IdonotknowwhetherthewitnessesforthedefenseandfortheprosecutionwereseparatedintogroupsbythePresident, ', myaccountwouldbetosomeextentsuperfluous, becauseinthespeechesfortheprosecutionandforthedefensethewholecourseoftheevidencewasbroughttogetherandsetinastrongandsignificantlight, andItookdownpartsofthosetworemarkablespeechesinfull, andwillquotetheminduecourse, togetherwithoneextraordinaryandquiteunexpectedepisode, whichoccurredbeforethefinalspeeches, andundoubtedlyinfluencedthesinisterandfataloutcomeofthetrial.
Iwillonlyobservethatfromthefirstmomentsofthetrialonepeculiarcharacteristicofthecasewasconspicuousandobservedbyall, thatis, , , perhaps, feltfromthefirstthatthecasewasbeyonddispute, thattherewasnodoubtaboutit, thattherecouldbereallynodiscussion, andthatthedefensewasonlyamatterofform, andthattheprisonerwasguilty, , whoweresoimpatientlylongingfortheacquittaloftheinterestingprisoner, wereatthesametime, withoutexception, 'smore, Ibelievetheywouldhavebeenmortifiedifhisguilthadnotbeensofirmlyestablished, asthatwouldhavelessenedtheeffectoftheclosingsceneofthecriminal', alltheladies, strangetosay, werefirmlypersuadeduptotheverylastmoment."Heisguilty, buthewillbeacquitted, frommotivesofhumanity, inaccordancewiththenewideas, thenewsentimentsthathadcomeintofashion," andsoon, 'smakeofsuchadesperatecase; andsotheyfollowedhisachievements, stepbystep, withconcentratedattention.
