Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-09-10

. which the prisoners were to be sem
fenced, there would be nothing In
the action of the boys to indicate the
pending proceedings.
Both Loeb and Leopold were calm
and unperturbed at o'clock, the I
hour at which the watch Is changed
in the Jail. 4
In contrast to the great difficulty
and confusion attending Judge Cav
erly's attempt to gain his chamber
on two occasions during the progress
of the hearing, his entry this morn
ing was not halted in a single in
stance. He was expressed" to his
| chambers.
Judge Caverly Immediately SUM
moned his chief bailiff and ordered
him to maintain quiet. dignity and
| order in the court room In the time
intervening between the hour befor0
calling court to order. He then gave
himself to chatting and td1ffeff1nE
| with his other officers and few
friendh. No one was permitted be-
yond the gate which led to his pri-
vate room. More operatives werd
| stationed there.
| Counsel for the youths. Benjamin
and Walter Bachrach. and Clarence
| s. Darrow. Nathan Leopold, Sr.. AL
Ian Loeb. a brother of Richard. and
Z a few friends of the two boys fami-
| lies entered the court room shortly
after Judge Caverly arrived.
| Streets surrounding the criminal
courts building were virtually desert
| ed shortly before o'clock. the only
visible signs of activity being the
silent patrol of policemen at inter-
walls of about a hundred feet in each
of the four blocks forming the square
inv which the court building. and
/ county Jail are located.
The entrance to the courts building
was guarded by a squad of detectives.
each member of which closely scru-
tinized every person entering the
building. credentials which were nee
essary to pass each sentinel in the
street leading to the entrance were
carefully inspected. There were nc
| loiterers or prospective spectators
before the building at this time.
Passing the first barrier. the per-
son seeking the court room on the
sixth floor was challenged four times
before finally gaining admission.
Bailiffs and deputy sheriffs formed
g. receiving line on both sides of the
lobby on the lower floor.
Through this gauntlet. whether
seeking the elevators or the open
stairway. the credentials again were
! tI8hs hO. titNdLOh OPtlabOi a6ebAt3
asked for passes. If the stairs were
taken upward. two burly guards
made the same request.
i All elevators stopped at the fifth
floor where again a squad of de-
tectives bailiffs and deputy sheriffs
commanded the narrow stairway to
the sixth floor. After passing mus
ter here. you were again stopped at
the lobby entrance to the court room
by another group of officials. who
gave a pass the final once over.
On all stairways. on each floor and
in almost every nook and corner in
the rambling structure. from one to
four representatives of the law were
stationed. Extreme quiet pervaded
everywhere. what little talking there
was. being done in q rather subdued
tone.
In scarcely more than half hour,
the street bordering on the south OF
the courts building was a seething
mass of trucks automobiles. motor
cycle policemen. traffic officers and
would be spectators.
The criminal courts building Is lo-
Gated in one of the busiest whole
sale and manufacturing districts Of
the city. which made the traffic prob-
lem more difficult to handle.
Everyone now was kept moving.
Four mounted officers at each inter-
section of the streets on the south
side of the building were almost
franticallv waving heavy trucks.
pushcarts and horsedrawn vehicles
into action. Passersby. regardless OF
their destination. were ordered to
keep moving by the knots OF police
men whose numbers in the mean
time had been considerably strengths
ened.
The court room by this time was
about one-third full. newspa permen.s
photographers friends and counsel
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