, 1875-04-22

giant. Ills brain IN 1arger+ grcntsr. moro
vigorous, courageous, mil tire!css tlan tho
combined brains Of dozen 'ncn OF ordinary
ability. Never was n innn subjected 4, slcii
mental torture rs tint implied to 1lEEcn':n
tluring his cross-cxa,nination. Tho racs, tho
thun,lscrew, tho wheel, md all the other f1l-
genious methods Of torture invented by tho
Iuguis;tio,,, faiI to furnisl, an adequate con.-
rarison for tho mentn! agony which 1'E.c'1ER |
mist have suffered. Tho theory Of hla inno-
cence .loes not nlTcct this statement. If i'll
nocens, lie was skill involved in 70 Intricate I
aud damaging n combination Of circumstances ]
tllat less courageous mnn would have
given up tho struggle. It way not tho agony |
Of tho heart TINT matlo mp tho heaviest
1oa,l It WIS tho terrific onslaught npon the
intellect which fow other n.en conla have inet |
md resisted. 1fo wns attackcti from NIL s'tics'
Ills own uttcrnnccs were used M the most CT
fective weapons against him. 1lo was COLI
frontcd By tho most formidable army Of legal
ability, led br Il general who was constantly
aggressive mud always relentless. It WIS
BcEcrrn'a mission to discntangle n web that
bafllcd ull other effort, to bring consistency
out of mass Of Inconsistencies, to evolve
conviction out Of tumble Of contradictions
It was thu work Of NIL intellectual giant be-
cn,lse ho Ind to meet circumstances, evidence,
lctters, documents, aud confessions that
woHld have overwhelmed and buried nny
other man. lie was called to put upon tAo
appearance Of guilt tho appearance Of in1'o-
cel,cc. It wns n task for Uercnlcan brain.
1t ii in this Wow OF t1e mattcr lint LUG
outeomo OF l'EEcnKn'a ross-exa'n''''t'oi' must
be regarded rs grent intellectual triumph.
And i'll n ro'iew OF the ordeal through wi''eh
ho haH passed it is notable that 10 s'r'lek
out for hl'nsclf' independently OF h's ir'ehaa
| OF h1s cearch people, a1'a even OF Ill" '""sesS
The theory OF ll's church anu my supporters
waa that lte Ind htlSlsed MIS- 1ilroS 10 sep
nrnto from lior hospanel OIL heeoa't "f 's'o
hitter" 1hhdehtes' anu Aeneo t'lo o,sSe!''
sion and ts1e rcmorse. Ihe theorS OIL h's
lawyess' aellt'efate's loF'h"'a'eo II" .fe''
InAcfA opening. was thas OF conspiracy
against linn Tor tho purpose OF o'asama'''
Alr. l'EEcIfki' III ths1,' haa gwen ."c'9 ':e'
g''icscence IN bofh these theories oeioro t''o
Church Committee and IN tho earlier conduct
OF lie tr'nl. ba'' III nls own s"oFn e''u'hcoi III
| tue trial, nc Ans e'ang 10 ONO po'n'' meyer
before n'nae distinctly, et' III spite o, every
ei'ors 10 sho contrary Ae ms c"oSo'' a., ots'er
circumstances, ml otner "'te'n'ices' ~ otler
testimony, 10 image naa .lsn upon IT, IL ~
sl'o on'y 'neo'S '''''"iiee" INV esn sot,'tnH''
my respect Us an e1plahataoa u n'S lettet''
a''d Ais general poi'cy "th reference 10 tt'e
| scanslal up 10 the limo u lug Atih1 cAPlosoll
| Ill tile BACON letter. ~ cqu'a4y "ell
adapted to tho lawyers ea"rge OF cohspfncs,
and to alr' BEEcuEns present 'lecl"r"tioh '',a1
ho did NOT oel'oSo no was undergoing ne-
| lloernto olacNma1' IL IL tlfo o"ly Theory t'"t
fch4ers 1t''slole n'asconcel'llo" w 4Ao l''a
1ito"' MooAlo"' ""t tass' .too's"H ','.t,Ss' -
mi!u1 ,u'5 'oo% ~ w s.., -,
~ ..'o ot''S nspu1nsa'' eo' ,'.,. e.,s,
oS'e1''o" 1a.'' s'' e.''neo ~ '''.''ts ."'s" =:
maze any impression "l'oi' l4'n Anelo ~
1'ol''1e o'7o "isl4 eo"'a n''a'a1A 4'" >,1.,."
tono.' 4c.o'se' "''1 '"''''''eA.'' 1'"'Ni"h
ol"c' III 'no a,'"'nl'a'on ~ " ':'a 4une''
eouio e1cuSo tno io''' VI " ."'1eonS ns"'. -.
ana an lhte4'leons n'sn eo'i'n.tlinB '''i'se'i y
80 many e''aenccs u gu'4' a.'u ic''lossc r,
None otnee co"'o Presefs" 's's c'aSu''y .. '''%
1nan as'd Tue nonoe o. D. Inc e1ofsy'nau a' o1''
ana tho aafi'o tiine' LUIS aloho ~ cons's'en
with the great 'nagnanih1ty 'nVo!seu :,
bEEcnEns present PROFESSIONS OF 6la"y 1ee'
ing toward alr. anu alfs: a1ou1roS.
Ih'a central' r'Vot@ explanation iron
which Mr' hEEci,Rh haa mover "epat1o'l' an' 81,
from "h'en sls' olIi,:toS ,, ,aa oe.'' "1""4
10 oftso H."' ~ 'A,t ans 4ih.1S u,'u e'''.,'
tefroa 10 i''ih sno "noe'.on1 ",''oa ai,o o''e''
= 10 nave sa'e1 aaesoa ~ !'er n'SoAno Mo''e
anu ,'ne ne Sl,skoak'2 oeea'o e'rssoas 1Ie ~.
+ It aaa o1a 'o1''lns 10 pteSons ~ 1'e1o 4a'
4'sEcl1ka reS'S' '''a noso Nv n.1a .'.. ~ 1,sou
anu tenacious ~ on'S na43 u n'S solosa'
, 'hto'lcc' cou'a o'' E.
If Mr. BEEonEa Is guilty, how sf'rew'ilY ID
> lso counted upon tho sylnpathies Of 1n"n&int
! aud how ,nnrvolons'y lao has ana1yzea III
: processes Of human Judgment, In adoptin
: this limo Of defense! llo has penetrated IL
!. depths OF human nat"ro further than