The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-06-05

Caverly of the criminal court. Speak
ing from the Judicial standpoint, he.
said: "This murder is no different
from any other murder. l shall urge
that the case go to trial as speedily
as possible. Within thirty days JUS
tice should be served"
Spectacles Only Clue.
"The finding of the spectacles near
the boys body, provided our only
tangible clue" said Mr.. Grove. ut
was through them that the kidnapping
and Staying were traced to young Leo
pold. The typewriter and clothing
stripped from young Franks have not
been recovered, said Mr.. Grove, but
he expected to have them by this
afternoon.
Jacob Franks, father of the slain
boy, said it was difficult for him to
conceive that the two boys-or any
other human,-had kidnapped and kill
ed the little fellow. He said he had
slept for the first time in thirty-six
hours when awakened and informed
of the alleged confessions.
at is difficult to understand" he
murmured.
Relatives of both youthful prison.
ers refused to believe the story or
the states attorney.
"That's a lie, that boy cannot be
guilty" said Nathan Leopold, Sr.
Ernest Loeb, brother of Richard
Loeb also received the information
given out by the states attorney with
incredulity.
st cannot be So" he asserted. "We
know exactly where Dick was every
hour of this particular Wednesday
Loeb is the son of Albert II Loeb,
millionaire vice present of Sears Roe
buck and Company.
Leopold's father is a very wealthy
box manufacturer said to-be especially
we'll known in lake shipping circles.
Break Down in Early Morn.
States Attorney Grove said young
Loeb started to break down at ] a. m.
The beginning of the break of both
Youths was said to have occurred when
the states attorney told him that the
Leopold family chauffeur had told them
that young Leopold's car was in the
garage the night the Franks boy dis
appeared. Leopald had said that he
and Loeb had been riding around,
drinking gin and whiskey, that even
ing and had invited two girls into the
car and that they had reached the
Leopold home about 10:30 o'clock that
night.
The breakdown of their previous
composed and frank manner, which had
virtually won the investigators to their
side was astonishing even to the
states attorneys men.
"The little fellow was killed by q
blow on the head, and then strangled,
States Attorney Grove declared.
A chisel wrapped with tape was used
to strike the blow"
The chisel was found by reporters
about four blocks from the school
which the Franks boy attended.
Shortly before the alleged confess
sions, young Leopold made~a lengthy
and direct declaration of innocence,
asserting that if he were guilty he
would say, punish me-"
States Attorney Grove added that
ether was to be used if the boy had
not been killed as he was. This he
said was all explained in the confess
sion.
The killing, they admitted, Mr.. Grove
said, in an automobile of the same
make as owned by Leopold.
Leopold and Loeb each accused one
another Of striking the blow with the
chisel. 4
Leopold was entirely calm as he
made his confession, Mr. Grove said.
The discoloration of the boys lips
was caused by acid, States Attorney
Grove declared. Similar acid, he as
serted. was found in Leopold's room.
The acid, he declared, was intended
to disfigure the slain boy in order 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 told her her son had been kid
naped and was safe.
The following day, Mr.. Grove said,
Young Loeb telephoned from a drug
store to the Franks home, directing
the method of delivering the $4,000
ransom.
Mr.. Franks, the grief stricken faith
err had withdrawn the $4,000 demand
ed from a bank and had it in his home,
wrapped and sealed as directed by
special delivery letter received the
morning of May %, the day after the
KIDNAPPING. He was ready with the
money when the telephone call attrib-
uted by the states attorney to young
Loeb, was received that afternoon.
Money Not Paid Over.
Because he did not understand the
exact location of the drug store where
he was directed to take the money,
he was unable to deliver it. He then
supposed his son still was alive al
though the boy actually had been
slain the night before and was dead
even before the telephone call received
by the mother about 10 o'clock the
night of May 81
Leopold after making his statement
to Mr.. Grove as composedly as though
he were going about his ordinary dali
ly routine, posed for newspaper photo
graphers and after the cameras click
ed, calmly lighted cigarette,
Young Loeb appeared to be most af-
fected by what had taken place, but
in spite of the long, grinding ordeal
he did not appear crushed.
The kidnapping statue makes it pos
sible for the prosecutor toplace the
boys, when indicted, on trial for two
capital crimes. If murder were not
movable, the kidnapping charge still
would provide the death penalty.
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