Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, May 23, 1924, Page 5

ery. According to officials of the Har- yard school, the boy was last seen alive late Wednesday afternoon, had acted as an umpire in a base- ball game, but left before it was ‘When ha failed to home a search was mai Alone at home, over, FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1924 KIDNAPED YOUTH SLAIN AS RICH FATHER ARRANGES FOR RANSOM (Continued from Rage One.) the scene assumed the then uniden- tified boy had been drowned, and waited several hwirs before sending general word around of the discovy yate agents. letter. He of the arrive while her hus. | be old: ly do not attempt to communicate with police authorities or an; Should you already have communicated with the police, allpw them to continue thetr inves- tigations, but do mot mention this "2—Seoure before noon today the ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, money must be entirely of old bil following $2,000 in twenty dollar bill: in fifty dollars. The money must Any attempt to include new | noon told him to bring it In a tax! cab he was sending to a drug store a mile away. By the <ime the cab arrived, the family had wen notifi- ed of the finding of the body of a boy which developed to be that of Robert. Doubt that the slaying was the work of grown kidnape! pressed last night by Chief of De- tectives Michael Hughes. “It looks more like the work of boys to me,” he said. “The average eriminal or Kidnaper could npt have written the letter to Mr, Frank: Rewards totalling $10,000 for in- formation leading to arrest or gonviction of the boy's slayers have been offered. 3 : There ara two other children, Josephine, 17, and John 15. Coroner's Physician Springer de- clared definitely today that the boy Was a victim of a crime of degener- acy. The physician. did not state, however, what he believed to have been exact cause of death. pri- Th denominations. $8,000 Preparatory institutions in Chicago. The boy's father offered a $5,000 reward and a similar offer was made by a local newspaper for arrest and conviction of the slayers, Jacob Fran ther of the slain boy, began business here as a pawn broker after he came from New York, where he was born, with his Parents. For fifty years he operated the business, acquiring real estate holdings in the business district val- ued at over a million dollars. He is the principal owner of the Elgin Watch Case company and the Rock- ford Watch company and is promin- ently identified in Democratic poll- ties, although he -+has never taken an active part in political affairs. Despite the fact that the family resides in one of the most exclusive residence sections of the city, they haye lived very quietly. Dr, William D, McNally, coroner's chemist, made an examination of the Che Casper Daily Cribune Style Mentor <7 or marked bills will render the en: tire venture futile. "$—The money should de placed in ® large cigar box, or if that {s im- band and Samuel Bttleson, » friend of the family searched, Mrs. Franks received a mysterious telephone cal! The typewritten special delivery letter demanding $10,000, sent by the kidnapers to Mr. Franks was couch: about 10.30 o'clock Wednesday even- od in perfect grammar. When the beh possible, in a pany oaraboard Ld mysterious telephone call was re és ‘s Mr. Johnson,” a volee|#ecurely closed and wrapper micelved at the Franks home, Mrs, The wrapper should white paper, all openings with seal- be sented al Franks fainted. Three instructors of the Harvard said, “Of course you know by this time that your boy has been kid- ing wax, “4—Have the money with you pre- pared as directed alone and remain at home after 1 p,m. See that the telephone is not in use, "You will recelve a future com~ munication Instructing you as’ to your future course. As a final word of warning, this is a-striectly naped. We have him and you need not worry; he ts safe, But don't try to trace this call or to find me, We must have money. After hours of waiting for another eall or furthers word from the kiG napers, the police were informed, The school were questioned in detail con: cerning the Franks boy. Wolter Wil- Son, instructor in mathematics wi the first to be questioned last night at his home and was asked to return today to the Hyde Park police station. Richard P. Williaras, athletic’ tn. boy's vital that he hoped to make known findings at noon. The discoloration of the victim's lips, he sald, might indicate poison, and likewlse he said, there was some indication of the presence of acid in the stomach, “From present indications I inelined to be! ‘9 that this was cause of death,” ho sald. Wiliams, and that he has three children ing there. Wiliams is 52 years old. Three small bottles, found In Wil organs and announced the athletic instructor, said his home ts at Lebanon, Ohio, his am the live minutes after the boy’s body had been recovered, erday: morning, a few cution commercial proposition and we are prepared to put our threat into exe- should we have reasonable structor and Mott Mitchell, English instructor, were questioned at the Wabash AveRue station until nearly six a, m., today and then instructed Nams' home by the detectives, were seized and turned over to the coro- ner's chemist. Williams sald the bottles contained MARSHAL Wil SERVE NOTICES (Continued from Page One.) north, range seventy-nine (79) west 6f the sixth principal meridian, in Natrona county, Wyoming, and from interfering in any manner whatsoever with the use of said land by the plaintiff herein, its of- ficers, agents or lessees; and t is further considered. ordered and decreed, that the said defend. ant, Louls P, Lavoye, be, and he {8 hereby required forthwith to remove from said land all buildinga and structures and all deposits of filth and refuse, and to forthwith place said land as nearly as possible in Its natura! condition; and “It is further considered, ordered and decreed, that the United States of America, plaintiff herein, do have and recover of and from Louts P. Lavoye, the defendant above named, the costs of this action, to be taxed, “Done In open court this 2ist day of April, A. D. 1924. Navy Strength of U. S. Second the United States and Japan rank- ing in the order named. a SCORE GAADUATED BY GLENROGK HIGH SCHOOL GLENROCK, Wyo., May 33.—The Glenrock-Parkerton high school last PAGE FIVE, E night was the scene of the first commencement exercises held in it since its construction when @ cass of 20 students, 9 boys and 11 girls received thelr sheepskins, Miss Win- fred Sutphin wag the valedictor- fan, — Caji the Tribune for highway in- formation. 2? ? Wyoming Motor t? WASHINGTON, May 23.—The grounds to believe you have com- Amercian navy is given second place mitted an infraction of the above to return to the station at 9 a. m. “As you know by this time, your part of a solution he used in rubbing son has been kidnaped,” it read. instructions, However, should you| The police have been depending|>oys after gymnastics. Tryou would know whatthe wen |i" fighting strength aa compared “Allow ug to assure you that he) roliow out our instructions to the let-|much upon the findings of Dr.| Dr. Springer said he belleved the} giossea man should wear study the | With those of Great Britain and is at present well and safe. ter, we can assure you that your| Joseph Springer, who is seeking to|ransom letter was not written until] <i:torial masterpiece here shown, |J@Pan in an analysis submitted to “You need fear no physical harmjson will be safely returned to you| determine the ct cause of death.| two a.m. Tuesday, This was about] y+ jg none other than Andre De | the house naval committee by Secre- to him, provided you Jive up care-| within six hours after receipt of the| He said some foreign substance was| nine hours after the boy disappeared.| Jrouquieres, long the most respects | ‘ty Wilbur. ae fully to the following instructions | money. in the hoy’'s stomach, He said close examination of the| ea'styles critic of Paris—and hence Instead of tho 6-5-5 ratio fixed by + and such others as you will receive] “Yours truly, The boy was one of the most brit-| boy's body indicated that he was dead} the world. the Washington arms conference, he sald, the present ratio, not con- sidering “strategic ed and weil equipped rn is 543 with the sea forces of Great Britain, : "a Corns You Will Like Them PR unl Gy) Tl ing and ransom theory in the mys “GEORGE JOHNSON.” With the money prepared as the any further instructions letter instructed, Mr. Franks waited will be the penalty. at his home until a telephone call “1—For obvious reasons absolute-! from “Johnson” at 3:15 in the after. by further instructions, “Should you, however, before the letter was written, Dr. Springer said ho believed the boy was dead at 9 o'clock Wednes- day night. 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