eginning to end, from my point of
view. I was bullied by the prosecutor, scathingly censured by the judge,
libeled by the press, cursed by the public, and deserted by my own
attorney. I was treated like a cowardly beast of the most depraved type.
But with all the abuse that was heaped upon me, I endured it without a
murmur, calmly claiming that I was not responsible for the deed, but
perfectly willing to take any punishment the law meted out to me. There
was one thing, however, which stood out prominently amidst the many
shoals of my misfortune, which made me feel that I had not lived in
vain. My faithful little band of followers, whom I had taught the
principles of Natural Law, remained loyal to me until the very end. Not
one member of the society was there who would believe that I was guilty
of such an atrocious crime. They insisted that there was some mistake,
and spent much time and money in trying to ferret out the mystery. They
called upon me as often as the prison regulations would permit, and amid
scenes that were touching, protested their undying fidelity to me and
the cause I espoused. Each individual promised most solemnly to carry on
the work I had begun as long as his life lasted, and I feel sure that,
although the end of my time is drawing near, the work entrusted to me by
the great Sagewoman is born again, and will grow to huge proportions as
time passes on.

And so I have come to the end of my story. Tomorrow I must die. In
writing this book, I have tried to confine myself exclusively to the
truth. I have felt all along, however, my inability to do the subject
justice. There are many things that the great Sagewoman tried to impress
upon me which my little brain was not strong enough to grasp. There are
also many things which are perfectly clear in my mind, that I have been
unable to convey to others, but I have done my best, and that is all
that can be expected of any one. I should like to have given more
attention to the arrangement of this work, but unfortunately the time
allowed me has been very short, and I have had to rush it along in order
to complete it. I have produced this treatise while confined within my
cell in the death-house, and therefore have had many disadvantages to
contend with. I shall give the manuscript to the little body of men and
women who are banded together and known as the Natural Law Society, of
which I had the honor to be the founder, with the understanding that it
will be p