| Show fRANKS SlAYERS PlEAD GUIlTY BEG fOR MERCY Counsel Springs Surprise on Prosecution With Quivering Lips Boy Murderers Rise at Bar States State's Attorney Demands That Extreme Penalty Be Imposed Evidence to Be Submitted tb to Court CHICAGO July 21 21 Late Lato this afternoon Sheriff Hoffman an announced an- an tha that extra guards had been beau assigned to the cells calls of Leopold and andI I suicide Loeb to Preclude an a attempted empted Extra guards will be stationed at their cells night and said 8 day day ho he hoBy By EDWARD C. C DERR CRIMINAL Ro I AL C COURT URT CHICAGO July T 21 By Es' U. U P. P Clarence P.-Clarence Clarence Damrow Dar Dar- rT row chIef f for r the defense of ot Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb confessed slayers of ot year 14 old Robert Franks today entered a Plea of ot guilty In behalf behal of the de do- do This move by Darrow a a. complete sur surprise to everyone was waR made be before before be- be fore Judge John R. R Caverly as pre pre- motions of ot the defense were called Young Leopold was WM called to the bench and himself pleaded guilty Loeb followed him rind and did likewise MATTER IS CLEARIs CLEAR Is It your understanding that If It you plead guilty to mth-der mth in this court the court may sentence you ou to death or to tho penitentiary for tor the period of ot your natural life or for a period of ot not less than fourteen fourteen four four- teen years ears Judge Cavelry asked I r I I understand Leopold answered his lips quivering his eyes dropping to the floor Yes I understand Loeb answered answered an an- looking directly at the tho Judge With this under understanding do you still wish to plead guilty gumy the Judge asked I do do Leopold answered I do Loeb replied DARROW SURPRISES I Darrow advised the court ourt that be before before be- be fore the boys are sentenced he heI wishes wishes' to present evidence to the tho I court and the sentencing of ot the C Continued on page 3 CHANCING DEATH FRANKS SLAYERS S BEG FOR MERCY Continued from page I 1 Young joung college graduates probably vi will be delayed for several days das States State's Attorney Robert E. E Crowe who was in court ourt ih th person with a large staff of assistants was taken completely by surprise but did not contest tho the action Both sides announced they would I be r ready ady for tor presentation of ot evidence evidence evidence evi- evi evi evi- dence on Ve Wednesday July 23 1 I I Benjamin Bachrach aiding Darrow Darrow Darrow Dar- Dar DarI row row announced that the defense nse i I wished to o introduce testimony oC of Certain certain all alienists who have lave examined i i Leopold and Loeb in order to show the court the degree of responsibility of ot the defendants Believing that the defense was attempting to prove the bo boys s 's Insane Insane in- in j sane Crowe broke in shouting j I CROWE ENRAGED I i Just a n. minute your honor If the defense in this case is trying to show that these 1 boj boys OS s are insane I v ho can they come into this court I and legally leg plead guilty I If U there is any question as to the I sanit sanity of these hese boys the tho states state's s at at- at I torney demands that a jury ot 1 e men b be selected so that the themay state may prove be beyond ond all shadow I of oC a doubt doub that Nathan athan Leopold and Richard d Loeb are sane si that they are arc guilty oC of murdering Robert nobert Franks and that they must hang Bachrach in his his' argument for mr presentation of ot evident te to the court CO without a jury jur said Your lour honor if It a n. formal trial is held held held- arid anti witnesses are called to testify before a jury and attorneys battle battle- and nd quibble over legal technicalities technicalities technicalities tech tech- the whole case would be given the tha air all of oC a circus sideshow o of or f vaudeville performance I STATE IS READY We Ve desire r rather ther to submit to the court the real leal evidence in this this' c case ase allowing the court k to sentence t these hese bo boj boys s 's s as the court sees fit tit un un- unI I d of course that the I c court ourt may sentence them to death i iI I I We Ve are ready with the states state's case ase c and will present all 1111 our witnesses witnesses wit wit- n nesses esses nesses Crowe said These boys must hang for the direst murder in inthe inthe the he t history of oC Chicago Darrow smiled as he saw the look of oC consternation on the faces faes of his I l legal egal opponents I These boys as they are n now are I not lit fit it to mingle in in society and we weI will rill t make no effort to set them I f free ree Darrow said Both state and defense will present pre pre- I s sent ent their evidence when court Is o opened on Wednesday It is probable probable I able that hearin hearing of ev evidence vv will ill j I continue for sev several eral w weeks weeK eks II Although slightly heavier than I when they entered prison seven weeks ago o the youths were marked marked- Ii I IY l Iv y pale from th their ir confinement t I Leopolds Leopold's eyes ejes which have been I I considered unusually bright an and I searching were water watery He gazed I I i into nto space without apparently seeing seeing see see- i ing ng anyone His aged father the I millionaire president of ot the tho the Morris 1 I Paper Box company sat silently in inthe I the he t courtroom tears trickling down hI his rough face lace I Loeb somewhat taller and more I erect faced the court COUlt with more composure His e eyes eyes es did not waver from f rom Judge Caverly as he declared t that hat he understood the consequences of pleading guilty guilt to murder The only trace of ot nervousness on Loebs Loeb's part was a a. slight shuffling of his feet I SENIOR LOEB ILL II I I Loebs Loeb's father Albert H H. Loeb I millionaire vice president of Sears Roebuck S Co was not present The elder Loeb is seriously ill w with ith I heart trouble and is resting at the summer home at Ch Mich Dickie's Dickie s mother is also at Charlevoix Charle- Charle I oix but his older brother Allen was in court I The tiny courtroom paneled with light oak o on the sixth floor of the I dilapidated criminal court building I just outside of ot Chicago's loop was I jammed almost to suC suffocation States State's s Attorney Crowe and his I i large staff of ot assistants and Darrow DarI Darrow Dar- Dar I row tOW and his aides together with I several state arid and defense alienists stood in solid mass formation directly dl dl- dl i in front of ot Judge A I large laige group of newspaper reporters special correspondents and feature I writers crowded about in order to hear every word that w was as spoken I WITNESSES CALLED I Immediately after the hearing Crowe ordered ten detectives to round up all the states witnesses I I in order that hey may be ready to I testify when the case is called Wednesday I I We Ve will present all our witnesses witness witness- I es Crowe told the United Press and will see to it that all the I J I j mony is entered in the record I Judge Caverly however explained I that no corroborative testimony is necessary when wIlen there Is no jury and that one witness to each event i in the crime is sufficient nt I j CROWE CROWE IS FOR DEATH I Crowe Crow e issued the following statement state state- I ment I There was nothing else left forthe for fori I II i the bo boys s 's to do but plead guilty I Proof Was so overwhelming that no jury could return any verdict ex except except ex- ex guilty The crime was so cold blooded premeditated and atrocious th thAt t no jury would return any verdict except death I II I Theres There's only one proper punishment punishment punishment punish- punish I ment to fit the crime and that is Is' Is death and I shall insist on the ex extreme ex- ex pen penalty for both bos j eX-j |
