Show LEOPOLD CONFESSIONS ONS ARE UNOPPOSED Attorneys for Slayer Duo Announce They Will Not Dispute Reading Into Record of Admissions Boy Marked for Death by Rich Youths Takes Stand Reporter Tells Court of Interviews CHICAGO July 28 By A. A P. P P.- P. Attorneys for Nathan Leopold Jr and Richard Loeb announced in incourt incourt court this afternoon that they would not dispute nor object to the reading into the record of ot the confessions of ot heir clients who last week pleaded guilty to to kid kid- naping and slaying Robert Franks lanks anks despite the fact the documents documents' bear no signatures John LevInson one one of or th the lads described by Leopold and Loeb as ac marked for possible and sl ying before chance directed them to Robert Franks testified today that on the afternoon of ot the tho Franks he had seen Loeb in the yard jard of the school he at attended attended nt- nt tended on May 21 the day of ot the REPORTER TALKS Wallace Vallace Sullivan reporter for tor forthe forthe the Chicago Herald and Examiner testified that each of the defendants defendants defend defend- ants had in statements to him while they were touring the route traversed by the youths in disposing ing of ot the Franks boys boy's body ac accused c c- c the other of the murder and had Illustrated for him their ac actions actions actions ac- ac at the time The witness testified that he talked with Leopold first and anti that Leopold accused Loeb of striking the fatal blow blow whereupon Sullivan said sa-ld lie Jie went to the car in n which Loeb was riding and Informed him Leopold had accused him of the tho slaying Leopold he said directed that he return to Loeb and tell him hint that Loeb Loch was guilty of the slaying ih that hait t the thought of or violence violence Violence Vio lence was repugnant to Leopold LETTERS IDENTIFIED John Tyree of Milwaukee WIg a handwriting expert with a record of appearances In that capacity at atmore atmore atmore more than important trials Continued on page 3 3 LOEB B LEOPOLD J Lp CONFESSIONS ARE UNOPPOSED Continued from page 1 identified the original ransom letter let- let Ver ter which demanded from irom Jacob M M. Franks f father ther of the sl slain in nii bo boy and another letter leer left In a parlor car ar for Mr Franks as haven having hayIng hav- hav ing f been en written on an Underwood portable typewriter A batt battered red Underwood fished from a Jackson park lagoon where ac according to their ir confessions Loeb and Leopold had tossed it previously had been Introduced in evidence Th The train letter directed Mr Franks to toss the money securely wrapped from the moving train at a desIgnated Place As Mr Mr- Terrell testified before Chief Justice John Johnt R. R t Caverly in whose hands their fate will finally rest Leopold and Loeb strained forward to catch a sight of l the typewriting specimens had guided ide Mr g T Tyree ree ix in his de decisions and which had been passed to defense counsel They I exchanged a n few fe Smiling confidences dences over these As Mr Tyrell waded through the exhibits with his professional ex cx and reasons for conclusions conclusions reached Attorney Darrow of defense counsel to save time In Informed Informed informed in- in formed Judge Caverly that the de defense defense de- de was as satisfied with the identifications ident- ident and Judge Caverly quickly permitted waiving of precise identifications and explanations Exhibits in the case reached at this stage IDENTIFIES NOTES I States State's Attorney Crowe called back t to 0 t the h e stand Sergeant James J. J Gortland saYing saving he wished I the witness to identify some of the notes from which h hI read the bombshell bombshell bomb bomb- shell shen of last Friday when he quoted Leopold as wishing to plead guilty before a friendly judge The questioning had to do largely with the exact dates dato on which Gortland Gortland Gortland Gort Gort- land made the various memoranda Judge Caverly Caverl frowned and shook I his head as the tedious process process' con con- Attorney Darrow Dorrow and Crowe conferred briefly as to the process of ot the state the former nodding and starting a cross examination Meanwhile l defense attorn attorney e Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin Bachrach talked earnestly to the two defendants Mr Ir Officer said Darrow you now say these certain sheets were were written July 24 24 You wrote them all 11 ll at home and a at t the same time 1 Yes sir said Gortland you ou testify the other day that these six she sheets ts now marked exhibit four were written at different dif dir ferent times I 1 was mistaken said Gortland Again States State's Attorney Crowe and Darrow conferred Then the defense took the examination back to the visits to Bloomington and Fairbury the Illinois cities where he said Satu Saturday ay he had told various perSons persons per per- sons Bons about the conversations with Leopold COMPARES WRITING The court was informed that thai the six sheets In question were accordIng according according accord accord- ing to Gortland the outline of ot my as prepared by me the night of ot July 24 Then Gortland was excused Proceedings were halted a few minutes while seats were rearranged to give gie the defense alienists a better view of the youthful Larry Cuneo Mr Crowes Crowe's private te secretary identified d various statements state state- m tents ments written by Leopold at the Hotel La Salle the Thursday before l da day 24 to 36 hours before the first confessions The purpose purpose t to form a basis for testimony on comparisons of ot handwriting handwriting handwriting hand hand- writing it It was explained Cuneo testified that Leopold had three days davs after the these spec- spec of handwriting were mad made that he had made a slip sUp because he had used a characteristic letter letter letter let let- ter y in this writing of Thursday Cuneo Cune next Identified some specimens specimens sped sped- mens of Loebs Loeb's writing writingS about a hundred sheets of letter head paper going in SLAYERS PERK UP Captain William Shoemaker of ot the Chicago police force testified he was present when Leopold and Loeb made made their confessions May My 31 Si He lie said Leopold made some notes Identified the pieces of paper paper pa pa- per pei per and they were admitted in evidence evi evi- I dence Similar notes tram from Loeb were put In the record Tho The boy defendants followed this with apparent nt close In in- in terest It was noted that Leopold had abandoned his customary slouch In his posture sitting erect his left hand occasionally cupped for a chin John Tyrell a handwriting ex expert expert ex- ex pert from Milwaukee followed Captain Captain Cap Cap- tam tain Shoemaker He qualified on the strength of ot experience with a a- alife alife life Ufe Insurance company company's s d documents docu cu- cu ments and by his testimony In over court cases v W W wilt will admit his qualifications ions said Mr Darrow hastening the process Mr Tyrell testified first that the tho the ransom letters both the one wh which ch reached the father of j young oung FrankI Franks Frank I and the one left In the Pullman car were written on an Underwood portable typewriter It was a machine machine ma ma- chine of this make th that was fished out of the Jackson park lagoon where the b boys bays ys acknowledged they had hurled d it it IL TYPING COMP COMPARED RED The first letter told Mr 11 Franks how to prepare the ransom demanded by the kidnapers As a final word of warning this Is a strictly proposition lion tion said the letter It concluded with an an as to the safety of young oung Franks if the directions were followed The second letter told the father how and when to l hui l the mon money moncy y from a. a certain railroad train at a n. designated spot Mr Tyrell next told next told of the handwriting on identification cards and the applications for rentIng renting renting rent rent- ing the the automobile In which the Franks boy was killed He also went over the boys' boys writing writing- name Morton D. D Ballard Peoria Ill the fictitious personage whom I Loeb registered at the Hotel Morrison Morrison Morrison Mor Mor- rison the night before Leopold using the same name rented the automobile The handwriting of the two boys In connection with Ballards Ballard's bank account was also studied he said as were the specimens mens of handwriting identified by Cuneo and Shoemaker The expert said the various specImens specimens specimens spec spec- dovetailed according to these hc facts Mr Tyrell went into a detailed explanation to the court of the theo characteristic printing of the Underwood Underwood Un Un- derwood portable pointing out the shading of the letters t 1 and nas o n oas 0 as revealed In the words to to of or orand and this Similar Information was started on the handwriting specimens but Attorney Darrow suggested sted the facts in this line of testimony were not disputed and Judge Caverly said said- All right The defense has hall no no objection so all these photographic comparisons may go in as one ex ex- ex hibit The numerous handwriting specimens specimens sped sped- mens passed from Mr Crowe to the expert thence to the d defense fens at attorneys attorneys attorneys at- at who went over them with Leopold and Loeb I Loeb borrowed a pod pad of copy paper r from a reporter and and rapidly wrote for a few minutes with a agold agold agold gold mounted pencil Benjamin Bacharach whispered earnestly with his clients at this stage He apparently was copying ono one of the states state's exhibits Loeb handed the tho pencil and writings tb I Mr Bacharach examine cross-examine the I I 1 dont don't care to I witness said Mr Darrow but I would like to look at the exhibits for tor about fy minutes after we ad adjourn adjourn adjourn ad- ad journ as to verify them I r dont don't like to t take ke them from the court as they might be l lot t or orVeil orWell orWell Well Veil otherwise disappear disappear- and he chuckled with Mr Crowe over this reference to the physicians physician's report that got from his office into today's I newspapers Mr Tyrell exchanged a word of I greeting with Loeb and Leopold as ashe ashe he passed out of ot court I TAXI DRIVER ON STAND James Fordyce Fordce Wood a Q Chicago I expert was called and testified he I had gone over o the same material as Mr Tyrell and had reached the tame sanle j I O conclusion sion The expert seemed seemed surprised surprised surprised sur sur- at the speed of this proceeding proceed proceed- ing and Mr Crowe assured him that while It differed from Mr Woods Woods' usual court room experience it was I because there is no cross examina tion on this testimony I Charles Charles' Robinson a taxi driver testified that on May 22 1924 he was sent to Ellis avenue but found I no customer The number Is that of ot the Franks home and the call was the one sent to Mr Franks by the kidnappers telling him to ride In Inthe inthe inthe I the cab to a certain drug store and there await further instructions Mr Franks testified the first day of the I hearing that he did not take this taxicab ride because he already knew that his boy was dead George Georg W. W McClellan Chicago manager of the Underwood Typewriter Typewriter Typewriter Type Type- writer explained the company's methods in tracing typewriters typewriters typewriters type type- writers reported stolen and testified that the numbers on the portable Underwood fished from the Jackson park lagoon were on the stolen list seIt sent out from the company headquarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters in New York On examination cross-examination Mr Darrow brought out that the machine was stolen from Ann Arbor Ml Mich h. h ti the I street address being that of or i. a fraternity fraternity fra fra- house there Fred G. G an Underwood I repairman said that company record showed the typewriter in question was sold by the Milwaukee office and reported January 16 1924 as having been stolen Mr Crowe told the court that the former owner of the ma machine hin now is in Europe Irvin Hartman one of the boys who saw young Franks in the yard rard of the Harvard school the afternoon he was abducted was out of the jurisdiction of the court being in Northern Maine Mr Crowe said Sald He added that Michael Hughes chief of ot the detectives was ws ill In Ina inI a hospital and could not testify I Court thereupon suspended until 2 p. p m. m REPORTER TESTIFIES Only those who can find seats may remain in the courtroom The others must mut go out said Judge Caverly as he he faced a crowded room at the start of the afternoon session Wallace Vallace Sullivan a reporter for tor the Chicago Herald and Examiner testified he met the d defendants in connection with the reenactment of the crime On May 30 he said he went to Leopolds Leopold's homo home about 2 a a. a m m. I 1 didn't see anyone there but hut the housekeeper he s said ld ISO so soI I 1 observed a red automobile and got a n. lantern and searched it In Inthe Inthe In Inthe the left hand rear pocket I found some railroad time tables a burned out flashlight and a bundle of newspapers wrapped tightly In twine It was an ominous looking weapon and I so o reported it to my office Sullivan the roll roil of paper paper paper pa pa- per which has figured in the case which the a ag as the dummy package boys bos made up to test their plan of I having the ransom money thrown from the train LEOPOLD KIDS OFFICER Sullivan also Identified the other he turned articles which he said over to the police Sullivan said his first conversation conversation conversation conversa conversa- tion with Leopold and Lo Loeb b was wason on June I 1 when he was In a police poUce automobile with them four tour hours Leopold asked Chief of Detectives Detectives Detec Detec- tives Hughes if he knew that Cae Caesar sar ear married an Irish woman said sald Sullivan He then explained that this ap appeared api- api pea red In a 11 certain chapter of Caesar where i reference was made to Bridge it BOTH ACCUSE OTHER If U the court please said Mr Ir Bachrach I 1 suggest this witness be confined to remarks bearing on the guilt or inno Innocence ence of ot the de defendants de- de Sullivan started drawing conclusions slona as to Leopolds Leopold's mental at attainments attainments attainments at- at and was checked by the court He then quoted num nun rous roua remarks by Leopold in conn connection with university life ute and added I asked Leopold flatly whether he killed Bobby Franks He said fald No o Loeb did it it So I 1 went to Loeb and asked him the same question ques ques- tion and he said No o Leopold did It Leopold then said he could prove pro he was driving the car and Loeb leaned over and struck Fra Franks nIt tI the attitudes Leopold showed me tle by Illustrating the positions In InI I Chief Hughes' Hughes car Leopold said Loeb enticed Franks into the car b by offering to show him a It tennis tennis racquet L LI I Sullivan an said that when he re reI re- re I tur turned ed to Leopold with Loebs Loeb's ac accusation accusation ac- ac I ac-I the former said You can tell Loeb that I 1 am surprised surprised sur- sur he faltered b fore the states state's attorney that I 1 am more surprised he confessed still more than that i he fainted tainted and most surprised that f fhe he fears death 1 BOY ENJOYS COURT Tell him too that he knows that I striking a human being Is so re repugnant repugnant repugnant re- re to me that he knows I could not do It Sullivan was excused without cross examination His testimony j was Interrupted by objections as he tried to tell what he thought the defendants defendant's words and gestures I meant At one place he said What I wished to testify about the I trial was and Mr Darrow echoed the phrase Wished Wl to testify John Levinson nine an and a n. half going on ten had a brief confidential confidential conf i confab with Ju Jug Judge ge Caverly when he came on the stand |