text_original: The trial showed that Oxford was the agent of nobody, and was impelled by nothing but his own crack brained, love of notoriety. The 158 A HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. on. vxi. finding of the jury was evidently something of a com  promise, for it is very doubtful whether the boy was insane in the medical sense, and whether he was fairly to be held irresponsible for his actions. But it was felt perhaps that the wisest course was to treat him as a ma dman ; and the result did not prove unsatis  factory. Mr.
text_transcription: THE TRIAL SHOWED THAT OXFORD WAS THE AGENT OF NOBODY AND WAS IMPELLED BY NOTHING BUT HIS OWN CRACK BRAINED LOVE OF NOTORIETY THE FINDING OF THE JURY WAS EVIDENTLY SOMETHING OF A COMPROMISE FOR IT IS VERY DOUBTFUL WHETHER THE BOY WAS INSANE IN THE MEDICAL SENSE AND WHETHER HE WAS FAIRLY TO BE HELD IRRESPONSIBLE FOR HIS ACTIONS BUT IT WAS FELT PERHAPS THAT THE WISEST COURSE WAS TO TREAT HIM AS A MADMAN AND THE RESULT DID NOT PROVE UNSATISFACTORY MISTER
phonemes: ðə tɹˈaɪəl ʃˈoʊd ðæt ˈɑːksfɚd wʌzðɪ ˈeɪdʒənt ʌv nˈoʊbɑːdi, ænd wʌz ɪmpˈɛld baɪ nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt hɪz ˈoʊn kɹˈæk bɹˈeɪnd, lˈʌv ʌv nˌoʊɾɔːɹˈaɪəɾi. ðə wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ˈeɪt ɐ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. ˈɔn. vˌiːˌɛksˈaɪ. fˈaɪndɪŋ ʌvðə dʒˈʊɹɹi wʌz ˈɛvɪdəntli sˈʌmθɪŋ əvə kˈɑːm pɹˈɑːmɪs, fɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz vˈɛɹi dˈaʊtfəl wˈɛðɚ ðə bˈɔɪ wʌz ɪnsˈeɪn ɪnðə mˈɛdɪkəl sˈɛns, ænd wˈɛðɚ hiː wʌz fˈɛɹli təbi hˈɛld ɪɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻbəl fɔːɹ hɪz ˈækʃənz. bˌʌt ɪt wʌz fˈɛlt pɚhˈæps ðætðə wˈaɪsɪst kˈɔːɹs wʌz tə tɹˈiːt hˌɪm æz ɐ mˈɑː dˈiːmˈæn ; ænd ðə ɹɪzˈʌlt dɪdnˌɑːt pɹˈuːv ʌnsɐtˈiːz fˈæktɚɹi. mˈɪstɚ.