New Britain herald., 1924-05-31

1 rom the school which the Franks boy attended.
 States Attorney Grove added that ether was to be used if the boy had l not been killed as he was. This, he said, was all explained in the confess sion.
 Killed in Automobile The killing, the two admitted. Mr. Grove said, was done in an automobile of the same make as owned by Leo- pold.
 Leopold and Loeb each accused the other of striking the blow with the chisel.
 Tho dIscoloration on the boys lips was caused by acid, States Attorney Crowedeclarad. Similar acid. he as- serted. was found in Lcopoldis room. The acid lie declared, was intended to distlgure the slain boy to prevent identification.
 Both youths were together the night of the Kidnapping, and after the killing when Mrs. Franks, the mother. was called to the telephone by man who Young Loeb tolephoned from drug and was safe.
 The following day Mir Grove said. Young Leob telophoned from a drug store 10 the Franks home. directing the method Of delivering the sl0,0Oo ransom.
 starts to Break Down
 States Attorney Grove said young Loeb started to break down when he was told that tho Leopold family chauffeur Sven Englund, had de- clared that young Leopold's car was in the garage the night the Franks boy disappeared. Leopold had said that he and Loeb had been riding drinking gin and whiskey that evening and had invited two girls into the car and that they had reached the Leopold home about 10.SO o'clock that night.
 Loeb turned pale and was sisibly disconnected when his examiners in- formed him Of Englund's statement. He began pacing the prosecutors office, skcd for a cigarette, and with an oath exclaimed.
 Did he say that?"
 IL was only a short time then until a court stenographer was called for, sa nucl Ettclson, the Franks family ltt0rnny. admitted to the prosecutors chambers. and Mir Crowe's announce nent ending the mystery.
 Breakdown Astonishing
 The breakdown of their previous and frank manner which rad virtually won the investigators 10 heir side was astonishing even to the Haie's atorney's men.
 shortly before the alleged confess 'ions. young Leopold had made a enEthy and direct declaration Of in- license. asss1ing that if he were guilty. he would say punish me"
 spc,taclcs Only Clue
 'Thc finding Of the spcctacies near he boys body provided our only angihle clcW." said Mir. Grove. IL vas through them that the Kidnapping nd staying were traced to young Leo- 'oId. The typewriter used and cioth- ng stripped from young Franks have .ot been recovered. he said. but he Xpeetsd 10 have them later today.
 Jacob Franks. father Of the slain .uy. said # was difficult for him to oHcciVe that the two boys-or any ther person had kidnapped and killed he little fellow. He said he had just Ieut for line first time in s6 hours Then awakened and informed of the feged confessions.
 ''It Is difficult to understand" he iurmure1
 EatImrs AStoundcd
 Members of the families or both 1uthful prisoners refused to believe Ie story of ihe states attorney. That's a lie: that boy cannot bs 1iIiy." sad Nathan Leopold. sr Ernest Loeb, brother of Richard 0tb. also received the information ven oBf by the states attorney with creduiify.
 Tt cannot be SO. he asserted. we now exactly where Dick was every Jur of this particular Wednesday.'' Loeb is the son of Albert L. Loeb. iilionaire xiee-president Of sears. oebuck x Co.
 Leopoid's father is a wealthy box anufarturer. said fo bs especially