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A. No, sir; the record itself will show. 



Mr. Adams. — I would like a file of the reports brought before the 

 committee so the members can examine them. 



Mr. Fiebo. — You shall have them. 



Q. Section 10 of the act of 1885 allows arrests without warrant to 

 be made on the preserve; do you know of any cases of such arrests ? 



A. I have no knowledge of it just now. 



Q. Have you any information from any employe, agent, officer or 

 warden ? 



A. I don't remember any. 



Q. Under section 11 has the forest commission brought actions 

 against persons ? 



A. What is section 11 ? 



Q. Look at it and". see. [Reading statute to witness.] Has the 

 commission brought actions under section 11 ? 



A. That is, as I understand the statute, in regard to trespasses ? 



Q. Yes. 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How many actipns have been brought under that section. 



A. I couldn't tell you; I don't know how many; quite a good many. 



Q. What attorneys have appeared for. the forest commission, 

 beginning in 1885, and give every attorney' who has appeared that you 

 can recollect? 



A. That is a pretty hard matter; I ca<n give some; Cantwell & 

 Badger, at Malone; William W. Dewey, of Lowville; Thomas Jones, 

 of Utica; Gen. Hughes, of Sandy Hill, I think; Peter Palmer, of 

 Plattsburgh; I think we employed a man by the name of Carroll, 

 either as associate or as counsel in a matter. 



Q. Where is he located ? 



A. At Johnstown. 



,Q. Who else? / 



A. Mr. Hessberg, of Albany. 



Q. Who else? 



A. Mr. Fiero, of Kingston. 



Q. Who else? 



A. That is about all I can remember just now. 



Q. Did you have the consent of the Attorney-General and the 

 Comptroller to employ this counsel ? " 



A. Yes, sir; I think so; we couldn't employ counsel without it. 



Q. Before employing them you procured the consent of the Attorney- 

 General and Comptroller in each case. 



A. I think so. 



