Evening star., 1924-07-27
LOEB AND LEOPOLD
Of DISEASED
DEFENSE TO CLAIM
Will Seek to Prove Irrespon-
sibiIity Regardless of
Legal Insanity.
TWO NOTED ALIENISTS
ARE ADDED TO STAFF
Plea for Mercy Based on Youth
of Defendants Also Is
Proposed.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 26.-Hope of saw
ing Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard
Loeb from the gallows centered to-
night in the plans of their counsel
to demonstrate a degree of mental
irresponsibility for their crime due
to diseased minds"
"The defense will contend" said
Clarence Darrow, chief attorney for
the youthful slayers of young Robert
Franks, that the boys have diseased
minds and that they were not re-
sponsible for their acts.
1.-The question Of legal insanity will
not be brought forth by the defense"
Two More Alfenists.
An index of the line of defense was
afforded by the appearance in court
today of DR.. William ]. Healy of
Boston and DR.. Benjamin Glueck Of
New York, two noted alienists, spe-
cialists in juvenile delinquency. They
were added to staff of five Chicago
alienists selected by the defense to
present the story of the young mems
mental debility to Judge John r..
Caverly, chief justice of the Criminal
Court of Cook County, who must fix
the penalty for the defendants.
One of the grounds on which the
defense will base it's plea for mercy
will be the youth of Leopold and
Loeb Neither is 20 years of age.
Almost simultaneously, after the
week end adjournment of the penalty
Sfot ffnr
Robert l.. Grove. in charge of the
prosecution. declared in reference to
the states plea for the death
penalty:
Il think We have made out an iron
clad case"
Has Touched Bottom.
Mr. Grove had touched bottom in
the pit which for four days had sup
piled seemingly endless material for
the mountain of evidence" which
he said would place the wealthy
young college students in the shadow
of the hangman's moose. He expects
to scrape the bottom clean Monday.
Mr. Darrow and his colleagues in
the defense, Benjamin and Walter
Bachrach. struck back at the testi-
mony of state witness today for the
first time.
Mr.. Darrow attacked as a falsehood
the story of Detective Sergeant
James J. Cortland that Leopold. brill
liant student of law and ornithology,
who believed he had important work
to do for the world" had told the
officer after his confession that when
he determined to seek life imprison-
ment instead of death as his punish
ment, he would plead guilty before
"a friendly judge"
Cortland maintained the truth Of
his remark.
Takes Most Of Session.
1t was the first attempt of the de-
fense to break down the testimony
of State witness. 1t consumed vir-
tually the entire short session today.
"Now, Mr.. Officer said Mr.. Darrow
after more than an hours stubborn
cross examination, don't you know
that this conversation about a
friendly judge was pure fabrication,
concocted for the purpose of intimi-
dating this court?'
mo sir, it was not" the witness re-
piled.
Mr. Darrow led up to his accusation
without revealing his purpose. He
asked the witness first about his rec
ord in the police department and
brought out that Cortland in IL years
experience had worked chiefly as a
police stenographer and clerk.
How He Took Notes.
The witness described his habit of
making either short hand or long
hand notes of conversations with
prisoners and of taking down their
formal statements by direct dicta-
tion on the typewriter. He said he
had made numerous notes Of conver-
sations with Leopold and produced
them confidently.
Mr. Darrow had the witness poin,
out the summary headings on con
fessions," sorrow for crime, mo.
tive" and other subjects on which
Cortland had tried to draw out Leo.
pold's thoughts. He also brought Out
that on June 16 Cortland started
writing out a full report of his ac.
tivities in the case for the superin.
tendent of the city police department
The cross-examiner developed tha'
the detective and Leopold were alone
when the alleged remark about {
"friendly judge" was made, although
the other conversations were gener
ally before witnesses.
Going back to the report. Mr.. Oar
row asked If it contained any refer
ence to the remark.
"I am no: sure" said Cortland.
Search and see," said the attorney
Admits Talking Of Case.
The witness found none. He mex
stated that he had told John Savage
an assistant States attorney, ant
several newspaper reporters abou
the remark. but had frst mentioned
lit to the States attorney July "a
Previously Cortland had admitted
talking of the case and the person
), ality Of Leopold with whoever asket
me about it,
Mr.. Darrow went back to the ON.
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