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Mr. Adams. — I have a witness ■whom I expect here to-night, or in 

 the morning, and with that witness and one other to give some explana- 

 tion, those are all the witnesses I desire to call. On conference with 

 the chairman of the committee, it seems to be all we have, unless we 

 put on Mr. Cox or Mr. Knevals. I desire, if the committee please, to 

 call Mr. Lynch to an explanation of testimony given in answer to his 

 testimony already given. 



Mr. Anibal. — I submit that he has told his story, and special mes- 

 sengers have been sent up there to examine the lands, and they have 

 come here and given their story. If you see-saw in this form we can 

 be all winter and summer in this investigation. 



Mr. Hitt. — I guess the quickest way is to hear what he has to say. 



Daniel Lynch recalled. 

 By Mr. Adams: 



Q. You have heard the testimony of the last two witnesses, and 

 what do you say as to their testimony ? 



A. I don't know; I don't see where it concerns me, but it appears to 

 be considered to; I testified the other evening to this effect: that on 

 certain lots, 90 of township 26 and 69, 70 and 71 of township 25 I saw 

 recent trespass; it seems they have looked up three of the lots; in 

 regard to the three lots they form an L and join together; I have 

 simply to eay that I saw trespasses which I then believed, and now 

 believe under oath, were on that land, and I am positive I saw it last 

 summer and that they had been committed within two years. 



Mr. Hitt. — That is what you swore to the other night. 



The Witness. — Yes, sir. 



Mr. Hitt. — It is a direct contradiction between the witnesses 

 simply. 



Mr. Dickinson moved that the committee meet to-morrow evening at 

 half -past seven. Carried, and adjourned to Febr uary 26, 1891, 7.30 p. m. 



Albany, N. Y., February, 26, 7.30 p. m. 



The committee met pursuant to adjournment. 



Chairman Ryan called the committee to order. 



Present — Chairman Eyan, Messrs Davie, Hitt, Cameron, Dempsey, 

 Dickinson, Gifford. 



Mr. Adams. — I supposed witnesses would be here this eveniDg, but 

 on account of the break in the railroad they have not arrived. I sug- 

 gested to Judge Anibal, before we came up, that if they had any wit- 

 nesses on the other side it would be well to call them. He says, I 

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