The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
boy, they wanted to mutilate his body beyond recog-
nition, so that that poor mother who resides on Ellis
Avenue and that father who resides out there, and
sisters and brothers, in years to come, would have
never known the fate of the beloved boy.
Leopold then, with his foot, pushed the body of
the dead boy into the drain pipe.
After placing the body there, he went up on the
railroad tracks, where he started to remove the
boots, and then called to his co-conspirator Loeb to
hand him his coat, and when the coat was picked up
was the time that the glasses dropped from his
pocket.
After placing the clothes of the little Franks boy
in this blanket they went to the car and drove away.
And while on the way in, your Honor, from this
culvert, on this letter that they had prepared prior
to this date, Leopold printed the name and address
of Jacob Franks, marking it special, and continued
on to the home of Loeb.
When they reached the home of Richard Loeb the
clothing of the Franks boy was removed from the
car, taken into the basement, and there they pro-
ceeded to burn the trousers, underwear, shirt and
so forth of this little tot.
And at this time, your Honor, to show you how
cautious and how deliberate they were in their plans,
they removed from the vest of this little boy his
class pin, also his buckle and his belt, and they set
aside his shoes because they knew that it was pos-
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