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Q. What was the tlifificulty between you aud Captain Loud *?— A 

 There was something- in reference to how the company men blackened 

 the Government agents' character, aud Mrs. Gavitt aud myself told Mr. 

 Tingle what they had said about Mrs. Tingle taking a trip on the reve- 

 nue cutter, and Captain Loud spoke out, in the presence of my wife, and 

 called me a foul name. 



Q. Were you not abusing Dr. ISToyes, and did not Captain Loud say 

 he would not allow that, as he was a friend ? — A. No, sir. 



Q. Now, I want to call yonr attention to the insulting of the United 

 States flag which you testified to. Do you happen to know that that 

 flag was raised on Decoration Day? — A. Possibly it was. 



Q. You did not know it then %—A. I might at that time. 



Q. Do you remember it was raised at half mast out of respect to the 

 dead soldiers ; do you remember that ? — A. No, sir. It was not in respect 

 to the dead soldiers. 



Q. Do you not know you came out and ordered it hoisted to the top 

 of the mast and that the natives laughed at you, and that was the whole 

 trouble? — A. No, sir; I never gave such an order or heard of such an 

 order until just now. 



By Mr. Felton : 



Q. As I understood you some time ago, you did not know which day 

 it was ? — A. I said at the time possibly I might have known what day 

 it was. 



Q. When I asked you some time ago ? — A. I did not remember it. 

 Possibly it was Decoration Day. 



By Mr. Jeffries : 



Q. When you received your appointment and made your preparations 

 to go to Alaska, how did you expect to live out there ? — A. I was very 

 ignorant about anything. 



Q. Did you expect to live on the company? — A. No, sir; I did not 

 know anything about it. 



Q. Did you make any preparations; prepare yourself for house-keep- 

 ing or anything of that kind ? — A. I had no idea of how I was to live. 



Q. You took your wife direct from the altar to the woods? — A. I did 

 not say any such thing. Mr. Morgan gave me some information in San 

 Francisco. 1 supposed there would be a place for the Government 

 ofiflcei'. 



Q. You provided yourself in no way and you had no information 

 with the exception ot what Mr. Morgan told you in San Francisco. He 

 is a company man, Mr. Morgan ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Did you expect the company to support you ? — A. Furnish food ? 

 Yes, sir. 



Q. Did you pay anything for it ? — A. No, sir. 



Q. You lived on the company ; you aud your wife? — A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Did you live in the Government house or in the company house ? — 

 A. In the Government house and ate in the company house. 



Q. Who was it that refused to sell you a stove ? — A. Mr. Webster. 



Q. How old is Mr. Webster ? — A. He is an old man. 



Q. Is he seventy years old? W'hat is your judgment? — A. I have 

 no idea. He may be sixty or seventy years old, but I think probably 

 between sixty and sixty-five. 



Q. Did you take any furniture there at all? — A. No, sir; the Gov- 

 ernment house is furnished by the Goyerument, 



