I told you at that time that I would prove by this report that
Loeb had committed major crimes, four of them, that he would not even tell
his lawyers about, that he would not tell the doctors about, and they concluded
that it was a bad thing to make inquiry about; that Leopold knew about
these; and that Loeb was afraid of Leopold; that he contemplated killing
him so that he would not be in his power. I told Your Honor, and I have
no desire to repeat it, the use that Leopold made of that information,
and the method in which he blackmailed Loeb.
Now, let us see what the evidence is on that. "‘[Loeb] and
his associate were on very intimate terms, but [Loeb] stated that his associate
often stated that he would never entirely trust [him], since the time the
associate had found the patient was taking unfair financial advantage of
him." Or, in other words, that he did not have the honor that is supposed
to exist among thieves. "In a way, I have always been sort of afraid
of him. He intimidated me by threatening to expose me"--A, B, C and
D. "He intimidated me by threatening to expose me, and I could not
stand it."
"I could not stand it. I had often thought of the possibility
of shooting him." 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. ‘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.'"