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A. I didn't know but it was, but since I was there to the Comp- 

 troller's office and seen the report of Dan Stanton and Van Buren 

 Miller, I think it was 1884 or 1885; it was the time Mosley Drake 

 lumbered in there, his contract will show what year he done it in. 



Q. Referring to one other question as we want to expedite matters? 



Chairman Ryan. — Perhaps we will continue the investigation 

 longer, permit you to cross-examine longer than we thought at first; 

 I don't want you to say after you are through some material 

 evidence wasn't brought out. , 



Mr. Ahibai. — We shaped the examination in order to get through 

 with this witness. 



Chairman Ryan. — If it is absolutely necessary we could get down 

 on the 5 o'clock train; we don't want to bring Mr. Turner back again; 

 I find he lives a long ways from the capitol. 



Q. In speaking about this indictment got against you, this was an 

 indictment for grand larceny by the grand jury of your own county, 

 wasn't it ? 



A. I didn't know it. 



Q. In Franklin county ? 



A. I understood I was indicted up there for taking timber off of 

 lot 255. 



Q. You understood the indictment to be for grand larceny ? 



A. I didn't know what it was for; I told my men to lumber lot 255; 

 the State didn't have any claim or title to it whatever, only a little 

 tax due on it and we can bear our statement. 



Mr. Adams. — They lumbered and afterwards you were indicted 

 for it? 



A. Yes, sir; that is right. 



Mr. CamebSon. — Anything done with the indictment? 



A. I don't know what was done with it. 



Q. You have had quite a number of litigations in your life-time ? 



A. With this kind of fellows I have. 



Q. How many suits have you had in your life-time ? 



A. Never with a good, decent, respectable man. 



Q. That is your characterization of it ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Then it has been your misfortune to have several suits with 

 those that you claim were disrespectful? 



A. ' Yes, in this case. 



Q. You have been a witness a great number of times ? 



A. No, sir; several times. 



Q. A dozen or fifteen ? > 



