If the case of Mr. Hatten had come to trial an opportunity would have been afforded, to prove not only the injustice of the proceedings against him, but the testimonies of many grateful witnesses would have been heard, proving the beneficent work of Christian Science in healing the sinful, the sorrowful, and the sick, in which he has been engaged for several years.
That the Grand Jury has found no bill against him, refusing to sustain the charges made in the police court, proves there were no just grounds for his arrest or trial.
In the name of the law the most sacred rights of conscience and American citizenship, have been unlawfully assailed and infringed.