About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (July 22, 1924)
PAGE SIX YOUTHFUL SLAYERS IMD ?.S PLEA OF UH IS MADE Possibility of Death Sentence Fails to Break Nerve of Leo pold and Loeb BOTH GLAD DAY IS OVER’ Back in Cells Both Scorn Sug gestion Either Had Been Ner vous At Hearing 4 • _ CHICAGI, July 22.—The jios pect of a death sentence without possibility of appeal, did not notice ably fease Nathan Leopold, Jr. and Richard Loeb. Even after the ad mitted murderers of Robert Franks, Jr. had been warned by Judge John R. Caverly of the effect of such a plea, the youthful slayers went back to their ceils laughing and talking eagerly and speculating about the size of the headlines their sudden change of front would inspire. But scorned a suggestion that they had been nervous at the hearing, but ad mitted they were' glad ‘the first day was over.”' ’ ‘Was Attorney Darrow’s move to plea guilty a surprise to you?” they were asked*, v “We’re not allowed to say,” said Leopold quickly. “Ask us about anything else but ourselves.” They manifested great interest in what the newspapers would print and pressed? their guards for “a-’l editions.” 'The proclamation of an armistice got a six-inclt* headline,” said Loeb laughing hetfrlily. ‘Ask us about anything but our selves.” Loeb haid later in reply t 9 . queries. Then the,.pair, turned upon tho reporters with an avalanche of ques tions about, the details of their sto ries. ‘How many people were outside the building?” the pair asked. 111 bet we’re all over the front page.” Loeb said. Then ho added impatiently: 't ’I wish they’d bring the papers up ;’’ ■ ’( I hey did mpr e questioning than the They were curious about the arri&gements of the court room and astetd how large a crowd waited outside the building. Any information that fed their ego they listened to I 11 bet we’re all over the front Page” commented Loeb. ‘There certainly was a commotion D f r ° W mOVeJ to P !ea(l guilty,” he addled. thof» tter no .stalk any more about Le o nol/t Ut^ ed the co "^vativ 3 Uopold. Let’s-talk about something But Loeb presisted. “What is it the judge says when it is all over?’’ he asked. "The court finds you ” Several timesf before th e interview was ended Loeb had been abruptly commanded by his companion to shut up” l Later this afternoon, Jacob Frank Wealthy father of the boy victim, called for a personal audience with State’s Attorney Crowe. He hoped the day’s proceedings would resmi Wednesday, ■ WW T H Wednesday x>, Big Boxing Bout Wednesday M FOUR THRILLING EVENTS Under Auspices American Legion IO ROUND BOXING BOUT Bob Gibson vs. Dick White , j Americus, Ga. Columbus, Ga. 3 Fierce Preliminary Bouts 3 Ist. KID BENNETT vs. 2nd. KID LEE vs. 3d. J. R. JORDAN vs. , 92 Pounds Leesburg, Ga. Ellaville, Ga, YOUNG WILLIAMS SPUD MURPHY YOUNG COULTER 96 Pounds , Phoenix City, Ala. • Fort Benning ■ - - ... PRlCES—Ringside, $1.50; Orehes- W’^T"’ 3 W“>> r»« .t,.j S 1.00; Balcony, 75c; children I 3 g-. rc V 1 |\l I 11-« frc Pictures Wednesday * under 16, 50c; Colored Gallery 50c, * * 2:00 to 6:00 P. M. H • Wednesday, July 23, 8:30 P. M Family of Murdered Boy > washes* L■ ‘ ■ ■ wkW" i ‘ '' • e’'' <■;. I HR ' 11 I' 3 . ISP' X\ i MW: ■ I , • ■ WW Here are the parents, younger brother and baby sister of Fran cis >M;-Donnell, boy, assaulted and murdered in the woods at Port Richmond, Staten Island, N. Y. This picture was taken immediately [after the finding of the body. In the group are the mother, the father, A bert McDonnell, a New York City policeman, and Catherine, and Albert, Jr. A maniac, now held at Kearney, N. J., has con fessed, according to detectives, attacked the boy, but denies he killed hi in. IK. P. C. KELLEY dies 11 num Mother of Mrs. Harvey Mathis Succumbs Following Opera tion at Sanitarium There Mrs. P. C. Kelley dide late Mon day at the Davis-Fischer Sani tarium in Atlanta, death following an operation performed the sarqe day. News of her death was con tained in a telegram received by Americus relatives, and announce ment of her demise will be receiv ed with widespread regret here. Mrs. Kelley was the mother of Mrs. Harvey Mathis, of Americus, her daughter having been summon ed to attend her bedside. Mrs. Mathis was accompanied from' Americus by Mr. Mathig, but Mrs. Kelley passed away before their arrival., Surviving her besides Mrs. Mathis are her husband, and several other children, all of whom have the sympathy of many friends in their bereavement. Funeral services over thh re mains will be held this afternoon at McDonough, with intetnieftt in the cemetery there, whore' the Kelley family resides. Nothing makes a defeated candi date madder than going back to work. in an insanity trial by a commission or jury, he told newspaper men. The only purpose of lis visit, he told inquirers, was to ascertain “what the day’s proceedings reaby meant.” , ■BOYS HOLD W FOLLOWING PLEA (Continued From Page One) careful inspection will be made of till their food to see that it is not poisoned.” , ■•• The degree of punishment, which may vary from en indeterminaic prison sentence, through life sen tence in the penitentiary, incarcera tion in an asylum, or death, will gj determined after a hearing which is to start at 10 a. m, Wednesday. In presenting the plea of the two defendants admitting their guilt Clarence Darrow, their cnief counsel started his address to the court in a low voice which scarcely carried twenty feet. At the ouset he told the court FLEETWOODS HERE SUNDAY Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fleetwood of Tallahassee, Fla,, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Wal ker and Miss Marie Walker, at their home on-Church street, leav ing late in the afternoon for Col umbus, where they will visit rela tives. 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'‘y vr.ndbet’”-Length, The Cleveland .nd TlMWit Co. I , ; ■'' Breadth. 98 * . t • fTtr ' icel6 inches. Cleveland, Ohio L - A THE AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER that he and tits’asSsbfefote, Benjamin Bachrach, had spent many sleepless nights and busy days on the case and that they had taken fully into account not only their duties t< their clients - but also the feelings lof ihe tbr< > families involved in the |‘wi :rd. any . ::ci terrible crime,” j and '>u> wide public interest in it. Ik r!i cki.oca any intention to j. f. , i ('■■ ;'oge of venue, pointed • it .hat a iv.g time would be con nwad in ; -ieeting a jury and said •h; “• lawyers of many years ex r,.> ' hite they recognized that little might be accomplished by making! the dilatory motions usual in such I cases.” , , IL- then asked permission of the court to offer evidence as to mental capacity of Leopold and Loeb and the degree of their responsibility, adding: * ' , “With that presented, we thro"' ourselves upon the mercy of this court.” . , The youthful defendants were at. once called .to the bar of the court to affirm their plea. “Lpt the record shotv both de fendants affirmed the pl< a,of guilty tp kidnaping and murder after be ing warned by the court of the con •e** nces." iaid. Judge Caverly. Attorney Bachrach then suggest ed that the proceedings ,woiild bn shortened if State’s Attorney Crowe instead of summoning witnesses, would make a statement of the facts relied upon by the prosecution. * “I can assure hi fll thir - would be no dispute of those facts by th e de fense-.” said- Mr. Bachrach, but tho state declined- to. agree. Mr. Bachrach then suggested that a joint conference be Weld between’ the abenists cf the state and de lense. “Are thbse ’ boys pleading guilty as sane or insane persons?” inter rupted the state’s, attorney. ‘lf the later, the state will ask for a jury a.j it can demonstrate that they are sane and knew exactly what they were doing.” Mr. Bachrach said that the ob ject of the conference would.be io iron out the differences which “in varibly accompany presentation of TEETHING AND HOT WEATHER are very hard on the little ones. Summer »disorders of Stomach and bowels, weakening diarrhoea, cholera infantum, quickly controlled by t CHAMBERLAIN’S 1 COLIC and DIARRHOEA M REMEDY Helps children and older persons too expert testimony as to insanity it. criminal cases.” He urged that the result would be a conerent s.ata ment for the court’s consideration |‘instead of wide publication of atro ■ cious details in newspapers anr J their consequent effect upon poorly [balanced minds generally.” I Judge Caverly said that the court had no power to force such a pio ’ cedure upon the state and left the proposal to the state’s attorney who ■ again stated that,the prosecution ■ could prove that' the”defehddnts - wepo thoroughly sane. A discussion of time of hearing followed. Both side were ready to Igo ahead at once but Judge Caverly said Wednesday was the carjiesi date at which he could hear test - Never again Your forefather’s bathtub was the creek, lie mirrored his face in a basin of water and made his fire with a flint. His Ford was a horse’s shanks, his electric light a wick in tallow, his telephone a shrill shouting through his hands. He hewed for his furniture, spun for his clothes, till ed, sowed, reaped, ground, mixed, baked for his bread. When he died, not a news paper printed the news, and his posses sions were too few for a will. You’ll never have to go back to his old dis comforts. Not while printed pages are available. News and advertising have carried far the story of new inventions. Every day more are added, more things for use, for comfort, so remnjoyment. Advertisements tell you about them. It pays to read advertisements for they save you money. ■dFi Advertisements show you how to spend your money in Americus where it will do you the most good f 2500 Families —or more Read w the Times-Recorder Every Week Day * TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 22, 1924 mony.. , That date was agreed upon with the understanding that witnesses v.ho might have been summoned for the expected opening of the trial August 4 and who could not be present Wednesday would be excused until next week. ‘You have unloaded a big respon sibility on me,” said Judge Caverly to Mr. Darrow after cc-urt adjourned. ‘lt was totally unexpected.” The defendants returned to th2 cells in the county jail laughing and .talking right heartily, but apparent ly carefully refraining from all dis cussion of the case. They made light of the suggestion they had been nervous during the; proceedings, but admitted they w- re ■glad tiie first day was ever.” State Attorney Crowe declared.in a statement issued after the pro ceedings that he would ‘insist on the extreme penaltv’ v or both defend ants. The statement of State’s Attorney Crowe follows: ‘There was nothing left for Loeb and Loepold *to do but plead guilty. The proof was so overwhelming that no jury could return any verdict ex cept one of guilty. ‘The crime ’was s >ld-blooded, premeditated and atr-.eious that no jury could fix any other punishment except death. Ther e is only one proper punishment. That is death and I shall insist on the extreme penalty as to both of them.”
