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A. Last week a man whom we had commenced action against came 

 and settled; he understood that was the motive; that was the first I 

 had heard anything of it. 



Q. Did he say who entered thp complaint ? 



A. We knew who entered the complaint against him. 



Q. Who was it ? 



A. Thomas Powers; he did so after we had sent him up there 

 especially. 



Q. That is this same Thomas Powers we have been talking about ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. Who was the man ? 



A. Eobert Sh&w. 



Q. What does he do over there 1 



A. If you ask me what he didn't do I could tell you better than 

 what he does; he is supervisor; was at one time town clerk, black- 

 smith, minister, justice of the peace, chief citizen in general; he 

 opposed this scheme by making the town building a town hall. 



Mr. Adams. — I wasn't aware of it. 



Chairman Ryan. — Did you ever hear he was a candidate "for the 

 LegMature ? 



A. No; I never did. 



Q. Who was this man that wanted to build the tavern over there ? 



A. I don't know; the forest commission filed a memorandum before 

 the Governor. 



Q. No, answer my question; who was the man that wanted this aid 

 of $12,000 to build the town hall ? 



A. I couldn't tell you; I don't know. 



Q. Did you ever hear that he was a brother-in-law of this Thomas 

 Powers ? 



A. I heard so the other day; will the counsel allow rne one word? 



Q. Yes. 



A If I remember right the forest commission opposed that very 

 strictly and defeated it once, that very bill; I presume they ought to 

 have been complained against for doing it. 



Q. Do you know of cases of trespasses over in Essex county that 

 have been, settled, some for twenty-five cents a log and others for one 

 dollar and twenty-five cents? 



A. Yes, I think I do. 



Q. What was the reason for this difference ? 



A. The attending circumstances of the trespass. 



Q. What were they ? 



A In what way, please ? 



