Evening star., 1924-07-21

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Yes, sir" came the response.
The same question was asked OF
Loeb and the answer was Identical.
Boys Neatly Clad.
Both boys were neatly Glad, fresh
ly shaved and wore correctly FASH
ioned bow ties. Aside from their
first greeting to counsel and their
initial glances about the crowded
space before the bench, they gave
little evidence of curiosity In the
proceedings. Both sat quietly in
front Of guards who brought them
into court.
Jacob Loeb. wealthy uncle OF Rich
ard and former president of the
Chicago Board Of Education, and
Allen Loeb. younger brother OF one
Of the defendants, entered the court
room with the defense counsel
Nathan Leopold, sr., father or the
second principal. and Foreman Leo
poid, a brother, were at the counsel
table
Several score newspaper men and
a dozen attorneys were in court when
the case was called, but the space
reserved for spectators was only
partly filled. Elaborate police pre-
cautions were responsible for this
condition.
Crowd Gathers Outside.
Outside the big, grim stone build
ing hundreds of curious gathered in
a compact mass about the entrance.
Three policemen on guard there were
kept busy pushing the crowd back
and clearing a space about the doors
so that those who had business
within might enter.
Persons summoned for jury duty
in the various branches of the court,
members of the county grand jury.
witnesses summoned to testify in
some of the constant grind of cases
in Cook County's justice mill. court
attaches, attorneys and newspaper
men were passed as they presented
credentials A favored few also
had passes as spectators at the
Franks case.
Once within the portals. another
set of guards examined credentials
yators or stairways. The elevators
were all stopped at the fifth floor, a
story below Judge Caverly's court
room.
Many Cameras In Court.
Again guards examined cards as
persons bound for that court passed
up the stairway and the process was
repeated for the fourth time at the
entrance of the courtroom.
Cameras were everywhere when
court opened and Judge Caverly start
ed proceedings with warning that
all in court, save attorneys. must
be seated and that while time ex-
posures might be taken. flashlights
would not be tolerated.
Then he called the case and the
defendants were brought in to the
accompaniment of clicking of cameras
and stir of interest which lasted
throughout the proceedings.
Attorney Darrow started his ad-
dress to the court in a low voice
which scarcely carried twenty feet.
Many Sl-epIexs Nights.
At the outset he told the court
that he and his associate, BENJAMIN
Bachrach, had spent many sIeepless
nights and busy days on the case
and that they had taken fully into
account not only their duties to their
clients. but also the feelings of the
three families involved in the weird.
uncanny and terrible crime" and the
wide public interest in it.
He disclaimed any intention to ask
for a change of venue, pointed out
that long time would be consumed
in selecting a jury and said that
as lawyers Of many years experience
they recognized that little good
might be accomplished by making the
dilatory motions usual in such cases
On Mercy Of Court.
He then asked permission of the
court to offer evidence to the mental
capacity of Leopold and Loeb and the
degree of their responsibility, adding:
With that presented we throw
ourselves upon the mercy of this
court"
The youthful defendants were at
once called to the bar of the court
to affirm this plea. ..,
Let the record show that both de-
PENDANTS affirmed the plea of guilty
to kidnapping and murder. after being
warned by the court of the conse-
quences," said Judge Coverly.
Attorney Bachrach then suggested
that the proceedings would be short
ened if States Attorney Grove, in
stead of summoning witnesses, would
make a statement of the facts relied
upon by the prosecution.
IT can assure him there would be
no dispute of those facts by the de-
fense," said Mr.. Bachrach, but the
State declined to agree.
Mr.. Bachrach next suggested that a
joint conference be held between the