Section 418. Proceedings, if defendant does not appear  


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  • If the defendant
      does not appear, the court, upon proof  of  service  or  publication  as
      provided  in  the last two sections, may of its own motion, or for cause
      shown, assign another day or place for hearing the impeachment;  or  may
      then,  or at any other time which it may appoint, proceed in the absence
      of the defendant, to trial and judgment.