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sleighing, in 1888, and after that a little while, the same season, 

 Garmon was at his house in Plattsburgh, and the deals were carried on, 

 and he was there at least four times. On cross-examination upon this 

 point, Garmon admits, is forced to admit, that he was at Turner's 

 house in 1888, at least twice; he remembers twice, and on each 

 of these occasions he saw Turner, so that lie contradicts himself, as 

 to being at Turner's in 1888; finally is forced to admit that he was 

 there twice, and he' is also forced to admit that he talked with Turner 

 about the southwest quarter of township 24, and the one that was 

 valued at $30,000; and also that he talked with Turner about the 

 northeast quarter of township 15, and that he understood Weed had the 

 bottom title to it, that is the Van Lennocks land. So that we got him 

 at Turner's twice, and talking to this same man, after haviDg denied 

 it wholesale, attempting to impose a lie on this committee, and in cor- 

 roboration were three letters and a telegram from Garmon which 

 fixed the time. The first one is March 19, 1888. The 'ride was in 

 February some time. Here is a letter in March, 1888, and he 

 wants to make an appointment with Mr. Turner to meet him. " I am 

 going into Herkimer county now, and will be gone three or four days, 

 but will meet you some day following that at Potsdam, and I think that 

 the best way, will communicate with you as soon as I can get out 

 of Herkimer county." What does he want to see Tjirner for right 

 along here in March ? The committee will remember that Garmon 

 swore that he never had any personal correspondence with Turner 

 before these letters in the Spring of 1888, and when that corre- 

 spondence concluded along in the fall, he never had any per- 

 sonal correspondence with him after that. What was this personal 

 correspondence with Turner, let me ask, unless it related to per- 

 sonal business between them ? "He wants to make an appointment 

 with him March nineteenth. Now, the fourth day of June, he 

 writes another letter and says : " I received a telegram from you 

 a long time since, and expected every week to go there the next 

 and will before long now. I have been investing a little in woods 

 property, as you- will see by the inclosed clipping. We expect 

 to have one-half of the road running by July first." Writing Turner 

 about his railroad up there. Tou see he is a capitalist, this man Gar- 

 mon, building railroads from Moose river up to the Forge House, 

 twelve or fourteen miles; has got a tavern up there; been putting 

 money into the railroad, expecting to have half of it running by the 

 first of July. What was he telling Turner this for? Didn't know he 

 had ever talked with Turner. What did he talk with Turner about 

 his private affairs for ? About his railroad, unless it was that Garmon 



