The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
that we have been regaled with is perjury, pure and
simple; perjury for a purpose. From Philip drunk
to Philip sober, from the lying alienist on the stand
to a report made by the alienist that they did not
think would come to light.
Now, continuing on page 93 :
'' He denied being
implicated in the so-called gland robbery of Mr.
Ream." Well, it would be unfortunate with all of
these old gland doctors and all this piffle about
glands, that Dickie beat the doctors to it and exper-
imented on glands prior to this time.
" He denied being in Geneva in the case of a
ragged stranger who was found dead with his hands
cut off and his face mutilated. He denied having
participated in any other delinquencies." And mark
you this, your Honor: " But later referred to four
episodes for which the letters A, B, C and D were
suggested." He referred to four episodes. Four
crimes, if your Honor please, merely designated as
A, B, C and D. And the two doctors, whose only
interest is to tell the truth as they find it, add in
— " now, what does forensically mean? That it
was found from a legal standpoint, as the doctor
said, " forensically inadvisable to question him
their own language: " It was found forensically
about these."
What strange hold did this man Leopold have
upon Loeb? Why did he submit himself to the un-
natural practices of Leopold? I will tell you, your
Honor, and I think I will demonstrate it beyond a
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