| Show LEOPOLD AN L E FATE OF CHICAGO YOUTHS WHO KILLED ROBERT fRANKS RESTS IN MERCY ERCY OF COURT Whether Leopold and Loeb Receive Death Sentence Or Term In Prison Or Asylum Depends Upon Evidence Court Will Receive Wednesday As to Whether er Or Not Cruel Slayers Are Mentally Responsible I CHICAGO July 21 The fate of Nathan Leopold Jt 11 I and Richard Loeb indicted for the and murder of year old Robert Franks was rested today in the of the court Thi resulted from a tl plea pica or of guilty guilt made toll y in 1 court COUlt by Clarence S Darrow D chief f counsel for the boy bole and affirmed by them after they had bad been dUly earned l by the court of ot the con cony consequences con consequences sequences of this plea The degree of o punishment which may y vary ary from an Indeterminate prison sentence through life sentence In the penitentiary In- In incarceration In Incarceration In an n a asylum or death be mined after atte- attea a hearing which la is I to start alart Wednesday Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock In entering the th plea of o guilt guilty Attorney Darrow cud s that the defense d tense admitted the correctness c or of the facts substantially as printed In the newspapers He asked permission ot or court hol however 1 er to to otter offer evi- evi evi evidence dence as to the menil condl condi condition lion tion ton ot or these young men and their degree of ot ro pon The defense was waa l to sub sub- submit mit the question mentality of or to toa toa toa a Joint conference of o alienists em- em by the tha th state aUto and the th de- de defense tense de-tense lense but Robert Crowe states state's 1 attorney objected to this saying The The state is In position petition to show how that these boys 1 MC ate 1 e not only guilty of o the th facts they th here admit but that beyond any reasonable doubt are sane and fully lully ant of o the conse conse- conseQuences r consequences qu n of those acts tot WL I NO 0 D l L 1 l lr Judge John n agreed aith Ith the attorneys attorney therefore to hear such evidence both bolh as a to facts facia and m mental responsibility as the two sides might wish to pre pre- present present pre present sent to him for or his Information Judge erh Caverl the grave responsibility which the Iho sud sud- sudden den turn tu n In the notorious case placed upon up-on him told the allor ne nets net's s he would let not nothing no nine inter Inter- Interfere interfere fere fore with as RS speedy i t conclusion of the hearing as poble pos pos- po ble Jn The youthful only lightly van an an from their In ja jail il greeted J ne nets net's with lIh smiles amiles as I lay In entered enter ll court curt and calmi calmly the thelea th p pica lea In their behal it tf c f ML Mi 11 Dar Dar- Darrow Dar row Dar row Leopold was first t to the bar of the COJI coat t and as asked this question Knowing that the court t may sentence you to deal death to Imprisonment imprisonment Imprisonment for tor life or tor for n IL term of years do you YOU ou still d sh 13 f to plead guill guilty Yes Yea sir was os the I es onse The same question was of Loeb and the answer answel GS identical Both boss bos bo s were sere no nc itly Ily clad I freshly shaven sha and aUll worn oro correctly fashioned bow ties U tie Dr TH TI SI Tf SIL SK CE Aside from flom their first t Greeting to counsel and their il glances about the th crowded eroded spate before the bench they gave cave little l etl- evi-dence evi dence of o curiosity in m the pro pro- proceedIng'S pro proceeding Both sat quietly In front of guards which brought them Into court state States s Attorney Cro Crone 0 declared ed edIn In a 11 formal public ment Is- Is issued Is Issued sued auell after acter the proceeding proc that lie he would Insist on the tre me pen pen- pen penalty ni alt alty lr l both bolh Claience DalloW In presentinG his Ills motion mollon to bange th thin plea pla the court S I follows follo 1 I IUlO h 1 Your Tour Honor Mr Bachrach h and myself and add for the defense are fully aware nwan o L l 1 on nit fags Two Iwo 1 0 1 LEOPOLD AND LOEB PLEAD GUilTY FATE UP LIP TO COURT I Continued from Page One all 1111 of those thoe concerned in this thu of the holve 4 The case hM has ha attracted an unusual un unusual usual amount of ot attention and theory hn has boon been ad advanced that defense wishes to restore the defendants de defendants to society I Ih elsh to say lilY frankly to cou coutt t that tbt we wo ne never er ha have hae enter enter- entertained entertained tamed such an Idea We We are aro of ot the tho opinion n these two young men mn should be permanently Isolated and It was liS our Intention to attempt to restore them thorn to freedom We Ve must mut consider in this case coe th the standpoint of the public who I are aro rightfully Interested in the tho pro pro- proceedings proceedings pro proceedings It would necessarily take a great deal of time to choose a 8 jury e especially at this hot sea sea- season season son on of o the tho year We W have a change of venue from this county It seems scorns plain plaiD that It II would be bo dif difficult f to have lave a fair hero horo be- be because be because cause of the Intense feeling aroused aroused ed by the crime bu but In my practice tic tice tico of 3 37 years as a lawyer In Chicago I have asked but one Ch ot of venue and that WI was at atthe atthe the advice adico of ot my client and against my own convictions Moreo the fa ts In this case are re 03 as well II elJ known outsIde of Cook county and ad out out- out outside sid side aide of Illinois as they ore are In Chicago Chi Chicago cago caIro ThEY PLEAD Tr It n Is our Intention to see seeth I th t th these So two defendants are safe safely ly Incarcerated for tor the rest of their live lives Barrow Darrow said Therefore I move to withdraw the plea of ot not guilty and to enter 11 pleas picas ens ot of guilty for both defendants Jacob Jocob Loeb wealthy uncle of Richard and former president of th the Chicago board of education Allen Alien Loob Loeb younger brother of Richard entered the court room with the tho defense counsel Nathan Leopold Sr father of Nathan and I Leopold a 0 brother were It at the counsel table The minutes minute before the tho hour set et for the calling ot or the tage Ue emergency emergency emergency ency police poUce squads quads were ordered out to handle the throngs massed before the criminal court building Clarence Darr Barrow and Benjamin Bachrach arrived at lit the tho court room half ao n hour before the scheduled starting time of the lIh aith a 0 group of relatives and friends of tho the Leopold and Loob Loeb accompanied by four deputy t bailiff were In the court room when the tho proceed proceed- proceedIngs proceed proceed-ln Ings ra began e The statement of States State's Attorney Attorney ney uey Robert E B Crowe after fter the mornings morning's proceedings follows There was nothing left for Loeb and Leopold to do but plead guilty Th The proof as aas so overwhelming over over- whelming that no Jury could re- re return return re return turn any ny verdict except one of guilty gUli gUlie cold blooded cold The e crime was so 80 premeditated and atrocious that no jury could fh any other punish punish- punishment m ment nt except death del There i l i only ono one proper punishment That Is death dath and I 1 shall Insist on con the extreme penalty as to both of them Late Lato this afternoon Sheriff HoU- HoU Hot man Hott-man t man mn announced that extra guards guard had ben been assigned to the cells of the to preclude an at- at attempted at attempted tempted t suicide Extra guards will be stationed at their cells night and day he said CROWD IN COURT Several score cora ne newspaper men and arod a dozen attorneys wore sere In Incourt court when the case w was called but the space pace reserved for spectators spectators tors tori was os only partially filled te police precautions were responsible for this condition Ou Outside the big grim lone atone building hundreds of ot eulous gath- gath gathered gath gathered ered in a compact mass ss about the tho entrance Three policemen Oil on guard there Mere aero ero kept busy push push- pushing pushing ing the cro crowd croad d hick frock and clearing a space apace about bout the doors doon so that those who ho had business might enter Persons Persona summoned for Jury dut duty dullIn In the various branch branches of the court members member of oC the tho counts count giand Jury witnesses summoned to testify In some somo of the constant grind of or coes in Cook county s a Justice mill court attaches ne neu nes s an and ne newspaper men mell ere ore passed 0 as they presented creden- creden creden this A favored few also had passes as ns spectators at the ranks Franks case caseMORE I MORE EX EX MD Once within the portals another I set ot or guards examined credentials before admitting anions an ono one to ele eleva elevators tor tors or stair stairs l a 8 The elevators elevator ere ft ere all 11 stopped topped at nt th fifth floor floora a story tory below Judge Cal Ca oily's erlys court room Again guards examined cards as persona bound to for tor that court pass pass- passed passed s- s sed ed up the stairs and the process 0 11 was repeated for the 0 fourth time t at the entrance of the court room Cameras were ere everywhere when court opened and Judge Caverly ta ted proceedings witt a warn warn- warning warning ing that alt all in ill court except neis ne S must be seated and that while exposures ures might be taken as pleased flashlights would not be tolerated He lie read from a II decision of tho the supreme court of the tho state tate on this the tho flashlight having been bean held to ho bo bonot not compatible with the dignity of a a court but tending rather to tomake tomake tomake make a show of o proceedings and therefore being ground for rever rever- reversal revor- revor reversal sal of a verdict KItS FRa ARRIVE Then he bo called the tho CAse ease and ond the tho defendants were brought in to the accompaniment of a clicking of cameras and stir of ot Interest lasted throughout the tho proceedings Attorney Barrow Darrow started his hl ad- ad address address ad address dress to the court In a low olee oice which scarcely carried 20 feet Attorney Bachrach suggested that the proceedings would be shortened If it State States State's Attorney Crowe instead of summoning witnesses w would uld make mako a formal statement of the tho facts relied upon by the prose prose- prosecution prosecution cution I I can assure him there thero will be benO beno bono nO dispute of those thoe facts f by the defense defeno said Mr Bachrach but the state declined to agree to this ure Mr Bachrach next suggested that a Joint conference be held be- be between between be between tween the tha alienists of ot tho the state and defense Are these bos pleading guilty as sane or insane persons person Interrupted the states state's attorney If It the latter the tho state tato will III oak ask for lor a Jury as aI it can demo dem dem- dem demonstrate demonstrate that they are re sane ane and knew exactly what hat they were nero do- do doIng doing do doing ing Mr Bachrach said tho the object of the conference would be to Iron iroll out the differences which Inv ably rl- rl ably accompany presentation of e- e epert ex expert pert testimony as to insanity In criminal cues cases He Me argued that the result would be n it nt cohe-nt cohe statement for tor the courts court's consid consid- on consideration consideration sid nation publication Instead of o wide tion of atrocious details detallo in hews hews- newspapers news papers and their consequent upon poorly balanced minds l gen gen- generally gen generally BOTH SIDES READY Judge CHrly said the tho court had no power powel to force such a proceed proceed- ure ure upon tho the state tate and left the proposal to the state tate s attorney nho ho ho again stated the could p piove 0 0 the nto nero ere thoroughly sane A discussion of oC the tho time lime of o hear hear- hearing ing lug followed folio ed Both sides wore were ready to go ahead ahad lit et it once but butI I JUdge Caverly said V Wednesday was teas the earliest date at lio ho could hear testimony That date dati- w s agreed upon with Uth the understand understand- understand ling n l- l lIng j Ing that witnesses ses who ho ho night might have been summoned for tor the expected opening of the trial on August 4 IlInd and who ho ho could not bo be Wednesday would be bo excused uno un- until un until til next week cek I You have havo unloaded a big ro- ro re responsibility upon me sail eald JUdge Ca erly to Mr Darrow after court adjourned It was nas totally unet Tho The defendants returned to the cells in the tho county jail dall and talking light heartedly bu but t apparently carefully retraining refraIning from all discussion of or their own case They mode made light of the surges surges- tion suggestion thit t they had been nervous during the proceedings but admit admit- admitted admitted admitted ted they n were ere ore glad the tho first day was over They manifested great I In what hat the ne newspapers papers would print and pressed their guards for all editions The The proclamation of or an arm armis armistice tice got a 0 six loch head line said I Loeb laughing Ask us about anything but our our our- ourselves our selves Loeb said later Inter In reply to queries from newspaper ne men Then the pair turned upon the Iho reporters reporter with an avalanche of question about the details of ot their I stories I How How itow many miny people were outside the building the tho pair p asked al- al al almost most mot in unison union I Ill I'll bet we ne e re to all over the tho front page Loeb Loob said Then he added impatiently II I wish aish Ish that they'd bring the papers up I 7 I Several time times before the inter inter- interview view slow was ended Loeb Loeh Lo b had been lib ab- ab Bb commanded by hi his com corn companion I panion to shut u up Alienists testimony I is to play a big part in the tho hearing bearing ft It if at any time lime In the hearing Jud Judge e Caverly Coverly decides thero there is a 0 possIbIlity that Loeb and nd I a t Insane ho lie enter s q 7 court or der order for tor a I unity sanity hearing b hI by Jury ury I It If tho the jur Jury decides that th Ih boys are sane Eano then Judge Caverly nih resume his hearing and pisa plU sen 1111 tenc tence sentence It the Iho jury finds them tbell In- In InSAne in insane sane Bane then incarceration for tor fo life III nih bo be ordered A further Is In sight howe er It If the Judge sentences the tho boys to death either with Ith ith or without a sanitary hearing then Ihen orI attorneys may ask osk for ft II now neW hearing on the tho ground th t Judgment It ity Insanity came to tho the boys bOYd litter after Judg jUdg- judg- judg ment mont that i Is that Leopold l and Loeb after the hearing hel and litter liter sentence may hive ve become lisane for the first time Ume I I I I I |
