Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-26

CHICAGO, Aug 23.-(BN the AS
ISOLATED Press. THE youthful slaY-
ers of Robert Franks were admit
/ ted by every aHenist who examined
them TO be without emotional reaG-
ton, a directing force in the mind
of any normal person, with the eX-
Ccption OF one physician, "WhO sells
his services for cash and peddies
perjury" Clarence $. barrow, bull
Warll of counsel defending Richard
Loeb and Nathan f.. Leopold, Jr.,
charged today in pleading mercy for
them before Judge John r.. CaVer'N.
Every one Of the psychiatrists
on both SIDES Of this case told the
court that emotion furnished the
urge and GriVe in life, that is. with
one exception, DR.. William g. Kroh",
who is not an alienist, but an ora
tor" MI. barrow declared. DR..
krohn. testifying for the state, said
they did have it; that his short OPP
portunity for examining them was
fine although the others said It
was not"
Mr.. Darrow closed Il straight two
hour address with this parting ShOt.
At 20 minutes OF -. Glancing at the
clock, Mr.. DarrOW sWervod from his
resumed argument that the boys
were moved by no motive. but were
purDoselcss, senSeless and childish
in killing Franks. For the final
quarter Of an hour he poured 4
stream of critical, personal and Sar-
castle eloQuence upon Dr.. Krohr,
who has been described as the "ace"
of the states corps of alienists. Mr..
Darrow said he will end his argu-
ment Monday, whether l am
through or not"
Holds Crowd SpcllbOund
The aged but vibrant leader of
half a thousand legal battles again
held a crowded courtroom tense nm.
der the spell of his thoughts and
words. He talked straight through
the half-holidGy session, scarcely
pausing for breath. For the first
time since the hearing began five
weeks ago, no recess interrupted the
proceedings, but no one connected
with the court gave evidence of not
ing the omission.
Judge Caverly took his eyes off
the pleader only when swinging
door grOaned, newspaper writer's
chair scraped the floor. or some 9th
over the voice Even when the
jurist found his big. heavily up
holstered chair uncomfortable in the
summer heat and moved to a light
er piece of furniture, his gaze re-
manned focused on the attorney.
With equal attention, Loeb and
Leopold and their relatives followed
the argument. Loeb, in particular,
kept his eyes riVeted on the slightly
stopped man in the baggy gray suit
whose brain and tongue were busy in
trying to save him from the galloWs.
Leopold sat tense and motionless.
The boys showed no trace of emo
tionalism which on Friday sent
them tremulOus and fearful from the
courtroom. But there was little in
today's proceedings to arouse such
feelings in them.
Proceeding with his argument
that the crime was $50 senseless as
to be the possible product of only a
diseased mind" Mr.. DarroW pointed
out to Judge Caverly that each de-
tail of the killing, the disposition of
the body and the actions afterwards
took place under conditions that
showed lack of mental balance.
Emphasizes Lack of Logic
He emphasized particularly that
the kidnapping and killing occurred
in the very neighborhoOd of the
boys homes. where they were
known to most any one that might
pass. He also stressed the drive OF
the death car about the busy south
side bOulevards in broad daylight
and that they followed the main
arterise of travel to the section
where they disposed Of the body.
IF every death vehicle went over
the same kind of route driven by
sane people l never heard of it, and
[ fancy no one else ever has" he
said, and rubbing his gray locks as
if to bring out an adequate eXplana-
ton for such act, added
why did they do it? For moth
ing. The mad act of King Lear is
the only thing l know to compare
with it. Yet some of the doctors
here have declared it a sane act"
The pleader mentioned that Loeb
had helped newspaper reporters who