New Britain herald., 1924-08-07
Grove Declares Miss Lorraine Nathan's s Story On Stand Diff.
 fers From What She Previously Told Him.
He Also Positively Declines 10 Curtail Witnesses or Evidence in Fastening Trial.
BY Tho Ameels,ea Prs.s.

lnicago, Aug, .f-iHtfonuction ol lay witnesses by the defense in seek Ing mitigation Of punishment for Ma than F. Leopold. Jr.. and Richard Loeb, confessed murderer of Bobb, Franks. whom they had kidnapped brought from Robert E. Grove, states attorney the shouted charge that one Of them had committed deliberate perjury"
 Miss Lorraine Nathan. a school day. friend of Loeb. was on the wit ness stand when Mir, Grove, in seek ing to inpeach her testimony, charged
 hat she was changing her remarks rom statements she had made in his office soon after Loeb was arrested Tor the Franks murder
 Girls Testimony
 Miss Nathan just had testified that It one time she was tond of Loeb, IS he was of her. but that she did lot feel that way now" and that icing lady, would not lie to aid
 .oeb Mir. Crowe's denial of the de-
 ense's right to have Miss Nathan
 cad her earlier statement led to an
 arly recess of court.
 The defense and state were direct
 to bring in authorities on the de- ense's contention that Miss Nathan
 hould see the record of earlier re- marks before proceeding as wit ,ess.
 Miss Nathan, the first girl witness 0 appear for the defendants, made a somewhat nervous picture on the stand. She testified In cool but somewhat catchy voice, and her con- ,usions as to Loebs conduct, so closely paralleled that of three fam sus mental experts who had preceded asr that the states attorney ironical- y started his crosse examination by addressing her as doctor"
 On the witness stand she avoided Loeb's glances, but when she passed lin. she left the court room, shs ,lutched his arm whispered in his sar, and still was talking when oailiff jerked Loeb away from her grasp. ..
 Grove Dy.Iines
 "Our answer was a blanket mo-" said Robert E. Grove, states attor- ney, who indicated that the defense's Idea was to dispense with lay wit nesses if the state would accept a blanket statement of what their testi- mony would be. and would also stop calling more lay witnesses.
 After thirty minute recess, in which the states attorney and his ihree assistants considered the pro- posal, the hearing was resumed with Max schrayer, student of the Univer- sity of Michigan, as the defense's first lay witness.
 Today's Testimony
 The defense, having temporarily laid aside its professional testimony, today called school companions and | friends of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr.. and Loeb, kidnapers-slayers of Robert Franks, to give Judge John R. -averly other evidence on which is based hope of mitigation when he pro- 1ounces sentence.
 Max Schrayer, University of Micfi- gan student, was to be the first wit less called today, Clarence s. Darrow, thief counsel for the defense, said. Ind a girl friend of Loeb would be the , ,ext. The defense counsel stated the wit , lesses would be used in an effort to how that the defendants were ab- formal at the time they had planned nd put into effect the Kidnapping and f murder of Bobby Franks. When Judge Caverly resumed the r caring he immediately announced a S hirty minute recess. f The judge said that the defense and tate had informed him that con- erence at his time probably would ave from two to five days of the 6 caring.
 Frat Brother on stand i, echrayer identified himself as z1 il ears old and & Chicago jobber of d ousehold goods since graduation 'om the University of Michigan, . here he was fraternity brother of oeb.
 Schrayer's first answers to question g by Mir. Darrow met repeated ob- ctions by Mir. Grove, who insisted e witness was drawing conclusions. schrayer said he had observed Loeb be very nervous, to which the state 'jected and was sustained. Mir. Dar- w asked the question in other k lrases and brought this reply: T observed he had twitching of 6 mouth, was nervous in his gesture th his hands. dragged his ankle and special occasions drank great =, al. He tainted several times at ~ chigan. He smoked a great deal lo ~ 1 showed nervousness in doing it." " Repeated efforts on the part of Mir. " " lrrow to have the witness give his Cr as to the responsibility of -, eb brought as many objections from sc, : Crwe. .. Loeb was known as 2 reader of an ne novels and detectives stories, the Ia ness continued. replying to q ques- T by Mir. Darrow at to Loeb's read Th