Американская трагедия

Chapter 13

           

           Ontheotherhand,withoutfirstsendingatrainedcross-examinertoClydeone,whobeingabouttoundertakethedefenseshouldbeabletoextractthefactsfromhimonthepleathatonhistruthfulanswersdependedhislifehewouldnotbeabletosaywhethertherewasanyhopeornot.InhisofficewasacertainMr.Catchuman,averyableman,whomightbesentonsuchamissionandonwhosefinalreportonecouldbaseareasonableopinion.However,therewerenowvariousotheraspectsofsuchacaseasthiswhich,inhisestimation,neededtobecarefullylookedintoanddecidedupon.For,ofcourse,asMr.Griffithsandhissonsowellknew,inUtica,NewYorkCity,Albany(andnowthathecametothinkofit,moreparticularlyinAlbany,whereweretwobrothers,Canavan&Canavan,mostableifdubiousindividuals),therewerecriminallawyersdeeplyversedintheabstrusitiesandtricksofthecriminallaw.Andanyofthemnodoubtforasufficientretainer,andirrespectiveoftheprimarylookofasituationofthiskind,mightbeinducedtoundertakesuchadefense.And,nodoubt,viachangeofvenue,motions,appeals,etc.,theymightandnodoubtwouldbeabletodelayandeventuallyeffectanultimateverdictofsomethinglessthandeath,ifsuchwerethewishoftheheadofthisveryimportantfamily.Ontheotherhand,therewastheundeniablefactthatsuchahotlycontestedtrialasthiswouldmostassuredlyprovetobewouldresultinanenormousamountofpublicity,anddidMr.

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