204 FUE-SEAL FISHERIES OF ALASKA. 



By Mr. Felton : 



Q. You stated that there was a difference of opiuion between you and 

 the do(;tor in regard to the evidence given at that timef — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Of course you held the court, and he seems to have been an inter- 

 ested party on the other side, and you both heard the testimony ! Now, 

 what was the character of the testimony; that the man shoved his wife 

 out of the house or against the door, or what; what was the character 

 of the testimony f — A. The character of the testimony was that he did 

 not strike his wife. 



Q. Well, what did he do? — A. Nothing, except to scold his wife and 

 forbid her from going to the company house. 



Mr. Macdonald. Was there any record made of the evidence; did 

 you write it down ? 



The Witness. No, sir. 



Mi-. Felton. Tliat being the case, it would be very singular that the 

 question of a coniiict over so plain a case should arise between you. 



The Witness. It should never have arisen, as 1 was the judge of the 

 case. It was a put-up Job. 



Q. He did scold the woman ? — A. Certainly, and he forbid her from 

 going to the company house, and then after I discharged the man 



Mr. Macdonald, I am not clear about the matter, and have not time 

 to look it up. Where did you get authority to try these parties? You 

 w^ere not a magistrate by authority of law ? 



The Witness. No, but it has been the custom on the island ever since 

 the Government took charge. 



Q. You do not understand that there is any other authority than 

 custom there? — A. No, sir. 



Q. Are any instructions given by the Treasury that you shall do that 

 or not do it? — A. No, sir. 



The Chairman. The committee will now take a recess until 2 o'clock. 



Accordingly the committee at 12.40 adjourned until 2 o'clock p. m. 



after the recess. 



By Mr. Jeffries : 



Q. The next person with whom you had some difficulty was Dr. 

 Noyes. Will you state was that was ? — A. Dr. Noyes interfered with 

 the marriage of a girl. 



Q. What were the facts ? — A. The facts were that a man named Logan 

 from Ooualaska wanted to marry her, and I could see no reason why 

 any one should prohibit the marriage, and he used his authority there 

 over this girl to i)reveut the marriage and to keep this girl from marry- 

 ing this man, who, I understand, would have made her a good husband. 

 She was what is termed a slave to Mary Oustagoflf. 1 think it was the 

 best thing for the girl, and I did not see why Dr. Noyes should prevent 

 the marriage, but he and Mr. Clark did. 



Q. Did you have any other difficulty with Dr. Noyes? — A. No other 

 that I call to mind. 



Q. Did the girl marry the man? — A. No, sir; the man was forbidden 

 and prevented from marrying her. 



Q. The next is John Hall. What difficulty did you have with him? — 

 A. Well there were continual com])laints being brought in about Hall. 



Q. Just state some one act of Hall. Let us have something sub- 

 stantial. — A. Well, his notorious conduct with the natives. 



