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A. Had to have in order to clear up the title. . 



Mr. Davie. — Instead of his paving $4,000 he would pay $2,000 to 

 somebody else. 



Mr. Adams. — The balance would be divided between the witness and 

 Mr. Gannon. 



Mr. Davie. — In other words, he got the lands $2,000 less, so with 

 the northeast quarter of the fifteenth township, figured on the basis 

 of $30,000. 



Q. Was that in suit ? 



A. No, sir, it was not 



Q. How was it situated ? 



A. People down here on the West Shore road by the name of 

 Cochrane — 



Q. How did you learn about this tract of land ? 



A. I had been there for the last ten or twelve years and I knew of it. 



Q. What conversation did you have with Mr. Garmon on the sub- 

 ject of this tract of land ? 



A. The same conversation, same deal with the exception the amount 

 was charged $30,000. 



Mr. Davie — Did this same suit embrace those lands ? 



Mr. Adams. — No, this was Outside of the suit. 



Q. You did not own that ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. Didn't claim title ? 



A. No. 



Q. Tou understood the State had title and that title could be rescued 

 from the State by vacating the Comptroller's deed ? 



A. Yes, sir; I had a search. 



Q. And you and Mr. Garmon had conversation on the subject? 



A. Yes. , _ 



Q. His proposition was that you should buy up from the Cochrane 's; 

 where did they live ? 



A. They lived down here on the West Shore road, about seventy 

 miles on a branch, I think it goes in from Kingston. 



Q. That you should buy up the Cochrane title and on that basis 

 cancel the tax deed in the Comptroller's office. 



Mr. Anibal. — I suggest this mode of leading a witness upon proposi- 

 tions which we claim are unqualifiedly false and untrue is unfair. 



Mr. Adams. — That will appear later. 



Mr. Anibal. — Yes, I think it will appear later that it is manifestly 

 untrue. 



Q. What did you do about getting up the title? 



