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“a pair of pliers and a screw driver”
 

...“O.K.,” and that the baby was mentally deficient and of the Mongolian type, as verified by Dr. Smith, he talked with the defendant, who told him that he arrived home from his office at about four o’clock; that he was puttering with the radio; that Mrs. Noxon brought the baby in, placed him on a chair and went to the garden to pick corn ; that he had to go to the garage to get “a pair of pliers and a screw driver”; that before going to the...

from snippets, Howard Newcomb Morse. Commentary on Legal Psychiatry (1989) : 118
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H. Newcomb Morse (1919-2007?) was a prolific writer on legal subjects including psychiatry, medicine, politics, diplomacy, secession (Civil War, the right of states to secede).
Four items at LoC, including The Thinkers (1995) : permalink
I find no obituary.
 

17 December 2024