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Q. Is he in any wise connected with any of the lumbermen, Mr. 

 Thomson or the Everton company, or any of the lumbermen in 

 Essex county ? 



A. That is more than I can tell you. 



Q. How long have you known Talbot ? 



A. My first acquaintance was when he was sergeant-at-arms here. 



Q. How many times has he been over to your office in the capitol? 



A. That is more than I can tell you. 



,Q. He has been over frequently ? 



A. No; that isn't my impression. 



Q. Been there sometimes ? 



A. Been there sometimes; yes, he was there when he was sergeant- 

 at-arms, once or twice. 



Q. I mean since that? 



A. I do not recollect of his being there since that. 



Q. You stated you recollected his being there when Lynch was 

 there? 



A. No, sir; I did not so state. 



Q. I beg your pardon; I will ask you the question, are you able to 

 say that he was there at any time when Lynch was there ? 



A. I answered and said I was not. 



Q. Tou were not able to say one way or the other ? 



A No, sir. 



Q. Did you ever hear of a scheme over at Long Point, Long Lake, 

 to build a town hall out of public funds ? 



A. Something of that style. 



Q. Did you ever hear that the matter came up in town meeting? 



A. No. 



Q. Over there ? 



A. No. ' 



Q. Who is the forester and agent over there at Long Lake the last 

 two or three years, the agent of the forest commission ? 



A. I couldn't tell you; I don't know what district that is in? 



Q. Did you ever hear that men who opposed that scheme of build- 

 ing a town hall at public expense, people who opposed that scheme, 

 were complained of by the agents of your commission? 

 , A. Let me understand that question, please. 



Q. Did you ever hear that the people over at Long Lake who 

 opposed furnishing $12,000 by the town to building this public hall, 

 that they were complained of by your agent for trespasses over there 

 right along after that opposition; right along at the time of it? 



