ten o’clock
And then , at last , the Report of the Trial began . It resolved itself , to my mind , into three great Questions . As it appeared to me at the time , so let me present it here . THE proceedings began at ten o'clock . The prisoner was placed at the Bar , before the High Court of Justiciary , at Edinburgh . He bowed respectfully to the Bench , and pleaded Not Guilty , in a low voice . It was observed by every one present that the prisoner 's face betrayed traces of acute mental suffering .