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A. To prevent fires and trespassing by cutting hooprpoles. 



Q. Has he ever reported .any trespasses ? 



A. Yes, sir; one or two small matters. 



Q. Who was the forester before Mr. Riselin ? 



A. Mr. Hogan. 



Q. How long was he forester before Riselin ? 



A. Two or two and a half years, I think. 



Q. What did Hogan do there ? 



A. The same. 



Q. Were you there when he was there ? 



A. Yes, sir: 



Q. How many times ? v 



A. I couldn't tell you. 



Q. How much did the hoop-poles amount to ? ■ 



A. A few bundles; a small affair. 



Q. Did you ever hear that Hogan sent in reports to the office of the 

 commission ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Letters? 

 _ A. I can't say about letters ; I wouldn't say as to that. 



Q. Do you know whether he ever went a,round this deer park ? 



A. It is said he did, but I don't know; he went with me up to the 

 •west branch of the Neversink when I went in there. 



Q. Did you ever hear that Hogan would send by private hand 

 letters to various places around the park, to be mailed to the office so 

 as to convey the impression that he had been doing something down 

 there ? 



A. I don't think I ever did. 



Q. Did you hear as a matter of laughter and mirth in the com- 

 missioners' office that that thing was done ? 



A. I don't think I ever heard it. 



Q. You never heard of that? 



A. Not that I remember. 



Q. Did he use to send out a dozen letters and scatter them all about 

 to his friends in various places, and then have them mailed from those 

 places to the office, to show how diligent he was ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Fiero is down in that district. 



Mr. Fieko. — Yes; but we have no proof of the fact is the difficulty 

 with Mr. Adams. I know Mr. Hogan, and he is an efficient man. 



Q. How long since you were in the district in which Herkiiner 

 county is? , 



A- Oh, it js not more than four or five weeks, 



