The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
questioning was directed toward the possibility of
some of them having been considered as the victim
of this superior crime. It does not emanate from
him, and it does not emanate from Leopold. The
doctor suggested it to him. " The questioning was
directed toward the possibility of some of them hav-
ing been considered. He described having in a jok-
ing way proposed that his own younger brother
Tommy be the victim, and his associate jokingly
agreed with it ; but they gave up the idea because it
was not practical, for this reason: that Tommy hav-
ing disappeared, the patient would have to be at
home, and with the family, during the period of the
hunt, and could not be footloose to carry out the
plans of securing the ransom money. ' I couldn't
have done it, because I am tremendously fond of
him.' "
Emotion; love. After this had been suggested to
him, still they thought of money, money, money.
If they kidnaped one of the fathers he asked who
would furnish the money. They thought again that
it was not practicable, that there would be no one
to furnish the money.
Again, on page 121, if your Honor please: " He
had proposed that with his associate, and with his
associate had contemplated, using Dick Rubel, a
very close friend of the patient and his associate,
toward whom neither the patient nor his associate
had any ill feeling, or grudge, as a victim." On page
122 :
" The plan of kidnaping Dick Rubel was given
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