The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
but later changed his statement, and said that he
felt he got a little less kick, because he had some
slight remorse. His mother said that whoever did
it should be tarred and feathered."
What does that mean? A mob ought to take
him? We have heard Mr. Darrow talk repeatedly
of the hoarse cry of the angry mob. There is no
danger or fear about hearing the hoarse cry of the
angry mob, if the extreme penalty is visited here.
I am not so sure, otherwise.
" On the other hand, the patient was a little
worried " — well, what is worry? Worry is an
emotion, the same as fear, the same as love.
" Worried by the attitude of his father."
Now, let us find out how he has acted in jail. On
page 114: ''He has shown nothing unusual in his
behavior in jail."
Of course, after this report had been given to the
lawyers and the doctors from the East, they had to
add to it a little bit, just as they did about the
epilepsy, and Doc White brought in a lot of things
that are not in this report, and some one else brought
the unusual conduct of the defendant while he was
in jail, wearing an old coat, and so on. But these
two doctors, when the defense was young and had
not matured, say he showed nothing unusual in his
behavior in jail.
" His life is quiet and well ordered. Eats and
sleeps well, even going to sleep while his associate
was being examined in the same room."
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