▁living ▁exp end it ures ▁paid ▁for , ▁and ▁after ▁their ▁testim ony , ▁would ▁be ▁re located ▁completely ▁all ▁on ▁the ▁government ' s ▁d ime . ▁ ▁What ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington ▁offered ▁for ▁this ▁unique ▁package ▁was ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁bring ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁influ ential ▁leaders ▁for ▁the ▁movement ▁of ▁reducing ▁rac ism , ▁James ▁Grant . ▁They ▁test ified ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁that ▁Grant ▁had ▁" enc ou rag ed ▁them ▁to ▁skip ▁bond " ▁and ▁even ▁helped ▁them ▁" to ▁cross ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁Canada " ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁extr ad ited ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁pro sec utor ▁had ▁believed ▁that ▁Grant ▁had ▁" tra ined ▁these ▁little ▁k ids … they ▁were ▁the ▁ones ▁doing ▁the ▁big ▁stuff " ▁while ▁Grant ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁sit ▁" be hind ▁the ▁scenes ". ▁Grant ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁conv icted ▁of ▁consp i racy ▁and ▁helping ▁out ▁fug it ives , ▁and ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁ten ▁years ▁in ▁a ▁federal ▁pen it enti ary . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁pro sec utor ▁wanted ▁more ▁from ▁H ood ▁and ▁Washington , ▁he ▁pressed ▁them ▁further , ▁and ▁alleg edly ▁started ▁to ▁offer ▁the ▁two ▁men ▁c ash ▁for ▁their ▁support ▁in ▁bringing ▁justice ▁to ▁the ▁Charlotte ▁Three ▁for ▁their ▁pres umed ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁burning ▁of ▁Laz y ▁B ▁St ables . ▁Ass istant ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Robert ▁C . ▁M ard ian ▁" appro ved