The Loeb-Leopold case - The Clarence Darrow Collection

The Loeb-Leopold Case
That morning Leopold goes over to the Univer-
sity and Loeb meets him there, and about eleven
o'clock they leave the University in Leopold's car
and drive back to the home of Leopold.
And, as your Honor well remembers, Englund,
the Leopolds' chauffeur, the man who had never
seen, prior to that time, Leopold touch his hands to
a car, upon seeing those two washing out the car,
came downstairs from his home above the garage
and offered his assistance.
Leopold stated that they had spilled some red
wine on the carpet the night before and that Loeb
did not want his father to see it; and when Englund
offered to clean out the car, did they take any
chances, your Honor? Oh, no. They told him to
go on back to the garage.
After cleaning out the car they proceeded to the
vicinity of the Illinois Central depot, where Loeb, as
he had done many a time prior to this, your Honor,
purchased a ticket for Michigan City. With this
other letter that they had prepared and addressed to
Jacob Franks, in his pocket, he purchased a ticket
to Michigan City and a seat in the car on that train,
and he went into the train and while he was gone
Leopold again called the home of Bobby Franks.
And upon the phone being answered, he replied
again: " This is George Johnson," the same George
Johnson who had advised him the night before that
their boy had been kidnaped and was safe.
He proceeded at once to give Jacob Franks in-
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