MURDER CRIME OF MILLIONAIRES’ SONS
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By Tel Press Ass.-. Copyright. Anst. N.Z- Cable Assee. I{*'c 12, 'v-j a.in. New York, '■f-pt i*t AI Chicago. Justice ('averlv, '■ontoncod Leopold aiui Loch to life iinprisonmonr lor t!io iimrdtT oi Hobby Franks, iho dudice imposed additional sen-
tences of ninoty-nino yoars ou oadi on a charge of kidnapping to which the prisoners had pleaded guilty. .Judge Caverly, in his opinion, dia- < roditod the w idespread reports concerning the mutilation of the victim, adding that the court, however, cannot find mitigating circumstances;, it was moved chiefly hy the consideration of the age of the defendants. Life imprisonment may not strike* the public imagination as forcibly as death. Tail the. prolonged suffering of years of confinement may well he a more severe form of punishment. Judge Caverly. in conclusion, specifically advised against admitting the de- * O fondants to parole in future, saying if parole is denied the punishment will satisfy the ends of justice and’ safeguard the interests of society.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LIII, Issue 8685, 12 September 1924, Page 5
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