New Britain herald., 1924-08-07


 Laughed sisns Times
 Nr. DsTFsw asked if sehTayeF had noticed anything peculiar about l.esp's laughter, The witness said he seemed 10 laugh st a great many things not humorous and MF, Grove asked that the question and answer be stricken out,
 "If this witness had listened ta the testimony Of these alisnisls, ] could see Nhy anybody would get great laugh" Mir, Grove declared, To which MT, psrrew Tstertsdl
 "Yss, you would laugh st anything, except possibly hanging' and ] think maybe you would laugh at the hang ing Of these boys"
 The examination of the witness led 10 constant wrangiing between creNs and Darrow, Judge cayerly left his chair, leaned over the railing about the bench. and, in s low pitched voice, made q long ruling as to the admissl- hility of the evidence the defense Was trying to bring out,
 sehrayer testified that he regarded Loeb ss abnormal, that Loeb was not permitted the responsibility Of being mentor over freshmen. duty O. eniors at the university. and that Loeb was a good hook student, but sppar- ently did not seem 10 have logical common sense and was rather im- practical,
 After fifteen minutes of direct sx- l nit ness on croa-examination and asked fl he did not recall having made statement 10 the states attorney that he regarded Loeb as perfectly sane and normal,
 Are you normsl'" asked MT. Grove,
 T don't know" replied shrayer,
 The courtroom broke into laughter and Judge Caverly arose and warned that any further outbreak would re- suit in clearing the room.
 Not a Vaudeville
 This Is not vaudeville" said the court
 schrayer said their fraternity had censured Loeb for drinking.
 Loeb leaned forward and watched schrayer closely, smiling at times and conterring with counsel.
 Mir. Grove brought out that for two and a half months before Loeb was accepted into schrayer's fraternity he was watched closely as is usual to de- termine whether he would make an acceptable fraternity man. and that nothing to render Loeb unacceptable was observed. .
 schrayer denied that his fraternity pledge bound him to aid Loeb under the present circumstances.
 Girl Friend Called
 Miss Lorraine Nathan, former friend I of Loeb, was the next witness. Dressed h black, trimmed with white, email black hat, white stockings and slip pers she appeared even younger than her announced age of IS. She Is slight with Brown hair and blue eyes. Loeb stretched far out of his seat to watch Miss Nathan as she testified.
 Miss Nathan said Loeb was Just 4 school day friend" and that since June 1923, she had noticed decided change in his deme meanor.
 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 softest one. She said she regarded that as idiotic, but that her sister had call ed 1t cuckoo" Avoids Locb's Gaze Miss Nathan referred to many oc- casions on which she had regarded Loeb's behavior as "babyish," and Fir rational" The witness, apparently suffering from stage fright as she ascended the stand, gradually recoV- cred her composure and answered questions in a low voice. She refrain ed from meeting Loeb's stare.
 Miss Nathan"s conclusion that Loeh had apeared 'infantile.". was stricken from the record. She said she had not seen Loeb since May 6, last.
 Miss Nathan denied she vas tonc of Loeb, admitting she had been fond j of him and thought hehad liked her