Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-07-24
TAPPED. CH|S[L!
USED To k|LlS
BOY IS SHOWN
Evidence Piled Up in Effort
to Hang SIayers of the
Franks Boy
FRESH BLOOD ON II
Details of Brutal Murder Of
Franks Boy Feature Of
Today's Testimony
CHICAGO, July "a tBy The Asso

CHICAGO, July "a (By The Assoc
ciated Press) :-Continuin the pill
ing up of evidence designed to send
Nathan Leopold Jr., and Richard
Loeb to the gallows for the kidnap-
Ing and murder of Robert Franks,
States Attorney Robert E.. Grove to-
day produced in court the states ex-
hibits in the chain of evidence for
formal Identification. These includ-
ed the taped cold-chisel used in
beating the boy to death; the char
red remains of the blood-stained aus.
tomobile robe rescued from the ASH
es OF a bonfire on the lakefront; f.
portable typewriter similar to
on which was written the x4u
letter received by Frank8 &Atn4k
paper and envelopee 1484S5Hse5
the same texture az fhaf Sold ri 1.l46.
pold shortly before the disap
once of their victim.
Introduced also by the state wasIa
pint bottle identified by a drug CLERK
as the one in which he had sold Acid
to Leopold on the date of the n1r-
der.
Throughout the morning session.
In which more than fifteen witnesses
were called by the state. the two
young college students sat composed-
ly behind their attorneys listening
intently to the testimony and occa-
sionally whispering with their attor-
Ieys.
The heavily taped chisel with
which the life of young Franks was
beaten out was introduced In evil
dence today.
Bernard Hunt, a neighborhood
xI,t t.,l. kAf a H. =
chisel tossed from a passing automo-
bile about 1880 A. M. May %, few
hours after the Staying.
"There was fresh blood on the
chisel when I picked it up" said
Hunt. Tie relic was given to the
court.
The chisel also was inspected by
Albert Hubbinger. hardware store
clerk, who said that the states ex-
hibit resembled a chisel he sold to
Leopold and Loeb. Hubbinger also
told of having sold rope to the young
men.
The rope claimed by the state to
have been that with which the young
victim was tied, was introduced In
evidence.
Aaron Adler told of having sold
pint of chemically pure" hydro
chloric acid to Nathan Leopold. He
had sold no acid of that strength for
some three years, the witness said.
1t was the strongest grade obtain-
able, ne added. The state offered
the bottle in which the acid was
sold.
The portable Underwood offered
in evidence by the state was the
one grappled from the bottom of
park lagoon by the investigation
after the confession of the two
youths.
AS part of their plans to cover
their crime. the state pointed out IN
its opening statement yesterday.
Loeb had jerked the letters from
the machine with pliers and Btrewn
them in scattered sections of the
lagoon. The bulk of the machine
and It's cover was tossed into another
part of the lagoon.
Four University of Chicago Etu-
dents classmates of Leopold IN the
law school, were called to tell
what they knew of the typewriters.
The best they could do was to cay
the machines they saw at the Leo-
pO1d home were "portables."
Rain outdoors and the prospect
of less dramatic developments in
the hearing which is TO determine
the degree of punishment of Leo
pold and Loeb for the kidnapping
and murder of the Franks boy. COM
bined today to dampen enthusiasm
Of court fans.
Leopold's father. accompanied by
the defendants elder brother. and
Jacob Loeb. uncle of Richard, ar
rived q few minutes before court
was due to open. Judge Caverly d ds-
layed his appearance and 1t was ten
minutes after the scheduled hour
before the clerks gavel fell.
A conference of attorneys with
the judge caused the delay. Leopold
and Loeb smiled greetings to their
relatives as they entered.i
Andrew Russo, OF 231 East 5lst
street, New York, was called as the
first witness. Mr.. Grove explaining
that he wished to return east.
Russo, an electrician, formerly
employed in railroad yards there.
told of finding In a telegraph blank
rack on a pullman car on May 81,
a letter addressed to Jacob Franks,
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