The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-14

Il into the dim sagas Of things th
were since the greatest lrias Il
world has ever seen, was decided. Wit
the surrounding circumstances 1t WI
the greatest drama In the worlds hi
tory, even It's greatest tragedy, yet
has remained a deep mystery throug
the aeons whether or not the trial an
condemnation Of Jesus Christ wa
conducted according to the laws of ev
dencc which prevailed at that periot
1t has been much discussed questo
as 10 who was really responsible 70
the cruciGxion Hebrews contend tina
the Romans alone had the power +
order such penalties, that the Romal
soldiers carried out the sentence of th
Roman judge, and the Roman Law
was supreme. Others contend that tn,
Jews were altogether responsible fo
the conviction and crucifxion, since
Pontlus PLATE, the Roman judge, de
clared Jesus had committed no crime
Until the Hon. Walter NJ. Chandler
of the New York Bar analyzed ths
trial, condemnation and execution from
a purely legal viewpoint, the. several
opinions advanced never convinced any
one who held an opposite view. The
legal aspect Of the trial Is told In two
volumes, one the Roman Trial, and the
other, the trial before the Jewish San
hedrin. The work Is marvellously com
plete in every detail Not a situation
has escaped the legal mind Of the noted
lawyer, and It's seriousness has i'm
pressed jurists, clergymen and the pro-
letariat alike.
The author undertakes TO show that
Christ did not receive a fair trial, ac-
cording TO the Hebrew law prevailing
at that time, and chat His condem-
naticn was not only unjust, but Illegal
Ile cites the most authoritative He
brew works al great length, giving
chapter and page, each showing a won
dcrful amount Of careful and conscien-
tious research. The books axe publish
ed, handsomely bound BY the Empire
Publishing Company, go Wall Street,
New York,
There were two distinct trials Of
Jesus, a Hebrew and Roman, the for
mer being an ecclesiastical trial. and
the iatter civil one. The only del
tails Of the trial that have come down
to US are contained in the Gospels.
There arc references 10 the agaAt inl
contemporary writer's such as Jo-
sephus. but they are SO SLIGHT That N
is useless to refer to them in makingI
an analysis The Hebrew trial took
place before lhe great Sanhedrin CON
slstlng Of sesenty-one members. The
Roman trial was held before pontius
PLATE, Roman Governor Of Judca, and
also before Herod, Tetrarch Of Galillee.
The trials all made one, were links inI
chain, aud took place within space
OF time variously estimated at from
ten to twenty hours
Mr.. Chandler sets fort, his case as
brief in the form prescribed BY the
New York Court of Appeals. 1t IS
divided into twelve points:
POINT 1.-The arrest Of Jesus was
illegal
The record discloses three distinct
elements Of iIlegalIty in the arrest of
Jesus:
l. 1t took place at night, in viola
tion Of Hebrew law. 2. Il was ef'l
fected through the agency Of traitor
and informer. In violation Of provi-
sion In the Mosaic code and Of rab-
binie rule based thereon, 3. II was
not the result Of legal mandate from
court whose intentions were to con-
duct legal trial for the purpose of
reaching righteous Judgment.
It was the f4th Nissan, or in our cal
enaar April Q. al ID. 30, that the arI
rest occurred Jesus and The twelrel
apostles gathered probably in the homel
of SIT. Mark for the Last Supper JUL
das Iscariot was there, mercenary,I
lowsbrowed and craven-hearted
At the approach Of midnight Jesus
left the house and went to the Garden
Of Geihsemane, there to retire and
pray in agony.
II was evidently near midnight when
He left the Garden and was met hyl
Judas the informer. and the officers
II the chief pFieats, carrying lanterns
ma torches and weapons" Thus thel,
arrest was made in the darkness.
sff was 4 well-estal,lished rule ofl,
Hebrew law that proceedings in capi.lI