OCR Text |
Show YOUTHS ENTER PLEAOP GUILT! NATHAN LEOPOLD' JR. AND RICHARD LOEB, ENTER PLEA WITH A WHISPER State's Attorney Demands That Ex, treme Penalty . Be Imposed; Evidence to Be Submitted to Court Chicago Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for the defense of Nathan Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, confessed con-fessed slavers of 14 year old Robert Franks Monday entered a plea of guilty in behalf of the defendants. This move by Darrow, a complete surprise to everyone, was made before be-fore Judge John R. Caverly as preliminary pre-liminary motions of the defense were called. Young Leopold was called to the bench and himself pleaded guilty. Loeb followed him and did likewise. "Is is your understanding that if you plead guilty to murder in this court,, the court may sentence you to death or to the penitentiary for the period or your natural life, or for a period of not less than fourteen years?" Judge Caverly asked. "I understand," Leopold answered, his lips quivering, his eyes dropping to the floor. "Yes, I understand," Loeb answered, an-swered, looking directly at the judge. "With this understanding, do you still wish to plead guilty?" the judge asked. "I do," Leopold answered. "I do," Loeb replied. Darrow advised the court that before be-fore the boys are -sentenced he wishes to present evidence to the court and the sentencing of the young college graduates probably will be delayed for several days. State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe, j who was in court in person with s j large staff of assistants, was taken completely by surprise, but did not , contest the action. j Late in the afternoon Sheriff 1 Hoffman announced that extra guards had been assigned to the ceils , of Leopold and Loeb, to preclude an I attempted suicide. "Extra guar: j will le stationed at their cells night j and day," he said. . |