It is usually the end of the case." "You don't mean that the man who pleads not guilty is thereupon discharged ?" "No, I do not mean that.

He is not accused on light grounds, and if he denies his guilt, must still be tried.

But trials are few, for in most cases the guilty man pleads guilty.

When he makes a false plea and is clearly proved guilty, his penalty is doubled.

Falsehood is, however, so despised among us that few offenders would lie to save themselves." "That is the most astounding thing you have yet told me," I exclaimed.
"If lying has gone out of fashion, this is indeed the 'new heavens and the new earth wherein dwelleth righteousness,' which the prophet foretold." "Such is, in fact, the belief of some persons nowadays," was the doctor's answer.