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Q. Is tiiore iuiy other i»liysiciaii living there except tlie one. maiu- 

 taiued by tlic com puny f — A. ^'o, sir. 



Q. There is none there by the Government "? — A. Xo, sir; lam sorry 

 to say. 



Q. None resides tlieie?---A. No, sir. 



Q. What kind of houses do they furnish to the natives I--A. They 

 are pretty good. 



Q. Are they comfortable ?— A. They are good enough, sir. 



Q. What rent do they charge i-^A. None at all ; as I understand it. 



Q. If they charged any rent, you failed to tind it out '? — A. Yes, isir; 

 but in my case there was a knife in every hand. 



Q. Does the law require them to furnish them houses free of rent? — 

 A. I do not know that it does. 



Q. Did they furniish any liquor to the natives on the island? — A. Not 

 openly in any way. 



Q. Did they in any other way '? — A. Yes, sir ; and the abandoned 

 prostitutes on the island, as I have reason to believe. 



Q. Can you name instances in which it was furnished, and by whom? — 

 A. No, sir ; I could not tell. Mary Oustigofit", a prostitute, and her hus- 

 band, were drunk there 



Q. Do you know what they were drunk on ? — A. No, sir; I can not 

 tell. 



Q. Were you able to discover the introduction of intoxicating liquors 

 by any one f — A. No, sir. 



Q. The evidence, I think, discloses the fact that the natives manu- 

 factured themselves an intoxicant? — A. It is true they manufactured 

 quass, which they manufactured from sugar. 



Q. Sugar and dried fruit?— A. Yes, sir, and the way is that a favored 

 few get the sugar, and those who are not in good standing with the ad- 

 ministration of the company there are kept out of not only luxuries, 

 but even the necessities of life. 



Q. Were you able to discover whether those two particular i)ersons 

 were drunk by reason of their manufacture of intoxicating drinks in 

 this way? — A. I searched their house, but could find no quass. 



Q. Did you find any other liquor ? — A. No, sir; but whisky might 

 be colored with licorice and 



Q. Did you make diligent search there and try to break uj) the man- 

 ufacture of this intoxicating liquor? — A. Y>s, sir. 



Q. Did you ascei tain who was supplying them? — A. Only by the 

 constant visits to the company's house — that is, Mary Oustagotit' and 

 her husband. 



Q. Were any intoxicating liquors kept on sale in the company's 

 store? — A. No, sir; nothing like that; they would not have permit- 

 ted it. 



Q. Was any other person intoxicated habitually there except those 

 two persons ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. W^hof were they ? — A. Mr, Webster. Speaking about intoxicants, 

 Mr. Webster told me he would give the natives liquor whenever he saw 

 fit to do so, and he said so in the presence of my wife. 



Q. Did he ? — A. I do not know whether he did or not, but that is 

 what he said. 



Q. What is the law about the manufacture or sale of intoxicating 

 liquors upon these islands ? — A. 1 know that the natives are not allowed 

 intoxicants. 



Q. They are not allowed to the natives nor to be sold to the natives? — 



