But," he added gloomily, "of what use now ?" Others sought admission,--visitors from the Jail Mission, philanthropic ladies, a priest from St.Boniface, a Methodist minister,--but all were alike denied.

Simon Ketzel he sent for, and with him held long converse, with the result that he was able to secure for his defence the services of O'Hara, the leading criminal lawyer of Western Canada.

There appeared to be no lack of money, and all that money could do was done.
The case began to excite considerable interest, not only in the city, but throughout the whole country.

Public opinion was strongly against the prisoner.

Never in the history of the new country had a crime been committed of such horrible and bloodthirsty deliberation.
It is true that this opinion was based largely upon Rosenblatt's deposition, taken by Sergeant Cameron and Dr.Wright when he was supposed to be _in extremis_, and upon various newspaper interviews with him that appeared from time to time.