, 1881-12-29

TiSE-Fttm ut size,
THE TRIAL OF HAMLET.
4 Great Precedent which Judge Cox Nytlt
DO Well tu Ponder lksiorc EEU Gvcs
Into Opom Parlncrat,tp with dialttenn.
Nt'v lark tEorl, Itc.a
W1TTEsttiEtut. Due. lO.-fn ru,siIInglng
hbout tile old library tn tito university tuw,l
Ut Wltte,nIcrg, lInvo Ind the Eooi luck to
light up0lt IL number If curious manuscripts,
aiming tho icast rnlnable ut which certainly
Is mt the one all lbstraet or general accoWnt
Of Which hereby send yuu. itnplpars That
when last year pruf. Bjijrnson was sent to
collect for tho University of Upsala what
manuscripts might renlniD utter tho grcat
tire, lls did not extend Ills researches 10 tho
extensive "f'Ibltotllek, ".wtc1l ws.s really tho
Only purt OF tho university which tu,lsaineti
Intact. twill a9s0 BIZ remembered tiat when
lie returned hut lnengrefr cQuIppr4l with ti,8
spo!ls Of the university ,Io WIS abused by
tho resident professors. Ills anger and ts
results are pnssubly well known. rhc Fac
,l'ty tnd lis quarrel with him. 1,ul tic result
Ut That quarrel is that hayo tho opportunity
to report upon those researches in the UnI-
yerslty vi W!ttcm1org-wlIIc Ii once lie loved
md Which now he tlntes-nlld which now
will bp ucceptcd by thu world as almost tile
grcu!est OF Its rrllnbtliln.oils Of rcnl cllarac-
tets, III history.
1t will bo remembered that In Shakspcarefa
tragctly "linm!et," the hero himself, Is I,adH
Ia die. after accomplishing tile death ut hEs
stepfatllar. tho QHcc'l, aud other characters.
FrUlM the history rs given 10 mu BY Prot.
NJbFMson It appears, however, TINT hnrtlly
anything could bu further from the truth
ttln thu generally accepted history. Dy
ltlca,is Of TIC cnD glvell nc | llnye been Gil
nblett to discover TINT after Ll,Hfct ltad conl-
nlItteA tic murders Which wt,tll hny1 made
Ills succession to tho throne certain, lie was
Immediately taken futn cl,Etutly mil WAS nt-
iortled q fnir a,sd Judicial trial.
1t Is hard to slcclpl,er the " rit!ngs Of tho
courts 0f thu, fine. especially tllose which
have to tlo With De''Iilurk, WHARF, the Nurse
characters Mip nlnlnst fncxtrlcnbly cnti,-
nov 10 the Gothic niMl HOW 10 Influences
which they are quits well assured nre
ScAllu. but fr0ul.all the manuscript before
nte atl abte to make ont q sul,stailcc wtlicl.
lia'nict rsA!!y and truly killed his father.
After tic iGntt OF the futller Han1|ct WINS mol
s!lhtn by tile poison that wns within him, but
lived ntte,wnNls q KY, to s'and iis trial befora n
Antl ! whnt i Till twasl After he lad Ind
tine to think tIle s!lbjuet over ana rcilec,
upon wlnt la co.ll,t ttI II the matter SHOULD
bD property brougl, tbtfprnn jury, he ellghRetl
brotllcr:il';;lnw, Laerltts. q aw,er VII? tllery-
tutur1 Ind been elguged IL Tie reAl-eytnlo
business ut UlsAIN. Public opinion w,ls
stnng asaiMst HH'nlc',. inr It wins felt tllat
inur.lcr was q crime. II is di'l!c,,lt to nl,ske
out exactly WHO was tho ,,lutgu before whom
thu cnse was. tried, but FROM incidental cir
cnnlstanecs having II clear bearing IN tho
hlstorlctl question Il Is pretty sire tnnt tho
!,u,a9 Of tic, presiding Judge WIS Yortct.
gather THIS troln TIN GENERAL conduct Ut the
trlal, during uie cUslrsu uf which lital,y worry
astounding anu ttMtlcr0us llcuntfuus prtvi-
leacs wore ElyeM to tho witnesses.
'lhe general line. Of detu,lsc, entered was
that HdH4lct was lns',tle, with a apernlissfon
to s1ilcnd tic sa,io as often rs It should scctlI
feasible md tu the Interest Of tl,e prisoner III
4n so,, Tile jnry selected WIS II representa-
tive ie, consisting OF Lurtls. lMties, officers,
terdaMts.. .1lle proseuuttnH.Attoriley begun
and ended III tile usnl mni1l,'r, such ns tilat
which Inns come down to l'S frnnl Lie tlMlu
wl,an men were first ACCUSED Df crlGme. The
having beel, present at Tie, killing, Or ut least
bulnE really tU swear tllAt lle was there, and
the general fnet Ut tho homicide w,ts not dc.
nlell. Everything was t(tarufora rs 1t allutlld
lave heel, to seclire tho execution 0f Httntlci,
nntt, says the clsrontcler, l,s would have bcp,i
hnNgrA forthwith had not his COUNSEL
brnligl,t IN tho strnnge and unusual plea of
insanity. When 1t was seen. what tho de-
tSy sveryboy Vas Il Ibcwii,lsre, for ri TO SS; os knoS
wllosa on or ass might bu killed or stalon by
thu nearest inatlrail. ls1t. as It appeared
further Ol,, these objections had llntilng
wf,ateyor to slo with tho question Of llfe Or
pr0perty.
Whon tho court wos opened and the Pros.
ecutlnE~Atturlley Ind aDlie his work md
been briefly answered. the main business Ut
tho 'sfellse beEal'. | ieoal,, t. t wsro abso.
Of tho Testimony TINT WIS g{ye,l, bnt suffice
1t to say that tl!u .lefense tirst CHILLED sister
II yery ngett Indy. or old Potonins, 1Slltl
testified thlst when t!lo Queen WIS colfllie!t
through Denmark. On being cr0ss-tl,les.
timed slsp admitted tllat She know only, Of Il
storfn III the palaco which had brols pccasIol-
eli BY Iinnltct's tathcr, wl!o l.ad insisted
OF the birth, when lIe certn!nIy Should Ilnye
been In th9 next ROOM, No; Sile llaA mt
noticed. anything unusual it, tho. way II,
which tie young Hnn'et hAtl held tho sugar
hpweyer, It was brought ont that tho chilli
lind sometimes put the sngar ils Ills Bye when
llo ought to l,aye put 1t to ILLS lFps Tlle nurs.,
WIS then dismissed, .bulng. however. per-
SHE llatl n!i evident uttuction. >, ~
;uorttio ald lfrrectt1ts were tlleu, cailetl.
They had been with tho prisoner ,ibon the
platform. and saul tn ti,o prisoner tliat they
llaM Sl!nll II 8nHAt. lH0y uellefGH it tN f.IlTQ
been tie ghost Ut iia'tlct's tatltor because Il
looked llku the oltt gentleman. Hid III.
tluccd lin TO meet thenl Of, tho watch. Wero
not alipcrstttio.,H, but believed In Il rl>nst
wtIen they saw hin. Weru standing, oil tic
platform with IlH,h!ct When tho Kliost NJ.
peared. Hamlet llstl see1nel to 500 It, R,nl ii
they lllld ilot caught him he would liavu fol-
lowed II Into tho nl,yaB.
On 0rttss-cxu,nEna.l tlloy confessed their
Inability 10 distinguish, between u 9lIt,st a,la
much un.tur thu INFLUENCE OF late hours Of.
tho watch, N.nl for several nights lind bcNl.
III s.tul, 4 stnto TINT. l!oy wer0 nfrut.i to DO
4!one; Tlts might ! llave lll.noe4 them to call
something ii ea'i',sctien WITH ti,e M stts of M lt.s
pOuliut might have a M Influence on tllenl.
lind not heartl the gllost any anything, it1tl
wHre 1lult nslcep wlall they did 50. Whun
the Prince returned to them he