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observed　in　the　accused；　then　he　has　certainly　resolved　to　pass　from　denial　to　confession；　or　to　stick　to　his　denial；　or　to　confess　or　keep　back　the　names　of　his　accomplices；　the　rendezvous；　etc。　Inasmuch　as　in　action　there　is　no　other　alternative　than　saying　or　not　saying　so；　it　might　be　supposed　that　there　is　nothing　important　in　the　foregoing　statement；　the　point　of　importance　lies；　however；　in　the　fact　that　a　_*definite_　resolution　has　been　reached　of　which　the　court　is　aware　and　from　which　a　departure　will　hardly　be　made。　Therefore；　what　follows　upon　the　resolution　so　betrayed；　we　cannot　properly　perceive；　we　know　only　that　it　in　all　likelihood　consists　of　what　succeeds　it；　i。　e。　the　accused　either　confesses　to　something；　or　has　resolved　to　say　nothing。　And　that　observation　saves　us　additional　labor；　for　he　will　not　easily　depart　from　his　resolution。

The　case　is　analogous　with　regard　to　the　witness　who　tells　no　truth　or　only　a　part　of　the　truth。　He　reveals　the　marks　of　resolution　upon　deciding　finally　to　tell　the　truth　or　to　persist　in　his　lying；　and　so；　whatever　he　does　after　the　marks　of　resolution　are　noted；　we　are　saved　unnecessary　effort　to　make　the　man　speak　one　way　or　another。

It　is　particularly　interesting　to　watch　for　such　expressions　of　resolution　in　jurymen；　especially　when　the　decision　of　guilt　or　innocence　is　as　difficult　as　it　is　full　of　serious　consequences。　This　happens　not　rarely　and　means　that　the　juryman　observed　is　clear　in　his　own　mind　as　to　how　he　is　going　to　vote。　Whatever　testimony　may　succeed　this　resolution　is　then　indifferent。　The　resolved　juryman　is　so　much　the　less　to　be　converted；　as　he　usually　either　pays　no　more　attention　to　the　subsequent　testimony；　or　hears　it　in　such　prejudiced　fashion　that　he　sees　everything　in　his　own　way。　In　this　case；　however；　it　is　not　difficult　to　tell　what　the　person　in　question　has　decided　upon。　If　the　action　we　now　know　follows　a　very　damaging　piece　of　testimony；　the　defendant　is　condemned　thereby；　if　it　follows　excusive　testimony　he　is　declared　innocent。　Anybody　who　studies　the　matter　may　observe　that　these　manifestations　are　　made　by　a　very　large　number　of　jurymen　with　sufficient　clearness　to　make　it　possible　to　count　the　votes　and　predict　the　verdict。　I　remember　vividly　in　this　regard　a　case　that　occurred　many　years　ago。　Three　men；　a　peasant　and　his　two　sons；　were　accused　of　having　killed　an　imbecile　who　was　supposed　to　have　boarded　in　their　house。　The　jury　unanimously　declared　them　guiltless；　really　because　of　failure；　in　spite　of　much　effort；　to　find　the　body　of　the　victim。　Later　a　new　witness　appeared；　the　case　was　taken　up　again；　and　about　a　year　after　the　first　trial；　a　second　took　place。　The　trial　consumed　a　good　many　days；　in　which　the　three　defendants　received　a　flood　of　anonymous　letters　which　called　attention　mostly　to　the　fact　that　there　was　in　such　and　such　a　place　an　unknown　imbecile　woman　who　might　be　identical　with　the　ostensible　murdered　person。　For　that　reason　the　defendant　appealed　for　a　postponement　of　the　trial　or　immediate　liberation。　The　prosecutor　of　the　time　fought　the　appeal　but　held　that　so　far　as　the　case　went　（and　it　was　pretty　bad　for　the　prosecution）；　the　action　taken　with　regard　to　the　appeal　was　indifferent。　‘‘The　mills　of　the　gods　grind　slowly；''　he　concluded　in　his　oration；　‘‘a　year　from　now　I　shall　appear　before　the　jury。''　The　expression　of　this　rock…bound　conviction　that　the　defendants　were　guilty；　on　the　part　of　a　man　who；　because　of　his　great　talent；　had　tremendous　influence　on　juries；　caused　an　astounding　impression。　The　instant　he　said　it　one　could　see　in　most　of　the　jurymen　clearest　signs　of　absolute　resolution　and　the　defendants　were　condemned　from　that　moment。

Correlated　with　the　signs　of　resolution　are　those　of　astonishment。　‘‘The　hands　are　raised　in　the　air；''　says　Darwin；　‘‘and　the　palm　is　laid　on　the　mouth。''　In　addition　the　eyebrows　are　regularly　raised；　and　people　of　not　too　great　refinement　beat　their　foreheads　and　in　many　cases　there　occurs　a　slight；　winding　movement　of　the　trunk；　generally　toward　the　left。　The　reason　is　not　difficult　to　find。　We　are　astonished　when　we　learn　something　which　causes　an　inevitable　change　in　the　familiar　course　of　events。　When　this　occurs　the　hearer　finds　it　necessary；　if　events　are　simple；　properly　to　get　hold　of　it。　When　I　hear　that　a　new　Niebelungen　manuscript　has　been　discovered；　or　a　cure　for　leprosy；　or　that　the　South　Pole　has　been　reached；　I　am　astonished；　but　immediate　conception　on　my　part　is　altogether　superfluous。　But　that　ancient　time　in　which　our　habitual　movements　came　into　being；　and　which　has　endured　longer；　incomparably　longer　than　our　present　civilization；　knew　nothing　whatever　of　these　interests　of　the　modern　civilized　human　being。　　What　astonished　people　in　those　days　were　simple；　external；　and　absolutely　direct　novelties：　that　a　flood　was　coming；　that　game　was　near　the　camp；　that　inimical　tribes　had　been　observed；　etc。in　short；　events　that　required　immediate　action。　From　this　fact　spring　our　significant　movements　which　must　hence　be　perceivably　related　to　the　beginning　of　some　necessary　action。　We　raise　our　hands　when　we　want　to　jump　up；　we　elevate　our　eyebrows　when　we　look　up；　to　see　further　into　the　distance；　we　slap　our　foreheads　in　order　to　stimulate　the　muscles　of　our　legs；　dormant　because　of　long　sitting；　we　lay　the　palms　of　our　hands　on　our　mouths　and　turn　the　trunk　because　we　discover　in　the　course　of　life　rather　more　disagreeable　than　pleasant　things　and　hence　we　try　to　keep　them　out　and　to　turn　away　from　them。　And　astonishment　is　expressed　by　any　and　all　of　these　contradictory　movements。

In　law　these　stigmata　are　significant　when　the　person　under　examination　ought　to　be　astonished　at　what　is　told　him　but　for　one　reason　or　another　does　not　want　to　show　his　astonishment。　This　he　may　hide　in　words；　but　at　least　one　significant　gesture　will　betray　him　and　therefore　be　of　considerable　importance　in　the　case。　So；　suppose　that　we　present　some　piece　of　evidence　from　which　we　expect　great　results；　if　they　do　not　come　we　may　perhaps　have　to　take　quite　another　view　of　the　whole　case。　It　is　hence　important　not　to　be　fooled　about　the　effect；　and　that　can　be　accomplished　only　through　the　observation　of　the　witnesses'　gestures；　these　being　much　more　rarely　deceptive　than　words。

Scorn　manifests　itself　in　certain　nasal　and　oral　movements。　The　nose　is　contracted　and　shows　creases。　In　addition　you　may　count　the　so…called　sniffing；　spitting；　blowing　as　if　to　drive　something　away；　folding　the　arms；　and　raising　the　shoulders。　The　action　seems　to　be　related　to　the　fact　that　among　savage　people；　at　least；　the　representation　of　a　worthless；　low　and　despicable　person　is　brought　into　relation　with　the　spread　of　a　nasty　odor：　the　Hindoo　still　says　of　a　man　he　scorns；　‘‘He　is　malodorous。''　That　our　ancestors　thought　similarly；　the　movement　of　the　nose；　especially　raising　it　and　blowing　and　sniffing；　makes　evident。　In　addition　there　is　the　raising　of　the　shoulders　as　if　one　wanted　to　carry　the　whole　body　out　of　a　disgusting　atmospherethe　conduct；　here；　is　briefly　the　conduct　of　the　proud。　If　something　of　the　sort　is　observable　in　the　behavior　of　a　witness　it　will；　as　a　rule；　imply　something　good　about　him：　the　accused　denies　thereby　his　identity　with　the　criminal；　or　he　has　no　other　way　of　indicating　the　testimony　of　some　damaging　　witness　as　slander；　or　he　marks　the　whole　body　of　testimony；　with　this　gesture；　as　a　web　of　lies。

The　case　is　similar　when　a　witness　so　conducts　himself　and　expresses　scorn。　He　will　do　the　latter　when　the　defendant　or　a　false　witness　for　the　defense　accuses　him　of　slander；　when　indelicate　motives　are　ascribed　to　him；　or　earlier　complicity　with　the　criminal；　etc。　The　situations　which　give　a　man　opportunity　to　show　that　he　despises　anybody　are　generally　such　as　are　to　the　advantage　of　the　scorner。　They　are　important　legally　because　they　not　only　show　the　scorner　in　a　good　light　but　also　indicate　that　the　scorn　must　be　studied　more　closely。　It　is；　of　course；　naturally　true　that　scorn　is　to　a　great　degree　simulated；　and　for　that　reason　the　gestures　in　question　must　be　attentively　observed。　Real　scorn　is　to　be　distinguished　from　artificial　scorn　almost　always　by　the　fact　that　the　latter　is　attended　by　unnecessary　smiling。　It　is　popularly　and　correctly　held　that　the　smile　is　the　weapon　of　the　silent。　That　kind　of　smile　appears；　however；　only　as　defense　against　the　less　serious　accusations；　or　perhaps　even　more　serious　ones；　but　obviously　never　when　evil　consequences　attendant　on　serious　accusations　are　involved。　If　indubitable　evil　is　in　question；　no　really　innocent　person　smiles；　for　he　scorns　the　person　he　knows　to　be　lying　and　manifests　other　gestures　than　the　smile。　Even　the　most　confused　individual　who　is　trying　to　conceal　his　stupidity　behind　a　flat　sort　of　laughter　gives　this　up　when　he　is　so　slandered　that　he　is　compelled　to　scorn　the　liar；　only　the　simulator　continues　to　smile。　If；　however；　anybody　has　practiced　the　manifestation　of　scorn　he　knows　that　he　is　not　to　smile；　but　then　his　pose　becomes　theatrical　and　betrays　itself　through　its　exaggeration。

Not　far　from　scorn　are　defiance　and　spite。　They　are　characterized　by　baring　the　canine　teeth　and　drawing　together　the　face　in　a　frown　when　turning　toward　the　person　upon　whom　the　defiance　or　spite　is　directed。　I　believe　that　this　image　has　got　to　be　variously　filled　out　by　the　additional　fact　that　the　mouth　is　closed　and　the　breath　several　times　forced　sharply　through　the　nostrils。　This　arises　from　the　combination　of　resolution　and　scorn；　these　being　the　probable　sources　of　defiance　and　spite。　As　was　explained　in　the　discussion　of　resolution；　the　mouth　is　bound　to　close；　spite　and　defiance　are　not　thinkable　with　open　mouth。　Scorn；　moreover；　demands；　as　we　have　shown；　this　blowing；　and　if　the　blowing　is　to　be　done　while　the　mouth　is　closed　it　must　be　done　through　the　nose。

Derision　and　depreciation　show　the　same　expressions　as　defiance　　and　spite；　but　in　a　lesser　degree。　They　all　give　the　penologist　a　good　deal　to　do；　and　those　defendants　who　show　defiance　and　spite　are　not　unjustly　counted　as　the　most　difficult　we　have　to　deal　with。　They　require；　above　all；　conscienti