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When the hour for the trial arrived Gwen insisted on accoreat deal of confidence in George and felt sure that, as he expressed a strong doubt of the prisoner's guilt, he would triu him innocent She determined, therefore, to be present at the trial, even before her attendance should be required as a witness

M Latour, when he was led into the prisoner's box, see his incarceration It ith a htened himself up as the indictuilty?" were addressed to him every eye was turned upon him and every ear listened to catch the first sound of his voice, but no sound cauilty or not guilty?" Like one suddenly awakened from a reverie M Latour started, turned toward his questioner, and in a full, firm voice replied: "Guilty!" I was so dumfounded that I could offer Gwen no word of comfort to alleviate this sudden shock Maitland and Godin seemed about the only ones in the court-room ere not taken off their feet, so to speak, by this unexpected plea, and George was at Gwen's side in ato her which I could not hear, but which I could see had a very beneficial effect upon her We had all expected a long, complicated trial, and here the whole matter was reduced to a mere formality by M Latour's simple confession, "Guilty!" Is it any wonder, therefore, that ere taken aback?

While ere recovering from our surprise at this sudden turn of affairs, Maitland was engaged in private conversation with the Judge, hom, he afterward told me, he had become well acquainted both in his own cases and in those of other lawyers requiring his services as an expert chemist He never told me what passed between them, nor the substance of any of the brief interviehich folloith the prosecuting attorney, his associate counsel, and other legal functionaries All I know is that when the case was resumed M Latour's senior counsel, Jenkins, kept carefully in the background, leaving the practical conduct of the case in Maitland's hands

If a hazelnut had the shell of a cocoanut, its meat would, in my opinion, sustain about the saal proceeding sustains to the e in which it is enshrouded For this reason you will not expect ive a detailed account of this trial I couldn't if I would, and I wouldn't if I could My knowledge of legal procedure is far froan the study of law My memories of Blackstone are such as need prejudice no aal honours I have a recollection that so,--I s fro on B's estate; but for the life of me I couldn't tell what he says More distinctly do I reiver stated that there could be no doubt of the evidence of witchcraft, because the Bible was full of it, and that witches should be punished with death This made an impression upon me, because it was an instance, rare to h now, of how minds, otherwise exceptionally able, otry, and superstition as to render their judg certain classes of phenoical, puerile and ridiculous