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Albert Turner, being duly sworn, testified as follows: 

 By Mr. Anibal : 



Q. Where do you reside ? 



A. Reside at Malone, N. Y. 



Q. What is your age, about ? 



A. Sixty-two. 



Q. Are you acquainted with Samuel F. Garmon, the warden of the 

 forest commission ? 



A. Yes, sir. , 



Q. Have you performed some work for the forest commission 

 under the request of Mr. Garmon ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Do you remember a time that you were requested by Mr. Gar- 

 mon to loot over the southeast quarter of township 24? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Did you go with him and look it over ? 



A. I went with him. • 



Q. When was it? 



A, February, 1887. 



Q. Just previous to that did you understand Mr*. Garmon had been 

 up there on that lot with Benton Turner ? 



A. Yes; understood that from him. 



Mr. Adams. — You understood from Mr. Garmon what ? 



A. I understood he had been to that lot with Benton Turner. 



Q. Wbat did youido upon that lot? 



A. I went on to it and made some examinations as to the trespasses 

 upon it and satisfied ourselves there was a trespass upon the lot. 



Q. You may describe in detail as good as you can, being as brief as 

 you can, just how you examined and what you did; tell us about how 

 you acted when you got .upon the lot, you and Garmon, about looking 

 up lots and what lots ? 



A. I droVe on to the lot from North Elba, about two miles from a 

 settlement down on this lot, on an old road that led in on his lumber 

 road on Mr. Turner's lot. 



Q. Had you been acquainted with the southeast quarter of this 

 24th township, a considerable length of time ? 



A. I hadn't been on it ever before. 



Q. You knew where the true lines were ? 



A. I, knew nearly where they were, I went there for the purpose of 

 finding them. 



Q. Finding the lines of the lot? 



A. Yes, sir. 



