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And
then
a
flight
of
five
brown
stone
steps
leading
up
to
an
old
courthouse
door
.
And
beyond
that
,
an
inner
flight
of
steps
to
a
large
,
long
,
brown
,
high-ceilinged
chamber
,
in
which
,
to
the
right
and
left
,
and
in
the
rear
facing
east
,
were
tall
,
thin
,
round
-
topped
windows
,
fitted
with
thin
panes
,
admitting
a
flood
of
light
.
And
at
the
west
end
,
a
raised
platform
,
with
a
highly
ornamental
,
dark
brown
carved
bench
upon
it
.
And
behind
it
,
a
portrait
--
and
on
either
side
,
north
and
south
,
and
at
the
rear
,
benches
and
benches
in
rows
--
each
tier
higher
than
the
other
,
and
all
crowded
with
people
,
the
space
behind
them
packed
with
standing
bodies
,
and
all
apparently
,
as
he
entered
,
leaning
and
craning
and
examining
him
with
sharp
keen
eyes
,
while
there
went
about
a
conversational
buzz
or
brrh
.
He
could
hear
a
general
sssss
--
pppp
--
as
he
approached
and
passed
through
a
gate
to
an
open
space
beyond
it
,
wherein
,
as
he
could
see
,
were
Belknap
and
Jephson
at
a
table
,
and
between
them
a
vacant
chair
for
him
.
And
he
could
see
and
feel
the
eyes
and
faces
on
which
he
was
not
quite
willing
to
look
.
But
directly
before
him
,
at
another
table
in
the
same
square
,
but
more
directly
below
the
raised
platform
at
the
west
end
,
as
he
could
see
now
,
were
Mason
and
several
men
whom
he
seemed
to
recollect
--
Earl
Newcomb
and
Burton
Burleigh
and
yet
another
man
whom
he
had
never
seen
before
,
all
four
turning
and
gazing
at
him
as
he
came
.
And
about
this
inner
group
,
an
outer
circle
of
men
and
women
writers
and
sketch
artists
.
And
then
,
after
a
time
,
recalling
Belknap
's
advice
,
he
managed
to
straighten
up
and
with
an
air
of
studied
ease
and
courage
--
which
was
belied
to
a
certain
extent
by
his
strained
,
pale
face
and
somewhat
hazy
stare
--
look
at
the
writers
and
artists
who
were
either
studying
or
sketching
him
,
and
even
to
whisper
:
"
Quite
a
full
house
,
eh
?
"
But
just
then
,
and
before
he
could
say
anything
more
,
a
resounding
whack
,
whack
,
from
somewhere
.
And
then
a
voice
:
"
Order
in
the
Court
!
His
Honor
,
the
Court
!
Everybody
please
rise
!
"
And
as
suddenly
the
whispering
and
stirring
audience
growing
completely
silent
.
And
then
,
through
a
door
to
the
south
of
the
dais
,
a
large
urbane
and
florid
and
smooth-faced
man
,
who
in
an
ample
black
gown
,
walked
swiftly
to
the
large
chair
immediately
behind
the
desk
,
and
after
looking
steadily
upon
all
before
him
,
but
without
appearing
to
see
any
one
of
them
seated
himself
.
Whereupon
every
one
assembled
in
the
courtroom
sat
down
.
And
then
to
the
left
,
yet
below
the
judge
,
at
a
smaller
desk
,
a
smaller
and
older
individual
standing
and
calling
,
"
Oyez
!
Oyez
!
All
persons
having
business
before
the
honorable
,
the
Supreme
Court
of
the
State
of
New
York
,
County
of
Cataraqui
,
draw
near
and
give
attention
.
This
court
is
now
in
session
!
"
And
after
that
this
same
individual
again
rising
and
beginning
:
"
The
State
of
New
York
against
Clyde
Griffiths
.
"
Then
Mason
,
rising
and
standing
before
his
table
,
at
once
announced
:
"
The
People
are
ready
.
"
Whereupon
Belknap
arose
,
and
in
a
courtly
and
affable
manner
,
stated
:
"
The
defendant
is
ready
.
"
Then
the
same
clerk
reached
into
a
square
box
that
was
before
him
,
and
drawing
forth
a
piece
of
paper
,
called
"
Simeon
Dinsmore
,
"
whereupon
a
little
,
hunched
and
brown-suited
man
,
with
claw-like
hands
,
and
a
ferret-like
face
,
immediately
scuttled
to
the
jury
box
and
was
seated
.
And
once
there
he
was
approached
by
Mason
,
who
,
in
a
brisk
manner
--
his
flat-nosed
face
looking
most
aggressive
and
his
strong
voice
reaching
to
the
uttermost
corners
of
the
court
,
began
to
inquire
as
to
his
age
,
his
business
,
whether
he
was
single
or
married
,
how
many
children
he
had
,
whether
he
believed
or
did
not
believe
in
capital
punishment
.
The
latter
question
as
Clyde
at
once
noted
seemed
to
stir
in
him
something
akin
to
resentment
or
suppressed
emotion
of
some
kind
,
for
at
once
and
with
emphasis
,
he
answered
:
"
I
most
certainly
do
--
for
some
people
"
--
a
reply
which
caused
Mason
to
smile
slightly
and
Jephson
to
turn
and
look
toward
Belknap
,
who
mumbled
sarcastically
:
"
And
they
talk
about
the
possibility
of
a
fair
trial
here
.
"
But
at
the
same
time
Mason
feeling
that
this
very
honest
,
if
all
too
convinced
farmer
,
was
a
little
too
emphatic
in
his
beliefs
,
saying
:
"
With
the
consent
of
the
Court
,
the
People
will
excuse
the
talesman
.
"
And
Belknap
,
after
an
inquiring
glance
from
the
Judge
,
nodding
his
agreement
,
at
which
the
prospective
juror
was
excused
.
And
the
clerk
,
immediately
drawing
out
of
the
box
a
second
slip
of
paper
,
and
then
calling
:
"
Dudley
Sheerline
!
"
Whereupon
,
a
thin
,
tall
man
of
between
thirty-eight
and
forty
,
neatly
dressed
and
somewhat
meticulous
and
cautious
in
his
manner
,
approached
and
took
his
place
in
the
box
.
And
Mason
once
more
began
to
question
him
as
he
had
the
other
.
