Two of those who had plotted against DeBar were arrested, tried--and acquitted, a fact which goes to prove the statement of a certain great man that half of the time law is not justice.

There is no need of going into greater detail about the trials of the three men chiefly instrumental in sending their father to his death, and who fled into the North." "Good!" exclaimed Philip.
The word shot from him before he had thought.

At first he flushed, then sat bolt upright and smiled frankly into the inspector's face as he watched the effect of his indiscretion.
"So many people thought at the time," said MacGregor, eying him with curious sharpness.

"Especially the women.

For that reason the first three who were caught were merely convicted of manslaughter instead of murder.