Американская трагедия

Chapter 23

           WhydidClydeGriffithsgotoFonda,ortoUtica,ortoGrassLake,ortoBigBittern,atall?Doyouthinkwehaveanyreasonfororanydesiretodenyordiscolorinanywaythefactofhishavingdoneso,orwithRobertaAldeneither?Orwhy,afterthesuddennessandseemingstrangenessandmysteryofherdeath,heshouldhavechosentowalkawayashedid?Ifyouseriouslythinksoforonefractionofamoment,youarethemosthopelesslydeludedandmistakendozenjurymenithasbeenourprivilegetoarguebeforeinallourtwenty-sevenyears’contactwithjuries.

           "Gentlemen,IhavesaidtoyouthatClydeGriffithsisnotguilty,andheisnot.Youmaythink,perhaps,thatweourselvesmustbebelievinginhisguilt.Butyouarewrong.Thepeculiarity,thestrangenessoflife,issuchthatoftentimesamanmaybeaccusedofsomethingthathedidnotdoandyeteverycircumstancesurroundinghimatthetimeseemtoindicatethathediddoit.Therehavebeenmanyverypatheticandveryterribleinstancesofmiscarriagesofjusticethroughcircumstantialevidencealone.Besure!Oh,beverysurethatnosuchmistakenjudgmentbasedonanylocalorreligiousormoraltheoryofconductorbias,becauseofpresumedirrefutableevidence,ispermittedtoprejudiceyou,sothatwithoutmeaningto,andwiththebestandhighest-mindedintentions,youyourselvesseeacrime,ortheintentiontocommitacrime,whennosuchcrimeoranysuchintentionevertrulyorlegallyexistedorlodgedinthemindoractsofthisdefendant.

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