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Q. Did you ascertain whether there had been a trespass on this 

 quarter or not? 



A. Yes; I ascertained there were two shanties on it. 



Mr. Adams. — What is this southeast quarter of township 24, the one 

 the suit is about? 



Mr. Anibal. — The one now in suit before Richard L. Hand. 



Mr. Adams. — I don't see how this is material at all. 

 . Mr. Anibal. — I think it is quite material; you will find before you 

 get through; 



Q. How many days were you examining that ? 



Mr. Adams. — I submit this is entirely useless and a useless waste of 

 time; nobody disputes but what the State has made such a claim and 

 nobody disputes but what a suit is in process now to determine the 

 third part of the lot.- The details of the trespasses, it seems to me 

 is a useless waste of time. 



Mr. Connelly. — It strikes me much of this is irrelevant, Mr. Chair- 

 man. 



Mr. Anibal. — The point is this, the particular lot upon which Mr. 

 Turner said there was some talk, him and Mr. G-armon entering into, 

 an arrangement whereby the title was to be cancelled; this is one of 

 the very particular pieces, otherwise I would agree with the counsel. 



Mr. Adams. — I don't see how that has anything to with it. 



Chairman Ryan.— Are you through, judge ? .,' , 



Mr. Anibal. — There was suggestion made we should not put in any 

 evidence of this sort, and I was asking the committee to rule upon it. 



Chairman Ryan. — Ask the question. 



Q. What length of time were you engaged in examining that lot ? 



A. I was only upon the lot one day at that time to ascertain a 

 trespass there on the lot. 



Q. Was there an action commenced ? 



A. Yes; I understood there was. 



Q. That was the same action referred to Mr. Hand? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Do you know about the time the action was commenced ? 



A. Yes, action commenced that same year, 1887. 



Q. Some time along in April ? 



A. April; after that. 



Q. I want to call your attention to the statement that some time in 

 1883 or 1884,- that has been alleged before this committee, that you at 

 one time got the State to survey out your private lands, to be surveyed 

 out at the public expense, was that so, Mr. Turner ? 



A. .No, sir. 



