Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29
GILDED MURDERERS
PIN THEIR HOPES ON
INSANITY APPEAL
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had not taken notes on all his talks
) with Leopold. Some of the notes
were in shorthand and others in
writing.
"You carried some of these things
in your head a week before reducing
them to writing?' asked Mr. Oar
row.
"That is correct" said Cortland
The witness said he had never
written into a report any of his
conversations with Leopold.
Have you notes on your first con-
versation?" he was asked.
mo, sir"
con the second one?"
mo, sir
Cortland said he started about
! the defendant ''to write up an ac-
count of my whole connection with
the case"
He produced a document Of sew.
I eral typewritten-page
Cortland said he wrote the short.
hand notes at his home and the type
written sheets at the states attor-
ney's office.
illustrates Method
Cortland said he had refreshed
his memory from these notes right
along" but had not consulted them
yesterday before taking the stand.
81 went over them Thursday
night" he said.
Cortland was asked to explain the
actual process by which he refresh
ed his memory from notes. He took
SOnoo them and i1l11 r9tp6
The first notation here on this
paper is about confessing,' he said.
The next one is about motive"
He then showed Mr.. DarroW the
shorthand, longhand and typewrit-
ten accounts he had made under
those subjects.
In the same way, Cortland pointed
out his records on mot guilty de-
Tense" and insanity Defense
Another heading was sorry for
crime"
Cortland sorted miscellaneous bits
of paper, scraps of envelopes and
searched stenographic notebooks
seeking. his account of this aspect
of his talks with Leopold. Finally
he found it on a loose sheet cover.
ed with pothooks.
who was with you when You
had your conversation at the Leo
pold house when you got the spec
tacles case?" asked Mr.. DarroW.
mike Leopold was there said
Cortland.
COrrects Himself
He said this was the only time
he had talked with the defendant
at the Leopold home, and was post
tive only Michael Leopold took part
in the talk.
WAS Nathan there when you
found the guns?''
mo, SIR
Did any one tell you that one
was Nathan's and one Mixes
No, sir"
4 "They were in different bureaus"
Eyes"
Weren't there two single Ee1s in
that room?"
mo, but there were IN an adjoin-
ing room"
Cortland corrected himself le!nem-
bering that Nathan was present on
another of the sergeant's trips to
the home. He could not recall
whether Mike was present that time.
Mr.. barrow tested the sergeant's
memory as to the minute details or
his movements with Leopold abo'll
the city from prosecutors office to
hotels and restaurants. He elected
that the third conversation occurred
in Room of the states attorneys
offices.
"Who else was present?' asked
the attorney
Nobody but he and J." said Gort-
land He pointed out his notes on
this and the typed accounts on
I"pages one and two" Of his expanded
record.
where did you have the CONVEX
sation about getting before a friend
Iy Judge so he wouldn't be hange1?'
asked Mr.. Darrow.
AT that time" said Cortland.
You and he alone?''
Yes"
Quotes "FriendIy Judge" Passage
quoted Leopold:
IF my folks want me to hang !
will go before a jury and they would
surely hang me. If [ go before a
friendly judge and plead guilty will
get off with life imprisonment. You
know I have some ideas that would
help the world
Mr.. Darrov brought out that this
no one else present.
You never gave a copy to any
one?"
mo, sir"
You talked this over with 9TH,
ers?"
yes with newspaper reporters,
with relatives at Fairbury, H.; on
a visit to Bloomington, Ill, and with
citizens on the streets"
when did you talk with Assistant
States Attorney Savage about IT,
About the time the conversation
happened"
when to Mr.. Grower"
DAY before yesterday"
The witness named a list of other
attorneys for the state and chemists
with whom he discussed the talk.
II told it to whoever asked me
about it." said Cortland.
Mr. Darrow consulted with Benja
min Bachrach and Leopold put his
head close to those of the attorneys
and listened intently.
There is no memorandum on this
in any of your official reports?"
asked Mr.. barrow Of the witness.
Unable to Find Report
Il made a report to the general
superintendent Of police on this
case, but don't remember whether
the friendly Judge remark was in
corporated in that report said
Cortland.
The witness was asked to look for
it in that report, but found no men
ton of it. The report was dated
June 16. The defense attorneys also
scanned the report, their heads close
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