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A.-I dont remember. He said is was not proper and then he borrowed $30 from
Q.-Did he ask you to lend him $30 ?
A. Yes.
Q. Why did you only pay him $20 ?
A.
-I went next day and gave him $20. I have not got so much to lend.
Q. Did he accept the $20 or did he make a fuss?
A. He did not make a fuss.
Q. Did you ever expect to see that $20 again ?
A.-At first he would pay me when he got his salary. He did not pay me afterwards and I did not ask him for it.
Q.--Did
A.-No.
you ever ask him for it?
Q.-Why did you not?
A.-Well, but he is a Government Official. He has got a position and a small thing like that I did not dare to ask him for.
Q.-So you thought it was worth your while to give a man $20 to keep him quiet? Is that it ?
A. Yes.
Q.--Would it not have been cheaper to have cleared the latrine and then he would not have complained about it?
A.-It is always clean.
Q. And you really paid that $20 because you wanted to buy his friendship suppose ?
A.--No, I gave it to him because he borrowed it from me.
Q-Is that the only money you have ever paid to this particular Inspector Conolly ?
A. He has not got any money from me but I have given hin presents.
Q.
-What sort of presents ?
A.-At Christmas I asked him what he would have. He said "Give me some money to buy it with.”
Q.-What did you do then?
A.-I gave him some money.
Q. How much money did you give him?
A.-Thirty dollars. In 1904 that was.