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As soon as I was sent to the King's Bench, I received notice, from Astley's attorney, that the writ of inquiry would be executed before the Judge of the Summer Assizes, to be held at Salisbury. I immediately employed Henry Clifford to move the Court to delay the inquiry till the following Spring Assizes; as it was necessary to the due administration of justice that I should be present.
He enjoyed the life enormously, and found himself as happy as Sam Ward or Sunset Cox; much happier than his friends Fish or J. D. Cox, or Chief Justice Chase or Attorney General Hoar or Charles Sumner.
Arising to his feet the attorney extended a moist, pudgy hand. "Quite prompt, John," he greeted. "Take the chair there and pardon me a moment." As the youth complied Enright opened the door, glanced into the outer room, and gave orders not to be disturbed for the next half-hour. Then, drawing in his head, closed the door and turned the key.
How would this lean lawyer stand up under intimidation, bribes, threats? "I trust so, Martinez," said he. "Do you think they will try to get me sometime by an out-and-out gun-play?" "No, no, no." "Do you think they could if they tried?" Weir inquired, grimly. The attorney paused with finger and thumb on the point of his mustache, lifted his eyebrows and smiled broadly.
This she did, in a severe mood, with her attorney, and good Father Roach; and though Mahony's statement was declamatory rather than precise, and dealt more with his feelings than his resources, and was carried on more in the way of an appeal to the 'leedy' than as an exposition to the man of law, leaving matters at the end in certainly no clearer state than before he began, yet the executrix consented to see the imprisoned youth once more, this time dispensing with her attorney's attendance, and content with the protection of the priest, and even upon that, on some subsequent visits, she did not insist.
They have confederates at Ville-aux-Fayes; for even the prosecuting attorney seems to have ignored the verdicts against them." "I think," said Michaud, seeing that the general looked thoughtful, "that if you are willing to spend a good deal of money you can still protect the property." "It is better to spend money than to act harshly," remarked Sibilet.
The miller shook his head again, but said nothing further, and the parson, having received the desired authority, returned to the Vicarage. The attorney had been employed, and Sam had been remanded. There was no direct evidence against him, and nothing could be done until the other men should be taken, for whom they were seeking.
"But after that you went on hunting for treasure, you and the son of the State's Attorney?" "Yes, sir." "Have you ever heard that this is a community where some people have visions?" The judge said: "That's not proper, Major Abbott." And Major Abbott said: "I thought the remark not out of form, considering that the son of the distinguished State's Attorney has illusions too."
Dickson and I were at once surrounded, and I was arrested. Ordinarily the incident would have been trivial enough, but in the alarmed state of the public mind it was magnified into an attempt on the part of George Q. Cannon's sons to take the life of the United States District Attorney.
An attorney therefore came down to Plymouth armed with a subpoena, with which he chased Keith on land and chased him by sea, until his panting rowers were foiled by the stout crew of the Admiral's barge.
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