The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16


mnity notorious; but II there bad been
intent to murder she would not have al
lowed those letters TO survive Ms evidences
Of her victims suspicious. 70 ms Mddaiuc
Despaus's detractuls answered mat asehs-
SINS have ia all timss been provcfbal for
their luciS Of fOre-irht, winch explains why
they are - often round out bni Jhs.ln
NtalI.r ply Wn- thai with HIS system oi
puttiu1 fAi-fCtchod constructions upon
Everything, there Is uoi a person. however
iunOceut, but would nave gult affixed Oh
him.
Talk Of pleading unjust causes where
was Vitali's talk VI aDstinct justice IN the
present ca-ey Il proof had been iorthcom-
ing that Ciotlde Desplau, hal broh seen
to pour the poison into The patient mouth,
he would sill have brought forward re-
batting arguments He Ind become NOR
ally deaf and blind TO all pleas that did
not tally with his deliberate convictions.
Ilo did not reg ri the theories Of the pros
ecutiOn as things to be reasoned With' out
demolished.
50 time wore on, and Viiqlis chvalrous
obstnacy and devotion TO the cause ~ me
suspected murdclcss came TO be a. much
matters OF pubic rumor Us the details oi
the murder" itself. Nitah'- equlls ANA
rivals ut the bar of NJ laughed to see
him "goue 20 mad, aud relOiced TO think
that after such an unbroken series OF To-
rensic successes lie was at last going To run
amuck ana probably cover himself with
rdiculc. But the younger bafrlsters who
could not yet compete with the eminent
Corsican advocate, aud who were disposed
to take him for their model, thought him
sublime, aud loudly declared their admila-
ton. 1t was through them and the younger
journalists ut NJ that Nitults lame was
being trumpeted to all the corners OF
France. Formerly his celebrity had been
| purely local, but now there was not city
| iut was made aware OF the renOwu he had
! earned by MS peculiar OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES;
aud however the trnl might result. 1t
seemed inevitable that the orator of NJ
I Il u. IN
! uOnal popularity 10 torsake the provincial
| bar for tnut OF Par, where wider Held
Of hOnOrs would be open to INN.
| Already PaIisiau solicitors were writing
to him to promise hun their patron
aga in return for his. IL was AT tins
juncture that Vital received sudden
offer of the PrOcuintor-G encralship at
| Nj. His secret admircr, The Bunapait-
| it Project, had not forgotten man, ANA
had exercised his influence 50 oil gently
that the Minister Of Justice had allowed
! him TO sound the COrscan us to his willing
| ness to become Cove nment servant.
| Before tho Desplans case Vital would have
| refused the Offer on pecuniary grounds,
| for his duty toward his fathers creditors
compelled him 10 prefer money To honors;
but il flashed upon him thut II lie became
| ProcuIatOr the conduct OF the prOseCu-
ton against Madame Desplnns would de-
volvc upon HIM ex ofliciO. Now public
| prosecutors enjoy good deal OF latitude.
They receive the commitment Wi1ts OF Tue
JUICES d'lnstruction. ana it lies within
their discretion to suspend proceedings
on the ground that the evidence takcn
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