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nsable　importance　in　every　natural　science。　‘‘Of　all　truths　concerning　natural　phenomena；　those　which　deal　with　the　order　of　succession　are　for　us　the　most　important。　Upon　a　knowledge　of　them　is　grounded　every　intelligent　anticipation　of　the　future''　（J。　S。　Mill）。＇1＇　The　oversight　of　this　doctrine　is　the　largest　cause　of　our　failures。　We　must；　in　the　determination　of　evidence；　cleave　to　it。　Whenever　the　question　of　influence　upon　the　‘‘_*effect_''　is　raised；　the　problem　of　order　is　found　invariably　the　most　important。　Mistakes　and　impossibilities　are　in　the　main　discovered　only　when　the　examination　of　the　order　of　succession　has　been　undertaken。

In　short：　We　have　confined　ourselves　long　enough　to　the　mere　study　of　our　legal　canons。　We　now　set　out　upon　an　exact　consideration　of　their　material。　To　do　this；　obviously　demands　a　retreat　to　the　starting…point　and　a　beginning　we　ought　to　have　made　long　ago；　but　natural　sciences；　on　which　we　model　ourselves；　have　had　to　do　the　identical　thing　and　are　now　at　it　openly　and　honestly。　Ancient　medicine　looked　first　of　all　for　the　universal　panacea　and　boiled　theriac；　contemporary　medicine　dissects；　uses　the　microscope；　and　experiments；　recognizes　no　panacea；　accepts　barely　a　few　specifics。　Modern　medicine　has　seen　the　mistake。　But　we　lawyers　boil　our　theriac　even　nowadays　and　regard　the　most　important　study；　the　study　of　reality；　with　arrogance。

＇1＇　J。　S。　Mill：　System　of　Logic。

　Topic　II。　PSYCHOLOGIC　LESSONS。

Section　3。　（a）　General　Considerations。


Of　the　criminalist's　tasks；　the　most　important　are　those　involving　his　dealings　with　the　other　men　who　determine　his　work；　with　witnesses；　accused；　jurymen；　colleagues；　etc。　These　are　the　most　pregnant　of　consequences。　In　every　case　his　success　depends　on　his　skill；　his　tact；　his　knowledge　of　human　nature；　his　patience；　and　his　propriety　of　manner。　Anybody　who　takes　the　trouble；　may　note　speedily　the　great　differences　in　efficiency　between　those　who　do　and　those　who　do　not　possess　such　qualities。　That　they　are　important　to　witnesses　and　accused　is　undoubted。　But　this　importance　is　manifest　to　still　others。　The　intercourse　between　various　examining　judges　and　experts　is　a　matter　of　daily　observation。　One　judge　puts　the　question　according　to　law　and　expects　to　be　respected。　He　does　not　make　explicit　how　perfectly　indifferent　the　whole　affair　is　to　him；　but　experts　have　sufficient　opportunity　to　take　note　of　that　fact。　The　other　narrates　the　case；　explains　to　the　experts　its　various　particular　possibilities；　finds　out　whether　and　what　further　elucidation　they　demand；　perhaps　inquires　into　the　intended　manner　and　method　of　the　expert　solution　of　the　problem；　informs　himself　of　the　case　by　their　means；　and　manifests　especial　interest　in　the　difficult　and　far　too　much　neglected　work　of　the　experts。　It　may　be　said　that　the　latter　will　do　their　work　in　the　one　case　as　in　the　other；　with　the　same　result。　This　would　be　true　if；　unfortunately；　experts　were　not　also　endowed　with　the　same　imperfections　as　other　mortals；　and　are　thus　far　also　infected　by　interest　or　indifference。　Just　imagine　that　besides　the　examining　magistrate　of　a　great　superior　court；　every　justice　and；　in　addition；　all　the　chiefs　and　officials　manifested　equal　indifference！　Then　even　the　most　devoted　experts　would　grow　cool　and　do　only　what　they　absolutely　had　to。　But　if　all　the　members　of　the　same　court　are　actuated　by　the　same　keen　interest　and　comport　themselves　as　described；　how　different　the　affair　becomes！　It　would　be　impossible　that　even　the　indifferent；　and　perhaps　least　industrious　experts；　should　not　be　carried　out　of　themselves　by　the　general　interest；　should　not　finally　realize　the　importance　of　their　position；　and　do　their　utmost。

The　same　thing　is　true　of　the　president；　the　jurymen　and　their　fellow…judges。　It　is　observable　that　here　and　there　a　presiding　justice　succeeds　in　boring　all　concerned　during　even　criminal　cases　interesting　　in　themselves；　the　incident　drags　on；　and　people　are　interested　only　in　finally　seeing　the　end　of　the　matter。　Other　presiding　justices　again；　fortunately　the　majority；　understand　how　to　impart　apparent　importance　to　even　the　simplest　case。　Whatever　office　anybody　may　hold；he　and　his　mates　are　commissioned　in　the　common　task；　and　should　the　thing　come　up　for　judgment；　everybody　does　his　best。　The　difference　here　is　not　due　to　temperamental　freshness　or　tediousness；　the　result　depends　only　upon　a　correct　or　incorrect　psychological　handling　of　the　participants。　The　latter　must　in　every　single　case　be　led　and　trained　anew　to　interest；　conscientiousness　and　co…operation。　In　this　need　lies　the　educational　opportunity　of　the　criminal　judge。　Whether　it　arises　with　regard　to　the　accused；　the　witness；　the　associate　justice；　or　the　expert；　is　all　one；　it　is　invariably　the　same。

That　knowledge　of　human　nature　is　for　this　purpose　most　important　to　the　criminalist　will　be　as　little　challenged　as　the　circumstance　that　such　knowledge　can　not　be　acquired　from　books。　Curiously　enough；　there　are　not　a　few　on　the　subject；　but　I　suspect　that　whoever　studies　or　memorizes　them；　（such　books　as　Pockel's；　Herz's；　Meister's；　Engel's；　Jassoix's；　and　others；　enumerated　by　Volkmar）　will　have　gained　little　that　is　of　use。　A　knowledge　of　human　nature　is　acquired　only　（barring　of　course　a　certain　talent　thereto）　by　persevering　observation；　comparison；　summarization；　and　further　comparison。　So　acquired；　it　sets　its　possessor　to　the　fore；　and　makes　him　independent　of　a　mass　of　information　with　which　the　others　have　to　repair　their　ignorance　of　mankind。　This　is　to　be　observed　in　countless　cases　in　our　profession。　Whoever　has　had　to　deal　with　certain　sorts　of　swindlers；　lying　horsetraders；　antiquarians；　prestidigitators；　soon　comes　to　the　remarkable　conclusion；　that　of　this　class；　exactly　those　who　flourish　most　in　their　profession　and　really　get　rich　understand　their　trade　the　least。　The　horsedealer　is　no　connoisseur　whatever　in　horses；　the　antiquarian　can　not　judge　the　value　nor　the　age　and　excellence　of　antiquities；　the　cardsharp　knows　a　few　stupid　tricks　with　which；　one　might　think；　he　ought　to　be　able　to　deceive　only　the　most　innocent　persons。　Nevertheless　they　all　have　comfortable　incomes；　and　merely　because　they　know　their　fellows　and　have　practiced　this　knowledge　with　repeatedly　fresh　applications。

I　do　not　of　course　assert　that　we　criminalists　need　little　scholarly　knowledge　of　law；　and　ought　to　depend　entirely　upon　knowledge　of　men。　We　need　exactly　as　much　more　knowledge　as　our　task　exceeds　　that　of　the　horse…dealer；　but　we　can　not　do　without　knowledge　of　humanity。　The　immense　onerousness　of　the　judge's　office　lies　in　just　the　fact　that　he　needs　so　very　much　more　than　his　bare　legal　knowledge。　He　must；　before　all　things；　be　a　jurist　and　not　merely　a　criminalist；　he　must　be　in　full　possession　not　only　of　the　knowledge　he　has　acquired　in　his　academy；　but　of　the　very　latest　up…to…date　status　of　his　entire　science。　If　he　neglects　the　purely　theoretical；　he　degenerates　into　a　mere　laborer。　He　is　in　duty　bound　not　only　to　make　himself　familiar　with　hundreds　of　things；　to　be　able　to　consort　with　all　sorts　of　crafts　and　trades；　but　also；　finally；　to　form　so　much　out　of　the　material　supplied　him　by　the　law　as　is　possible　to　human　power。

Section　4。　（b）　Integrity　of　Witnesses。


One　of　the　criminal　judge's　grossest　derelictions　from　duty　consists　in　his　simply　throwing　the　witness　the　question　and　in　permitting　him　to　say　what　he　chooses。　If　he　contents　himself　in　that；　he　leaves　to　the　witness's　conscience　the　telling　of　the　truth；　and　the　whole　truth；　the　witness　is；　in　such　a　case；　certainly　responsible　for　one　part　of　the　untruthful　and　suppressed；　but　the　responsibility　for　the　other；　and　larger　part；　lies　with　the　judge　who　has　failed　to　do　his　best　to　bring　out　the　uttermost　value　of　the　evidence；　indifferently　for　or　against　the　prisoner。　The　work　of　education　is　intended　for　this　purpose；not；　as　might　be　supposed；　for　training　the　populace　as　a　whole　into　good　witnesses；　but　to　make　that　individual　into　a　good；　trustworthy　witness　who　is　called　upon　to　testify　for　the　first；　and；　perhaps；　for　the　last　time　in　his　life。　This　training　must　in　each　case　take　two　directionsit　must　make　him　_*want_　to　tell　the　truth；　it　must　make　him　_*able_　to　tell　the　truth。　The　first　requirement　deals　not　only　with　the　lie　alone；　it　deals　with　the　development　of　complete　conscientiousness。　How　to　face　the　lie　itself　can　not　be　determined　by　means　of　training；　but　conscientious　answers　under　examination　can　certainly　be　so　acquired。　We　are　not　here　considering　people　to　whom　truth　is　an　utter　stranger；　who　are　fundamentally　liars　and　whose　very　existence　is　a　libel　on　mankind。　We　consider　here　only　those　people　who　have　been　unaccustomed　to　speaking　the　full　and　unadulterated　truth；　who　have　contented　themselves　throughout　their　lives　with　‘‘approximately；''　and　have　never　had　the　opportunity　of　learning　the　value　of　veracity。　It　may　be　said　that　a　disturbingly　large　number　of　　people　are　given　to　wandering；　in　conversation；　and　in　the　reproduction　of　the　past。　They　do　not　go　straight；　quickly；　and　openly　to　the　point；　they　loiter　toward　it‘‘If　I　do　not　reach　it　in　a　bee　line；　I　can　get　along　on　by…paths；　if　not　to…day；　then　to…morrow；　and　if　I　really　do　not　get　to　it　at　all；　I　do　get　somewhere　else。''　Such　people　have　not　homes　but　innsif　they　are　not　in　one　place；　another　will　do。

These　persons　are　characterized　by　the　event　that　whenever　one　has　seen　their　loitering　and　puts　the　matter　to　them　with　just　anger；　they　either　get　frightened　or　say　carelessly；　‘‘Oh；　I　thought　this　was　not　so　accurate。''　This　famine　of　conscience；　this　indifference　to　truth；　does　far…reaching　damage　in　our　profession。　I　assert　that　it　does　immensely　greater　harm　than　obvious　falsehood；　because；　indeed；　the　unvarnished　lie　is　much　more　easily　discoverable　than　the　probable　truth　which　is　still　untruth。　Moreover；　lies　come　generally　from　people　with　regard　to　whom　one　is；　for　one　reason　or　another；　already　cautious；　while　these　insinuating　approximations　are　made　by　people　who　are　not　mistrusted　at　all。＇1＇

The　lack　of　conscientiousness　is　common　to　all　ages；　both　sexes