Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-14
GROVE OPENS FIRE
AS DEFENSE RESTS
IN FRANKS HEARING

CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-By the AS
sociated Press. 1.-The defense in the
Franks hearing rested at PAS p. 1T.
:" The state Immediately began pre-
senting it's. rebuttal evidence, with a
list of fifty witnesses, including hYe
raHenists to select from
- Relatives of the young defend,
ants who kidnapped and killed
Bobby Franks were called TO the
witness stand this afternoon in the
hearing TO fix their punishment.
Jacob NJ. Loeb, former president OF
the Chicago public school board and
uncle of Richard Loeb, was called
first. Allen Loeb, brother OF Rlch-
ard, followed.
Foreman Leopold, brother of Ma
than, took the stand after Allan
Loeb.
liberty bonds and a bank book found
in Richards room at rome. He was
Fnot cross examined AMI left the
witness stand within three minutes,
It was the first official appear
ance of any members of the family
of Richard Loeb, or Nathan F. Leo
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murder of the Franks boy, and was
the signal for a great craning of
necks of spectators and fast work
by the huge array of photographers.
Brothers Testimony Brief
Allans testimony was also brief,
he testifying merely, that he cad
given certain writings by Richard
to Doctor William Healy, a defense
tot tho Witness
stand, and identified a photograph
introduced as evidence and which
he said he took.
The examination of Foreman Leo
pold was somewhat more extensive.
He testified on direrct eXamina-
-.tion that Nathan would be twenty
syears cid next November, had been
exceedingly interested in churches
at nearly age, and as to the prac-
tice of Nathan, Sr., providing his
iiamesake with funds, Foreman said
sthat Nathan had received $125 a
month allowance and extra money
whenever he wanted to take trip
that Nathan paid no board, bought
no clothing from his personal funds,
and paid for no laundry nor school
books. The older brother. an abash-
ed picture of consideration for his
kid" brother, looked first at Ma
than, Jr.. and then the newspaper
men as he answered
Planned $4,000 Trip Abroad.
Jacob and Allan Loeb retained
their composure on the witness
stand, although they testified in low,
almost inaudible voices. JACOB
I,oeb's hands were unsteady as he
unfolded the liberty bonds and MS
face was somewhat flushed.
Foreman Leopold explained that
Nathan had bought an automobile
but did not have to pay for It, It's
upkeep, nor tor gasoline.
Nathan planned $4,000 trip to
Europe and Nathan, ST., had prom
sised the money. Nathan was 10
have left June 10 and to nave re-
Turned in October, his brother SAD.
:, Tickets for the trip were returned
latter Nathan was arrested Tor the
Franks murder said Foreman. The
Folder brother told of Nathans &C
stvity as a collector of birds and 9th
Ger subjects. He SAID he was &C
fiduainted with his brothers hand
iiWriting.'
!. There was no cross examination
,;and Foreman left the witness box
-:inside ten minutes the three rela-
Atives were heard in twenty-five MIN
flutes.
!. The state continued its lengthy
scross-examination of DR.. III. 5. HUI
sbert last of the defense alienists, in
,the Franks hearing this morning.
Having it's ground work for lntroouc'
.tion of it's rebutta1 testimony.
~ -. ri foy tint reduction OIL LII.
.RoIIin T. Woodyatt, an expert on
.endocrinology, Robert b. Grove
.sf7fte's attorney, renewed his attack
ION The theory Of functional disorders
Sof.1he endocrine glands as set Up by
.br. Hubert, as responsible for the
c.snental sickness" of Leopold AMI
Eneb. which permitted them to Kid
nap and STAY Bobby Franks.
--Dr. Hubert four days ON the
stand. testified that persons suffer
ina. from endocrine disease are fail
ures in life and so denominated Leo
pold, He also testified under ques-
tioning by Mr. Grove, that there was
no recognized leader in the study OF
endocrinology in America.
estates Attorney Grove resumed
ilsss~cross- examination of DR.. HUI
bert with an Interrogation as to
whether the stereoscope method had
.heen used in taking the N-ray pic
itures and was told it had not been,
lii being a matter of personal prefer
fence as to which method was used.
| The next few questions dealt with
:Leopold's reported sugar intolerance.
sDr Hubert leisurly thumbed through
"a nassivle notebook, found his index.
sturned to the passage indicated and
sslowly gave his answers.
Might not the lower sugar toler-