CHAPTER XXIX.
THE TRIAL.
The "prosecuting attorney" (for so the State's attorney is called in Indiana) had been sent for the night before.

Ralph refused all legal help.

It was not wise to reject counsel, but all his blood was up, and he declared that he would not be cleared by legal quibbles.

If his innocence were not made evident to everybody, he would rather not be acquitted on a preliminary examination.

He would go over to the circuit court and have the matter sifted to the bottom.