Evening star., 1924-07-25
HANGING WHOEVER
K|LLEDFRANKSB0Y
FAVORED BY LOEB
Witness Says Killer Voiced
Sentiment While Murder
Was Being Probed.
URGED NEWSPAPER MEN
TO GET SCOOP" ON CASE
State Expects to Complete Pre-
senting Testimony by
Monday.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associa ted Press.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The weaving
of flimsy threads of circumstantia1
evidence into the finely meshed wei
which holds Nathan Leopold, jr., ant
Richard Loeb guilty of the kidnapping
and murder of Robert Franks. was
recounted today by witnesses who
helped bring the wealthy young col.
1ege students to the mercy of the
court"
Police officers, newspaper reporter:
and friend of one of the boys were
called by the State in the hearing
before Judge John r. Caverly tc
tell of the first hint of suspicion di-
rected against the pair and of the de-
Helopment of the chain of accusative
evidence which led eventually to the
confession and guilty pleas.
Loeb Suggested Scoop.
Howard Mayer, Chicago reporte,
and student at the University of Chi
cago with the two defendants, tolC
of Loeb'S efforts two days after the
murder to give him a scoop" by
suggesting the probable course of the
kidnapers in collecting the ransom
the slain boy.
Don't use my name in the story,
Loeb exclaimed to another reporter
to whom he had given a hot tip"
L.oebs cue to him on May %. Mayer
testified. suggested that he go to the
drug store to which the ransom letter
written to the elder Franks directed
the parents to call for Mr.. John
SON" who would give him instruc-
tions for depositing of the ransom
money.
Favored "StringinE Up" Murderer.
whoever committed that crime
should be strung up" Loeb told AL
win Goldstein, reporter for the Chicago
Daily News, on the day young Frank s
body was found, the latter testified.
Two friends of Leopold earlier de-
scribed birding expeditions in the
vicinity of the culvert with Leopold
and other students Of ornithology,
which was Leopold's hobby.
Hugh Byrne, police officer, told of
the finding on May %, in the vicinity
of the culvert which yielded young
Franks body, of a tan wooden sock
identified Monday by the lads par
ents as that of their SON.
Another officer told of the defend
ants leading a searching squad to
Hessville, Ind. where shoes, belt,
buckle and class pin. all previously
hxy ho he holD
angs Of Robert, were found.
Testimony Is Needed.
Fourteen state witnesses were ex-
emined at the morning session, bring
ing to 81 the total called in two days
and half of court procedure
They moved so rapidly through the
witness stand that luncheon recess
came half an hour ahead of sched-
uIed time, to permit the state to pre-
rare additional witnesses for the aft
ernoon session.
Loeb and Leopold fingered in court
fer a few minutes exchanging as
Surances with relatives.
Leopold spoke briefly with his aged
father.
Leopold. his arm across his broth
ers shoulders. while the latter clasped
the defendants waist, whispered for
several minutes, then nodded and pat
ted his brother on the back as he
turned to submit himself again to the
custody of his Jail escort.
The conference held before the
opening of court today was to decide
on a short session, from 10 am to Il
noon, tomorrow.
Same Crowd Present.
No abatement of interest was man.
ifest when the third days hearing
opened. There was the same knot of
dyed-in-the-wool court fang about the
entrance to the building. the same
eager watching by early spectators
who gained admission to the court
room and the same preliminary sour
rying' of court attaches.
The big steel cabinet full of State
exhibits was bumped noisily into the
room from the bull pen,' where ii
is kept overnight.
The moving of this heavy piece of
furniture by a trio of the huskiest of
the DalllHS mas become one OF the
stock acts of the drama.
A return of bright sunshine out
doors was a signal for doffing of
coats. Judge Caverly, who started
the hearing in the formal robes of his
Office, discarded them after the first
day and let it be known that shirt
sleeves would not be considered a
slur on court dignity.
Relatives of Boys Present.
Jacob and Allen Loeb, uncle and
brother of Richard, and Nathan Leo
pold, sr., and Foreman Leopold, faith
er and brother of Nathan, who have
missed nothing of the proceedings
since their inception, were in their
seats promptly at the usual five min
Utes before court opened.
A conference of attorneys. called
at the request of Robert E. Grove,
States attorney, took place in cham
bers just before the hour set for re-
sumption of evidence. Clarence S.
Darrow and Benjamin Bachrach at
tended for the defense.
Court was called to order promptly
at 10 o'clock.
Frank Blair. diver, who fished the
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