New Britain herald., 1924-07-25
LOEB HIMSELF
 GAVE OPINIONS
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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 al 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.
 The circumstance gave rise to g rumor that the state might finish to- day. It was learned that the prose- cution list of witnesses had been trimmed down so that only 30 re- rlained. More than that number were heard yesterday.
 Diver Testifies
 Frank Blair, diver, who flshed the Underwood portable typewriter from the Jackson Park lagoon, was the first witness It was the machine on which the Franks ransom letters were written. @
 Where was the first place you saw that typewriter" asked Mir. Grove.
 
 Park lagoon." said Blair
 Blair showed where he cut the let ter "B" on the roller as an identifying mark.
 The machine was accepted as evi- dence without objection from the de- fense.
 Blair said the type keys were gone when he found the machine. The de. fendants' confession stated they pulled these off with pliers to make difficult tracing of the ransom letters in case the machine was found.
 Percy Van de Bogart, clerk in the drug store where two telephone calls were received May 22 asking for Mr. Franks, father of the victim, told of that incident which was part of the attempt to collect ransom from Franks father, the store being one to which he was told to go to await fur ther instructions. Franks did not go because he had learned of his boys death before the time came to keep the appointment
 James c, Kemp. a porter in the drug store, told of a second telephone call to the store shortly after the first
 George Porter Lewis, an amateur ornithologist, told of conversation prior to May 22 in which Leopold discussed the possibility of field work with the latter's class in ornithology. composed of small girls. On May 22, Lewis said, Leopold telephoned and made an appointment for the witness to take the class to Jackson park that afternoon.
 Mir, Grove took the witness back to trip made the previous Sunday by Lewis, Leopold and Sidney stein, Jr., to territory south of the city The trip passed near the culvert where the | Franks body was stuffed.
 Leopold took two or three shots at | a rare bird there" said Lewis.
 Did he hit it?"
 Roth Boys Laugh
 NO" and Loeb dug his elbow into | leopolds ribs at this exposure of the l latter's craftsmanship. Both chuck led.
 Lewis then told of conducting the class of girls around Jackson park on May 22. The following Sunday Leo pold told the witness that he had been questioned by the police about The Franks case, His name had been given to the police by game warden.
 Leopold asked Lewis If he had lost his spectacles the previous Sunday. Lewis had not. He exhibited his spec tacles to the court. They were identi- gal in appearance with the pair found | near the culvert and which afterwards Il proved to be Leopolds Lewis said that the defendant asked him not to tell his parents of the incident. Captain Thomas C. Wolfe of the police district in which Franks body vas found. said he first saw Leopold ,n May 25.
 "Our investigation disclosed that leopold was in the habit of going ,irding around the vicinity Of the cul- 'ert" He said He told me he had ,een there May F and IS with Stein nd Lewis. and that classes from the Harvard school used to go too. and hat he himself had been student of hat school before entering the uni ,ersity
 Discusses Crime. Leopold said everybody vas talking | bout the Franks case, that he knew | he boys father but had no idea who committed the crime. Captain Wolfe hen was shown the spectacles found ear the culvert and which he had 1rned in 10 Chief of Detectives iuehes. He Identifies Q statement written