The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-13
Loeb Assigned To Cabinet Shop And Leopold To
 Rattan Section FIRST DAY SPENT IN SOLITARY CELLS Murderers Of Bobby Franks Attend Defense
 Day Exercises
WARDEN WILL TRY
 TO REMODEL LIVES
sDickie' And Babe Hold Final
 Conferences With News # papermen

JOLIET. H., Sept. 12.- Richard Loeb and Nathan F, Leopold, state prisoners No, 9S06 and 9305, spent their first their first day in the Jol- jet penitentiary where they have been sentenced to spend the rest of their lives, in soli- tary confinement, except for participation with 1,200 other prisoners in a Defense Day program. 8
 Tomorrow No. 9305 and No. 9306, as they are already known to guards, will go to work, Loeb in the cabinet mak- ing section of the furniture factory and Leopold in the rat tan section.
 When they are assigned to their work, they will bid one goodbye prob ably for the greater part of year While the two youths who have been boon companions may see one another on the prison grounds or during meals they will not be allowed to speak, and will be confined sin different sections of the old gray stone building
 Last Talk To Press
 The boys also had their last tall with newspapermen today, according to Warden John l.. Whitman. who allowed reporters to see the boys for five minu' tes, but said it will be the last time they will be permitted to talk
 Leopold, one of the slayers of young Robert Franks, however, did not avail himself of the privilege, insisting that he was instructed not to talk; while Loeb, upon being informed that he was seeing for the last time the reporters who have Hooked about him for months, remarked: 'Thnts fine, that just salts us"
 They were told to get up at 6 o'clock were dressed in regulation blue de nim prison suits and taken to the prison barber, who cropped their long hair. Later in the day they were photo ,graphed- Bertillicn measurements were taken and they were given instructions regarding prison regulations "Life here is just what you make il" a prison official informed them and both youths hastened to assert that they wanted to make the most of it and expected to try hard.
 To Learn Routine
 Warden Whitman said that the prison authorities would begin, at once to teach the boys the routine and regula. tions of the penitentiary. "We will try to remodel and reshape their char acters," the warden said, adding that in this process there must be no com munication with outside The youths will be able to see relatives twice Q months for periods of half an hour and can write one letter each twe weeks.
 In the Defense Day exercises, the boys were marched in with other prisoners and seated near the center of the as. sembly hall They listened to singine by prison choir, heard the prisol band give a c0ncel and gave attention to a Defense Day address by the Rev Arthur Hamilton, prison char ain Leopold gazed at the f1oo- most of the time, while Loeb also took little inter est in the proceedings Fellow prisoners under rules were not allowed to turn about and gaze at them. but as the 1,200 men passed out many covert giances were directed at the two youths
 Warden Whitman said he had re ceived a letter from Clarence Darrow chief counsel for the two millionaires sons, asking that the boys be showed some consideration on account of theil youth, although their attorney made il clear he asked no special favors for them The warden said they woulC not be brought into contact with crim inals of years standing and added thai for the present they will be placed ir cells by themselves.