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Q. You did not know until you found out from the men on the 

 Haskins' boat? A. No. 



Q. How long after the Gerring got to the fishing ground 

 was it before you began to fish? A. I don't know exactly. 



Q. Was the Haskins boat near you when you were fishing? 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Which was nearest to the shore, your boat or the Haskins' 

 boat? A. The Haskins' boat. 



Q. How far were you (from yon) from the Haskins' boat? 

 A. She was about 75 yards from us. 



Q. The schooner was making up and down past you while 

 you were setting the net? A. Yes. 



Q. Was she inside the net or outside ? A. She was outside. 



Q, Did the net drift in any from the time you first set it until 

 you took the fish out? A. No, I don't think. 



Q. Did it drift out any? A. I guess it would drift; it did not 

 drift in. 



Q. When you were in the boat which way would it drift? A. 

 It would drift off, to the outside. 



Q. You did not notice that at the time? A. No. 



O. Why, then, do you say that? A. I guess she must have. 



Q. Did you notice at the time the net drifted in? A. I don't 

 know. 



Q. How did you draw the net? A. We drew it around the 

 fish. 



Q. The boat was at one end? A. Yes. 



Q. Where was the other end of the net? A. We had both 

 ends in the boat. 



Q. When you drew the net, did you draw it nearer to the shore 

 than it was when you set it ? A. No. 



Q. Did you draw it away from the shore? A. I don't under- 

 stand. 



Q. Would the net be nearer to the shore before you drew it 

 or afterwards; would there be any difference? A. No. 



Q. Had the Vigilant gone away before you began to find 

 fish? A. No. 



Q. She was there when you began ? A. Yes. 



Q. Did you keep the net in the same place all the time, or was 

 it drawn nearer to the shore ? A. It was kept in the same place. 



