He seizes the criminals, not so much with a view to bring them to justice, as to do justice to himself, and to obtain a scrutiny into the circumstances of the action, in order to remove the suspicion of his negligence.
Delitugileak atxilotzen ditu, ez epai ditzaten, bera epai dezaten baizik, eta hartara zera lortzeko, ekintzaren zer-nolakoetan argi eginez bere arduragabezia susmoa ezaba dadila.