The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-10-30
THRILL SLAYERS
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tween the newest student crime for
4 thrill ana that in which he was
chief defense counsel. Darrow II
making 4 speaking tour on behalf
OF the presidential candidacy Of
Gov. Al smith.
Parallels Drawn
'aThe case IL unusual but II IL
not strange" Darrow said slowly
after he had studied the Interna-
ti0nal News Service report Of the
case from Atlantis and Milwaukee.
.'Can you think OF anything any.
one does except for Q thrill2" Oar.
row asked his interviewer.
The famous lawyer who has done
little legal work in the past two
years, speaks q great deal ia gem
eralities. He said he thought every
human act was motivated by de-
sire for a thrill, Of one sort or
another. But barrow saw many
points or parallel between George
Harsh and Nathan Leopold.
In the Atlanta case Harsh has
confessed il was he who planned
and directed the store hold-ups In
which two men were killed. Dicky
Gallogly, he said. was his follower.
IN the kidnapping and murder OF
Bobby Franks, Leopold was the
master. Dicky Loeb was his ac-
complice.
err it is true that these crimes
were committed merely for thrills
said Darrow, there is a parallel be-
Il 1850. 49, A%1oyafo 1uuA nd fha case
of Loeb and Leopold.
The parallel. he said. exists in the
| fact that in both cases the alleged
slayers are youthful, SONS of
wealthy families, with plenty OF
1 money for their own devices; that
| in both cases the principals are
college students Of high intellec-
\ tual type. concerned with mental
/ processes and metaphysical subjects
and searchers after knowledge be-
yond their years.
Novelty Is Lure
Both Harsh and Leopold affected
a boredom with life and in custody
displayed an unconcern that APP
/ preached nonchalance. They seemed
unaffected by their deed and did
not appear to realize the horror
with which society looks upon such
crimes.
aThe wealthy don't often become
| involved in hold-up killings and 80
a case OF that type attracts more
attention. said barrow.
The lawyer who has turned from
the court room to the library and
now employs his time in writing,
thought the Harsh Gallogly case
may arouse interest similar to that
in the notorious Chicago trial. he
| made it clear he did not like to
talk about another attorneys case
and in answer to a question, said
i that no appeal for legal aid has
| been made to him by relatives of
either Atlanta boy.
barrow did not think that he
would break his retirement even
for a case which obviously inter.
| ested him.
although / never could stand 1t
| to sit by and see such a court
battle. as this will doubtless be and
not get into 1t IL were asked,
barrow unused with twinkle in
his eve.
cit is a hard age for boy to
grow up in" barrow continued. I
wouldn't let my boy become 80
serious.
Avoid IntrOspection
mo, don't mean would keep
him from reading anything he
wanted, but I'd see that he didn't
take things too seriously, that he,
didn't grow introspective."
do you suppose this case may'
bring up some of the same psy-l
Geological questions and indicationsi
of the problems of sociology ara
discussions of modern youth thar
! the Loeb.Leopold case did," Darrow
was asked.
"Such cases always do the Law.
yer replied. resortipg to a generality
! again. But there Is nothing wrong
with modern youth: these Things
are unusual incidents"
barrow thinks Harsh suffers from
some mental irregnlarity, but ne
closed the interview with another
| generality.
I'VE consider anyone who does
an unusual thing little insane,
everyone who commits crime
unbalanced in some way. Each =
us is merely seeking his thrils =
his own way