To do this was easy, for the current set that way, and those who had only _thought_ Harold a bad boy now _knew_ that he was concerned in all the mischief of the village.
In rebuttal, Mr.Talcott drew out contradictory statements from these witnesses, and proved several alibis at points where Harold had been accused.

He produced Jack Burns and several others to prove that Harold liked fun, but that he was not inclined to lead in any of the mischief of the town--in fact, that he had not the quality of leadership.
He pushed young Burns hard to get him to say that he knew the words of insult which Slocum had used.

"I think he used some girl's name," he finally admitted.
"I object," shouted the prosecution, as if touched on a hidden spring.
"Go on," said the judge to Talcott.

He had become interested in the case at last.
When the lawyer for the prosecution cross-examined young Burns he became terrible.

He leaned across the table and shook his lean, big-jointed finger in Jack's face.