Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Story
January 26, 1891
The Beatrice Daily Express
Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska
What is this article about?
Gen. Butler's legal career involved opposition to notable figures like Webster, Choate, and others. In a key case, he represented sailors suing a captain for neglecting anti-scurvy provisions, winning $3,000 after a 19-day trial with extensive witness testimony, despite Rufus Choate's defense.
Clipping
OCR Quality
98%
Excellent
Full Text
Gen. Butler's Opponents.
During his long practice Gen. Butler has been associated with or opposed to such men as Webster, Choate, Fletcher, Everett, Cushing, Curtis, Rantoul and Abbott. Gen. Butler was opposed to Rufus Choate in a suit for damages instituted on the part of the crew against a captain who had neglected to supply his ship with antidotes for the scurvy. Gen. Butler conducted the cause of the sailors and Mr. Choate defended the captain. The trial lasted nineteen days. Gen. Butler's chief points were that the captain was bound to procure fresh vegetables if he could, and that he could. A most remarkable amount of evidence was submitted by the sailors' counsel. Before the trial was over almost every leading physician in Boston and nearly every sea captain and ship owner had appeared on the witness stand. In spite of Mr. Choate's skill and eloquence the jury gave damages of $3,000. - Boston Advertiser.
During his long practice Gen. Butler has been associated with or opposed to such men as Webster, Choate, Fletcher, Everett, Cushing, Curtis, Rantoul and Abbott. Gen. Butler was opposed to Rufus Choate in a suit for damages instituted on the part of the crew against a captain who had neglected to supply his ship with antidotes for the scurvy. Gen. Butler conducted the cause of the sailors and Mr. Choate defended the captain. The trial lasted nineteen days. Gen. Butler's chief points were that the captain was bound to procure fresh vegetables if he could, and that he could. A most remarkable amount of evidence was submitted by the sailors' counsel. Before the trial was over almost every leading physician in Boston and nearly every sea captain and ship owner had appeared on the witness stand. In spite of Mr. Choate's skill and eloquence the jury gave damages of $3,000. - Boston Advertiser.
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Gen Butler
Rufus Choate
Legal Trial
Scurvy Provisions
Sailors Damages
Boston Witnesses
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Butler
Webster
Choate
Fletcher
Everett
Cushing
Curtis
Rantoul
Abbott
Rufus Choate
Captain
Crew
Where did it happen?
Boston
Story Details
Key Persons
Gen. Butler
Webster
Choate
Fletcher
Everett
Cushing
Curtis
Rantoul
Abbott
Rufus Choate
Captain
Crew
Location
Boston
Story Details
Gen. Butler opposed Rufus Choate in a damages suit by sailors against a captain for failing to supply anti-scurvy provisions like fresh vegetables. The 19-day trial featured testimony from Boston physicians, sea captains, and ship owners. Butler argued the captain could have procured them and won $3,000 damages.