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A. At my house at Plattsburgh; all of them were there. 



Q. I am speaking of the $30,000 tract; did he come there to your 

 house ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Who opened the subject at your house? 



A. The deal was talked up partially in the first place going from 

 Sarnnac lake to Loon lake, and then afterwards Garmon came there 

 to see me about it. 



Q. Who opened the subject of this deal first, you or Garmon ? 



A. Well, it came about in this way; it was talked in a general 

 way that if any deal of that nature could be made that he would be 

 ready to enter into it. 



Q. Talk with him on the subject up toward Loon lake, and after- 

 wards he came to your house and talked with you about it ? 



A. Yes, two or three times. 



Q. Before you went down to the, Cochrane's had he written any 

 letters to you on the subject or sent you any messages ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Then you came down and made arrangements for the title and 

 went to the Comptrbller'S office ? 



A. Looking' up the title. 



Q. In order to obtain, if you had been successful in setting aside 

 the tax deed, would it have been necessary to have paid any money to 

 the State? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. How much ? 



A. In the northwest quarter ? 



Q. I mean this 30,000 tract? 



A. My recollection is now it was about $9,000. 



Q. So the difference between $9,000 and $30,000 would be left for 

 division ? 



A Yes, sir. 



Mr. Adams. — The deal was, they were to divide the overplus after 

 paying the taxes. 



Q. How much were charged for the old title by the Cochrane's ? 



A. A very small amount; I don't remember just the amount. 



Q. About how much? 



A. I think it was something like $1,000. 



Q. And the deal, as I understand you, was to take out of the $30,000, 

 the $1,000 more or less you paid the Cochrane's at any time, what you 

 had to pay the Comptroller's office, and that would leave the surplus 

 for division ? 



