The Bismarck tribune., 1924-08-28
CAYERLY
HITS AT
ATTORNEY
Strikes From Record Asser-
tiOns of Prosecutor
Grove
DECISION ON SEPT. 10
Grove Winces Under Bit
ing Remarks of
Court
DECISION ON SEPT. 10

Chicago, Aug. %. After the
closing arguments of Robert Grove
had been stricken from the court
record by Judge Caverly, as a "cow-
ardly and dastardly attack upon the
integrity Of this court. and an at
tempt to intimidate it" the court
took under advisement today the
penalty which it must decide for
Leopold and Loeb, confessed kid
nappers and slayers Of Robert
Franks.
The remarks Of the court came
out of clear sky and shocked the
crowd to silence.
Mr.. Groves jaw dropped visibly
and he wilted under the courts re-
marks. "Your honor" he began,
but the judge interrupted him, "The
| states attorney knew so we'll that
his remark would be heralded far
and wide" said the court. "He knew
too that the court would have no
opportunity to reply or defend HIM
self from criticism except by the
action he has taken"
The judge then read a prepared
statement and at its conclusion an
nounced he would give his decision
on Sept. 10 at 9 a. m. unless illness
prevented.
The attorneys for both sides and
newspaper men and court officials
will be admitted to the final stage
in the famous case.
The court did not say what speci-
fically had aroused his ire. 1t was
recalled however, that the attorney
had referred to possible outbreaks If
the death penalty were not imposed
and had emphasized the possible
power of money in the court.
Just before the argument closed
Mr.. Grove also made q defense Of
the testimony Of James CORTLAND,
one Of his detectives, that Leopold
had expressed hope to escape the
death penalty "before q friendly
judge" This had been denounced
by Mr.. Darrow as perjury" and
when Mr.. Grove defended it the
court asked the stenographer to give
him copy of the statement.
None Of. the attorneys would con-
ment upon the case. s-
Darrow and the Bacharachs, the
defense leaders, said it would be
improper and MI. Grove remarked
merely that he had been talking for
three days
Judge Caverly appeared in his
black robe for the first time in
many days. Cooler weather NAV
have suggested reassuming this vest
ment.
Leopold and Loeb were brought in
to the court room and Loeb began to
talk to guard. He smiled and
laughed for a moment.
Leopold indicated the same inter-
est in the arguments of the court.
perusing the report of the alienists
from which Grove read yesterday
, over the shoulder of Walter Bach
| rach, defense counsel.
Mr.. Grove began today's areu-
ment with a statement to the judge
that two Chicago boys had confess
ed to the states attorney that they
had murdered a woman for sixty
dollars. -.
He then raised his voice and re-
assumed his discussion of the bank
ing transactions of Loeb as revealed
from the statement from two of his
banks before the time of the mur-
der.
He alluded early in his address
to "crime A B c D" and suggested
that the larger deposits revealed in
the bank statement by "A B C D
were connected"
He turned then to his theory of
money motive sighting again the
quotation from the first ransom
letter to Jacob Franks in which "this
is strictly commercial proposition"
was featured.