“How big a basket did you put them in, Silas?”
“Wa’al, by careful managin’ I could git th’ water pitcher, th’ milk pitcher, th’ sugar bowl, th’ coffee pot an’ th’ tea pot in a bushel basket.”
“Was there room for anything more?”
“Not a bit.”
“Then the things stolen from Dr. Maxwell’s house would more than fill a bushel basket?”
“They’d pretty near fill two.”
“That is all, Silas.”
“Ye don’t want me no more?”
“No, I do not, but perhaps some of these other gentlemen might like to question you,” and Mr. Harrison motioned to the two constables.
“No, I don’t want to,” said Mr. Wolff, and Mr. Walker also indicated that he desired to take no part in the matter.