Show POLICE POUCE TORTURE MURDER SUSPECT Leonard Leopold Taken From Chicago Department Beca Because Because Be Be- ca cause se of Abuse Chicago Chicago Nov On 5 5 On his complaint that lint he was being Inhumanly Inhuman I tortured by the police to force Corce him to confess himself an accomplice In the murder of Actress s Margaret Leslie Leonard Leopold w was s taken from flom the departments department's depart depart- departments department's ments ment's custody custod today and sent fent t 16 tO the county Jail A writ of habeas corpus was needed to compel Chief of Police Collins to bring bring- his prisoner Into court ourt Leopolds Leopold's attorney after telling the story of his clients client's sufferings added I that a confession was wrested from Crom noun Howard E E. Nicholas by the same methods and that thiat it will be repudiated when ihen the latter hatter Is brought to trial L Leopold says ays the tho police kept kepl him without sleep that hint Chief Collins Coiling kicked him that Assistant Chief cm cursed ecI and threatened to beit him that Police Attorney Comerford called him hima a murderer and strangler that he lie was refused permission to lo se see his huis father or r a lawyer la and nd that finally lions were being neing maue mace to re-enact re tile the mur murder er scone scene an ordeal under which he thinks hi his mind would give wu way in his present condition of almost almot complete com coin dee nervous prostration V Under the tIme strongest pressure Leopold Leopold Leo Leo- would go no farther than to admit ad- ad admit admit ad ad- mit that he wa was In the Palace hotel at the the time line Mrs 18 Leslie was killed Even this his lie he says ys now ia was not nol true but lut was forced from Crom him by persistent persecution Judge JUdg Pinckney's action In stopping the police sweating of a 0 prisoner Is Isan Isan isan an Innovation In iii Cook count county criminal methods metho 8 and ad threatens to establish h a prece precedent ent which the police pollee do not like Thc They are much Incensed etl b by I Leopolds Leopold's accusations which they say aro are aro ab absolutely absolutely o- o false Calse States State's Attorney Healy however howe S says s 's ho thinks the police treatment o of Nicholas and Leopold have been entirely en en- WrOtH wrong and that the court aM was ivas right In taking tho the latter from their thel custod custody The detective department has ha thrown out a dragnet drag for bo boy boj t rU i-rU u ml lKa ca V who IP tho they lIY y prot Jot got th the chloroform V used b the murderers 4 Deputy Coroner Cummins who re returned returned ue re- turned tho the verdict of suicide In Mrs Leslie's case before eforo the police proved It a murder anticipated removal remo from office b by resigning today |