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Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-What did he write about?
A. He said it was simply throwing money away on the Tai-tam Water-works, that it was not required, that they had enough.
Q.-The CHAIRMAN.-And you knew they had not enough?
A.-I knew they had not, because I had to look after it.
Q.-You say you thought he got information from some one who knew about the work of the department, and you thought Mr. DANBY or Mr. LEIGH might have given it. Now what made you think he got information from some one who knew?
A.-I naturally thought he could not know anything about it himself, and I formed the idea, which I told him to his face, "You must have got the information from some one who knows," and he said not.
Q.-How did he come to say that he would not get you into the trial?
Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.--If you had not said anything, how could he have said he would not bring you into the trial?
A.-As I said in court, I was going home with a friend. Mr. SMITH was standing at the door and he said, "You fellows need not be afraid.”
Q.-The CHAIRMAN.-Who was your friend?
A.-MCLEOD. I never said a word to him at all.
Q.-Was that the beginning and end of the conversation?
A. Yes. I never saw him at all. I passed into my house. I was not nearer than 20 feet.
Q.-Hon. F. B. JOHNSON.-Did MCLEOD hear what was said?
A.-Well, I don't know, because he was a little in front. Straight ahead is Mr. SMITH'S place, and I cut off to the right, because I live at the corner house.
Q.-The CHAIRMAN.-But you must have had some conversation before?
A.-No, we had not.
Q.-Why should he say that to you, if you had had no conversation? Why should he suppose that you would think he was going to bring you into court?
A.—Well, whoever else spoke to him, I never had done so, and this was the only occasion he spoke to me, I said in court, when he spoke about my going to him, "No, I did not. You hollaed to me across the yard as I was going to my house."
Q.-Did you not get one of these Contractors for him? Did you ever take either. of them to a Contractor?
A.—No, never.
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