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Q. Are the facts as sworn to by him, correct and true? A. 

 Yes. 



Q. Are all the statements made by him correct? A. Yes. 



Q. You have a personal knowledge of everything that oc- 

 curred? A. Yes. 



Q. You are one of the crew of the Gerring? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you hear Captain Hardy hail the Vigilant f A. Yes, 

 I did. 



Q. And did you hear the answer that came from the Vigi- 

 lant F What did Capt. Hardy say? A. He asked the captain of 

 the Vigilant about how the fish were in regard to the line, the 

 school of fish that he was after. They were outside of the cutter, 

 between the Haskins and the Vigilant. 



Q. What was said from the Vigilant in reply? A. He said 

 the fish were all right, that he was jogging on the line. 



Q. Where was the Gerring at that time? A. We were out- 

 side of the Haskins, to the southward of her. 



Q. You heard the statement made by your captain, about 

 going to Capt. Hardy's boat to ascertain whether you had heard 

 correctly? A. Yes. 



Q. Is that statement correct? A. Yes. 



Q. And are all the other statements made by your captain 

 correct? A. Yes. 



Cross-examined by Mr. Ritchie: 



Q. Are you an American citizen? A. No. 



Q. Where are you from? A, I was born at La Havre. 



HENRY BURHESTER, called and sworn. 



Examined by Mr. MacCoy: 



Q. You heard the statements made by your captain read over 

 to you ? A. Yes. 



Q. Have you a personal knowledge of all that he states? A. 

 Yes. 



Q. What do you say as to the statements made by him, arc 

 they correct? A. Yes. 



Q. In every particular? A. Yes. 



