The Washington times., 1924-07-23

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that actually linked the name
Of a Inillionaire's son, Nathan
Leopold, jr., with the Bobby
Franks murder. .
"A spade, still stained with the
oily clay which it had turned
over the clothes of the victim.
"A motorists robe, in which the
nude body of the victim had
been wrapped.
ing Loeb, OF his inability to re.
member details OF his actions on
the day OF the crime and his sub
seQuent confession.
During this recital came the firsE
hint OF information IN the hands
Of the prosecution Of which so far
Attorney Grove, interrupting the
course of his address, advised the
court that certain evidence win
be offered privately inasmuch as its
nature prevents its recital in open
court"
This evidence, Attorney Grove
said, win have an important bear.
ing on the case
At 11:16 o'clock while Prosecutor
Grove was in the midst Of his
address, Judge Caverly ordered a
five-minute recess and announced
that It would be the custom during
the hearing to convene court at
10 q. m. and hold two sessions, the
first from 10 to 1880 and tie
second from 1850 to O'Clock.
The confession Of Loeb, Grove
declared, was only another evi.
dence of the defendants craftiness
ana desire to save his own hide. |"
He told of how Loeb had sent
for him, how he had advised the
defendant that he was tightening
q net Of evidence around Leopold
and how when thar was completed
Loeb, too, would be automatically
involved since he already had
stated he spent the day with
'.My Cod" cried Loeb, "I.u ten
you the whole truth" Mr.. Grove
declared.
While he was making the con.
fession. Grove said, Leopold called
for q representative Of the States
attorneys office and put forth this
hypothetical question:
"Supnosing John Doe, man with
parents as wealthy as mine, had
committed this murder" Leopold
asked, according to Grove. Couldn't
he, with the corps Of lawyers which
he could hire, the money he could
spend to fix the jury and get q Ia
vorable Judge couldn't he beat this
case?"
''I'm going to give you a chance
TO try it," Mr.. Grove said he an
swered.
In answer to Leopold's bewilder-
nent, Grove said, he informed tho
defendant he was going to charge
him with the murder Of Robert
Franks.
"why. yoV haven't anything on
me-" leopold responded, Attorney
Grove saiS
He then vas advised that Loeb
was then confessing the details Of
the crime.
Then, interested as always in
saving his own hide-interested
first, last and always in himself
Leopold confessed" Grove con-
tinued. Both, even in the shadows
of the gallows, continued in their
attempts to throw the blame onto
each other.
In concluding his address, At
torney Grove declared the prosecu-
ton would show that all acts in the
crime took place In Cook county,
Illinois and that after the defense
had finished the State would de-
mand the death penalty for the de-
PENDANTS.
1--WE win show that this was one
of the most dastardIy crimes in the
history OF American Jurisprudence
and in the names Of American
motherhood and fatnernood we shall
demand that these slayers hang in
payment for their crime.
Attorneys In Tilt.
Attorney Grove finished at exact
ly noon and Clarence barrow, chief
Of defense counsel Immediately took
the floor and started his argument.
A legal tilt between Mr.. Grove
and Mr.. barrow followed almost at
once.
Mr.. barrow, in opening, referred
sarcastically to Mr.. Groves perora.
ton, in which he had declared this
case was one Of the most dastardly
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"Dastardly crimes" sneered Mr..
barrow. These are the hack
phrases of the profession"
Mr.. Grove Immediately was on
his feet.
IT object, your honor" he shouted.
cit makes no difference what kind
1T made enough difference that
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Mr.. barrow returned.
IF you believed IL was out OF
place, it was your privilege to OBJ
be conducted like trial and not
like an experiment" Grove re-
turned.
"0h, he read that somewhere in
book" barrow sneerd, and as
personalities were threatened the
judge interviewed and restored the
armed truce.
barrow Speaks.
barrow opened his address by de-.
claring that the defense would show
that the crime was not committed
in the manner which has been pub
lished.
Terrible as this murder is, ter.
rible as is any killing" he con-
tinued, ut is, no less a crime that
two boys Of the tender age Of these
defendants should be hanged by the
neck"
Mr.. barrow charged that public
sentiment was inflamed against the
defendants and that the lust for
their blood was racing through
the nation.
He spoke but ten minutes, some
times raising his voice 90 that 1t
ra-echoad about the court room. hut