Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-06-10

to his door to take him. I repeated
he could not be given more time to
reply and I said no. it must be
done Immediately By the time [
got through telephoning Richard re-
turned and we started south. We
CHANGED to see a paper on a stand
and we deliberated for few mo-
ments to plan what to do. Richard
said the game was up, but L insisted
that it would do no harm to call the
drug store to see if Franks was
there. 1 did and was told he was
not there. We called again and got
the same reply and gave it up as
bad job"
The next day, the confession said,
"We went to the garage to wash the
blood stains from the car and our
chauffeur, Sven Englund, came out
and asked to help and Richard told
him the spots were merely red wine
| that had split"
The youths watched some children
! playing in a field through field
glasses for some time on the after
noon Of the kidna ping to determine
who should be their victim, the con-
! fession continued. Two were under
contemplation when the Franks boy
happened along. The intention from
! the first had been to kill the victim,
! he said.
In disposing Of the nude body, he
said, they pushed it into the water
and showed it into the culvert, Leo
pold using hsi feet in rubber
boots, to push it further. Both made
tests from vantage points to see if
1t could be noticed.
Then They Played Cards
Returning home, each carefully
removed blood spots from their
clothing, played several games OF
cards. took several drinks and went
to bed, the confession stated. Leo
poid first learned of the finding of
| the glasses in reading a newspaper
account of the finding of the body
lie said he never thought the owner
of them could be found.
The true bills were voted by the
grand jury exactly two weeks from
the time the body of the victim was
! found. In view of pending writs OF
! habeas corpus for their release, they
were made returnable today, when
It was reported efforts will be made
to seek bonds for the boys. Arrest
of the boys, held as suspects up to
! this time, is expected as they come
into court for the hearing on the
habeas corpus application.
The grand jury heard seventy-one
witnesses, every bit OF evidence the
state possessed and every witness
believed to have information being
taken before it.
Boys Friendly Again
States Attorney Grove declared
the case would be rushed to trial at
| the earliest possible moment the law
allows and no agreements on con-
limitations will be made.
Doubt was expressed by states at
torneys in the story of a Chica so
woman. fortv-five. mother of three
children, who yesterday filed suit for
| 500, 900 damages against Leopold
and Loeb, charging them with hav-
ing kidnapped and attacked her two
| weeks before Franks was kidnapped.
She claimed she recognized newspa.
case will come up during the August
term of the superior court.
The enmity between tho erstwhile
boon companions which began when
| they confessed, was reported terml.
mated at the county Jail, where Leo
pold and Loeb drew together yes.
terday during the prisoners exercis-
ing period. and convesed with obv1-
Gus good feeling
Leopold Hits Guard
Leopold departed from the calm.
iunruffled demeanor he has preserved
since his arrest long enough yes