Evening star., 1924-07-23
enter a taxicab and drive to a GER
tain drug store and await instruc-

1 TouhS ndQ just learned OF the HHu
ing Of his boys body and he did not
90. Headlines in newspapers in
formed also these criminal-consp
tors Of that fact and they abandoned
their plan to collect the $4,000 ran
| The police efforts to solve the
mystery were detailed, the tracing OF
the spectacles, found near the body
back to Leopold, and the damaging
admissions made in the first question
He said that Leopold had given an
| opinion, based on his visits to the
vicinity of the cuivert on bird trips
that no one could ind the culvert in
the dark even by accident.
One Week Abb.
| Mr.. Grove then described the -one
week alibi" which the murderers con-
| cocted. 1t included a fake trip to
| study a species of gull and Joy
| ride with whisky. gin and pickup
girls as accomplishments.
| Next was related the tracing OF the
spectaeles to Leopold: how sn ne T.. had I'd
of the glasses found at the culvert
had acknowledged their probable
| ownership and tried to explain their
"loss."
strate that the spectacies would fall
from his pocket" said Mr.. Grove.
But the glasses remained in the
pocket of the coat Finally he was
asked to put the coat on the moor
glasses fell out
How Glasses Were Lost.
THE evidence will show that the
glasses were lost just that way.
Leopold washed the blood from his
hands, asked Dick Loeb to pass him
his coat and in the darkness Loeb
picked it UP by the tails and the
glasses slipped out"
Mr.. Groves recital Of the investi-
cation went into details of the treat
ment of the boys, including how
families were allowed to talk with
them, send them fresh clothing and
pay for meals.
|. I'VE learned from reporters of the
| Chicago Daily News that Leopold had
a portable Underwood typewriter that
had been used in preparing university
work with four other Students" said
Mr.. Grove.
He described Leopolds vain at
tempt to fasten ownership on Leon
Mandell, I'd, fellow student, then in
Europe.
Breakdown OF Loeb.
The States attorney told how Sven
Englund, Leopold's family chauffeur,
shattered the aiibi by revealing that
the automobile supposed to have been
used on the 10y ride" was in the
Then Mr. Grove told of Dick Loeb's
breakdown.
He asked me why he was being
| held" said Mr.. Grove. IT told him
| was fastening web around Leopold
| and when that was done Loeb would
be in the case because he had said
May 21."
Loeb was told what circumstances
were known, and he exclaimed:
My God! Give me a glass of
water
He was given the water and then
| said: Now I'll tell you Che absolute
| truth
| Then Leopold was informed that
My God. no" he calculated. Dick
| Loeb will stick until hell freezes
| over
Each Accuses Other.
! But he was convinced and started
his story.
| Each accused the other of being
the actual murderer and sought to
| save his own neck"
In bitter terms the States attorney
| denounced the defendants efforts to
AooecH ouSpiClOn on OlnerS.
| ITO show the abandoned and ma
| Iisnant heart in the body of Dick
Loeb. note. please, your honor, that
ne told newspaper reporters he knew
Robert Franks and added:
SANDER of Dead.
III any one was going to kidnap
any one. he is just the cockey kind
or kid one would pick.
And even then the boy was cold
In death.
And in the name of fatherbood
and motherhood and childhood of the
State we demand the death penalty
for both these cold-blooded murder
Then Mr.. Darrow arose.
| Cold-blooded and vicious are
terms in the litany of all states at
| torneys and nothing else" he said.
/ The states attorney knows that
this was not the most atrociouS crime
ever committed in this country"
Objection by Grove.
Mr.. Grove objected that it was not
time to argue, but to make state
| ment only
Mr.. Darrow agreed with the court
| that he would not go beyond objec-
| tilons and his opening statement at
| this stage.
II was outraged, your honor, that
L
| started to stir up fresh anger and
| hatred in this community" said Mr..
Darrow. I'VE object that all the
| evidence which the State offers is
! incompetent and meant only for an
| appeal to passions and prejudices.
| This is a hearing, and we ask that
| it be confined to procedure proper
to such a stage Of any criminal
| case
| Edwin M Gresham, uncle of
| Robert Franks. took the stand and
! told Of identifying the body of his
| nephew. He was not cross examined.
Jacob Franks, father of the MUIR
dered boy, controlled his emotions
| well as he described the last time he
had seen his son leave home for
school. He gulped bit as he told
| Of recognizing in body at an under
| takers the corpse Of his own son.
vas tennis slippers as worn by the
boy, with tan stockings.
A blue necktie, with white
stripes was recognized as my boys"
as was a school pin He identified.
too, the ransom letters" sent by
Loeb and Leopold and signed George
Johnson"
The letter was read into the record.
1t called for $4,000, of which $4,000
| was to be in 50-dollar bills, and the
rest in twenties, ''all old bills
| dertaking," said the letter. should
you carry out these instructions we
can assure you your son will be
safely returned within six hours
Court recessed until 2 pm.
ADMITS KILLING CHILD.