Show A Abe Majors Nor Nick Haworth a aI I Criminal By Nature Psychological rol ica St Study t t Condemned Murderers s in i the e Penitentiary y Made de b by a at f t V i Celebrated d Scientist T r Abe Majors aged age 19 1 was v s c i i r pf gf the tha murder of Police Captain f 4 Brown of Ogden Oge and d condemned Jo 6 Ri ek Ha Haworth worth was convicted cons n h td f of ote death the murder of oa o a Layton iLayton 1 tn and nd also al condemn nde pe to t tI 1 I I deah 4 Dr Leslie L le R Mulch MUlch the te eminent eminent P iD st t and alienist an i t has maa m iv ivan r 1 i an examination of these thee criminals On n behalf t of yf The Herald Held anti and an llis this in interesting i interesting conclusions are given give in this thi article 4 BY Y R R MUTCH aucA C f ff f A careful carf l personal study of f the forms o s and states state of beth brain brn br in and d 4 body of Nathan Natha Haworth and Abe AIe AIe Majors gis iV me assured basis b is for a 1 4 number of conclusions In neither rin instance tane n e do we find the usual elements I 4 that that result rel IP iii j hardened criminal h r ter Neither is naturally criminal 4 or vicious as resulting r from of selfish faculties In Indeed Indeed I 4 deed those tos portions of the the brain generally considered as a animal centers 4 are ae Insufficiently developed In poorly pory balanced character eh r te The 4 4 brain brin centers are either large or overly o erly large large while thoe of f the 4 4 side Ide portions above and around the ears are are deficiently present nt Such 4 4 forms fr of oC o brain rIn are ae always found with characters that are Tacking in 4 conservativeness practical pr judgment jU gie and the safer forms of force for j 4 plenty of grit gri produces strength of ot o character rather than impulsiveness t 4 This brings rigs us U to a common cause cau of unfortunate conduct with both T 4 men too oo great susceptibility su to to indiscreet in i reet action acton to ta t 4 hasty ng Such men deserve our O ur sympathy fp th rather than con 4 It I is unusual that such m then n commit capital capi 1 offenses offen 4 4 4 Abe Majors Major has ha a a healthy body bo no nn indications of f physical 4 4 aeO acy cy a brain bran fully up to the te standard s In ip if and nd quality q ty having 4 4 ample development of the th moral morl faculties and and an unusually f 4 large Jarge frontal lobe be The weakest Acuities are re those t incline one ono tobe to tobe 4 be considerate of f the interests of otHers which become beme ties te that cause uso duse 4 one to serve self leee end others mote Under tinder sere sef leand more many man circumstances circum c such su sucha h 4 a nature must m be unforgiving lot et The T 1 It IC etc C he foregoing g elements 4 4 of character r are ar accentuated by of having a sensitive or emo erno 4 4 4 disposition This Thi would mean m impulsive nod and hasty action atin not care ee 4 4 4 ful as a to consequences c The above abo mentioned rn tt ne nod deficient ties tes to to hu 4 4 manity give to his character caracter a paradoxical result reul overly sympathetic 4 to some with wih inconsiderateness ss as to t the rights r of others othe 4 Property and person peron if not a friend would have little cause cau to t t be sacred 4 4 In his eyes eye Such would mean a lack Q O t loyalty to humanity ty even 4 4 though very tender with wih a chum His weak less e by nearly 4 4 4 two than ought to t be betle bethe measurement being beIn taken t en from ear ear 4 4 around back bael bk to t o opening of the other ear e is indicative of lack of heart 4 4 f etes ss Women are led leel by their heartstrings more than men 4 are aoe and women average ayer e ah an inch larger beck back than front for half haf of the 4 brain brn A weak means aJ One of or unsettled or shifting pur pun 4 poses pos a man lacking Jacking in moral morl therefore of or uncertain purposes J t 4 Such are simply sl ply driftwood on the stream strem of ot o time His HAs Hs life rearranged T 4 4 world set setto to 1 a purpose pur true and having a pilot on o board bard might bless bl ss the 4 4 Of Nathan Haworth the worst that might mi ht e said sid of his character 4 4 not n considering the specific crime of or which hi he W lo accused a matter for forthe 4 4 t the courts alone to t weigh is that tUt his hiE hl nature is crisp ris brittle erratic and 4 4 4 therefore not readily redi subject to control Such a man nn ought ou ht never neer to have 4 I 4 4 4 4 w 4 3 4 ii V 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 p 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 t R Rt Ri 4 4 4 f 4 I 4 t t yf c cN i N v 4 4 l j 1 I 4 t 4 4 LESLIE B D HUTCH MC 1 9 led an n unsettled unett and speculative life He is unlike Majors in that tal his back ba k 4 4 head is well wen proportioned but ut because of an abnormal widening of f the 4 4 sid hed at itt the coronal region he can n not be said to be well wen balanced f His H own 0 testimony as a to his health state freedom from rom rheumatic phe phenomena phenomena headaches h ach etc goes far in removing any grounds on which to 4 base the plea or pretense Is of Insanity While his mind is undoubtedly 4 4 peculiar he Is not in my judgment insane If I he had chosen a settled t life 33 as s a fanner faer fruit fri grower gower or even as a a day laborer in any in industrial 4 4 4 trade it I is i i almost alm certain certin that no crime of such su h character 4 would have been proven to his account 4 4 I 1 must at this point pint express eress my m opinion pinion that while favoring capital 4 punishment In many cases cae life imprisonment is not counted the proper 4 thing 4 Indisposition to content himself with wih hat at reward that tat comes from 4 honest toJ toll toil unseat unrest of disposition and a a use of his time and energy enel in hi in an 4 unproductive or 01 occupation could only make an abnormal abnormal 4 mind to find disaster instead of safety safet 4 t 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |