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Article CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN ITHACA* ← Page 7 of 7 Article THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON. Page 1 of 11 →
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Crime, And Criminal Justice In Ithaca*
day to day , all the revolting details of their massacre forced upon his recollection , by enemies unremitting in tlie exercise of every art of ingenuity or treachery to fasten the stigma of it on himself . During a pause in the proceedings , the judges retired to a small side apartment , where coffee was handed round , of which we also partook . Their appearance and conversation gave a favourable impression of their character ; ancl as there was no real ground to suspect their
impartiality , it was the more amusing to observe how necessaril y it seemed to be assumed , even by the more intelligent of the prisoner ' s friends , that their decision might be influenced by motives such as with us no one would ever imagine could interfere with the rectitude of a verdict . One , it was said , was a Catholic , and would bear ill-will to Soleure , because he was a renegado from that persuasion ; another was a native of Ithaca , and connected by blood with some of the parties most hostile to
him ; a third had a great dislike to Freemasonry , ancl so forth . Groundless as these assumptions might be in the present case , they did not speak much in favour of the general character of the Ionian tribunals , or , at least , of the esteem in which they were held among the lieges . 'The only species of external influence which there seemed to be any plausible ground for apprehending , was the fear of popular outrage in case of acquittal ; and the general belief was , that the verdict would be
of that ambiguous and unfair description , which in England is unknown , but in Scotland is admitted under the name of " not proven ;" and which , without too rudely clashing with the prejudices of the community , would , at the same time , evade the sin of punishing an innocent . man . Soleure , however , had declared he would be satisfied " with nothing less than a full acquittal , and in the case of any decision of the nature abovementioned , would appeal to the Supreme Court of Corfu for a
new trial . On my return , I heard that the verdict had been in his favour ; but whether by the full or half species of acquittal , I coultl not ascertain . The real perpetrators of the mysterious crime remained still undiscovered .
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON .
TRANSI-ATEI ) EXPRF . SSIA' FOR Till ! FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW . ( Continued from pageZOi . ) Franz du , Erste , Francis I ., Emperor of Germany , was born in 170 S , died in 1765 , was initiated into Freemasonry at the Hague in 1731 by a deputation from the Grand Lodge in London , and was shortly afterwards raised a Master in London . He was a true disciple of the Order until his death
. The government was reall y in the hands of his wife , the great empress Maria Theresa , who ivould not allow any Lodges ' to beheld in her dominions , not knowing that her husband was a Freemason . It was through this that it happened , that in a Lodge which was secretly held'in Vienna , that the Emperor met the police officers in full Masonic costume , when thay came to dose or break up the Lodne at the command of the Empress . "•' ¦ ' '"'• :
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Crime, And Criminal Justice In Ithaca*
day to day , all the revolting details of their massacre forced upon his recollection , by enemies unremitting in tlie exercise of every art of ingenuity or treachery to fasten the stigma of it on himself . During a pause in the proceedings , the judges retired to a small side apartment , where coffee was handed round , of which we also partook . Their appearance and conversation gave a favourable impression of their character ; ancl as there was no real ground to suspect their
impartiality , it was the more amusing to observe how necessaril y it seemed to be assumed , even by the more intelligent of the prisoner ' s friends , that their decision might be influenced by motives such as with us no one would ever imagine could interfere with the rectitude of a verdict . One , it was said , was a Catholic , and would bear ill-will to Soleure , because he was a renegado from that persuasion ; another was a native of Ithaca , and connected by blood with some of the parties most hostile to
him ; a third had a great dislike to Freemasonry , ancl so forth . Groundless as these assumptions might be in the present case , they did not speak much in favour of the general character of the Ionian tribunals , or , at least , of the esteem in which they were held among the lieges . 'The only species of external influence which there seemed to be any plausible ground for apprehending , was the fear of popular outrage in case of acquittal ; and the general belief was , that the verdict would be
of that ambiguous and unfair description , which in England is unknown , but in Scotland is admitted under the name of " not proven ;" and which , without too rudely clashing with the prejudices of the community , would , at the same time , evade the sin of punishing an innocent . man . Soleure , however , had declared he would be satisfied " with nothing less than a full acquittal , and in the case of any decision of the nature abovementioned , would appeal to the Supreme Court of Corfu for a
new trial . On my return , I heard that the verdict had been in his favour ; but whether by the full or half species of acquittal , I coultl not ascertain . The real perpetrators of the mysterious crime remained still undiscovered .
The Freemasons' Lexicon.
THE FREEMASONS' LEXICON .
TRANSI-ATEI ) EXPRF . SSIA' FOR Till ! FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW . ( Continued from pageZOi . ) Franz du , Erste , Francis I ., Emperor of Germany , was born in 170 S , died in 1765 , was initiated into Freemasonry at the Hague in 1731 by a deputation from the Grand Lodge in London , and was shortly afterwards raised a Master in London . He was a true disciple of the Order until his death
. The government was reall y in the hands of his wife , the great empress Maria Theresa , who ivould not allow any Lodges ' to beheld in her dominions , not knowing that her husband was a Freemason . It was through this that it happened , that in a Lodge which was secretly held'in Vienna , that the Emperor met the police officers in full Masonic costume , when thay came to dose or break up the Lodne at the command of the Empress . "•' ¦ ' '"'• :