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Q. After that opposition did you understand or hear that complaints 

 were made against him ? 



A. Well, in what do you mean; do you mean he was caught 

 trespassing on State land? 



Q. No; he was complained of to the forest commission ? 



A. Yes, sir; he was reported as cutting timber on State land. 



Q. Who reported him ? 



A. Mr. Powers. 



Q. And the man who wanted the $12,000 was Mr. Butler, his 

 brother-in-law ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Lemon Thomson has dealt in logs over in that section pretty 

 extensively? 



A. In Essex county he has. » 



Q. To what extent has it been claimed that he has bought or dealt 

 in logs cut from State land, how many logs ? 



A. Without going back — because we couldn't meddle with the old 

 contracts — I should judge he has cut into the millions, several mil- 

 lions; I can guess that in years gone by he has cut several millions 

 of feet; Lemon Thomson has not cut any timber in the last four years; 

 he was a large trespasser when he went there. 



Q. [Presenting same.] Is that a circular that you put out, or letter, 

 or advertisement ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How many of these have you scattered or put out ? 



A. I think we put out eight of them. 



Q. Where did you put them ? 



A. We instructed the men to post them at all public places around 

 there. 



Q. Around where ? 



A. In town there so as to sell these lots. 



Q. What town? 



A. Let me see it again; have you got the Long Lake trespass; we 

 have two sets of these out ? 



Q. Where did you direot them to be posted ? 



A. [Looking at notice.] Around the town of Minerva at public 

 places. 



Q. Who did you tell to post them ? 



A. Mr. Powers. 



Q. This same forester over there ? 

 . A. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Adams. — I will read the notice. 



