New Britain herald., 1924-08-06
NEITHER LEOPOLD
 NOR LOEB IS ID GO ON THE STAND
Will Make No Personal Appear. anCe as Witnesses in Own Dc
 iense, Lawyers Say
ALIENlST TESTIFIES
 LOEB WAS MURDERER

Ah Ihrohkhout ksnnhtnhuh bfeh
 Hss Admitted Striking Fatal Blo
 Leopold Makes Grimmace
 This Evidence Is Heard By Judg
 careriy.
 Chicago. Aug s.-Ssither Natha
 Leopold, Jr., nor Richard Loeb. con
 fesed slayers Of Robert Franks. vii
 testify m the effort Of the defense [
 show mitigating evidence to eyade tn
 death penalty. This was made clea
 today by Clarence s. Darriw. chief 0
 defense counsel.
 Although the defense let Is b.
 known that 10 or i2 witnesses woult
 follow the aiienists on the stand. in
 cluding some students from the Uni
 versity of Michigan. where botf youths formerly were students, ana that surprise testimony is expected a. 10 the defendants, Mir. Darrow said.
 "one thing will say definitely. The defendants will not testify. Neither will any member of the family testify in regard to any peculiarities although they may be used to identify an ex. hihit or twp"
 Loeb Admits Killing
 Dr. Bernard Glueck of New York testified at the Franks hearing this morning that Richard Loeb through out his mental examination of him had admitted that he struck he blow win a cold chisel which killed Bobby Franks.
 Throughout the investigation of the connection of Loeb and Nathon Leo- pold. Jr.. with the murder, the matter Of who actually struck the fatal blow had been the unsolved mystery Both youths, while confessing to the kid naping and staying, accused the other.
 Two defense alienists previously on the witness stand had failed, they tes- tified, to ask the boys as to which had struck the fatal blow, and the state had been unable to bring out the point. Leopold Grins
 Loeb remained impassive when pr. Glueck testified that he had killed Bobby Franks Leopold leaned for ward, grin on his face. smiled slow ly and talked with counsel.
 The statement that Loeb actually | had struck the fatal blow was brought | out under questioning by Benjamin Bschrach of defense counsel.
 Did Loeb say who struck the blow?" said Pachrach.
 "He told me throughout all details; | that he, Loeb, struck the blow" re- piled Dr. Glueck.
 Judge Caverly and the attorneys re- mained impassive as had Loeb when the testimony was offered, Judge Caverly leaning calming on his elbow on the arm of his chair.
 Today's Testimony
 Dr. Bernard Glueck of New York, the third expert on mental diseases introduced by the defense, was on the stand today to give Judge John R. Caverly further evidence in mitigation of punishment of Nathan F. Leopold, Jr,, and Richard Loeb, kidnapers- slayers of Robert Franks. His spe- cialty has been the study of patients at Washington. D. c.
 Today began hot and sultry and for the first time since the hearing start sd thirteen days ago bailiffs and ushers ,, were not swamped by streams of A spectators storming the building.
 May Talk Whole Day
 Asked how long he would speak when the hearing reached the argu- nent stage, Clarence s. Darrow, veter- Tn chief counsel for the defense, re- o ,lied to the suggestion it might take D ,i rvA oJ. I, h,,e a1,i,, l( "An American magazine once cabled H Oscar Wilde for terms for writing a ixty thousand words on some subject, a md received the reply: I did not fl now there were that many worlds" al Mir. Darrow indicated he might find C nough words for half a court ses- tf lon or one hour. "
 Details of Crime B Talking along in his monotone, Mir. ,achrach suddenly interrupted Dr. 'lueck with a question as to whether .oeb had admitted who struck the atal blow.
 'I took up with Loeb the Franks II rime and asked him to tell of it," ,stifled pr. Glueck. Loeb replied in most matter-of-fact way, narrated ithout any squeamishness all of the etails and planning of the crime. He lowed no remorse. no regret, no pas- Co on or love, and as he kept on talking cit became evident to mNthat he was tel terly devoid of emotioSul responses. DO
 Planned to Kill Brother lat q never saw such profound dis oW lrity. He told me of his little broth Xii , of whom he was most fond. Yet ter 1, had considered him as possible 'lo ,tim. Even here he showed no emo- am 'nal response. He explained his ma alter of-factness by saying that he pol d nothing within him that might lie, T forth any such response nol He does no take seriously at all tod , present situation. My whole i'm ession of him, based upon by ex- ~, rience Is that of person who was Co a disordered state of some sort" Dr. Glueck said he had observed I ) youths in the court room. Tt Pal ms to me they appear to be attend sun , a college play of some sort" he yes q. hot Did Loeb tell you anything else. in i ,tor7" asked MT. Bachrach. dre
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