Show M MONEY NY SEEKERS r- r TAKEN BY P POLICE THREE THREE BOYS WHO DEMANDED MONEY OF JACOB FRANKS ARE CAUGHT Chicago Police Believe That Flood of Letters Threatening to Kidnap Kid- Kid nap Will Now Come to End I I Chicago The The police believe that the arrest of three boys who have confessed to sending a letter demanding demanding demanding demand demand- ing ransome to Jacob Franks father of Robert Franks 11 1 who was was- recently recently recently re re- re- re kidnapped and slain will vill put an end to a flood of threatening letters letters let let- letters received since the Franks mur mur- murder murder der by several wealthy Chicagoans One of the boys arrested after he and his companion has rushed to open a decoy package placed in an empty lot told of the plan to extort from Mr Franks in the belief belief be be- lie lief that he would be so eo o upset over his sons son's death that he would prove an an easy victim They threatened J Josephine Josephine Jo Jo- 0 Franks' Franks life None of the three arrested is more than 18 years old Several women wealthy and prominent prominent prom prom- in south side social circles were called to the states state's attorneys attorney's office for questioning in connection with the class in conducted conduct conduct- ed by Nathan Leopold Jr who with Richard Loeb had confessed to the kidnapping and slaying of Robert Franks Three other boys the oldest 16 years ears were arrested after alter attempting to extort 50 50 from John Borner a contractor to whom they admitted sending a threatening letter similar to that sent Mr Franks and other weal wealthy thy Chicagoans The boys Edward Krug his brother broth broth- er Henry and Elmert Olson were seized when they took a decoy package package package pack pack- age left by Borner at t a place specified specified sped fied fled by them for the delivery of the money demanded They told detectives detectives detec detec- tives tires they expected to get some easy money |