The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
had been brought up in a golden cage, and never
had a chance to use his wings as other boys did.
And again I find in Dr. Hulbert's report: " He has
always been interested in camping and motor boat-
ing and outdoor life in general. This has never
been linked with any intellectual pursuit such as
botany, zoology or the like."
Tennis, swimming, hockey, skating, bridge, danc-
ing, all the sports every healthy, natural boy would
like to indulge in, but a great many of which many
are not able to indulge in, being the rich boys of
poor parents and not the poor boys of multimillion-
aires.
They didn't lie when questioned by their alienists.
It would not have done them any good to lie to Dr.
White anyhow. But they did not lie to any of
them; and they will testify that if they had lied,
an impossible thing, and if the things that they had
told them had been false and that they had held
back certain things that were material, they would
have changed their opinion. Oh, undoubtedly, if
the facts were not as they are, we would come to a
different conclusion. But these boys were collabo-
rating with us while we were planning this weird,
uncanny defense for them. They didn't lie and they
didn't withhold anything.
Well, let's see what this report says: " During the
examination and his recitation of his criminal career
he was not quite frank. Without any indication
facially or otherwise he would lie and repress certain
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