Many psychologists and
psychiatrists have interviewed, examined and tested Harold. While they disagree
on the causative factors in his case, all are in accord on the diagnosis of
psychopathic personality. One psychiatrist, questioning him closely on his sex
habits, obtained an admission of masturbation and sexual relations with girls
in the neighborhood. On his arrival in the institution where the writer made
his acquaintance, the psychiatric initial summary revealed: “… a recidivist
whose attitude toward officials and fellows is poor … During interview he
presents the picture of a sullen, resentful, weak-willed, gullible, fidgety
youth … enjoys using the language of the underworld and frequently lapses into
gangland lingo when describing his escapades … Prognosis for institutional
adjustment and rehabilitation is guarded.”
I never liked to go to church. When I was at St. A——
School they made us go to church in the mornings and in the afternoons. Many times
I said I was going to church but didn’t go. One time my father saw me out in
the street when I was supposed to be in church and when I got home he gave me a
beating. The sisters used to assign lessons and if you didn’t have them done you would get whipped in the hand, and they forced you to kneel
before a statue of the Virgin, in the dirt. I remember the priest used to have
a crooked cane. One time he got a fellow with the cane around the neck and drew
him close and then beat him up bad. My mother and grandmother and sister used
to make me go to church even though I hated it. I told my mother that it
was all a bunch of lies ...
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