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send down to Pittsburgh and can get Mr. Ware up here, who has 

 letters that will be competent proof. 



Q. Who ordered and took charge of this survey on the part of the 

 State? 



A. Van Buren Miller, I think. 



Q. This survey was ordered from the forest commission ? 



A. No, sir; ordered from the Comptroller's office; you know the 

 forest commission had been organized, and knowing of all these facts 

 and these notorious charaoterstbey had in their employ, they employed 

 them as officials. 



Q. Albert Turner after this commission came into existence was 

 employed by them as agent up there? 



A. Yes, he was the man that knew about these trespasses that was 

 made by Hartwell, in township 11. 



Q. That they have omitted to investigate ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. He was the man who made these various settlements up there 

 for small sums ? 



A. Mr. Miller, was the man who made the settlements of heavy 

 trespasses for small sums. 



Q. Who is Mr. Miller ? 



A. He is a man that lives at Saranac Lake 'village. 



A. How long was he in the employ of the State under Garmon's 

 charge ? 



A. I couldn't say, but I should judge a couple of years. 



Q. I think I'll let you examine, gontiemen. 



Mr. Davie. — I would suggest that the time is up. 



Mr. Anibal. — We are ready to continue this cross-examination as 

 best we can, but at the same time it would be more expeditious to 

 have the minutes of the stenographer written out, because there is a 

 good deal of it here which we can show is absolutely and unqualifiedly 

 untrue, as we understand it. 



A. This statement charging Mr. Cox as being a liar, if you want the 

 certified searches I will get them for you and bring them in here in a 

 very few minutes; Mr. J. B. Eiley or Alfred Clifford, our member of 

 Assembly have them in their possession. 



Mr. Davie.^- The question is now whether we will adjourn; why 

 couldn't we come back here this afternoon and finish this up ? 



Chairman Ryan. — If we have a session this afternoon it will necessi- 

 tate some of us staying here in Albany over to morrow. 



Mr. Davie. — Suppose we come back at 12 o'clock precisely and run 



to 2? 



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