Show HAD FAITH IN CHOATES POWER sailors lecul ar keason for join ng n robbery when rutus choate was united states district attorney in boston three sailors were before h s court for the robbery from their ship ot a bag ot specie and one of them turned states evidence upon the stand this witness to a final question by mr choate as to what inducement the others held out to him to join them with shamefaced hesitation made substantially the fol lowing reply well sir arter beelin round a bit they ses to me ses they come on jack an j ne us it s dead easy an it 11 make us all rich so as if we do get fetched we can hire choate an he 11 clear us it they find the money in our boots one could never forget the serio comic expression on that naturally grave face as mr choate amid sup pressed laughter in which both court and jury had to jo n busied himself with the papers upon his table and turning to the defending counsel with as much dignity as the situation per bitted said he s your witness |