Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, July 23, 1924, Page 8

+ Pre ip bri ae PAGE EIGHT. FATHER OF VICTIM TELLS STORY TODAY OF BOY'S DISAPPEARANCE (Continued from Page 1) guards at the bullding’s portals, at college youths shall pay for the|the elevators and at the door of death of young Franks, to which|Judge Caverly’s courtroom kept for the second time they affirmed|them back. today their lawyers’ plea of gullt: But still the morbidly curtous held State's mas A Robert 5. | their places on the sidewalk. They Crowe, in a formal opening state- | could not hope to see the two youths ment, recited the story of the|who had startled the country with boys’ planning for the “lttle fel-}an atrocious crime and then added low’s murder” from what he said|to the sensation by pleading guilty was the inception of the plot in} to it. the minds. of the two brilliant sons of prominent families here, last fall. Every detail of the planning, pre- paration, foreseen by the. young conspirators was reviewed by tite prosecutor. He told of the perfection of the Getails for their plot on May 21, this year, and of a careful delibera- tion afterward on the question of who should be their victim. The sons of numerous families were cbnsidered That was precluded by the fact that the two former students were brought from the county jail through a corridor connecting the Jail and court buillding, thence by &n elevator to the bull pen, where they were kept until the court was ready to open. Outside crowds therefore had to be satisfied with watching for other characters in the drama. They looked for Mr. and Mrs,. Jacob Franks, parents of the 14-year-old youth whom Leopold and Loeb slew: for Clarence 8. Darrow and Benja- wealthy before young Franks was agreed upon, min Bachrach, counsel forthe de- The defendants were styled|fendants; for Robert E. Crowe, “cold,” calculating murderers,” state's attorney, and his four assist- Listening to the state ‘recital of | ants. the details of the boy's death with} ‘phey jooked, too, for Nathan apparent equnimity of spirit, the] peopold, Sr., father of the youth two defendants sat calmly in their] whose attainments have earned the chairs behind their counsel title ster mind criminal." They Frequently one would whisper to|soucht a glimpse of sob Loeb, the other as various details of their} uncle of the other defendant and crime were heralded to the court. | former president of Chicago's board LEOPOLD QUIET, of education. 3 N yOUS. ud nove all, they sought to LOEB IS NERVOUS. And above a A Leopold frequently sat virtually | identify Judge Caverly, on whose motionless for periods of 10 of 15] shoulders has been thrust the bur- minutes during the recital. den of determining whether the two Loeb, however, fitequently ads | young men’ shall die for a horrible fusted his stylish bow tie, moistened | crime or explate their sins to society his ps with his tongue, and picked idl aren : 7 : ir mortal future eves. Jacob | behind prison bars Sranha, father oe alacant is 3 Up on the sixth floor of the court at quiet!y beside his attorney— | building, where Judge Caver ly holds chewing gum with arparss deter. Oat there was an almost startling tion but wholly without out- | auie art baie feeling. NEWSPAPER MEN Nathan Leopold fath IN THE MAJORITY one of the 19-year-old intelle Those 1 ads entariehe towel whose fate is at stake, sat quickly” ana tanintes pevoda a few feet of hia son, and né Guter guards toyplaces within & another son, His brow was cre big sunlit room whose windows fac and deep lines of grief bore € : 1 Pinker autAs of a parent’s bowed spirit and |to what summer bre was heavy heart tir There was a subdued hum “Of course we are 5 in: | {n the room which rose to,a murmur sist on the death pe at every |and then to an open clatter of ton appropriate opportpinity” Mr. Crowe | sues as {he room filled. A half hour told newspapermen during a brief | before the time set for opening the ea ul not half the seats reserved for At one point the state's attor sctators were occupied and only ney alluded to evidence he was! State's Attorney Crowe of ail the d 3 ssent to the court in | Chet gures iad appeared in court Py thie n plenty. ap “The nature of the evidence in Segres In plenty. Telegraph question,” he said ‘that should be ors, writers and camera men and doubtless appreciated® by | ale and female hurried into thelr seen and doubtless appreciated a ira led je urt, is such that it would be | Teserved places and started the a i eal it in open| COunts of snes and developments ee iu designed to tell the world of the arrust »rogress of the case 9 allusio sub- | P He made no allusion tithe sul ton che aie ine Tua eeatlk ject matter of such ey oee: 1 of | Which the state will offer “for the Coming: to 1a dramatto regia’ iformation of the court"? was whe the first show of weakness by Loeb] wy into the room. Atop | It aring. atte See bunch of boards, the blood st § 8 ney the pre s of the automobil cutor raised his and paced Fran was done sre the bench. He told at remained of the boy’s clothing y for a glass of |, pelt and a few other bits of equ: as told his com gruesome evider in Jed their secret. | case, as well as the other ma: “M ath cried. He vidence collected by police nen offered to tell the whole stor the m container. Attor: The ‘same strates pplied later arrow and achrach came to Leopcld, Mr. ¢ said, » the room, Tt ute’s attorneys duced a like reactic vere > on hand and Mr, Crowe let Each own th would conclude pags 7 ng st nt w a de ape r or the death penal The cutor shouted DEATH PE IS DEMAD ‘In the name of the people of the state of IMnois and of the parent- sts were on hand and rts retained by the de t they could observe ions of the defendants. With ame Jacob Loeb, uncle Allan Loeb, a brother hood and childhood cf the stat a tn eg ak Toth of these, cold blooded ana | foe and Darrow shook hands, se exchanging “hello Bob" for “hello, Clarence. ! Promptly at 1 a. m., the clerk's gavel fell and the proceedings were on. The defendants were summoned and came in to an accompaniment of vicious murderers,” said Mr. Crowe in concluding his statement. Clarence Darnow, 67 ywar old veteran of the Chicago bar, the chief defense counse!, immediately attacked the Crowe statement. “To describe the crime as the most craning necks and a stir that made the court repeat the clerk's first atrocious and the most everything | warning to “find seate’” else in history,” Darrow said, “is to draw upon the imagination of the state's attorneys. Siniie imearcanacbaad Gatehe Crowe objected to the tenor of | ner legal formality had not been Darrow’s remarks and demandeg | complied with Monday when the ruling from the court on whether | poys changed their pleas to “guilt it was time “for statements or for] He summoned them to the bar and concluding arguments.” in long, legal phraseology asked Darrow replied that Crowe had/them again separately if they renl- “sought to stir up feeling and pas-|ized the consequences of their ac. sion” in his talk. tion The court ruled that Darrow] “I do, your honor,” sald Leopold, should confine himself to objec- | and Loeb replied in like manner. tions and an opening statement. The questions’ were repeated for Edwin M. Gresham, an uncle of |each of the crimes of which they the Franks boy, was the first wit-| have acknowledged, first, kidnaping ness called by the state. He told | for ransom, and second, murder. oF identifying. the body of his The boys listened to the judge's nephew. reading intently and answered in a Jacob Franks, wealthy father of | clear firm voice in reaffirming the the slain boy was the next witness, | Plea of guilty. $ retariivwe ‘hen cals, ates rks |. Ledpold looked about occasionally Sal patios but most of the time fastened hjs wil eyes squarely upon the judge. . 3 Loeb stood statue-like before the COURTHOL AMMED bench, his eyes straight ahead ant i 23—(By ‘The | 22. expression of concentrated at SAGO, July 23.—(By tention on his face. Associated Press.)—Tho courtroom| Judge Caverly's reading was not of John R. Caverly, chief justice of} audible beyond the immediate clr. the criminal court was the center of interest in of Cook pony cle in front of the bench, Chi- After the judge's statement the cago today. There it was that/ defendants returned to their seats Nathan Leopold, Jr, and Richard] ana confare* with their at Loeb, sons of two of the city's | tor Ss, wealthiest fami faced the The bailiffs will not permit any with thé plea for upon which | one else to enter,” said Judge Caver are based their hopes of escaping The fire department says we hangman's all present who may safely at. Oniy a f { the spectators}tend. You may proceed, gentle. could gain 1 the troom | me Sam 1d business The state is ready to proceed with Id pass eve | murder hearing, but asks a con ors the building, but] tinuance on the kidnaping case," rious j med t | 1 Mr. Crowe. wailing to see what dr whor Object” said Mr. Bachrach. “This t migh glimpse. J t a real trial and there should he burt fans,” those persons | be separation of the cases,” who haunt the scenes of sensational If this is not a trial, what is It cases, had no chance today to} Commented Crowe gratify their usual appetities for the] A wrangle on procedure finally neurotic details which are nourish-| brought an agreement to proceed mem for their emotions. Police’ with the murder indivtment while Che Casver Daily Cribune = _ STATE: ASKS DEATH PENALTY FOR JUSTICE CAVERLY MUST BEAR) savritie:rignt BURDEN OF RESPONSIBILITY IN| /2,qqmmmm LEOPOLD-LOEB MURDER TRIAL| \/( -By MARGARET DALE (Special Correspondent of The Cas- per Tribune) (Copyright, 1924, Consolidated Press Association.) CHICAGO, July 23.—Chief Justice Caverly, of the supreme court, has become the big outstanding figure of the Leopold-Loeb murder case by the surprising action of the defense in entering pleas of guflty and inviting the mercy of the court. If the tremendous responsibility suddenly placed upon him came as’a surprise to Justice Caverly, he gave no indication of that fact. Studying his face as he wafned the accused youths that their action in waiving a trial by jury made it possible for the court to impose the death pen- alty, one gained the impression, first of all, of great strength. In this, as in all of his characteris- ties, Justice Cavlery is in direct con- trast to the defendants. He is of thick-set, powerful physique, with a broad forehead and square jaw, keen, steady eyes gaze forth beneath heavy brows. Justice Caverly was born in Eng: land 63 years ago and came to Chi cago with his parents when he was 6 years old. He has had a long and enviable record, both as a city at torney and as a magistrate. As at- torney for the City of Chicago ‘in 1907 he broke up a ring of grafters who had mulcted the city out of keeping the other charge “on call from day to day.” Mr. Crowe then started his open ing statement. MANIA BASED ON EARLY, TRAINING. The opening sentences dwelt upon the identity and upbringing of the defendants. “They behaved in ndards of accord with . except ie the chief justice of its criminal eS <VEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1924. LEOPOLD AND LOEB. ut “Ballard,” Leopold arose for identification without awaiting dl- rection to do so. ’ Jacobs also told of having ar. bs that Jacobs swore out a car at Poon May Sth, driving it nine miles and Zeteralnee hd a identifi a evening. Hy ae wank it 118 miles. "I knew*my boy was dead,” he said. Over objections by.the defense he told of getting $10,000 and preparing it in accordance with instructions in the ransom letter. Mr. Crowe explained to the court this was intended to show the stand Ing of the Franks in the genie A oe deuce: mice oh 9 eae mags ing that on May CAMERAS CLICK AS supthee eae). Ole ————>+—_ MOTHER TAKES STAND . , A volley of camera clicks marked the mother’s progress to the witness HELD GUILTY IN U. S. COURT @ nd. She told of seeing her boy go ° CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 23.—D. to school for the last time, of re- celving the mysterious telephone call \.' Randall, K. D..Zimmerman, res- pectively president and vice | presi- from “Johnson” that her son was “safe,” then went through her worst ordeal by identifying shoes, belt buckle and other articles, A stocking, which Mr. Franks had sald was “like those worn by my son,” was known only too well by the mother. "That was my boy's stockin, she said chokingly. she| dent of the failed First National Her entire figure trembled as DenESME “Deugines.wyenbus: convicted by a jury in federal co! here of falsification of statements to the comptroller of the currency con- cerning the conditipn of the bank. Conviction was voted on four counts of an indictment returned by the May grand’ jury. Counsel for the defendants were given until August 8th to file a motion for.a new trial went over all other articles shown her, but the ordeal wis not long. and the bonds of the defendants were extended until that date. After less than five minutes, she was excused, without cross examination and: passed out of the court-room. es Railroads of the United States re- duirg 87,500,000 new ties every year. anyone, he is just the cocky kind of a kid one would pick." “And even then the boy was cgld in death. ~ “And in the name of fatherhood and motherhood and childhood of the state we demand the death pen- alty for both these cold-blooded mur: derers.” Then Mr. Darrow arose. DARROW SAYS CRIME NOT MOST VICIOUS. “‘Cold-blooded and vicious’ terms in the ltany of all state’ torneys and nothing el: he said. “The state's attorney knows that this Was not the most atrocious crime ever committed in this coun- try.” Mr. Crowe was up, objecting that {t was not time to argue but to make a statement only. Mr. Darrow agreed with the court Vg), nearly $4,000,000 in eight years. And it_was'he, after he had moynted the bench, who sentenced to the house of correctfon the notorfous Eddie Jacobson, called” “Eddie the im- mume" who had boasted for years that he could not be convicted. In another case Justice Caverly compelled the state to withdraw its demand for capital punishment of a woman who had killed her husband, that he should not go beyond objec: saying, $ )F This {# an Amerfean court. To 3 ie a tains Be he ask that a woman be hanged is Was outraged, your honor, that poe pepoeatie aa " the state’s attorney should have When Clavence Darrow,: chief at- started to stir up fresh anger and torney for the defense, withdrew the hatsot-t' thie Gorentinity." ead sae plea of not guilty and-entered the Darrow. “We object that all ‘the ny incompetent and meant only for an any other court,” he knew out of the arisdel 20 bite sel peciudioge wisdom of his 37 years of experience This 1s a hearing and we ask that a practicing lawyer in Chicago : that the burden could not be thrown BAS eres cto roomie Danse onto more capable shoulders. Jae cate inp he adage ti ae pe Public sentiment against the slay- Sai ers of the Franks boy is stroifg and aoe feeling ig now that they should pay aces the supreme penalty for their crime. bOba see iden But if Justice Caverly should decide, neebaw? after hearing the “mitigating evi. He was not cross examined. dence” to be offered by the defense, Jacob Franks, father of the mur- that thelr punishment should be less burt ast macnn mel gupeans heavy, there will be few who will voll, €8, he described the lagt. tinie question the justice of his decision. he had seen his son leave home for Such is the confidence Chicago has school. He gulped a bit as he told of recognizing in a body at an undertaker’s the corpse of his own son. i Mr. Franks was called back to the 1d arose, stand when the afternoon session ihe peti aa . said Ward. f opened but had not arrived and Dr} on cross examination Mr. “Bach- Joseph Springer, a coroner's physl- rach brought out that Leopold was clan was calted instead. shown to the bank cashier over the CORONER TELLS prisoner's protest. OF INVESTIGATION. “He said in a loud voice that the Tle told of the “posting” of the officers had no right to bring ‘him body of Robert Franks and the] out for identificaty>4 emer tare. cause of death as revealed by the STORE PROPRIETOR — post mortem examination. leaning heavily on the arm of the family attorney, Samuel Ettleson. Charles D. Ward,. cashier of the Hyde Park State Bank, identified the signature card by which. “Mor- ton D. Ballard,” 302 Elm _ Street, Peoria, Ills."" opened a checking ac- count. M. Gresham, uncle of ks took the stand and ifying the body of his ou ever see this person after Articles have finally been signed b; which Mickey Walker, welterweight champion,- and Benny — Leonard dightweight ‘champion, will clash ir a “mixed championship" fight in th: Jersey City bowl, Aug. 21. To win the welterweight title from Walker Leonard will have to score a knocit out. No_ official decision - will bx given = you see him in the county jail?’ Persisted Mr. Crowe. ‘Do you see him now, point “him * interposed Judge Caverly. ‘That man there,” said the wit: ness, pointing to Leopold. “Stand up,” ordered the judge: “Is that the The state's attorney said: a “Leopold took the body and forced it face downward into the drain.” He sald that efforts to erase the featutes with acid fafled because of water in the culvert the effect being only to darken the skin. ALL EVIDENCE OF 1E DESTROYED detailed, methods nd Leopold Was fastening a web around Leopold and when that was done, Loeb would be in the case because he had said he was with Leopold throughout May 21. “Loeb Donse by which tried to destroy was told what circum: at they a mania for mbling for high stakes,” sakl Mr Crowe “The evidence will ‘show that rom this they retrograded to the oint where they could commit a ‘old blooded murder.” Mr. Crowe said that the crime Planned and = schenjed — for months, experimenting with means to cover their trails. He said they threw a compact bundie of newspapef= from a train to learn where jt would land so the: might instruct father of their victim how to throw ransom money » them. Mr. Crowe told of Loeb’s gistering at the Morrison hotel i ‘hieago under an assumed name ind how the suitcase he left in the ‘oom contained books from the ary of the University of Chicago ssued.to Richard Loeb. He then described how the boys ented the automobile in which the crime was committed. Leopold ap: ed for the car under the name on 1. Ballard,” the same which Loeb registered at the the unde hotel also referred. to “Lewis Mason” at a telephone number of a delicatessen sto © Loeb, ac cording to Mr. C: Waited to re ceive inquiries and endorse “E lard's” credit. hey took the car first on M ind on May 21, their plans « igain hired the MURDER VICTIM WAS LONG DEBATED. car. stances claimed: IDENTIFIES LOEB were known and He sald he found acid burns on| pavia L. Barish: keeper of a dell- the face and two “small sharploatessen store at 1352 Wabash ave- wounds,” one on each side of the} nue, identified Loeb as-baving wait- forehead. There wer€ also brulses'|eq jn his store May 9 for a tele- on each side of the back of the}phone call, the one which Sthte's head, caused by “some blunt instru-] attorney Crowe said in his opening ment,” he said. statement, was sent from the ga- ~ Traces of strangulation were also|rage where “Morton D. Ballard’ discovered, Dr. Springer testified.| hired the death car. He said the blows on the head and] Max Tuckerman, brother-{n-law of suffocation caused death. Barlsh's brother, corroborated the ‘The first approach to cross examt-| latter's testimonles.” Some trouble nation at the hearing followed. At-|was experienced in keeping Tucker- torney Bachrach asked for a copy all traces of the crime were describ- He said the belt ‘buckle, tie clasp and shoes were ‘separated from the res, of the clothing. ‘The cloth r ments were burned in the Loeh| “He was given the water and then home's furnace. A blood stained robe|sald: ‘Now I'll tell you the abso- was reserved, lest its odor saturate} lute truth.’ the house. The metal objects were] ‘Then Leopold was informed that burned, the robe saturated with| Dick was talking. asoline ahd taken toa lonely spot] “‘My God. No.! he ejaculated, on the lake shore where it was set|‘Dick Loeb will stick until hell on fire. freezes over.” ‘ “The next day they tried to wash} “But he was convinced and start- blood from the hired car." Said Mr.|ed his story. he ex- BROTHERS Touring Car a God! Give me a glass of man to the thread of his story. Crowe. “Your honor will be shown| “Each accused the other of betng|of the. official report made by, Dr.| "The only point Reems to be that the car and partially erased stains.”|the actual murderer and sought to| Springer to the coroner and # was|'Tuckerman used to wear a mus, He told how the ransom ietter|save his own neck read into the record by consent of both sides. Dr. Springer added that death had occurred from two to five hours before he examined the body. Mr. Franks then resumed on the stand. He told of receiving the tele- he told.newspaper reporters he knéw| phone mé@ssage to get into a taxi: Robert Franks, and added: cab which the kidnapers sent for “If _anyone was going to kidnap! him, but said he did not do s tache,” remarked Attorney Darrow by way of cross examination. Walter L. Jacob, head of the con- cern where Leopold and Loeb rented their automobile on May 9 and May 21, testified to telephoning to “Louls Mason" at Calumet 4658, the num- ber given for reference by “Morton D. Ballard.” When Jacobs was asked to point w s mailed and the first telephone ake sent to Mrs. Jacob Franks, ssuring her: “Your son hag been kidnaped, He Don't worry. Details In bitter ‘terms the state's attor- ney denounced the defendants’ ef. forts to fasten suspicion on others. “To show the abandoned and ma- lignant heart in the body of Dick Loeb, note please your honor, that Dependable Mr, Crowe said Loeb started the second letter to Mr. Franks, that the latter was told by telephone to en- ter a taxicab and drive to a certain drug store and await instructions. “But”, sald Mr, . Crowe, “Mr. Franks had just learned of the find- ing of his boy's body and he did not xo. Headlines in newspapers in- formed also these criminal conspira- tors of that fact and they put two and two together and abandoned their plan to collect the $10,000 ran- som." The police efforts to solve the my- - stery of Franks’ death were detail- ———_@_—_- ed, the tracing of the spectacles, found near the body, back to Leo- pold and the damaging admissions Mr. Crov Leopold and Loet had discussed the feasibility of kid naping several different boys ‘among them William Deutsch, grandson of the president of Sears. Roebuck and company and the son of a prominent Chicago attorney.” He read a® “model letter” which he sald was drafted by Leopold and Loeb in their study of means and methods. t was practically iden- tical with the missive which reached Jacob Franks the day after his son killed. A “follow up” letter iso was read, designed to instruct the reciplent on how to throw ran- 801 money from a train. “After you pass a large red brick factory, count five as rapidly as possible and then throw the package east as far as you can” said the addressed to Jacob Franks. Crowe said the ‘evidence would show that Leopold and Loeb decided to murder their victim first and demand ransom afterwards. He said they got ether from Leopold’s. ornithological equipment, some tape, ropes and a chisel with which to destroy their victim and cid with which to disfigure. him beyond recognition. DETAILS OF CRIME RECITED AGAIN Mr. Crowe then told how “these instruments of death were transfer red from their own car to the rented machine. . “Then, they went to the Harvard school” said Mr. Crowe, “talked with some of the boys and instructors and decided to do away with Johnny Levinson.” He sald that fortunately for Levin: son, he went home by an unexpected route. “To that act of providence, young Levinson owes his life’ sadd Mr. Crowe. “But there way another boy there, a hoy who only the day before had played tennis with Loeb in the latter's yard. © said Mr. ‘Come in Bobby, we'll ride you home, said Loeb. “‘T prefer to walk,’ said Bobby. “Come on. I want to talk about rour tennis racquet,’ said Loeb and Eobby went to his death. ‘they turned the corner and at once the poor little innocent boy was struck on the head and, while still gasping for breath, Leopold reached over from the back seat, seized him by the throat and squeezed the last fe from hig fragil Mr. Crowe then described the trip to the railroad culvert an@stold how the murderers removed ®hoes, stock ings and trousers from their victim, mpleting the undressing after they ched the culvert. re made in the first questioning of the defendants as suspects. He said that Leopold had given an opinion, based on his visits to the vicinity of the culvert on Bird trips that no one could find the culvert in the dark even by accident. “WEAK ALIBI” OF YOUTHS IS SCORED. Mr. Crowe described the “one weak alibi," which the murderers concocted. It included ‘a fake trip to study a species of gull and a “Joy ride” with whiskey, gin and “pick up" girls as accompaniment, Next was related the tracing of the spectacles to Leopold, how he had acknowledged the close resem- blance of the glasses found at the culvert to those he had worn. Finally he had acknowledged their probable ownership and tried to ex- plain “their loss.” “He purposely tripped to demon- strate that the spectacles would fall from his pocket,” said Mr. Crowe. “But the glasses remained in the pocket of the coat. Finally he was asked to put the coat on the floor, pick It up by the tails, and the glasses fell out. “The evidence will show that the glasses were lost just that’ way. Leopold. washed the blood from’ his hands, asked Dick Loeb to pass him his ccat and in’thé darkness Loeb picked it up by the tails and the ~ Happy Thrift Happy thrift doesn’t mean doing without what you want. It means doing without what you thought was: what you wanted---and found wasn’t. It means doing without such mistakes before you mistake them. The only insurance against buying wares you don’t want is knowing wares advertised. You can depend upon home furnishings, clothes, foods you see pictured and described everywhere. They are what other folks want, buy and are thrifty about. Wide enjoyment low- ers their prices. Thrift again! And they serve to the very limit of their claims. glasses slipped out.” Al ry =) “Mr. Crowe's reciial of the investi When you keep an eye on advertisements, you save gation went into- details of the treatment how p their with fi a f the boys, including ahs, bores, Aneluaing right. You buy what you think you buy. families allowed to talk Leopold and Loeb, send them ) clothing and toilet accessories pay for meals. » “We learned from alert and intel- lUgent reporters of the Chicago Daily News that Leopold had a portable Underwood typewriter that had been used in preparing * university work with four other students,” said Mr. Crowe. He. went on to describe Leopold's vain attempt to fasten ownership on Leon Mandell Il, a fellow student, then in Europe. The state's attorney told how Sven Englund, Leopold's family chauffeur, shattered the alibi by re- vealing that the automobile supposed to have been used on the “joy ride” was in the Leopold garage all the BREAKDOWN OF LOEB DESCRIBED Then M Crowe Loeb’s breakdown, “He asked me why he was being held,” said Mr, Crowe. “I told him it was because the state's attorney nt fo Advertisements remove the blindfold from buying---read them carefully told of Dick i. LRA MB i A