He took a chair outside Daniel Hankins’s door, prepared to wait until Hankins chose to see him, which could range from a few minutes to half a hour. He didn’t like the look on Hankins’s face when the banker finally opened the door and beckoned him in. Hankins didn’t even wait for him to sit down. “What the hell is this about a change of venue, of moving the trial to Kansas City? Am I suddenly without influence in this town?” “The court believes you have too much influence in this town,” Peeler said. “A change of venue is granted when the court believes a man can’t get a fair trial because the jurors are prejudiced. Nobody’s faulting you, but as the town banker, there ain’t a man in thirty miles that ain’t beholden to you in some way.” “Well, by God, I consider it an insult,” said Hankins. “You sure there’s nothin’ can be done about it?” “Try to block it,” Peeler said, “and you’ll come off lookin’ like you’re afraid to go to court where you can’t influence the jurors.”
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