455 



Q. Didn't you institute it and wasn't it argued by Mr. Hessberg ? 



A. No; you are off from your base about it. 



Q. The trouble is you are off; a mandamus was asked for and argued 

 on the part of the Attorney-General ? 



Mr. Adams.— What of it? 



Mr. Anibal. — I want to prove the fact. 



Mr. Adams. — The question here is a conversation and transaction 

 between Mr. Garmon and this witness subsequent to this suit and to 

 which this suit was an inducement; what about this suit ? 



Mr. Anibal. — Bearing on the probabilities of statements because 

 he puts these when only two men were together. 



The Witness. — We made an application to the Comptroller to have 

 the 1877 tax sale set aside on the ground the land probably had 

 been sold and they had paid taxes and we had a receipt for it and on 

 those papers we tried to get a mandamus to fay &n & make the 

 Comptroller act. > 



Q. That application was defended by the Attorney-General? 



Mr. Adams. — What has that to do with this case ? 



Mr. Animal. — Preliminary objection was taken. 



Q. Let us call your attention to the other lot here of which you 

 have spoken specially about, that is the southwest quarter of town- 

 ship 24; you never had any title to that? 



A. Never did; no, sir. 



Q. The northeast corner of township 15; did you have any title to 

 that? H ■ 



A. Never did. 



Q. Tou spoke this forenoon about having some conversation with 

 Mr. Garmon in relation to some matters, and you stated to the com- 

 mittee that every one of these propositions talked off by you and Mr. 

 Garmon all fell through; there weren't any of them ever consum- 

 mated, were they ? 



A. No, sir. 



Q. There was a talk about these three lots, southeast quarter of 

 24 and southwest quarter of 24 and southwest quarter of 15 ? 



A. Yes. 



Q. That is all you stated ? 



A. That is all I stated, I guess. 



Q. What did you state the balance of tax was to redeem from the 

 Comptroller's office this afternoon on the southeast quarter of 42 ? 



A. They probably would amount to at that time about $11,000; 



Q. Where was this first talk that you had with Garmon that you 

 claim now ? 



