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Chapter 17

           

           "Butwhereareyougoingthen?"inquiredJusticeOberwaltzer,whowasimpartialenough."Thesamematerialhasbeenpublishedeverywhere."

           "But,yourHonor,thiscrimewhichthedistrictattorneyherehasbeensobusyinmagnifying"(alongandheatedobjectiononthepartofMason).

           "Butwecontendjustthesame,"continuedBelknap,"thatthepublichasbeenundulystirredanddeluded.Youcan’tgettwelvemennowwhowilltrythismanfairly."

           "Whatnonsense!"exclaimedMason,angrily."Meretwaddle!Why,thenewspapersthemselveshavegatheredandpublishedmoreevidencethanIhave.It’sthepubliclydiscoveredfactsinthiscasethathavearousedprejudice,ifanyhasbeenaroused.Butnomorethanwouldbearousedanywhere,Imaintain.Besides,ifthiscaseistobetransferredtoadistantcountywhenthemajorityofthewitnessesarerighthere,thiscountyisgoingtobesaddledwithanenormousexpense,whichitcannotaffordandwhichthefactsdonotwarrant."

           JusticeOberwaltzer,whowasofasoberandmoralturn,aslowandmeticulousmaninclinedtofavorconservativeprocedureinallthings,wasinclinedtoagree.Andafterfivedays,inwhichhedidnotmorethanmuseidlyuponthematter,hedecidedtodenythemotion.Ifhewerewrong,therewastheAppellateDivisiontowhichthedefensecouldresort.

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