The case of John B. was studied at the request of a judge who had
continued the trial because of the manifest mental peculiarities
of the defendant. We were told that his behavior varied much,
that one day he would cry and apologize, and on another would
show stupid bravado. As the judge stated, John had long been in
disciplinary institutions and this had failed to do any good.
The immediately peculiar features of the case were that while he
was being held for vagrancy and robbery, John made a strong
attempt to implicate himself in a murder case. In other words he
was a self-accuser.
We found a strong young man of 19 years; weight 157 lbs., height
5 ft. 5 in. Very broad shouldered and deep chested, but slouchy
attitude. Good color. Eyes bright. Varicocele. Somewhat
defective vision in one eye. Well-shaped head--circumference
56.5, length 18.5 and breadth 16 cm. Thick, heavy voice.
Appears dull and depressed, but energizes under encouragement.
Other physical examination negative. Complains merely of
headaches in left frontal region, but says he has had these only
since last year when he was struck there by a beer bottle.
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