New Britain herald., 1924-08-21

NssleAdtca h0aAt lh AhElf auAoMohtis al that precise moment, if the train were on time said MT, Savage, ''how could they have been lTaeedg No one kneH whence came the telephone call to Mr. Franks, nor Nho had ordered the cab sent to his home, No one would have knogh who telepheRed ths drug store and the fslhsr would hags had no chance te Retify the Rer lice in advance of where he had been told 10 so or how to dispose Of the meney,
 Intellectual Plan
 nIt was a ealdly intellectual plan, dsvilish in Its dsliheration," said hr' Savage,
 '''fhs esrdsfendants continued to plan and scheme in order that they might eayy out this dasiardly crime"
 AIr, Savage dwelt upon the tels' phone message to Mrs Jacob Franks, the victims mother,
 can you picture the feelings Of that moiherf" auerisd ar, Savage, "can you imagine how anyone could call a mother and tell her that her son was safe when st that very mos meni. he was lying cold ia q water filled drain pipa9"
 The mailing of the ransom letter and the throwing away of the cold chisel were described.
 Further attempts 10 obtain the si0.ono ransom from Robby's father were described.
 "fhey told MT. Franks in the letter that this is a strictly commercial proposition.' but they didn't even play fair on that" he shouted. ''They could have had the money without taking life and tho proof is that Mir. Franks went to a bank and got the money and prepared it for delivery 10 these hends,"
 The defendants paid more atten- ton to their own attorneys than to Mir. Savage. AS the latter told of this phase Of the crime. They talked with Mir. Darrow and looked over Ren- jamin Baehrach's shoulder as the lat- ter made notes.
 Mir. Franks sat impressively bnck of the defendants across the three foot aisle from Leopold's father. The latter held his customary position. eyes cast down.
 How close the defendants came to the ransom was emphasized oy Mir. Savage. who pointed out that ,nly five minutes after Mir. Franks had been told his son had been identified, he received telephone call | o take 8 cab to a drugstore where | ,e was to receive further instructions. |
 Locb's Feelings.
 Mfr. Savage emphasized that 1t was | Loeb who wished to go ahead with he attempt to get the money, but hat Leopold dissuaded him. He also asserted that if Mir. Franks had gone o the drugstore he would have been old to rush to certain train bound Or Michigan City.
 He would have had just time to | catch that train, where he would | have found the letter of directions on how to throw the money, left there by Loeb" he said. Was this cau- ion; was this reconciliation?
 "Yes, for if the plan had gone through it would not have been pos- | ,ible to apprehend them in 100000 ,ears."
 MT. Savage related how Loeb had aIked to professor at the University # Chicago about the terrible nature f the Franks murder. Leopold had discussed the murder with fellow stu ents, he pointed out.
 "On a Friday morning, your honor, .eopold went to the University of Chi go to take an examination for en- rance to Harvard. And" continued avage with forcefulness, "he had nough intellect to pass that exam 1ation."
 The attorney then continued with he story of Loeb's talk with the re- orters and his tips" as to how they ould nose out the location of the rug store.
 MT, Savage quoted Loeb's estimate f Bobby Franks as just the kind Of
 cocky kid one would pick out to lurder."
 Just imagine, your honor, how bandoned and malignant heart, ould say that of his innocent vic- m." The assistant prosecutor found op- ortunity to point at Leopold when he ,ld of the latter's attempts to disoWn le spectacles found near the cuifert. Not a shadow of emotion crossed { eopold's features.
 Ingenuity of PiOtters
 MT. Savage emphasized with loud aps the ingenuity of the plotters in ,moving keys from the typewriter on g hich the ransom letters were written I rowing them from one bridge over a ' ark lagoon and the machine from lother. "They were covering their tracks, as the shouted comment. More slaps accompanied MT. Saw ,e's accusation that Leopold tried
 fasten this horrible crime on his iend," George Lewis. by turning evil ,nce of the latter's use of shell rlm- ed spectacles in that direction. The prosecutor turned to the en- I ance of Robert H. Grove. states at O rney. in the case crediting his chief Il th having traced ownership of the a ectacles to Leopold. "No other case has ever been solved r , so slender clue" he said. Savage T .eed that the system of the optical was responsible for definite II yht on the ownership of Leopolds W 'ectacles. r Jeopold leaned towards his at- rneys as Savage related how at the ss ,teI he had told Grove "The most " eical story any man could have :, ld." l" AS the course of the conversation {, tween suspect and states attorney ,r