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Q. Did be say that more tbau once *? — A. He spoke about wanting 

 his price two or three times — quite a number of times. 



By Mr. Dingley : 

 Q. Price for what? — A. I do not know. He wanted to be bought. 

 Q. Bought for doing what ? — A. To keep from making charges against 

 the company. 



Q. And he did not tell you what charges he had to make against the 

 ■company ? — A. He never told me what the charges were. 



Q. Did you know any charges that he might make against the com- 

 pany 1 — A. No, sir. I told him I had no charges to make, and knew 

 nothing against the company whatever. 



By Mr. Felton : 



Q. Did he ever give you any reason why he wanted to prefer any 

 charges ? — A. No, sir. 



Q. Did he ever make any statement of anything that the company 

 had done that was wrong ?— A. He never gave me auv particulars at 

 all. 



Q. It is very evident that there was not a very good feeling on his 

 part toward the company's employ «§s nor on their part towards him ; 

 what was the cause of it? — A. Nothii\g more than that he was trying 

 always to create trouble and mischief among them and between them 

 and him. 



The Chairman. I do not think Mr. Gavitt's evidence showed any 

 ])articular complaint against the company. He was particular to dis- 

 claim anything against the company, but had reference to the treatment 

 he received at the hands of the ofticers and men of the company. It 

 was personal between them and him at St. George, and that formed 

 the burden of his testimony — the moral conduct and general deport- 

 ment of the employes. ''■' 



By Mr. Dingley : ^ 



Q. Mr. Jeffries asked you if the doctor who had charge of the intoxi- 

 cating liquors ever furnished them to the agents, ofticers, or employes 

 of the company for the purpose of getting drunk. I ask you if he ever 

 furnished it to them for use as a beverage ? — A. The only time we got 

 liquor was on holidays, one drink each. 



Q. On each of the holidays — how many are ther« ? — A. Thanksgiv- 

 ing, Christmas, and New Year's. 



Q. Those were the only times that intoxicating liquors were furnished 

 >by the doctor for use as a beverage ? — A. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Jeffries. As I said yesterday, Mr. Chairman, we do not want 

 to go into any i)ersonal controversy with Mr. Gavitt, and therefore I 

 did not call out these facts from this witness, but now I would like to 

 ask a few questions to get at the bottom of it so far as this witness is 

 concerned. 



The Chairman. To get at the bottom of what ? 



Mr. Jeffries. What he knows about Gavitt wanting to be bought. 

 By Mr. Jeffries : 



Q. Where did this conversation occur? — A. In the company's store- 

 room. 



Q. Daring the day-time or at night? — A. Day-time. 



Q. What led up to the conversation— how did he happen to say this, 

 and what did you say in reply ?— A. He came to the store to get some 

 fox skins that was promised to him or that he wanted. He came up and 



