The Bismarck tribune., 1924-06-06
LEOPOLD, D,L0EB
ARE INDICTED
BY GRAND JURY
Must Face Trial on Charges
of kidnapping and Also
Charges of Murder
CONFESSIONS GIVEN
States Attorney Makes Public
Admissions of Boys of
Franks Murder

WO lHulCIHieHtS iNaluah
Leopold Jr. and Richard Loeb, post
graduate students and sons of mil
lidr aires, with the kidnapping for
ransom and murder of Robert
Franks, school boy, which they have
confessed, were returned by the
county grand jury today.
Both youths were ordered held
without bail by Chief Justice Cav
erly of the criminal court. kidnap-
ing for ransom and murder each is
capital offense in Illinois, with a
minimum penalty of five years in
prison for kidnapping for ransom,
and IA years for murder.
The prisoners were indicted joint
ly.
The murder indictment contains
II counts and the kidnapping indict-
ment 16 counts.
Seventy witnesses gave testimony
on which the grand jury based the
indictments.
With the state preparing for an
early trial, the prosecution may ask
for trial on July Is, the next step in
the prosecution will be arraignment
VI Vic SoulHS, pIouauly HeAl Noh-
day.
Sues Youths
While the grand jury was hearing
evidence, suit for 100000 dam
ages was filed against Leopold and
Loeb by attorneys for Mrs. Louise
Hohley. According to her counsel =
the woman said the youths attacked
her when she went automobile rid
ing with them. Assistant states at
torneys said they knew of the
charges but were little concerned
with them in view of the much grav-
er charges with which they expect
the boys to he faced.
Investigation OF possible connec-
tion of the youths with the Staying
of Freeman Louis Tracy, a university
student, and the mutilation of
Charles Ream, Il taxi driver, was
practically at a standstill, all eforts
of the authorities being bent to the
task of hurrying the last testimony
to the grand jury.
Tells CT Leopold Talk in Crime
Several Of those who appeared be-
fore the grand jury previously have
told of the elaborate plans made by
Leopold and Loeb for the kdnap-
ing and Staying. Among them were
hotel officials, bank officials and
employees and auto agency employees.
These witnesses previously have told
how Loeb registered at a hotel as
Morton d. Ballard, and how both
boys established bank accounts here
and in nearby cities under that and
other fictitious names.
The states attorney has express
ed the belief that the youths took
these precautions in order to estab-
lish credit and identify themselves
at an automobile agency where they
rented the car used in the kdnap-
ing and Staying; and with a view to
posing under some of the aliases
established after the crime in case
they were forced to flee.
Other witnesses who went before
the grand jury previously have re-
lated how Franks body was found
unclothed stuffed into culvert in
South Side swamp; another wit
ness has previously said he sold the
boys the chisel with which they said
they beat young Franks over the
head after enticing him into their
automobile, and two policemen who
went before the jury previously have
told Of finding one of the stockings
of the Franks boy near the place
where his body was found. One Of
these policemen is reported to have
talked with Leopold, then unsuspect-
ed about the crime, and the latter
is said to have expressed the opin-
ion that the mystery never would be
solved. ~
Refuse to Go to Court Building
A Pullman car conductor also
went before the jury, presumably to
tell of finding in car in New York
one of the two ransom letters the
youths said they wrote to Jacob
Franks, father of the slain boy, de-
manding a $4,000 ransom.
During the day the youths were
brought from the county Jail to the
criminal court building, where two
employees Of q Chicago bank identi-
fled Loeb as the youth who opened
an account there under the name
of Ballard. The boys refused to
come to the criminal court building
until the states attorney had Sc
cured an order for their appearance.
AS they entered, a photographer ex-
ploded flashlight and Loeb nearly
collapsed.
Attorneys representing the boys
went to the county Jail for cen
ference. 1t was reported that de-
tails Of the defense for which a
fund of $1,0O0,OO0 is said to be .kail-
able already, was discussed.