[Pkoc. Koy. Soc. Victoria, 25 (N.S.), J't. II.. 19i:i.J 



Ak'I'. XXI.— 7'A^' CorrcbUloa of Size of Head tnul InteliUfence 

 as Efit'iniated front the Cubic Capari/i/ of Brain oj oo 

 Melboitni.e (Jrimituih Ha/n,yed for Murder. 



RICHAIID J. A. BERllY, M.U., F.li.S.E. 



(Professor of Anatomy in the University of Melbourne) 



L. AV. a. BUCHNKll 



(<TOvcrniiieut K.esearoli Scholar in the Anatomy Department of the 

 University of Melbourne). 



I Read 14th November, 19 12 J. 



In a coiiiiminitatioii [l) presented to tlie Royal [Society of Vic- 

 toria on the lOtli October, 1*J12, we dealt with tlie debatable «jues- 

 tioH of the eorrelatiou of the size of liead and intelligence as esti- 

 mated from the eubic capacity of brain of 355 Melbourne criminals. 

 That connaunieation was based on observations recorded on the 

 living subject, whereas the present paper differs fundamentally 

 inasmuch as it is based on measurements recorded upon casts of 

 the heads made nUer the judicial death. It consecjuently follows 

 that in the present t'ommunication there is amitlc scope for error. 

 llie extent of whicli will l)e pointed o\it latei'. whereas our former 

 communication was free from any such objections. 



For jiermission to examine the casts of the heads of these .'{."J 

 criTuinals liaiiged foi- mui-der we have to thank Mr. Paterson, the 

 <Jovernor of the Melbourne (iaol, in whose jtossession all the casts 

 are safely boused. He informs us that as regards the techni(|ue of 

 the casting tlie luixedure is as follows: — The execution takes ]>lace 

 at 8 a.m., and the body renuiins upon the gallows for not less than 

 an houi-. An incpiest is held, and about 3 p.m. the head is shavecl 

 anil a cast made. It would ajtpear that sueh casts have been con- 

 sistently made until about llM)j, wlujreafter the procedure, has ap- 

 parently been discontinued, inasnuich as there is no cast subsec]uent 

 to that of James AVilliams, who was hanged upon the 8th Septemljer, 

 1904. 



