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Q. You are one of the crew of the G erring f A. Yes. 

 Q. You were the cook on board of her? A. Yes. 

 Q. You heard the statement of the captain? A. Yes. 

 Q. Are you personally acquainted with all the facts and cir- 

 cumstances referred to by him ? A. Yes. 

 Q. Are they true ? A. Yes. 



Cross-examined by Mr. Ritchie: 



Q. Did you go in the boat that went to the Haskins' boat? 

 A. No. 



Q. Then you did not hear the conversation that took place 

 between the captain of the Haskins and the captain of the G erring f 

 A. Yes, I did. 



Q. It was so close that you could hear all that was said? A, 

 Yes, it was close enough to hear an ordinary conversation. 



Q. Who else remained on the vessel besides you when the boat 

 went off? A. No one. 



Q. Did the boat come back to your vessel before she com- 

 menced fishing? A No, she went and set for the fish. 



Q. Did anyone come on board before you caught the fish ? A. 

 No. 



Q. Did you hear the captain of the Haskins hail the Vigilant f 

 A. Yes. 



Q. Which way was the Vigilant going then? A, I think 

 that she was standing to the eastward at the time on the star- 

 board tack. I will not be sure of that. 



Q. When she finally went away which way did she go? A. 

 She stood off to the westward. 



Q. Which direction did the Aberdeen come from? A. She 

 came from the westward, the south and westward. 



Q, So that the vessels would pass? A. Yes, they went close 

 by one another. I suppose they could have spoken if they had 

 wished to. 



Q. Did the Vigilant pass the Haskins more than once after 

 she was hailed? A. I cannot say. 



Q. After the Captain and the men went off in the seine boat 

 what did you do with the vessel ? A. I sailed her up and down. I 

 jogged along close to the boat. 



Q. How far did you go from the Goring, about half a 

 mile? A. No, I would be perhaps 50 or 100 yards away. 



