New Britain herald., 1924-06-03
Police Hope To Link Him With Mysterious Murder Of Freeman
 Louis Tracy, a Student.
He and Loeb Already Iden. tified as Two Who Kid. mapped and Maimed Taxi cab Driver Last Fall.

| NillSdSo, uuIle O.-A ueCidTd- tion that the bullet which killed Freeman Louis Tracy, a student on November p, fits one of the pistols found in the room of Ma than Leopold, who with Richard Loeb, both sons of millionaires, have confessed the kidnapping and staying of Robert Franks, 14 years old, was made by Dr. Jose3h Springer, coroner's phy- sician, today.
 This Is First Clue
 The physicians statement is the first clue that the authori- ties have found to connect the kidnappers with the Tracy mur- der, one of the most mysterious slayings which ever confronted the police.
 Identified By Ream
 Leopold and Loeb, self-con- fessed kidnappers and slayers of young Franks, from whose father they attempted to extort a ransom of S10,000, were iden- tified yesterday as the attack CTS who maimed Charles Ream by an operation of mutilation only five days after the killing of Tracy.
 Tracy Was Popular.
 Tracy, who previously had been . special student at the University of Chicago, was found slain virtually on the campus, his body having been left on the street at Fifty Eishts street and Woodlawn avenue. He had been shot through the head.
 Although he had an artificial foot, Tracy was popular in social way 'mong student friends and other ac. iuaintances and so far as investiga- ion disclosed, never had an enemy.
 He had left a party of friends about the night of November s4 md was found murdered carly the leAt morning. It appeared to the police that he had been slain and then hrown from an automobile.
 Identified By Ream.
 The Ream case. more sensational. - less Of q mystery to the police. ai- houGh the assailants were not found, eeurred five days after the staying of 'racy.
 Its them! E's them!" Ream, rreamed late yesterday at the states ttorncy's office as he saw inc two Then Eeam tainted.
 He blamed the IS and 19 year old idnapers for ruined life and de- Jared he would know them any. here, especially Leopold.
 Know Them Anywhere.
 '1 knew them when l saw their iciures in the newspapers" Ream 'It was Leopold who pre- arcd the bandage."
 Reporters brought Rcam to the 'iminal court building. The states .torney's men were too busy with separations 10 start the grand jury
 
 day.
 The grand jury investigation which atc'S Attorney Grove said may last vo or three days or perhaps pro- lce an indictment before the end Of o day. was to start at 2 D. m. Mir. 'owo declared he would have both 'Hhs indicted twicc--for murder I'd for ransom--boih capital crimes lder the Illinois criminal code.
 sill Nnotlicr Mystery. Melvin E. Wolf q. who disappear
 from ih" home in the Hyde Park strict of his wealthy grandfather, rury Iindonthal. last April. and vas und in the lake after he had left '" housr, hatl"ss and coatlrss. to ail letter. was supposed tn have 1nmIted suicide. That explanation yer vas accepted hy his relatives. t Henry lindcnthai today refused q, k Of inc case or to consider 2 pos rlc now solution or the mystery i1- i'inE Leopold and 1.oeh. "'It would not bring back ihs boy VI" did find out" was all he would fhipgo, June Nathan F. Leo ld. E.. and Richard I.acb. confessed iycrs "f Eobcrt Franks. spent fhe -ht ir iai and detectives sought 10 nHeA them with at least gne other 1rler and a maimiue attack in rth~r elaboration Of their Dr. Iekyli 1 Nr. Hyde rxisttnet,-honor grHdu- } students al the University or Chi- go hy day and seekers after thrills ihe laboratory of life by night -i'ls which satisfied their faded ap- tites CT 19 years only with death.
 Wanted Only Ransom The youthful kidnappcrs- slayers. % prospective heirs to millions. sin Iintain thcir only motives in killing 5 ii-year-old Franks Joy was an ex- riFnsntal adventure and hope of oh- ming the s1a.0Ha ransom demanded m 1Hcob Franks fhs father. a re- sd multi millionaire pawn broker
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