Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-09
LOEB'S GIRL FRIEND
ACCUSED BY GROVE
ON WITNESS STAND
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Are you normal?" asked Mr..
| Grove.
IT don't know" replied Schrayer.
The court room broke into loud
laughter and Judge Caverly arose
and warned that any further out
break would result in clearing the
room.
Mr.. Grove questioned Schrayer by
referring to a transcript of a state
ment made in the states attorneys
office last month. Mr.. Darrow OBJ
jected, suggesting Schrayer should
be shown the questions and an
swers previously made. Grove and
DarroW got into a low-voiced argu.
ment as to whether Mr. Grove was
selecting interrogations and re-
spOnses for the purpose of impeach-
ing the witness. Judge Caverly
again leaned FAR over the railing
and made a. Iow-voiced ruling hold
ing = blue pencil by the point and
emphasizing his almost whispered
remarks by motions with it.
Mr.. Grove brought out that for
two and a half months before Loeb
was accepted into Schrayer's fra
ternity he was watched closely, as
is usual, to determine whether he
would make an acceptable fraternity
man, and that nothing to render
Loeb unacceptable was noticed,
Schrayer denied that his Fraternity
pledge bound him to aid Loeb I'M
der the present circumstances.
Girl Takes Stand
Schrayer was excused from the
witness stand at 1902 .. m. Most
OF his hour on the stand had been
taken up by wrangling between
Grove and Darrow.
Miss Lorraine Nathan, former
friend of Loeb, was the next wit
ness.
Mr.. Darrow's huge frame was in.
terposed and Loeb stretched far out
of his seat 10 watch Miss Nathan as
she testified.
He did not smile, and frequently
shifted his gaze.
Miss Nathan said Loeb was Gust
a schoolboy friend" and that since
June. 1928, she had noticed decid.
ed change in his demeanor.
She said that upon one occasion
when Loeb had called at her home
he had poked his thumb into all the
rolls on a plate, trying TO find the
sottest one. She said she regarded
that as idiotic, but that her sister
had called it Cuckoo"
Miss Nathan referred to many oc-
casions on which she had
regarded Loeb's behavior as baby
ish' and irrational" The petite
witness, apparently suffering from
stage fright, gradually recovered her
cOmpOsure and answered questions
in low voice. She RETAINED from
meeting Loebs stare.
Once Was Fond OF Him
Miss Nathan'z conclusion that
Loeb had appeared "infantile" was
stricken from the record. She said
she had not seen Loeb since May 6,
last.
Miss Nathan denied she was fond
of Loeb, admitting she once had
been fond of him and thought he
had liked her.
Being lady YOU would not lie
to help Dick out, would you?" asked
Mr.. Grove
OF course I would not"
Judge Caverly ordered stricken
from the record the states ateor-
ney's explosive remark that I'VE
have had so many ne vrulings on law.
ny VII DdtioW tfIdI WUndeF IL II
is getting TO point when we cannot
show a witness is a deliberate per
jurer'
Mr.. Grove was questioning Miss
Nathan by using a transcript Of a
statement she had made shortly aft .
er Loeb was arrested for the Franks
murder.
He sought to show that she had
changed her testimony on the stand
today.
An objection by Mr.. barrow. who
asserted Miss Nathan should oe
shown the record Of her statement f.
oefor cit vas used in court, led to