The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
was robbing Leopold. " In a way, I have always
been sort of afraid of him. He intimidated me by
threatening to expose me, and I could not stand it."
And on page 123: " Of late the patient, Loeb, had
often thought of the possibility of shooting his asso-
ciate." He was afraid of Leopold, he was afraid
that Leopold might tell of A, B, C and D.
And again, on page 123, your Honor: " He often
contemplated shooting his associate when they were
out together and they had the associate's revolvers
along. He thought of pointing the revolver at his
associate and shooting him. He denied ever having
thought of hitting him over the head with a chisel.
' The idea of murdering a fellow, especially alone,
I don't think I could have done it. If I could have
snapped my fingers and made him pass away in a
heart attack, I would have done it.' "
Now we can understand why the doctors in their
testimony suppressed this part of the testimony.
Now we can understand what A, B, C and D are.
On page 124: "One reason why he never murdered
" Leopold — the report says " associate " —
'' was that he felt that he would be suspected and
there was no very safe way of doing it."
I have demonstrated by their own evidence, your
Honor, that money was the underlying motive of the
whole thing, and that they were not going to kill
anybody if they thought there was a possibility of
being caught. They did not kill the first man they
had in mind because he was a larger man than
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