Американська трагедія

Chapter 17

           Furthermore,tocombatthesestrangeandyetfalsecircumstances,thedefensewouldrequireaconsiderableperiodoftimetoprepareitscase.Therefore,itwouldbenecessaryforthemtofileaformalprotestatAlbanyagainstthedistrictattorney’srequesttothegovernorforaspecialtermoftheSupremeCourt.Therewasnoneedforthesame,sincetheregulartermforthetrialofsuchcaseswouldfallinJanuary,andthepreparationoftheircasewouldrequirethatmuchtime.

           Butwhilethisstrong,ifratherbelated,replywaslistenedtowithpropergravitybytherepresentativesofthevariousnewspapers,Masonvigorouslypooh-poohedthis"windy"assertionofpoliticalplotting,aswellasthetalkofClyde’sinnocence."WhatreasonhaveI,arepresentativeofallthepeopleofthiscounty,torailroadthismananywhereormakeonesinglechargeagainsthimunlessthechargesmakethemselves?Doesn’ttheevidenceitselfshowthathedidkillthisgirl?Andhasheeversaidordoneonethingtoclearupanyofthesuspiciouscircumstances?No!Silenceorlies.Anduntilthesecircumstancesaredisprovedbytheseveryablegentlemen,Iamgoingrightahead.Ihavealltheevidencenecessarytoconvictthisyoungcriminalnow.AndtodelayituntilJanuary,whenIshallbeoutofoffice,astheyknow,andwhenanewmanwillhavetogooverallthisevidencewithwhichIhavefamiliarizedmyself,istoentailgreatexpensetothecounty.

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