Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-26


money east as far as you can" said
the letter.
The missive never reached Franks,
for Russo turned it in and the
Pullman company sent it to the pO
lice.
"Ballard's" Mail Identified
David Barish, who testified yester-
day that Loeb was in his delicates-
sen store May when Morton ID.
Ballard" impersonated by Leopold,
was hiring q car for the first trip of
that fictitious parsonage, was recall
ed. He said the telephone number
of his place was Calumet 1858, the
number given by Ballard" as that
of his reference Louis Mason"
Frank B. futile, clerk in the Ire
nier hotel, not far from the resi-
dence district in which was located
the homes of the defendants, was
asked to identify mail addressed to
Morton d. Ballard"
On cross examination, the; defense
counsel directed attention to the
statement of the witness that he
handed letters sealed to detectives
from the states attorneys office,
and that he was incompetent to tes-
tify as to the contents of the en-
velope.
The point made in the cross
examination forced the state to call
George Homer, detective, who open
ed the envelop after receiving it
from futile at the hotel.
Homer identified the contents of
the envelope, which were cards and
Identification matter from the auto
mobile renting agency where the
Tells of Loeb's Arrest
Homer also told of arresting Rich
ard Loeb and taking him to the La
Sale hotel for preliminary question
ing by the states attorney after
Leopold's glasses had been found in
the marsh near the railroad CulVert
which gave up Franks body. This
was the day before Decoration day,
he said.
DR.. Emil Deutsch, oculist. was
called to identify the glasses found
in the marsh as those prescribed
by himself for Leopold. He told of
prescribing glasses for Leopold of
the type found near the culVert.
"a minor degree of astigmatism,"
was given as the trouble from
which Leopold was suffering.
Thomas McWilliams, manager of
the Morrison hotel, where Loeb reg
istered as Morton D. Ballard" tes-
titled to turning over to the Chicago
police a letter from the renting
agency addressed to Ballard" and
placed on his desk by employees of
the hotel He had not opened the
letter and Mr.. Grove therefore sent
for Morgan Collins, superintendent
of Chicago's police department, TO
whom McWilliams delivered the en-
VelCpe.
Maid Tells of Typewriter
Elizabeth Sattler, d maid at the
Leopold home, told about Nathan's
typewriter. She identified the de
PENDANT and was shown the wreck
of the portable writing machine
flshed from the Jackson park lagoon
by a professional diver.
Mrs. Sattler agreed with M.
Grove that the wreck "resembled"
machine Of the type owned by
Leopold.
She also testified that the Leopold
family owned five automobiles.
Shown the charred remnants of an
automobile robe, recovered by police
from the spot on the lake shore
where the defendants said they had
set fire to it after saturating it with
gasoline. She said the robe resem-
bled one she had seen in the Leopold
nome. The relic, however, was little
more than a cinder
On cross-eXamination. Miss Sattler
said her testimony today was the
same as before the grand jury.
Student on Stand
Arnold MaremOnt, a law student
with Leopold at the University of
Chicago, told of perhaps a half a
dozen visits to the Leopold home to
prepare his lessons with Nathan, Jr.
He told of having seen the two
portable typewriters in Nathar's
home within the past eight months.
He identified a state exhibit as a
typewriter similar" to the one he
had seen in his chum's room.
Maremont identified typewriter
dope sheets prepared by himself
and Leopold on a portable typewrit-
er.
A second student o. the university,
Howard Obendorf. said he knew Leo
pold and had visited his home to
study with him.
He did not know what make Of
a portable machine Leopold used
Asked 10 identify the wrecked Tn
derwOod machine and a Hammond
also taken from the Leopold home,
Obendorf replied:
"AU portables look alike to me-"
Another Unable to Identify 1t
He described a conversation with
Leopold and Maremont before the
states attorneys assistants deny
inc -
cussion then of the ownership Of
the machines.
Maurice Shamberg had seen two
portable machines in Leopold's room.
One he knew to be a Hammond. He
could not identify the states ex-
hibit rescued from the park lagoon.
he said, as the one ne had seen in
his classmates home.
Lester Abelson, another law stu
dent. said his testimony would be
substantially the same as that OF
the other students, and was excused
on that information.
Lucille and Jeanette Smith.
mother and daughter, living in the
neighborhood in which young
Franks body was found, told of hav-
ing seen a large black touring car
on a dirt road near their home the
nigkt OF May u, the date Franks
was killed. The machine was head
ed for the city. they said. the side
curtains were on and the headlights
glaring.
Miss Smith said the machine
passed them II blocks from the cul.
vert.
Proceedings were suspended while
Judge CaVerly. as chief justice Of
the criminal court, received grand
Jury report.
Chisel Thrown From Car
Bernard Hunt, = night Waterman.