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Show LESSLEn'S STORY ABOUT OHOATE Urcnt I.HWjer AWel fur Information About Trial l'rovvrfllittr Mr. Montaguo Lesslcr has still another an-other story on Ambassador Choato, which ho declares Is a llttlo novvor than tho first ascribed to him. "Onco," said the agllo and capablo Now Yorker, "I was attornoy for pco-plo pco-plo with Interests opposed to thoso of. tho Standard Oil company. Thoro was a preliminary examination of some of tho magnates of that company, including includ-ing Mr. Rockefeller. Finally some of Mr. Choato's clients wero drawn Into tho controversy, and thoy refused to answer tho questions I put to them. Tho tanglo become very intense and It was necessary to havo a long argument argu-ment boforo tho Judgo. At that time Mr. Choato himself was in Now Jot soy arguing a Tobacco Trust caso, and wo had to postpone our caso for over a weok. Oh, my! how I studied and fottlfiod myself for tho argument against tho great Choato. Certainly, you can Imagine how I worked. "Well, tho day arrived. Mr. Choate camo. They pulled him off in ono corner cor-ner of the room and poured a lot ot talk in his car. Then I spoko for about an hour and a half, making tho effort of my life, and Mr. Choato followed fol-lowed for about an hour. "Tho following evening Mr. Choate was to dollver an address boforo tho i College) of tho City of Now York, I whoro I was educated. I attended. Mr. Choate sitting down was qulto as tall as I was standing. "How aro you, Montaguo?" said ho, putting Ills arm around mo affection-ntoly, affection-ntoly, "Plcaso tell mo what nil that luss wns about which wo argued yesterday." |