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The legal gentleman readily engaged to defend Tony, and arrangements were made for the examination. The marked bank bill was an important matter for consideration, though there was no present hope of finding it. But there was a prospect that it would eventually come to light. THE LEGAL GENTLEMAN READILY ENGAGED TO DEFEND TONY AND ARRANGEMENTS WERE MADE FOR THE EXAMINATION THE MARKED BILL WAS AN IMPORTANT MATTER FOR CONSIDERATION THOUGH THERE WAS NO PRESENT HOPE OF FINDING IT BUT THERE WAS A PROSPECT THAT IT WOULD EVENTUALLY COME TO LIGHT
ssuring him his mother and his friends were satisfied that he was innocent, and that he should have the best lawyer in the county to defend him. "I don't want any lawyer, Captain Sedley," said Tony stoutly; "I am as innocent of this crime as though I had never been born." "But, Tony, who do you think stole the wallet?" "I have no idea, unless Tim Bunker did; and he has laid it to me to clear himself." "Tim is one of the witnesses, and a good lawyer may be able to get the truth out of him." "I don't believe he could," replied Tony with a faint smile. "I shall engage Squire Benson to defend you; and to-morrow, before the examination, he will come in to see you. If you have anything to say, you can say it to him." "I can only say I am innocent." "He will want to know all the circumstances." "I will tell him all I know about it." After some further conversation, Captain Sedley took his leave, and hastened to the office of Squire Benson, who was the most distinguished lawyer in that county. HE SPOKE OF HER CAPTAIN SEDLEY COMFORTED HIM ASSURING HIM THAT HIS MOTHER AND HIS FRIENDS WERE SATISFIED THAT HE WAS INNOCENT AND THAT HE SHOULD HAVE THE BEST LAWYER IN THE COUNTY TO DEFEND HIM I DON'T WANT ANY LAWYER CAPTAIN SEDLEY SAID TONY STOUTLY I AM AS INNOCENT OF THIS CRIME AS THOUGH I HAD NEVER BEEN BORN BUT TONY WHO DO YOU THINK STOLE THE WALLET I HAVE NO IDEA UNLESS TIM BUNKER DID AND HE HAS LAID IT TO ME TO CLEAR HIMSELF TIM'S ONE OF THE WITNESSES AND A GOOD LAWYER MAY BE ABLE TO GET THE TRUTH OUT OF HIM I DON'T BELIEVE HE COULD REPLIED TONY WITH A FAINT SMILE I SHALL ENGAGE SQUIRE BENSON TO DEFEND YOU AND TO MORROW BEFORE THE EXAMINATION HE WILL COME IN TO SEE YOU IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY YOU CAN SAY IT TO HIM I CAN ONLY SAY I'M INNOCENT HE WILL WANT TO KNOW ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL TELL HIM ALL I KNOW ABOUT IT AFTER SOME FURTHER CONVERSATION CAPTAIN SEDLEY TOOK HIS LEAVE AND HASTENED TO THE OFFICE OF SQUIRE BENSON WHO WAS THE MOST DISTINGUISHED LAWYER IN THAT COUNTY
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