New Britain herald., 1924-07-29
Testimony Today Shows That Nathan Has No Belief In God Or In Any Future Life - Aienist Declares De- fendant Is Monoma. niac And a Socially Dangerous Person.
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press
 Chicago. July 29.--Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb. who pleaded guilty 10 the Kidnapping and murder or i4 year old Robert Franks, today heard read in open court first their denials and then their confessions of the crime.
 Benjamin Bachrach, one of the at. torneys for the boys. helped to get into the record this final stage of the states presentation of evidence, by relieving Robert F. Grove, states attorney, of the task of reading tbe prosecutions transcript of the boys admissions. Mir. Crowe's voice was worn, but after 30 minutes of reading. MT. Bachrach said he was getting . ltttle hoarse." The states attorney, however. declined to take up the vo. cal burden at that time.
 Both Boys Grin.
 The boys listened with little chanre of expression until Mir. Bachrach reached a passage In which Leopold quoted profane exclamation made to his brother when he learned that his spectacles had been found near the culvert in which he and Loeb had hidden the body of the Franks boy. When this came out in Mir. Bach rach's clear voice both defendants yrinned.
 They smiled again when the &C., 'ount reached colloquy between Leopold and Mr. Grove in which the alter quizzed the student on the dis inction between grammar and rhetoric.
 Other points that amused the de- included Leopold's hope" hat he was an expert automobile iriver and his doubt as to whether gin was his favorite beverage.
 Clarence s. Darrow, chief counsel Or the defense, sat with the boys and alked with them from time to time.
 Prospects of lack of dramatics in oday's proceedings did not discour ge spectators.
 Doubts Any God.
 At one point in the reading, Leo. old's ideas on religion were worked ito the record.
 There Is no God" he was quoted s saying. T do not believe in a fu- Ire life. When I die, die all over. f course. that is only an opinion and
 can be demonstrated only by dy- 'g."
 Leopold was busy talking to MT. arrow when this occurred and ap- arently did not hear 1t.
 Loeb. however, leaned far forward
 catch 1t, then turned to his com ,nion's conference with the attor- sy.
 MT Darrow was handed a telegram few moments later. Leopold read
 over the attorneys shoulder and hispered to Loeb. The courtroom was slow in filling day for the sixth day of the trial of lthan Leopold. Jr., and Richard eb, kidnapers and slayers of young 'bby Franks. It was intensely hot d the court visitors faced the pros cts of listening to the routine read of preliminary statements and nfessions of the two youths by 
 Women as usual predominated fn court room and 15 minutes be- e Judge Caverly ascended the nch virtually every seat was taken, d a queue hundred persons long
 upstairs from the floor below the lrtroom with the would-be visitors ing to cajole or bluff their way in. ry few stood about the entrance, wever, as the sun beamed vigor- sly. Attorneys Clarence Darrow and njamin Bachrach of the defense l Robert F. Grove, states attor- ', conferred with Judge Caverly en court opened. Samuel Ettleson, Franks family lawyer, joined m.
 \ negro, accused of murder. was 'ught in and pleaded not guilty. On
 way out he brushed shoulders h Leopold and Loeb. 5lbert Allen, expert stenographer m Crowe's office. resumed reading the questions and answers that sed between the prosecutor and the endants just before they broke VII the night of Decoration Day. The reading was resumed with Leo d's count of the 'cne week alibi.' lch he and Loeb agreed upon to ount for their activities on May tl. IS the account reached references he forest preserve and the swampy es south of the city near where pert Franks body was found. the e introduced a large diagram cf
 region.
 Notes Are Read. rowe and Bachrach took turns ding the transcript of aliens notes, ch, it was explained, were "cold 1T nearly two months Some ot questions and answers were given a tone audible only to the court and Judge Caverly. fr. Grove read that Leopold had
 that he was acquainted with the -ert In which the body of Bobby, nks was found. He said he knew e vas a drain there but said he mot notice It particularly" when he spot on birding" trips. r. Bachrach read from the state t Leopold's opinion that anyone