How could he ?" "You're entirely wrong," said Meldon.

"As a matter of fact any right-minded and really upright judge, such as we have every reason to suppose this Sir Gilbert Hawkesby is, would take a special pride in trying his own niece.

He'd like to hang her if he could, always supposing that he felt sure that she was guilty.

If there's one thing judges are more determined about than another it's their independence of all considerations of private friendship in the discharge of their duties.

There are several recorded instances of judges hanging their own sons.