, 1875-05-07

was grad dunte Of Princeton, so that there
ii something Of poetic Justice In tho lattcr'<
present los.
TWO PSYCHOLOGICAL PRoBLEMs,
Tlio BEEcuEn caso l,as given birth to two
interesting mud curious psychological prob,
1cn1s. One Of these grows ont of tho theory
Of tho guilt Of the nccuscd, aud Tho other out
Of tho theory of his innocence. Such prob.
Ions always Grise whers testimony Is conflict
ing, md those who would form Judgment
nre thrown buck upon general principles.
These principles relate 10 tho action of mind
in g'von circumstances, and the problem is,
to frame theory Which ahali explain tho
principal facts, aud ally them, il possible, in
accordance with recognized mental laws.
Let us SEQ how the case in question pro-
pounds itself:
One Inv Of mind il, that man cannot l,ayo
two opposite characters at tho Ba1ne timo.
Ho may DO n good man, or q bad man, clarac-
teristicasly; but not both at once. A good
mRn may yield to temptation and do oven an
extreme wrong; but ho will not persist in it,
or seek to cover it ZIP by perseverance, in
fclsohood. when m accusation Is 1nado and
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proof is advanced. Hence an accused person
often and rightfnlly puts in his recognized
...'n"e..e m ~ t'AS' u h'S ae'e"so' ~ .enas 10
ae ~. e3'4t.eo -, "pp.1N AoSu1u' 1n1s aus
oeeA oe.osa eno Peolf7 tno atsons POINT III
favor Of 11r. DEEcuyR. They could not
credit the accusation. It was untrue upon
its face. Wo hayo heard of q promi-
| nent College President, and nlso of
sa ~ sol sn nH sens'oaa paper
H. ~ .oo,",,, , VIZ ~ eI sa".; apnts .ro
u se:e.aoas, y 'ne psycno'ot,ea' oilnco11y OF
o4o's ~, ~ III ni'' rskc'.fl.a gum was lnsapef-
ao.o' ane enotm'1y OF 'hnt galls would DO
'uueScf.uao'e' w. M" tno 'nagsnat1on refuses to
atsoInps '.e eou'ep1'on. nuul.of5 IS sin OF
osop wy IL hny one ~ p'ac2ess OF al IN
e4o, -, =, AuA' "u. VIVA. " 1als oo aadod
ua4e'sua,noaa 4s4so1ooas' "aat II thefe DO
so"ts u nyloc''sy' IN Feoacalng' IN praying,
- son'e.on1'oA' "Aa' ~ nna.y' tnefe 10
ps'1u.y ps " s 'as nos' u1.e.en IN" o'asphemona
~ .1.,. ~ .op.a.oa "sau. ana n8ain "na'
ss W. aoa' " soa,t'os Hu'a.'e.nng VIII
aeas.a' .s, 1no ~ nlnAo 'no" aPPea1 70 INC COM
- 0ss 4, ~ ..1s,a'oss p @nu Pef]a.ess "of'ny
~. ~ 0 u,o .w." 1..son' Aue problem ls' can
'"D AAAo'' " BUZZ "sn IL
ss.no''os '.'' ono e1s' 1'' '' oas "nole COLI
EtebHaoii n1'a ooile'
anu Tue soem'hs impossln'!'ty is increased
taopoluon ~ W. ne ao1e 70 descend %
1uo ta.sio'11a ~, waica asually reveal personal
,t.s e'.1lae'et' WINE genor" useta!nesa IN tho
pnpas, Oh tno platform. and through tho
preas' has %eisnt, ono is much moro influ-
eneea " whas ,s Hno"n o. a man IN the frco
uu'l'ou''ngs m OF a's ap,fat IN 1883 studied why's
ih"S' IN 'no case o. DR. nHEouEn, they who
,'a9e en]oyee' Ills tt'onaahip nnd listenotl to
n,S SPONTANEOUS u1teshnces' VINO have heard
4,'.st P4SS ~ 'A0 oeuS oi tho aac1 anu
u54ns' xno na'o seoel'eo MS mstsuc~
10y au. e'aso'a..on IN the trying
o14efBe1c'eH ?" Mo' IN critical aoul-
stusslos' IN nour1 OF auncaon anil
'oapsaaon' "no anVe nea.' MS INFORMAL
.ss'ule'1oo1a ~ salAS ~ WHICH nc went over all
eue paases o, fc,'g'ons e9pef1onee' moving
o'nef neasts ~ 1no osaaent moving OF his
u"n'-tnoae v* VIII not eaa'y 10 convinced that
10y A"so no' looRea mto the depthe OF lis
oo.ae aao seen tnoosana times over tho
''to'oe0 oA ta's mofau anse9flty anu Intimate
u .o1uunloa WIN ooa- nean6 Satisfied OF
1A'o' .a'' VI" 4,a'''.a'y eaR' can man 90 at
WV Wv oAs'0pial o. p'ety anu the olackest
u s'nnefs' oan II DO credited TINT the
8soa'eae p,eaeneF Of tAe ago Is alao tho moot
Mu"AeioaS nyPoefa'e known to atstoryy Al
the o.o'" ''ssl1 puts H. "ooth 2 fountain
seno 10TH, :, a. mo same place, sweet "sssr
ana oat1erF
II may indeed be urged, In partial reply,