Evening star., 1950-01-12

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as Leon Turner (nearest came
for weapons by officers. The
to get revenge on a sharecropp
handedly yesterday by "Hog ia
aid of a bloodhound.
some leads about others who
might be interested"
The psychiatrist said he never
saw Mr.. Hiss again until he was
approached by the latter's attor.
neys as psychiatric expert dur.
ing the grand jury hearing late
in 1948.
HAS Mr.. Hiss ever been in youl
home for dinner?" Mr.. Cross
asked. DR.. Binger said he has not
In his questions today, the de.
fense lawyer sought also to re.
establish DR.. Binger's qualifica-
tions as a psychiatric expert
which were sharply questioned by
Thomas F. Murphy, Assistant
United States Attorney.
The physician said it is true
that he was not certified as a psy-
chiatrist by the American Spe-
cialty Board until 1916, but that
he had specialized in this branch
of medicine for about 20 years
and had been licensed by the New
York State Board of Psychiatrie
Examiners since before 1910
Pressed for the exact year, he said
"I haven't the slightest recollec-
tion."
DR.. Binger said the specially
boards certification is important
to young doctors, especially those
seeking Government jobs, but that
universities. in which he has done
most of his work, do not "give a
hoot" about it.
On re-cross examination, Mr..
Murphy returned to the question
Of DR.. Binger's certification as a
psychiatist. He asked how many
times the doctor had been refused
certification. DR.. Binger said he
never had.
Were you ever refused mem
bership in the American Psychia-
trio Association for lack of expe-
rience?" Mr.. Muryhy asked. He
repeated the question when DR..
Binger said this had nothing to do
with being certified as a psy-
chiatrist.
DR.. Binger thereupon declared !:
This question is self-damaging
and is not accurate. I don't have
to answer it."
DR.. Binger said he applied for
membership in the association
only once. Mr.. Murphy asked If
he had been admitted twice. When
DR.. Binger said one cannot be ad-
mitted twice. the prosecutor called
for a yes or no answer.
II won't answer unless the judge
tells me to-" DR.. Binger said.
Federal Judge Henry w. God
dard said he thought the question
might be answered and DR.. Binger
then testified he had been admit
ted once to the association-on
the second try.
DR.. Binger was finally excused
as witness shortly before noon
He was followed on the stand by
DR.. Henry Alexander Murray
Harvard University psychologist
who also has been summoned by
the defense. to testify about Mr.
Chambers mental condition.
Yesterday, Mr.. Murphy made
DR.. Binger tell, in laborious detail
exactly what it was about Mr.
Chambers which led him to the
conclusion that the former Time
Magazine editor was mentally un-
balanced.
DR.. Binger, for instance, had
called attention to such asserted
traits Of Mr.. Chambers as his
his bizarre behavior, his use ot
fictitious names, his tendency tt
"vagabondage" and his persona
untidiness.
DR.. Binger felt it was bizarre
that MIR. Chambers hid some OF
the secret documents in a pump
kin, although he agreed this was
"a good hiding place." A safe de-
posit box would have been better
he suggested.
Mr.. Murphy wanted to know
If DR.. Binger found anything bi-
zarre in the fact that the historic
Hartford Charter was kept in ar
oak tree or that Benedict Arnold
hid the plans of West Point in
his shoe. DR.. Binger did not.
How about the mother OF
Moses, hiding her child in the
bullrushes?" Mr.. Murphy asked
"She could hardly have put II
in safe deposit box" said the
doctor.
When the discussion got around
to the use of fictitious names, Mr.
Murphy asked: What about you
doctor? Have you ever used q
fictitious name?" DR.. Binger said
he had not. He upped that an
swer to certainly not" when Mr.
Murphy asked specifically If he
had ever registered in a hotel
under a fictitious name.
When it came to the question
| of untidiness. which DR.. Binger
had listed as another symptom
Mr.. Murphy asked:
Would you say Prof. Einstein
is q well dressed mani"
DR.. Binger said he had only
seen DR.. Einstein once.
did he have on his sweatshirt