Show 4 I 1 POLICE TELL HOW THEY USED I FLICKERING STREET LAMPS LAMPSI I TO GAIN LOEB CONFESSION C June Officers 2 lo to- to today day to da day told how Richard Loch broke do down n and end confessed the Pid- Pid naping Md-naping and slaying of his second cousin Robert Hobert Franks Franka after has hav- havIng hav having hasIng ing displayed perfect for tor many hour hours hour His COnfessiOn v was as even a great surprise to Investigators gators for tor they hid id not connect connect- connected connected torja ed Cd him with the crime except fol Cor Cora fola a letter written by Leopold which had hinted at a 0 sinister connection between tho two After Arter several govern hours of lonely Im- Im Imprisonment Im Imprisonment at a police pollee station Loeb was as taken to a large hare bare room In the criminal court build build- build ing building tot for questioning The room was as darkened except for tor the glow glov ot street lights which stole through 1 the windows widow Loeb was loft lott alone In this ghastly glow for some time timo Just what hat passed through his mind has not been heen learned but Polled Police Sergeant John Murphy who has had experIence suspected In examining suspect ct- ct ed persons persona declared It probable that hat the flickering tUckering shadows shadow cast caston caston ast aston on the blank wall of tIme tIlO large streetlights room by the blue glow of treet lights conjured up before the strained brain of o the prodigious lad who was the youngest grad grad- graduate graduate ever granted a degree it the tho UniversIty of Michigan a sp c re of the lad with whom he used to play tennis at the Lomb Lo-b home across the street from the After several hours of ot t iOn In this chamber Loeb aked for f or a n glass glas of v water ateI Thit was v aa as a aign sign s ign of weakening to tn t Sergeant Murphy Time tad ind again water vater was taken to Loch Loeb and he ceased his hb bravado ado an and l laughter aughter l Instead of questions In an easy manner he began be to evade and dodge the In- In InquIries inquiries in inquiries Then came the InformatIon to the t he Inquisitors that Leopolds Leopold's chauffeur had pro proved d their prey pre Iou i ious previous assertions Incorrect In that th oung boung Leopolds Leopold's car was In the tho garage all aU day and night when was Loch start start- started started started ed from Crom his hl chair the blood fled from cheeks end and his hands handa shook He recovered hi his hia poise howver In a few Cew moments and anti continued ed his silent communing In the Ihl th gaunt loom I oom Finally as daybreaks daybreak's Lay CLay r light Ight began to supplant the tho Mile blue flares or Of mo tho street lights Loeb I cried out Oh I lit II tell Send for tor a 0 said the tho states state's attorney and not Ion long afterwards It was announced Loob's confession lla had l ben made This was as followed soon ird ad wIth the tho statement by Leopold bearing out Loeb After the tho trip over o the route saId by Loeb and Leopold Leopol to base hao been taken after aCter the 51 slaving Ing ot o I Franks Frank the two confess il sIll slab ors erg were vere taken to the states state's Attorney s a soCCI office e for tor further questioning I They were later taken to th time court courtyard bard ard of the county jill hll where the car used In the ui h-ui I been placed Leopold the automobile and said salol th hit t he and Loeb had cleaned th the with a sponge i When hen asked aked to get Into th au- au between an argument irose he- he be tween teen L Leopold and Lob as to which was as to take the drivers driver's stat seat each declaring he had driven the car when Franks Franka was wag po l Not Not with him Loeb explain explain- e explained ed cd He lie claims I lilt hit Frank Franko Franks the head and stuffed a ra in Tn his mouth I TV was as driving Ing and he did it but he iso sas he was driving and andeas a s I did It |