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the end of an era

The summary execution of Acrisius and the last men loyal to the reactionaries who were not in prison was like a bucket of cold water on the spirits of the conspirators.

The press gave a good report of the execution and the double escape attempt; Mr. Acrisius's life was really enough to make a movie, but it was not sympathy that aroused in the population. This second attempt made it clear that these people felt above the law, above good and evil.

The oral trial was turbulent with thousands of defendants. The initiative was taken to enable large rooms and pavilions guarded by armed men in which what happened in the courtroom was broadcast live. There were only the judges, those involved in each session, the prosecutor and the defense attorneys.