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te: x we ae gx rare pTrsearctrthe law than’ I” he told them, “and youl Soure S§ on, the mainland are much greater than’ mife. You should have {come prepared with a-full memo ‘on the law so that another, j-bearihg would not be ‘reqiired” You could have been Prepared Fto do this.” . The lawyers’ ‘said that was? (what they had -done, that they. believed: a memo: on thé Su-' ‘-preme ° Court decision which, | they had submitted was enotigh” “ ‘to enable hha to make a, deci-, }:sion, ~ : “It’s ‘my general uunderstand=” ring of the inquést law: that it’ “fis: “not a trial; there is-no de". ‘Lfendant, no, one’is accused, and ; ‘constitutional: rights that per- “tain in-a criminal. trial do not ‘pertain'in an inquest,” the judge: Jsaid,- and then asked: - “Am” I correct that ‘that gers ‘erally is the law?” - - - “No, your honor, i. (Clark: re- “plied and cited ‘English Jaw and -hack up his claim that what he and. his associates were_ asking :in. demanding all the piotec- ‘tions, restrictions, and: rights of a trial, as guaranteed -by “the “Constitution. Further, ‘he said, | the Constitution took précedence — rover, Massachusetts law. ° . “Do you mean every withess rwould have a lawyer, or been: titled to have one, in the cotirt- ‘room?”” Boyle wanted to know. ; '.4No, only those in focal posi tion as in any criminal case,” -Clark replied. “Take for ex i mple the young’ ladies ... 2 “You mean they ‘should have “the right not to answer certain. -questions?” Boyle asked. ‘1 “Well, not necessarily,’ Clark ‘Redmond did not say whether ihismeart? an appeal to a higher court, but he added: “We don’t want to stall this inquest. We want it to go for- ward. But we need ground rules ic advise our clients; otherwise, we hav eto operate in a vacu- um,’ “That seemed to stir” Boyle’s janger, and touched off a fra- quonthy Joud echaenge between him and several of the attor- neys.1 “You | have had more time to vanswered, “but are they to be pilloried and not be. allowed to give full answers to allégations. This dure.” Clark conceded, in answering a auestion by the ‘judge, that. no inquest had ever been ‘held—in the manners lawyers want this one held—in Massachuselts. _ Redmond, who is represent- ing the five girls and three of the men who were present at. the cookout that preceded Mary. Jo’s death, insisted that in any other case, in any court in the stale, he and the others_swould have the information they the. Supreme. Court decision to~ is an accusatory proce- . we a ~ = 2 gen eee Sys * tnéeded to advise their cliént, : He said they must know. the “time limits. of the trial, and -asked: * 7 “Are they. (his. clients): gong | to Gome~“here and be asked not ,only: their name, age, and ad- :dress, but every friend they had, Jin “high: school, what schools ‘they went to, “and the like? Is} ,this going to be in ‘the nature of a ‘slander case, where some- . one’s whole life is laid open, ‘or are we- going to operate with fules and ‘procedures and spe- cific boundary dates?” Boyle -had- declared, “at the “outset, that he was not sure whether the motions and re- ‘quests for rulings submitted. to ‘him by the lawyers shortly be- fore court were appropriate “at this time.” _ “I may or may not rule on them, but you will be informed when IT make a decision, "he declared. It was that statement that Jed. to the heaied discussion that io Towed, and, ultimately, + PIPERS ST _hopmeae ~~ ot {Boyle . indicated” that’ because Vapeacbatomemrenmesy ‘the ‘inquest was-‘so close there ‘tay not be enough ‘ime to. ‘consider and, rule on .tions.. \- : “4 “The time is’ of. the essence, ‘when the - Yeputation of @& then is cat Stake,” _ Clank declared. loudly. |. . “You feel’ ‘Strongly: about this, | fj don’t you,” Bople’ ‘eornraented, | “I will set down a- hearing on. the motions for Tomorrow. at 10-a, m, The lawyers—there ¥ W eré nine of them representing prospec- tive witnesses—also submitted a letter asking quéStions on- ground rules for the inquest. - Some of the questions appeared | to be almost similar to what | ‘was sought in the motion, = _. | They included: “ @ Whether lawyers shout the mo: _ fe appearances, @ Whether they would be ale ‘lowed to be present during the entire inguest, @ Whether they should have