In conclusion, I have only to express my thanks for the many cordial notices—some of them, I fear, hardly deserved—which this rather slight work received on its first appearance. The kindness of his reviewers has at all events encouraged the author to strive that his future work may be a little better worth their attention.
A. U.
May, 1895.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | THE INDICTMENT | [1] |
| II. | THE BRIEF FOR THE PROSECUTION | [2] |
| III. | COUNSEL FOR THE DEFENCE | [23] |
| IV. | THE ASSIZES | [44] |
| V. | THE CASE FOR THE CROWN | [68] |
| VI. | THE WITNESSES | [85] |
| VII. | HALF AN HOUR | [113] |
| VIII. | THE DEFENCE | [127] |
| IX. | THE JUDGE | [154] |
| X. | THE VERDICT | [175] |
| XI. | THE PRISONER’S STATEMENT | [192] |
| XII. | THE C.C.R. | [212] |
| XIII. | UNDER THE GREAT SEAL | [229] |