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Q. What was the hour that the captain of the Aberdeen 

 went on board of the Gerring? A. It was between 6 and 7 

 o'clock in the evening. 



Q. How near did the Aberdeen come to the Gerring before 

 the captain went on board? A. Well, about a cable length, I 

 suppose, or a cable length and a half. 



Q. When the Aberdeen came within a cable length of the 

 Gerring, what was being done on the G erring? A. They were 

 bailing fish from a net into the schooner. 



O. And the Aberdeen lay to within a cable length? A. Yes. 



Q. After you lay to, what did the captain of the Aberdeen 

 do? A. He took the bearings. 



O. What did he do afterwards? A. He ordered me to get 

 the boat and the crew ready. 



Q. Had you anything to do in regard to taking the bearings? 

 A. The captain called me on the bridge and asked me to ascertain 

 by the compass the bearings of Liscombe Light. 



O. Did you take the bearings of Liscombe Light? A. I did. 



O. How was it bearing? A. It was bearing N. E. 3^ N. 



Q. What did he say then? A. He said to take the bearings 

 of Big White Island and I did so. It was bearing W. N. W. : 

 that is, the N. W. part of the island. 



Q. What did you do after you took the bearings? A. The 

 captain said that she was inside the limit. 



Q. Did you consult the chart? A. Yes, I went down with 

 the captain and consulted the chart, and we found that she was 

 inside. 



O. You went down and laid off the bearings on this chart 

 marke^d "J. M. D.?" A. Yes. 



Q. What do you say about these lines marked "W. N. W." 

 and "N. E. Yz N.?" A. These are the bearings of the Gerring 

 that we took. 



O. You were within a cable length of her when you took these 

 bearings? A. Yes. 



O. After you had taken these bearings, and consulted the 

 chart, what did the captain do? A. He said that she was inside, 

 and that we would go and seize her. He ordered the boat got 

 ready and I did it, anrl he took the boat and went on board of 

 the Gerring. 



