several hours before his recollection came to him. This is his account.
Now, in point of fact, it is certain that on no part of his person was
there the least mark of this beating and wounding. The blow on the head,
which brought him senseless to the ground, neither broke the skin, nor
caused any tumor, nor left any mark whatever. He fell from his horse on
the frozen ground, without any appearance of injury. He was drawn through
or over the fence with such force as to break the rail, but not so as to
leave any wound or scratch on him. A second time he is knocked down,
kicked, stamped upon, choked, and in every way abused and beaten till
sense had departed, and the breath of life hardly remained; and yet no
wound, bruise, discoloration, or mark of injury was found to result from
all this. Except the wound in his hand, and a few slight punctures in his
left arm, apparently made with his own penknife, which was found open on
the spot, there was no wound or mark which the surgeons, upon repeated
examinations, could anywhere discover. This is a story not to be believed.
No matter who tells it, it is so impossible to be true, that all belief is
set at defiance. No man can believe it. All this tale of blows which left
no marks, and of wounds which could not be discovered, must be the work of
imagination. If the jury can believe that he was robbed, it is impossible
they can believe his account of the manner of it.

With respect, next, to delirium. The jury have heard the physicians. Two
of them have no doubt it was all feigned. Dr. Spofford spoke in a more
guarded manner, but it was very evident his opinion agreed with theirs. In
the height of his raving, the physician who was present said to others,
that he could find nothing the matter with the man, and that his pulse was
perfectly regular. But consider the facts which Dr. Balch testifies. He
suspected the whole of this illness and delirium to be feigned. He wished
to ascertain the truth. While he or others were present, Goodridge
appeared to be in the greatest pains and agony from his wounds. He could