counsel
has made
an attempt
to
palliate
this,on
the ground
that the
woman is
in what he
describes,I
think,as
"a
hopeless
position."As
to that I
can
express no
opinion.She
is a
married
woman,and
the fact
is patent
that you
committed
this crime
with the
view of
furthering
an immoral
design.Now,however
I might
wish,I am
not able
to justify
to my
conscience
a plea for
mercy
which has
a basis
inimical
to
morality.
It is
vitiated
'ab
initio',and
would,if
