South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-14

were afraid ] might ask some. I did
not. You know why. But believe me
Mr. Public Prosecutor, respectfully
AMI without appearing 10 give you
advice, of which YOU have no need
for the honor of justice see that
there are no longer any experts!
you Have Read Report"
"All prisoners will not remian ST
lent when they can prove that these
gentlemen do not know that they
are saying, firstly black, then white.
You have read the report You have
noticed that i'm one instance II is
stated that fra gments of head bones
were burned. without any part of the
brain. Ten pages furthe~ on il is
said that these same bones were
burned with the brain. You will also
notice that this report is signed not
by one. but by three doctors. That
is how i'm too closely studying the
heads of dead persons those of liv-
Ing beings are dangerously compro-
missed.
You who visited Gambais, fur
ther know that my house was only
200 yards from a cemetery, where
children often played at rolling
bones.
you wanted to see the scene of
the crimes You went to Gambais.
and IN your ~equisition YOU could not
resist giving a description of your
trip and your impressions. In doins
so you were far from the seventies
which you must SerforCe ask. You
understood the Charm, the poetic.
calm Of the spot. and you felt that
il was much more easily adapted TO
inspire rest and love instead of the
scenes of saVagery which magma
tion cannot even conceive without
the greatest effort Your voice had
changed. your look had shown all
that must be so tender in intimacy.
You were led away by the muses.
and YOU cited one of the finest pas
saces Of that lover, Werther. You
felix that the little house built for
dreamers would have disarmed the
most ferocious moBster.
mo Pity, Strike!"
Then. slightly confused, YOU
wanted to finish your address and
said, in strong but trembling
voice, no pity strike fearlessly!' The
'iurs believed you. Unfamiliar with
oratoricaI subtilities they thought
Won had taken all your responsible
titles. They came back. The fatal
yes was heard.
Il was not there at the time.
When I came back into the court
room. and when I knew the sentence
rendered. looked for you. It
pleased me 10 know the end of our
mutual drama Why did you turn
away from my gaze? Why, in a
more agitated state than ever did
you turn on the crowd and shout.
towards, brutes.' The crowd surely
had the right 70 insult me since you
had had me sentenced as a criminal.
H. innocent did not resent the
crowds remarks
Then I'M way that touched me.
you asked me if I had any state
mtnt 10 make. You felt the need 10
rsassure yourself. OF what use
would any statement have been fl
YOU had felt certain of my culpability
and why today are you still ordering
investigations 10 find the missius
women if YOU were sure had killed
them
1T was finished The sentence had
fallen. I was calm. You were agi-
tated. There u.s. then. a conscience
which troubles uncertain judges just
as Il should torture the guilty,
"Adieu. monsieur. our common
history viii undoubtedly end to-
morrow. / die with a calm and inno-
cent conscience With my respects.
please receive the wishes that yours
MAY be the same