The Washington times., 1924-07-24

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student Of Leopold's, to whom Leo
pold had attributed the ownership
of the Underwood portable type
writer when he was first ques-
toned by the police, was next
called. He admitted he had gam.
bled with Leopold and Loeb five
or six times at bridge.
What stakes did they play forT,
asked Grove.
Varying stakes. Five ana ten
cents a point. he replied.
What limit ID that equivalent
to In poker2" aside Grove.
don't know said the witness
and the first real laugh Of the
trial broke over the court room.
Mandell said Leopold and Loeb
always played against each other.
He thought the most money that
ever changed hands was "arOund
three or four hundred dollars"
Persistent on Gambling.
Grove was persistent m ques.
tioning the witness about the gam
bling for It is his contention, ad.
vanced in his opening argument,
that one of the chief motives for
the murder was the desire OF the
two defendants to obtain the $1O, 900
ransom money from Jacob Franks
in order to pay gambling losses
and continue to gamble
Grove also endeavored to bring
out whether Manden lost much
money, but defense attorneys OBJ.
jected, and the court upheld them.
don't think he should be com.
Eeled 70 testify about that" said
Mandell was followed on the
stand By Hcakan Stranberg, small
shop keeper in the vicinity Of Leo
rold's home, who testified he had
known the boy for ten years. He
identified the paper on which the
ransom letters were written by
Leopold as having been purchased
in his shop.
AIienists Are Waiting.
In the background ore the alien.
lists, q dozen or so, waiting for their
cue to take the stand and tell
Justice John r. Caverly, both Judge
and jury in this unprecedented pro-
ceeding, that such things as '.miti-
eating circumstances and "com.
pound insanity enter into this i'm.
usual case. Legally. both Loeb and
Leopold forfeited their right to
plead insanity when they pleaded
guilty to the crime. but the alien
lists are there all the same. Thew
are waiting. Whether they win be
called depends upon circumstances
and events. .
Clarence barrow. the shaggy. bril-.
liant, resourceful head OF the He.
tense. is chary OF discussing his
plans FOR saving the neclEs of 'sBabe''
and "Diclxie."
We are not looking beyond this
trial ne said today. 1--WE hone tn
accomplish here everything that we
want-and everything we want IL
slanpty tnat the moose does not reach
these young boys" '
He smiled. e'Aou
What do you think they were
hired for?' he returned.
DESCENDANTS Unconcerned.
Apparently the least concarnsa
OF all those In the court room &c
to whether they hang or NOT ars
the two principals-"Bab and
At times, when some minor VIII.
ness takes the stand to tell his
knowledge OF the circumsta meas ~
the plot to kin young Franks. how
Loeb opened bank account under.
an assumed name, how I,eonnld
rented an automobile under an as.
sumed name, all in order to build
up an alibi and to cover their
tracks, the youthful defendants are
openly and flagrantly gleeful.
Proud or lt.
On one such occasion. I,eonnId
half turned in his seat and said to
his brother, seated behind him:
| Pretty good, wasn't it?"
| They divided their attention be.
tween witness chair and the haIf
hundred reporters from all over Che
United States, here to report this
crime Of the century" The faint
clicking OF typeWriters and lnuffled
telegraph instruments in the court
room seem to hold for them a
fascination. And their first request
after returning to their cells Is al.
ways for the papers "all editions. -
| They are plainly interested more in
/ what the reporters are saying about
1 them than they are in what Grove
or their own lawyers are saying.
| 800 a ~ d,