The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-05

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Crinnanal C0ure as MERLIN. 81
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The Mace IA wticslyou find yourself y
not = ,ar0e one Tor & court. The principal
nhfect ia Dale. thin, Iongshatred young
man. ha,iIy dressed, and evidently not over
well ied. AS YOU look at him you notice
TINT he is laughing with ghastlY grin, as
though making q Joke at what is being done
nv the rest OF the group to which ne DE,
longs. One policeman is pressing as nara
Ms he nav the elbows OF the grinnirg Wretcns
while another holds bis wrists, and 9 tnlru
endeayors to tie his hands tight together
with a long. thin piece OF chain. ine
youth who is being pinioned is none
other than Hoedei, the would-be assassin
az Kaiser William. It is almost lnl-
possible to convey an impression OF tue eA-
| IRENE simplicity OF the whole scene, upless
| the idea of an ordinary court OF 1ustice 10
given I'D for that OF court-marilal. on
fhe raised dais and round the outer edge OF
semi circular green table, In high, straieDt'
hacked chairs, and with huge ink-pots pc
| fore them, sat. attired in plain evening
dress, wearing, however, small D!ack nech !,
| ties. twelve middle-aged gentlemen, OF
whom these at either end were respectively
| the public prosecutor and the. regastra. -
| the court, while he who sat near the 4iig !o
of the table was the President ana Juuge,
Herr, Won Muller. Below the dals "a ss,e
centre OF the room, at HUE Sao'e o a.
| cred with papers, sat the advocate y, ,o ons
prisoner. a nervous, hGgeaty, az or,J
man, who ever and anon s1ulnPeu Wy o s
stepped TO his client, Whlspefeu ca A Wary
mnch more concerned was he, to all appear
ances. finn fhe individual in whose interest,"
he wac acting. Seated on form, in front OF
witch Was small wooden bannlster, un-
tettercd. free to rise and lean against the
h, rrier. or TO repose on the seat as he pleased,
Generally pleasing, it may be remarked, 10
founpe in such way as to Indicate the SUI.
nrernest contempt for all that was passing
around him, was Hoedels the prisoner. AS
nv eve feIl on him, and then upon the three
| or four sturdy policemen who sat near NM,
I could but note bow fragile wall Oh
misery this would-be assassin was. l 40
not know whether he bad more stalWart
look the day he was creeping along the
| Linden, revolver in hand, thinking 10
lshoot the Emperor. Hard living ana TWO
months residence in the Prusslan Jail may
have had something to do with reducing DIS
flesh. Perhaps, too, had his unbuttoned,
crumpled shirt been clean, his hat-WDlcn
he now and again put Oh while witnesses 10
his identity were being examlned-a little
less battered, his coat and pantaloons
mended and brushed, his long, yellow hair
cut and combed, and his excessively dirty
hands and face washed, he might have pre-
on R1lt
as he stood or sat, now rubbing the end OF
his nose with the palm OF his hand, now
scratching bis head, and now grinning,
there was nothing very formidable or nota-
bic about him. My first thought was that
the tread-miIl and sound bircbing would
have been the most suitable punishment tor
so forlorn a wreck as he. Yet he was not
only Intelligent, but almost clever.
The work of justice went on apace. NOT
moment was lost, not an unnecessary
question was asked. "Call Herr -, mas
ter baker, In stepped the needed person,
and marched to the foot OF the dais. " have
YOU sworn to dispositions before the Public
Prosecutor ?' 'sI have" "Did you tell
the truth without being asked to say word
for one side or the other?" 81 did,"
| "Then inform us as briefly as possible what
YOU know OF the case" Witness forthwith
proceeded TO state what be knew, which he
usually contrived to do in less than five mln-
ures. He seldom digressed; his statement
was, as rule, concise, clear, and brief. NOW
and again witness would, struck with ap-
parent horror at Hoedel's act or Hoeders
words, grow eloquent for moment, but
such disposition to talk too much was
always met by frown from the President,
and we soon heard an end OF the story.
r. To opI hin, THING c' u1C
\ the question invariably put by Won Muller
| to the advocate for the Grown, and to him
/ for the prisoner, when the witness had Tin
4 ished, and No" was almost the lnvariable
\ answer. Nearly forty persons gave evidence
4 Unless than three hours. Occasionally we
had persons who now gave their deposl-
1ions for tue first time, and so far from being
sworn before giving their evidence they
waited till two or three more like them
selves had made their statements, and
| then all were narshalled in front OF tie
dais together. We stood up, judges, pri-
sGners. and spectators, while the witnesses
raised their right hands and with the palms
TUNED inward. the index and second fin
ger.eHtended, the thumb stretched out, and
the third and fourth fingers closed some
what after the semblance Of cross, pro-
ceeded to repeat, after the President, an
oath to the effect. that, before God, their
maker. Christ their judge, and the Spirit,
they had, to the best of their knowledge,
told the whole truth, neither adding nor
concealiag anything. AS the trial went on
| coltId mot but feel that it was terribly
quick ,wotk. There could be no doubt OF
Hoedsi's guilt, and the ten Judges were
evidently disposed to finish the business
withoast the slightest delay. 1T was as
though .HeeRlel had been tried by ma
chinery.
At length the Public Prosecutor rises.
The same speed which has characterized all
the othe: proceedings OF the day enters
into the prosecutors speech. He details
the events in! agiew sentences, deEotes the
rest OF his remarks to quiet but forGible
expose OF the. dangers resulting from such
4 kind of so@iaistic propaganda, btI in the
\ most dulcet Of tapes calls for the heaviest
possible punishment upon Hoe&el, anc
{Ehen sits down. lEren the advocate foritht
Srisoner is bnsf. .ssaIave you anything tf
say for yourSait?". demands the President
OF the prisoner. .tHNe, thank YOU" replied
Hsedel, with another CHASTITY grins ."1
EshGuld be very saTysto plead before such {
tribs,naiI" Ths Judges move off without
delay into anothsr room to consult, anc
Hoe6el is marched ,toiAis cell while theg de
eide upon his fate. They are not gone hal
an hoar when volseiins court tells OF HNe.
6e's return, and directly afterwards the
Judges enter. The SLACK cap is assumeda
the prisoner had scapsely stood up, and toe
kIdges haze scarcely sat down, before Hoe
Edsl is tod, SIN The nape of the King
nj Prussia that ESr rthe crime of