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Show LABORATORY FOR DISEASED DRAINS Chicago to Establish Psychopathic Psycho-pathic Addition to Municipal Court First of Kind in World. Chicago, March 28 On the theory thut they may have (diseased brains and require mental treatment as a i substitute for punishment, Chicago husbands who don't support their wives, hereafter may be sent to a laboratory instead of to jail. Those arrested on other charges may receive re-ceive similar treatment. Chicago's psychopathic laboratory the first of its kind in the Uuited States, will be established in the near future as an auxiliary to the municipal munici-pal court, It was anuounced today. Dr. William J. Hickson of Vine-land, Vine-land, N. J., who studied in the court laboratory at Berlin, will be at tho head of the Chicago laboratory. By making a scientific examination of delinquents the judges hope to be able to deal with them in a manner to produce best results when cases coino to trinl. |