s to attach particular significance to
the dream he had in 1901. He meditates deeply upon this and, in the
course of a few weeks there appears to him a vision accompanied by a
voice which, in effect, commands the killing of the man through whose
acts and machinations he believes the sacred traditions to be
endangered, and who, he also believes is, through a conspiracy,
concerned in the assassination of a former president. He continues to
ponder upon the subjects set forth, awaiting the appearance of a person
who would carry out the act suggested by the vision, but shortly
arrives at the conclusion that he, and not someone else, is the chosen
instrument. He at once sets forth to accomplish his mission, following
his victim until he finally comes up with him.

During his examination as to his sanity, he conducts himself in perfect
accord with his beliefs, and expresses a regret at not having died at
the hands of the mob if such a result would have proven of benefit to
his chosen country.

CHAPTER XIX.

SCHRANK DISCUSSES VISIONS.

(BY JOHN FLAMMANG SCHRANK.)

Has a man a right to take a weapon and hunt down a man who has violated
tradition? In answer to this I would like to ask the gentleman the
following question. How and by what means would you expect to withhold
from a man that right. You know that according to the old Roman law the
atonement for the taking of a life has been the giving of a life, and
to this day our power of state with the laws and instruments for
punishment is limited to the taking of man's life there is no severer
penalty than death sentence. Now then when a man concludes to take a
weapon and hunt down another man and he then willingly sacrifices his
own life in defense we say of tradition, does such man then not
willingly give what otherwise the law could take from him, is then not
the right with him, I should say where self-sacrifice begins to power
of law comes to an end and if I knew that my death during my act would
have this tradition more sacred.

I would be sorry that my life was spared, so convinced am I of my act
to act as I did, that if I were ever a free man again I would at once
create an order of tradition sole purpose to defend it.

You gentlemen claim that you would think a man insane, that could have
such things as a vision appear to him. There might be exceptions, but I
disagree with you in making this the rule. Then I presume you men would
declare Joan d'Arc the Ma