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Chapter 17

           AndtheGovernor,hearingthepersonalargumentsofbothMasonandBelknap,decidedinfavorofMason,onthegroundthatthegrantingofaspecialtermdidnotmilitateagainstanynecessarydelayofthetrialofthecase,sincenothingwhichthedefenseasyethadtoofferseemedtoindicatethatthecallingofaspecialtermwaslikelyinanywaytopreventitfromobtainingasmuchtimewhereintotrythecaseasneeded.Besides,itwouldbethebusinessoftheSupremeCourtjusticeappointedtoconsidersuchargumentsnothimself.Andaccordingly,aspecialtermoftheSupremeCourtwasordered,withoneJusticeFrederickOberwaltzeroftheeleventhjudicialdistrictdesignatedtopreside.AndwhenMasonappearedbeforehimwiththerequestthathefixthedateoftheSpecialGrandJurybywhichClydemightbeindicted,thiswassetforAugustfifth.

           Andthenthatbodysitting,itwasnoleasttroubleforMasontohaveClydeindicted.

           AndthereafterthebestthatBelknapandJephsoncoulddowastoappearbeforeOberwaltzer,aDemocrat,whoowedhisappointmenttoapreviousgovernor,toargueforachangeofvenue,onthegroundthatbynopossiblestretchoftheimaginationcouldanytwelvemenresidinginCataraquiCountybefoundwho,owingtothepublicandprivatestatementsofMason,werenotalreadyvitallyopposedtoClydeandsoconvincedofhisguiltthatbeforeeversuchajurycouldbeaddressedbyadefense,hewouldbeconvicted.

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