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Q. When was that survey made; what year? 



A. Winter of 1885 and 1886, 1 think; we were in there about thirty 

 days. 



Q. How long before that had you sold your lot to Hartwell ? 



A. I sold my interest in that land in October, 1883. 



Q. Sell it and convey it to HartWell at that time ? 



A. I conveyed it to Mr. Hartwell, and he paid me for it. 



Q. That was in 1883 ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And you went, as I understand you, to look up the trespass 

 which produced the suit against your nephew in regard to the south- 

 east quarter of township 24 ? 



A. That suit wasn't against my nephew. 



Q. Who was it against ? 



A. Brought against my brother Chauncey, who was the owner with 

 me; I partitioned with him. 



Q. Tou don't understand me; you say in February, 1887, you were 

 requested to look after the trespass on the southeast quarter of town- 

 ship 24; that is the land about which there is a suit against your 

 nephew? 



A. Yes; I understood you to speak of 18. 



Q. You went to look up that trespass in 1887 ? 



A. All I done was to go with Mr. Garmon to assist him in finding 

 the township lines, and drove on it enough to ascertain there was a 

 big trespass on the lot; we were only there one day. 



Q. You went to assist in looking up this trespass against your 

 nephew ? . 



A, I was under pay by the State at the time. 



Q. You went there and assisted about it ? ' 



A. Yes; I went there. 



Q. That was after you and your nephew had had hard feelings ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. And you went there in the employ pi Garmon ? 



A. I had been in the employ of the State for some time. 



Q. How long were you in the employ of the State — from what time 

 to what time ? 



A. I was there off and on at different times wherever they directed 

 me to go to make an examination of trespass. 



Q. Were you special agent or forester ? 



A. I wasn't forester at all; I was special agent. 



Q. Through how long a time were you employed in this way ? 



A. I was employed in that way. 



