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orn + . 53 - - = - 7” . - > be ae - : ~ 7 . ~ pie oe EE ae we ve “ —, ~ ~S i aan Re os _— < in every way — and ‘until Aug> ‘OW at Edgartown. . “tos, ft . oe. ~Distriet Court, it appeared . that. he. was - doing just: -§ ¢ Us : 5 Fe ‘Then his lawyers: ‘and those for other prospective * z “witnesses, asked Judge James A. Boyle-to permit . oan pathem to be. present in the courtroom at‘all times, oo . - : . 7 ,to~call. or.cross-examine- witnesSes, and -fo grant” a . se ot _ all the-Constitutional safeguards ordinarily available co Svat. atrial or accusatory proceeding. . a “Even tien, ‘Atty. Edward: B.. Hanify stressed : . -s.that what he sought for Kennedy- should not be : oo “constructed as Any attempt to impede, or otherwise, : Se : - hamper the search for truth. that an ‘inquest is * : - » designed’ to be. ered aa The “cooperation” ,. theme “Was” ~ stressed. vated . aM ’ oe ” ay on Pee ies . Te *. throughout, so much so* that when Judge’ Boyle "eommented he .might subpoena Kennédy if he senator didn’t appear voluntarily as a witness, Atty. te me » lawyers, was quick to reply; . Lon, : ae “Your Honor, Mr. Kennedy will ‘be “present at: =. oe .. > any. time you-designate.” : To: a *, +I: Hanify’s statement, that he- “might not testify, - BS ‘unless he was afforded the protection of his Consti- . tutional” rights, caught little attention then — and ° ~. -Wwent- entirely, unnoticed. at the time. . a3 ayle’ oo, 3 Ve : ie by: ‘the press set public, “a ee for: the Se eea ; ne Loa “ : but egal experts saw it-in.a different light, . “ tees se ~ . Te i “ Tni-theit view, Boyle.had given ‘Kennedy’ a perfect - ° . * tool to delay the inquest or get a more favorable wo “oe 3 « séttof ground rules, if he wished -—= for serious a eo oT _°, legal issues had been ‘raised, and it is a principal” toe co = EE 2.of. law that restraining orders be. Assued -whenever en ce te we Es F+failitre to résolvé them might cause. irremediable . * a . , ; damage to a person. ° “S | _ 7 . > Sul, though ‘his lawyers wished to move on that” "8 : Be oint, Kennedy refused to give them the go-ahead. « _ oe : here - was, after all, the. court of ‘public ‘opinion: - ‘ Fito be. considered. — + “while resigned to, the fact that he virtually had . . . Sho. chanée, for, the Presidency in 1972—were Stl a ve : - os & “hopeful ‘about! his: prospects; for71976. - . , Lo, f°. SIt was_their position that She” should + ‘the ~ . - oF * fé.@uest, start on schedule, because to-dd » ~dtherwise 4 - 7, “ ~~ would amake Yitsseem as though he Weré taking » ve a S"advantage of twists and technicalities in -the law.. . itd avoid, apublic. confrontation. onthe -ques iuehdoes: ‘surrounding: “Mary: Jo's? deathe Bs) ‘Robert G. Clark, Jr., another of Ted's lineup of “i x > the fact .that +hothing had ‘been .said about’ Judge _ ? Boyle's decision to open the inquest te the Press | ; att : ‘a For’ one thing, his politicaily-oriented ‘advisers, ; § + .