a vanel of three judges. A psychiatrist connected with the Municipa
Court testified that he was a a "high grade feeble-minded.,,dull and
apathetic,wwith little judgement or reasoning ability...,»acts
impulsively,..is extramely dangerous when he is frightened or con-
fused.,.not socially responsible, but knows the difference between .
right and wrong,..,.when pressed to.answer when asked what he expect-
ed to happen to him he said 'Either life or death,.' A psychologist.
of the Municipal Court who administered a psychometric test (Revised
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale) reported that he had a mental age
of 7 years and three months with an Intelligence Quotient of he.
The judges decreed that he should be executed for Westdahl's murder
and, following an unsuccessful appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court, he was electrocuted at the Rockview State Prison on July 15,
1906
PHILADPRPHIA INQUIRERyPhiladelphia, Pa., July 15, 190.
13 ATLANTIC (2nd) 521
a panel of three judges. A psychiatrist connected with the Municipa
Court testified that he was a a "high grade feeble-minded.,,dull and
apathetic,wwith little judgement or reasoning ability....acts
impulsively,..is extramely dangerous when he is frightened or con-
fused...not socially responsible, but knows the difference between .
right and wrong....when pressed to.answer when asked what he expect-
ed to happen to him he said ‘Either life or death,' A psychologist.
of the Municipal Court who administered a psychometric test (Revised
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale) reported that he had a mental age
of 7 years and three months with an Intelligence Quotient of 18.
The judges decreed that he should be executed for Westdahl's murder
and, following an unsuccessful appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme
Court, he was electrocuted at the Rockview State Prison on July 15,
1906
PHILADRMPHIA INQUIRERyPhiladelphia, Pa., July 15, 190.
13 ATLANTIC (2nd) 521
A psychiatrist connected with the Municipal
dull and
acts
a panel of three judges.
Court testified that he was a a "high grade feeble-minded
apathetic, wwith little judgement or reasoning ability.
inpulsively,,.is extremely dangerous when he is .frightened or con=
fused.,,not socially responsible, but knows the difference between
right and wrong,,.,when pressed to.answer when asked what he expect-|
ed to happen to him he said 'Bither life or death,’ A psychologist
of the Municipal Court who administered a psychometric test (Revised
Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scale) reported that he had a mental age|
of 7 years and three months with an Intelligence Quotient of 118,
The judges decreed that he should be executed for Westdahl's murder
and, following an unsuccessful appeal to the Pennsylvania Suprene
Court, he was electrocuted at the Rockview State Prison on July 1
190»
PHILADEMPHIA INQUIRDR,Philadelphia, Pas, July 15, 19)0.
13 ATLANTIC (2nd) 521
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HOWELL, George |
Howell, .alias George Bundy, was a 2l-year-old black resident of
Philadelphia, Pa, Mentally retarded, he was placed in a special
school where he learned woodworking, carpentering and drawing be-
fore leaving at the age of 16, Never gainfully .employed, he built
a pushhart which he used to peddle coak which he would steal from
boscars on the railroad tracks, In April, 1939, he was arrested
shkuatkmey in the act of stealing coal and, on a plea of guilty, was
sentenced to the county prison WHE from which he was paroled in
July with 24 years of his sentence remaining, Around 8:30 on the
night of Dec. 7, 1939, he was arrested in Fairmount Park by Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Defective Charles J, Westdahl in possession of some
bags of coal that he had taken km from a boxcar and taken to the
Park Guard headquarters, One of the guards searched Howell and
then turned his back towmrite out a report, Howell grabbed the
guardss pistol and when the guard rushed at him, Howell shot hin,
the bullet being deflected by the guard's belt buckle, Detective
Westdahl then exchanged shots with Howell and was shot in the ab-
domen, a wound being inflicted which vroved
Howell’ himself was oi in the right wnat glee eae sa
Originally he entered a plea of not euilty but when h :
for trial, this was changed to a nates of titty and fOryae heaven
HOWELL, George
Howell, .alias George Bundy, was a 2l-year-old black resident of
Philadelphia, Pag Mentally retarded, he was placed in a special
school where he learned woodworking, carpentering and drawing be-
fore leaving at the age of 16, Never gainfully employed, he built
a pushbart which he used to peddle coak which he would steal from
bosears on the railroad tracks, In April, 1939, he was arrested
xkxating in the act of stealing coal and, on a plea of guilty, was
sentenced to the county prison WHE from which he was paroled in
July with 24 years of his sentence remaining. Around 8:30 on the
night of Dec. 7, 1939, he was arrested in Fairmount Park by Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Defective Charles J, Westdahl in possession of some
bags of coal that he had taken xm from a boxcar and taken to the
Park Guard headquarters, One of the guards searched Howell ‘and
then turned his back to write out a report, Howell grabbed the
guard&s pistol and when the guard rushed at him, Howell shot him,
the bullet being deflected by the guard's belt buckle, Detective
Westdahl then exchanged shots with Howell and was shot in the ab-
domen, a wound being inflicted which pr
Howell’ himself was ahat in the right end Serre teen sa
Originally he entered a plea of not euilty but when th a
for trial, this was changed to a les of pee and it ede haere
HOVELL, George 4
jowell, .alias George Bundy, was a 21-year-old black resident of
Philadelphia, Pa, Mentally retarded, he was placed in a special
school where he learned woodworking, carpentering and drawing be-
fore leaving at the age of 16, Never gainfully employed, he built
a pusbhart which he used to peddle coak which he would steal from
oscars on the railroad tracks, In April, 1939, he was arrested
in the act of stealing coal and, on a plea of guilty, was
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guard$s pistol and when ‘the guard rushed at him, Howell shot him,
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