The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-05

ana carefully prepared speech OF almost
two hours, Meagher reviewed the case.
He denied every word; he denounced the
statement as a base and cruel fabrica-
ton" and accused Sir Julian of laboring
under mental delusion. He almost wept
in pity for the wreck of so grand a mind.
For Mr.. Want he had only insult, yitu-
peration, and defiance, In the minds of
many the question was settled, as it was
remembered that Sir Julian Salamons,
some twenty-five years ago, had suffered
from brain fever, superinduced by over
work. This increased the confusion, but
the cooler heads We're willing to suspend
judgment, as it was known that Sir
Julian would not remain silent under such
an assault, and those who knew him best
waited with the most profound expecta-
ton. Known to be a shrewd lawyer, with
forty years practice, it was not believed
that he would expose himself to humilia-
ton and defeat.
On the next Tuesday Sir Julian arose
in his place in the legislative council, and
in speech said to be the ablest ever de-
livered in this country. firmly establish ed
in the minds of every impartial person the
truth of his statements regarding Mr.
Meagher'S confession. The shrewd Jew
ish lawyer left nothing undone. His
speech was not a defense of himself but
terrible arraignment of Crick, Meagher,
and Dean. Sir Julian had INDICATED his
honor, had established his sanity, and
crushed his assailants, not by defensive
tactics, but by offensive ones. Deans in
nocence had been firmly believed in by
the best people in the community while
the feeling that he had been convicted at
least on sufficient evidence" was well
nigh universal.
Event began to chase event with greater
alacrity. The chemist who sold the DO son
to Dean made a full statement to Mr.
Want. On Oct 5, Crick, Meagher and
Dean were arrested on a charge of conspir-
acy, and to the charge against Dean per-
jury was added
Dean had enjoyed a rosy time since Sir
Julian's speech, as his ferryboat had been
crowded with passengers, who crossed
and recrossed the bay to feast their souls
concealed feeling of guilt more success
fully, if he had that feeling He still
smiled, defied, and protested his innocence
When those arrests were made the peo-
pie everywhere looked with amazement
But a greater sensation was to follow
for as yet opinion was divided-a sensa-
ton that would send a thrill of pain an
guish, pity and horror through the whole
community and unity the public opinion.
On Oct. Mr.. Crick arose in his place
in parliament and, with the most ORA
matte effect, read the full confession of his
partner, Meagher, admitting all that Sir
Julian had said, at the same time ten
dering his, Meagher's, resignation as
member of parliament. Short inglorious
career. Meagher had ridden into parIia-
ment on the Dean wave, had espoused
the cause of guilty man, and had led
in framing public opinion for a royal
commission and the vile attack on a de-
fenSeless woman. He left parliament
where he had sat about four weeks dis,
graced and desuised. He was stricken
from the rolls as a solicitor, surrendered
the best criminal practice in the colony.
and retired to his home to await trial
on a criminal charge, probably the most
hated man in Australia. This it was
thought, was the last act; the closing
scene. But no; the curtain could not be
be rung down with any part of the ghast-
ly mystery unsolved, and on Oct Mr.
Want, attorney general, rose in his place
in the upper house of parliament and.
after a brief allusion 10 the wholesale
abuse and insult 10 which he and the
officers of the crown had been subjected.
and the vile taunts of partisanship and
persecution which had been hurled at
every person who refused to walk over
the laws decree, he said the final act
would now be played and the curtain
rung down on the Dean case forever. To
full a confession of Dean himself not only
of all the charges against him in the orig
inal trial but to having so confessed 10
Meagher as stated by that peculiarly con-
stituted parsonage TO Sir Julian.
The rest is easily told. Dean had been
pardoned, and freed from all faint on the
charge for which he was originally tried
but he was retired on a charge of perjury
and sentenced to fourteen years impris-
onment at hard labor, while Meagher and
Crick are on trial for conspiracy, with
the chances that both will come off scott
free Meanwhile the disgraced and suf-
fering women are being kindly forgotten
Thus ends one Of the most sensational
criminal cases in the history Of modern
times.