Eureka Reporter | 1906-08-24 | Page 4 | Butler's Stolen Fee

butlers stolen fee the late hon joseph Q hoyt for merly of boston when a lad attended a circus and his silver watch vas stolen the supposed thief was ar rested and was defended by benja min F butler who proved he did not take the watch and never was at the circus during the civil war hoyt was in produced trod to butler at a dinner at the astor house in new york and the latter remarked this is the first time I 1 have had the pleasure of meet ing you oh no said hoyt who then re the circus incident was that you boyf asked but lei and being answered in the at butler laughed and said that was an awful good watch hoyt that is all I 1 got for defending the thief