1.] After attaching his signature to this verdict.

Nicholas I.added in his own handwriting the following characteristic resolution, which was not to be made public: While sharing the view of the Council of State that in this case, owing to the vagueness of the legal deductions, no other decision than the one embodied in the opinion confirmed by me could have been reached, I deem it, however, necessary to add that I do not have, and, indeed, cannot have, the inner conviction that the murder has not been committed by the Jews.

Numerous examples of similar murders....

go to show that among the Jews there probably exist fanatics or sectarians who consider Christian blood necessary for their rites.

This appears the more possible, since unfortunately even among us Christians there sometimes exist such sects which are no less horrible and incomprehensible.