. OF
Lansing Mieh.. fern,es DepArtnaant
of Justice agent, Renasas attrsbntes AL
his troubles y4esstxs
Dodge was instrumentat In worsin&
up the case OF prohibition law Viola
ton which sent. Remus to prison.
Then. according to Resnux. Dodge
and Mrs. Remus hogan an associa ION
which was ended only when he shot
and killed his wife.
Rahert l.. Dunning. chief OF the
Cincinnati Police Department Identih'
cation Bureau. and Emmett ID. kn.
gan. chief Of detectives. testified they
REGARDED Remus Ms zane.