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you?
Q. Which Overseers do you know?
A.-I know them all.
Q.-Have you ever told any one that any of these foremen had had money from
A.--No, they have not had money from me. I no savvey that pidgin. Suppose I have Government work, large or small, Government must send a good foreman to see that I do it according to the specification.
Q.--But did you ever say you had paid any man a big cumshaw?
A.-No; I no savvey that pidgin.
Q.-Have you ever given any?
A.-No.
Q.-Have you ever had to complain of your bills being delayed in payment?
A.-Sometimes I got the bills paid at once, sometimes in two or three days, and
sometimes a week.
Q.-Did you ever pay any one to help your bills through quickly.
A.---Never.
Q.--Did you ever pay any Overseers for making things comfortable for you in regard to your work?
A.-No. I carry out my contract according to regulations; why should I money to them?
Q. Do you know if some of the other Contractors have done so?
A.--No; I only care for my own business.
Q.—But you know something about their business?
A.--How do I know?
Q.--Well, you think?
pay
A.-No. I have to attend to my work early in the morning, at 6 or 7 o'clock, and then at 7 o'clock at night I have to go to my office, where I have to look over my accounts, I cannot go to bed till 11 o'clock.
Q. Do you know Mr. LEIGH?
A: Yes. I do work for him now.
Q.-Did he ever look over work you were doing as Contractor while he was in the Government service?
A.--While he was here I was doing work for the Government.
Q.-Did you ever offer him a cumshaw?
A.-No.