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Q. That answers the question that you are unable to reproduce the 

 conversations at any one time and repeat it word for word; who did 

 you see when you were at Turner's house besides Turner at any one 

 of these times ? 



A. Didn't see anybody that I remember of now, I wouldn't say I 

 didn't see anybody, but I think not; when I was in the office there 

 was nobody there but him. 



Q. When you wrote him in June, if that was the time that you had 

 been investing up in the woods and expected the road to be running 

 next month, how came you to, tell him that? 



A. I was telling him to show I was a little bit busy. 



Q. Had you talked some about your railroad and your investment 

 up on the Fulton chain before that time ? 



A. I can't tell whether I ever said anything to him about it or not. 



Q. If you never talked with him on that subject 'how came you to 

 be writing to him about it? 



A. To give him an idea I was busy. 



Q. What should he know about those allusions to the road unless 

 you had talked with him about it ? 



A. He would simply know I was doing a little business there. 



Q. How much money did you put into that road ? 



A. Nearly $3,000. 



Q. Had you put in this money before you wrote in June, 1888 ? 



A. No; not all of it, anyway. 



Q. You were putting it in at that time, promoting the project and 

 putting in money ? 



A. Yes, sir. 



Q. Yon merely wrote, not having talked with him about this road, 

 of your business up there using money? 



A. I will say I talked with different parties and they may have 

 talked it with him. 



Q. I ask you the question, had you talked with him ? 



A. I can't say whether I did 'or didn't. 



Q. Will you swear you had not talked with him about this railroad 

 and putting money into it ? 



A. No; I wouldn't. 



Q. Since 1888, the fall of 1888, have you had any correspondence 

 with Turner ? 



A. I can't tell; had letters from him right along. 



Q. Since 1888 have you and Turner had correspondence between 

 you? 



A. I can't tell you. 



