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Show Youth Is Slain by Kidnapers Chicago. Slain while kidnappers demanded a $10,000 ransxim, the nude body of Robert Franks, 1-1-year old son of Jacob Franks, millionaire wntch manufacturer, found in a rail road culvert five miles from his home, brought to light the strangest and most baffling homicide in thi cago's history. A theory that a motive mo-tive other than kidnapping uctuated the crime was considered by invest! gators. The money demanded, according ac-cording to this1 line of reasoning, was inrid'ntal or intended as a scheme, for delaying police activity until tin-slayer tin-slayer could obtain safety. Coroner's Physician Springer declared defin-l itely that the boy was a victim of a! crime of degeneracy. The physician1 did not state, however, what he tie lieved to have been the exact cause of death. |