Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-29

sociated Press. )-Hope of saving
Nathan Leopold, Jr., and Richard
Loeb from the gallows centered last
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, chat the boys have diseased
minds, and that they were not re-
sponsible for their acts.
''The question of legal insanity
will not be brought forth by the de-
fense."
An index of the line Of defense
was afforded by the appearance in
court today of DR.. William J. Hea1y,
of Boston, and DR.. Benjamin Glueck,
Of New York, two noted eastern
alienists, specialists in Juvenile de-
linquency.. They were added to a
staff of five Chicago alienists select
ed by the defense to present the
story of the young mems mental
debility to Judge John r. Caverly,
chief justice of the criminal court,
who must fix the penalty for the de
PENDANTS.
'IroncIad Case"-Crowe
One of the grounds on which the
defense will base its plea for mercy
will be the "outh of Leopold and
Loeb. Nither is twenty years of age.
Almost simultaneously after the
weekend adjournment of tie penal
ty advisory hearing before Judge
Caverly, States Attorney Robert E.
Grove, in charge of the prosecution,
declared in reference to the states
plea for the death penalty:
Il think we have made out an
ironclad case"
Mr.. Grove had touched 1ottonf in
the pit, which for four days had
supplied 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 on Monday.
Mr.. Darrow and his colleagues in
the defense, Benjamin and Walter
Bachrach, struck back at the testi-
mony of a state witness today for
! the first time.
Officers Word Assailed
Mr.. barrow attacked as a false
mood the story of Detective Sergeant
James J. Cortland, that Leopold bril-
liant student of law and ORTHODOXY,
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
! 1t was the first attempt of the de-
tense to break down the testimony of
state witness. 1t consumed virtu-
ally the entire short session today.
Now, Mr.. Officer" said Mr.. Oar
row at the conclusion of more than
an hour stubborn cross-eXamina-
| ton, don't you know that this con-
Versation about "a friendly Judge
was pure fabrication, concocted for
the purpose of intimdating this
court?"
No, sir, it was not" the witness
replied
MI. barrow led up to his accusa-
tlon without revealing his purpose.
He asked the witness first about his
record on the police department and
brought out that Cortland in II
years experience. had worked chief
iy as police stenographer and clerk.
! me witness described his habit of
making either shorthand or long
nand notes of conversations with
| prisoners and of taking down their
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on the typewriter. He said he had
made numerous notes of converse,
tons with Leopold and he produces
| them confidently.
barrow Traps Him
Mr.. Darrow had the witness point
out the summary headings on "con.
! fess:ons," 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 &C.
| tlVitieS in the case for the superin.
| tendent of the city police department..
The cross examiner developed that
/ the detective ana Leopold were alone
when The alleged remark about 4
friend judge" was made, although
| the other conversations were gener.
ally before witnesses.
Going back 10 the report. Mr.. Oar.
row asked if it contained any refer.
ence to the remark.
Il am not sure" SAID Cortland.
Search and see" said the attor.
ney.
The witness found none. He next
stated that he had told John Savage
an assistant states attorney and
several newspaper reporters about
the remark. but had first mentioned
it TO the states attorney Tuly -,
previously Cortland had admitted
! talkinS over the case and the per
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