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NONE THAN 200 DEFENDANTS.
A Land Company Selling Lots ~ which they
Could Not Give Perfect rites.

PATERSON, N j., Feb. Among the numer-
Gus organ izations started in Paterson before the
beginning Of the panic was the Madison Park
Land Improvement Company" Thcro wcre only
thrce original members. james Crooks Jamos
McNnb. and Edwin r. Mason. Although then
considered among the wealthiest men in the
city they have since failed. and are compare
lively poor. Tho company bought largo tract
of land in south Paterson then known IA tho
Warren Farm. for which they partly paid cnah.
irving MORTGAGE OF $40. 600 to the Newark
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company for tho
remainder. Tho property was called Madiaon
Park. WIS cut up into lots. and n large number
wore sold. principally to poor work ingmon, who
wished to have homo Of their own. These
purchaacrs were given warrantce deeds by tho
officers OF the company.
Four or Ave years ngo Mr.. Crooks ascertainod
that he would have To 90 into bankruptcy, and
before he did 10 he assigned to McNab and
Mason n mortgage amounting TO over $1,000 for
the payment Of his share vi the mortgage on
the Madison Park land held by the Newark In
surance Company. The other two members OF
the company took this mortgage. which WIS
available as cash. and agreed to pnyso mucn on
the mnin mortgage. and gave Mr. Crooks an in
demnity bond to secure Nun against any
further liability for his share Of the mortgage.
II has been nsccrtaincd that they did not pay
selves. Then they divided the remainder Of
the land that had not been sold between them.
and so long IA there WIS any left they con-
tinucd 10 sell and to give warrantce deeds to tho
purchasers.
Tho lawyer Of tho Newark Mutunl Benefit In
surHucp Company came into the Sh"riifs oiiice
I'm Paterson Yesterday with "a huge satchel. well
nllnd. OPENING II. he spread tho contents on
tho table. completely covering H. They wpro
papers being the summOnsos ngniust the de-
Pendants In the foreclosure proceedings Of tho
$50 coo mortgage that hid meyer hcrn satisfied.
and included all who had bought lands from
either Crooks, mason. or MrN1h. The COM
pany cannot recogn2" the validity Of the deeds
given to these persons. There are $50 defend-
ans in the suit which include nil the owners
and occupants Of III Madison Park tract. Most
Of them are poor persons. who have been half
starving themselves all through the panic
that they might meet the payments on thcir
purchase. Others could not meet the payments
promptly. and had to raise money by otuer
Of these mortgages will also be sufferers
Tho original members Of the Madison Park
Land IMPROVEMENT Company are themselves
irr' spnnsihle. and the insurance company can
get nothing from them, nor can the purchasers
OF the lots get any redress from them for giving
warrnntce deed that wis not a perfect title.
Tho writ IL returnahe on Feb. %. What the
holders Of the property will do Is not known,
but II seems as II the whole $50 Of them would
lose all they have paid and also their interest
in the lots unless some amicablc Arrangement
can be made with the insurance company.
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The Lnte nIehnrdm. nnnn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sun Sir: II is
many years since had the honor Of being in
troduccd to the Srstor u American men Of let
tcrs. but | recall wildly those traits which on
deared him to all who knew him-h refine
meut. his utter freedom from literary pride and
jealousy. his purity. sincerity. and gentleness
OF heart with vein Of delicate humor skirting
the pathetic and running like q silver thread
through even grave discourse
At the timo TO which | refer he was In tho
habit OF passing portion Of his summers at
Rockport. Cape Ann. occupying rooms in n
duict old nnte-rrvoutlonary house. He was
equally fond of studying the coast scenery and
tue u"culHrtics Of the natives, with whom he
wis great i.Wort" Ar an illustration Of local
rhurartrr ! remember his relating tho follow
One day his son Richard failed 70 make his
appearance at the dinner table. As the young
man was usually tho soul OF pun'tuallty, and
also M he was n accustomed 10 hathe alone in "a
certain rocky GOV" considered rather dangerous
To swimmer. Mr.. Dana was greatly alarmed.
ana repaired 10 the spot. From an Old lis her
man X wife hr learned thnt the young man had
been seen going to the cove Two hours before.
TINS informnton seemed 10 confirm the
Then" cried To aGoni1od father. Richard
"Oh no. Mr.. Dana" was the consolation ar
iordrd hy the ancient lshwiic. Inever know'd
thW to happen hero. II rHn't bee lost. Hon be
sure To come in with the ilund tldcl'
One day Mr.. Dana said 10 M:
Reverence for age is u thing Of the past.
nave Just ialled To snye from n .vandai's axe II
noble OAK which. tut Tor the prdantry OF the eX-
preston, ! would cali Spruserlan. 1t was sound
and vigorous, only old | sometimes wonder"
4" added. IA playful reference io himself. that
they are wiling to let an old man hyc."
Although conservatives. he WIS no higOted
idi"fdior trinpnris dHi. but took an interest in
every fresh achievement Of literature aud
science. On returning me Il copy of the first
number of "Curus's pouphal Papers" & Our
Best Society. he said. " II II one of tho most
brilliant, II not He most brilliant narnxinc
article ever written ON tAs side OF tho Attain
uc.' He looked 40 the works Of young writer's
ms his friend Asion looked on tho works OF
young painters.
once pointed ont tho crudities OF n picture |
WIS showing 10 Allston.
always look for the beauties" said All
ston, and let the defects speak Tor themselves -
In the same spirit Mr. Dana regarded every
conscientious literary effort.
NEW YORK. Feb. 4. fHANCIs A. DURIvAaE
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FRAUD ON rHE ELEyIrED RAIL.
Conductors, GRtemen, aud Ticket SELLERS De-
teeted In the Act OF Stealing,

William Melia, one Of the young men who
were arrested on charge OF stealing from the
New York Elevated Railroad was taken from
the City Prison 10 the District Attorneys office
on Monday. and subsequently released under
$500 bal his surctics being an Alderman and
a Fourteenth street saloon keeper named Ma
guirc. His fellow employees. John II. Mclean
and Harry Savage who were arrested nj the
same time with him. remain in the City Prison
The indictments against the accused ,rio in
cudc three offences conspiracy. petty larceny,
and Obtaining money by false prctenccs
There is a story behind the charges. 1t begins
with discovery made by some OF the directors
OF the elevated road while riding in the ears
about thrco months ago. They noticed that a
number OF conductors omitted tho punching Of
tn tickets collected from pnssen sers and Thai
when they counted the tickets they snpnrnird
them into different pills.. Their practice wls
reported To tho Officers OF Tho rond. AMI pinkrr.
toms force WAS AT once employed. After long
watching the fact was established that thrre
was ring oil employees organized TO rob the
IN" conductors in the plot kept back some N
the tickets collected from the passengers. and
returned them TO the ticket Sellers in league
WIN them 10 br SOLD again. ThotirkWs all have
nunb"rs to show tho station AT which they arc
sod, ANA II was necessary for the conductors ON
nklhE mem 10 - separate them into lots 50
that each station should get tho lot belonging
Ia it, leagued with the conductors and the
ticket sellers were gatrmru, who acted ms their
intermediate agents Their work WAS tn recriVe
tho tirkots from TN rondt,t rs n,,J t,rn th,,,,
over 10 tho tt.krt snilnrs Son,n t,,,o. ~, ', ~
ductors and lutnnon shook hnnIs and H.,
n krts were ehnn"eJ frnn, or ~ NJ ','''' ',,r
wiihout nntira NH an "ihnr o,,,si NV, V' H.,
tickrts were missed over to thc pntcmen in .n
sort.d ,vbiL, n,,tin,, thi ~ VI 'snrvu 'ilu
last some of IN" c"n1uct"rs tap,,e 40 N ,t int
the y .lid moi scnaratr tho tiok,ts iutn Lts ~,
tho station mon unussortrd H"'0 ''N'' wv y"
AT the outset thr robherins wore cononel :, a
conductor Il gnteman. and a ticket agent
These frnitted others Ia enlist in mn. ",1r
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MIR. coNKLING's 0RGax DIES.


LAST WORDS.
After the Parting Words of tho proprietor OF
this paper It, discontuuaucc calls or but few words
Tia, q sDal be ulan ami practical
THIS Is thc last uuWlcr of ihc Tfi,i R,ylli.m There
has been no d-appununcut failure IN 30. publication
Daring its tNi,"uce bushes has hctn built up and cir
cuauon secured which are worth all the money that has
been nvcetri-to One WHO Inns tie requisite means to
continue the Yub caton The urocss,d friends of sen.
ator tonkhns have been given the opportunity furnish
the comparatively small amount required, but have
tailed Co make any PRACTICAL Response.
The one IN whose hands the business ha been len could
continue the publication % Dee chose hut under the pc
cur circumstances in winch hc is narcl ne think, he
can hud rea'an'cr and more profitable fields opera.
ton lie therefore proceeds with the duty Of closing up
the business, paving all claims against the establishment
II there anv-hut he believes there arc nonc-aiust
ing une Nirod subscriptions with subscribers. amt step.
ping out with ohauW Tor an AMI malice toward mono
As matters have reached such d condition that Mr
Conhhns's proicssed friends are willing thc Repetition,
should stop II docs appear worth while for other. To
express regrets atts di,conuuuance In Justice to the
publisher and editors II should Doe said that they have Ia
bored under atdisadN narc and have been UNI
able to make the papcr what they wished or to push
m hu.inrss-kc way. They have simply done the best
they could with Whatey had 10 do and what they had 10
do wit aud instead o cncourag mont aud support from
some sources whence the, had the most rs % look Tor
amt expect them, they have been met with caruns crit
icism and FAULT hnumg, which have made th,m realize
that complaining triruds ARE worse than open enemies
Yet they has, Sio,t, of honest and sanch friends who
have been active and cordial. AMI 20 whom sincere
thank aro due and are hereby rendered
Al accounts against and deuts due the riu R,paJorn
will be ssuedby DrNSis T. KELLY
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The Burning OF Four-Story building In
which FIreen Persons Lived.

Tho building at 234 Third avenue 10 q four
story brick one with large store in the ground
story. This store was divided by partition
into two ANAL shops. Simon pilccr. an Aus
triGn jew. occupied one shop IA Il tailor and
the other shop was used as n cigar store by
John Isaacs. tho owner Of the property.
Thomas Cecil. ono OF lsaaos workmcn. was
seated in tho cigar shop ut o'clock Tuesday
morning. and Pilcer came la with n pitcher
Picer said he wished to get some water and
warm himself MS there was no fire in his stove
He was standing with his back to the stove
when Cecil saw flames creeping under the door
which connected the shops. lie cried: "Pilc"r
your place il on FIRE. Go in and put II out"
He had hardly uttered these words before the
names burst through the partition and forced
the men To- iirp for their lives. The three iami-
lies numbering about fifteen persons. occupy
confined 10 the shops and Tn" story above them.
All Of Pliers and lsaac's stock WIS destroyed.
Picer disappeared for the whole day
At the FIRE MarshnIa Investigation nm empty
kerosene oil can was produced that had been
found In Pilcer's room. picer had nm insur-
Fire Insurance Company. No cause for the tlre
could be discovered. pilccr returned in tho
evening, and was arrested In the burned build
ing. Ho appeared greatly terrified. He was
takon to the Fifty seventh Street Police Court
yesterday, on charge OF arson, and on tho
way asked the officer ACCOMPANYING him what
the penalty for arson WIS. pilcer formerly had
q shop at Ihiriy-iiret street and Third avenue.
He iHilcd there about six weeks ago. and moved
tO 23i Third avenue. lie II nervous but very
the charge against him. He Ia 2s years OF age.
and has but few friends in this country.
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THE MEN roRK GovEMNoRsHIp.
Tammany and the Canal King Toying 90 Use
seymour 90 Defeat Robinson.

WAsIHNGToN, Feb. D. The proposal TO re-
nominate the entire Democratic State ticket
next fail in New York 10y no means meets the
approval Of the politicians intriguing here to
continue the control OF the new ticket" faction
ola year ago Both Tammany Hail and the Canal
Ring were represented in this city during the
last days Of the fight over the New York nomi-
nations. and both had the same end in view. the
confirmation Of Merritt Now that that task is
accomplished, and accomplished in some meas
uro Nv the aid of southern men who ara fright
cned every time Tidon's name is mentioned
tho neXt tsk II the preparation for the nomina-
ton oil DomOrrutlr tlrkrt next fall These
men s"e that Gov Robinson cannot be defeated
by any new man. and If u now mnn could be-
united Republican and q divided Democratic
party.
Tho nomination Of Hornto Seymour Is the
tavorlte resort Of any set Of men who have no
made by tho friends of the Tammany ard Canal
Ring party within the lHst day or two to find out
whether tho New York Democrats here can be
Induced TO throw thcir influence in favor OF this
move. Above AL, senator kernan's influence is
solicited. His failure to vote To reject the New
York nominations is generally accepted us
showing that he is unwilling ns yet 10 take
SIDES lie was perfectly willing 10 express his
dlhhpploNal %! the singular memorial sent here
from s-phny. but he was equally careful not TO
leHlon OF Merritt and Burt. aud in cOnvnrsa-
ton upon Seymours nomination he express ~
that kindly and Intelligent interest with which
senator Herman knows So well how to hAflle an
lhqnlstiNe aearchor alter political truth. There
are other Now York Cungressmcn hero warmly
~ iavor OF this nomination and 1t is strongly
claimed by at least one man fresh from Utica
lhat lhls tlmo Seymour Is willing
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AMUSEWEvTs.
" Euoeh Arden nt the broadway rh.-,,..

King Lear" has been Withdrawn at tho
Broadway Theatre. in 'quence OF tho IN
ness Of Mr.. George Edgar. 1t Is probable THAI
no will be- well enough To appear on Monday
evening next in " Oth"lo," which is In prcpara-
ton for his second trlae venture. In tho
mean time Enoch Arlon" becomes the oycn.
ing attraction. having already been gwen nj
two matinee Performance at this house. Itis
hard TO mako an acceptable ully out Of eneh n
poem M this masterpiece Of Tcnnyson's. and
still harder to put She poy ucccutably on tho
stage after il is nude Vhr drlmut 2ation rsoJ
by the late Edwin Adams is us ireo from fnulta
IA such work well could boz. The spirit oftbo
poem il maintained tllrrtlly thr1u .hout tboro
cidcnts. while the main situations are len much,
IA the author wrote them. This ia thu nin.o
presented ~ the broadway. pul the pnrfnrm
nnco IL pleasant us iHr Ns con rms Mr. Josnnh
Wheeloek ~ EpOch 1ricu. Mr o. IT. H,rr aa
Phuip Kay. AMI Miss Laura Wallace ma 49,
Ieigh. Mr.. Whnclp'k Is uut u.w TO The nnrt
and his really excellent chur1,frriZltion "a ncc
or ten years ago. Mr. Burr r"ccivns applnIisS
even from tn" mat inr' audi noes, which are of
the most administrative Kind. being conn
posed ~ women to the extent of about ninety
per cent. Miss Wallace nrgiects to grow old
dur ng the seventeen years covered bv the play
or even To inter the arriiug m"nt Of her hair
but sdc Is so pretty all the while that IL IN eaay
70 forgive her and her acting is Intelligent.
Admirers ~ the late Mr.. Adams may like to ho
informed that the costumes IN which he played
EuOch ArdeH are worn bv MIR. Whcelock being
lent to him by Mrs Adams
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SENDING Ian ADMIT.
A Spanish Boy Complaining OF the Behavior
Toward HIN, OF IA sea Captain.


Manuel Ponce Ruiz, a Spanish lad, IS
years Of age. appeared before tho Spanish Con-
sui on Tuesday. He was n bright boy speaking
IN quaint style. and with a straightforward
manner. His use Of the English language was
limited to few sea phrases. such IA Go on
deck" and Go away" that he had picked up
on his voyage to this country. He seemed TO be
educated above tho average usual in his land.
being abo TO read and write. lie said that his
father was a well-to-do market contractor and
butcher IN Seville. Spain and that last fall the
Moore. muster, was a > 'hnri.ing n cargo OF ~
haceo leaf from the United States nj the Govern
mont tobacco warehouse in Seville. The lads
father induced by the REPRESENTATIONS OF an in
terprrtrr. intru~t"d him TO the care Of Can't.
Moro. for the purpose Of sending him to New
YORK, that he might enter n school to learn tho
obtHinol. and when the brig was about to sail
the boy WIS nut on board. his father giving
them to tue Captain and 500 in money toward
paying the iirst quarters schooling. The lad
herr the climbing OF gold while his father and
the Captain talked.
Tho brig put into San Linear on Nov % under
stress Of weather. and nltar sailing from that
place. tho bow said that the Captain told him he
must work under the orders ~ the first and
second mates. He did 80. being employed In
various light duties, and was occasionally cuff"d
about the ears hY the petty on 'crs who tried to
send him aloit on several OCCASIONS which he
~toutly refused 10 do. q 'casiunaliy he waited
upon no cabin table. and was made 10 wash the
cabin noor. although always ordered on deck
tho minute his tnsk WAS finished. that he might
not ass, iato himself with the Captains wife
and ch Id. who were On board
Cant. Moore denied the boys story md said
Mht he mad no rnpcrs belonging 10 him. The
Consul will care for the lad until he can learn
something from his family concerning him
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HAFES'S BIOGRIPHER.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-Thc letters from
Sherman, McCormick and McCreary to Gen.
Arthur soliciting the appointment Of personal
fayortes Of Hayes. which Senator Conking read
in Mondays executive session. continue to bo
the thcmc Of conversation among Senators
They must have been full Of richness. Tho one
requesting the appointment Of Howard. tho
hiograph"r Of Hayes. was especially rucy How
ard did NOT want an oncrous position. but ono
with good pay AT lcas, 81 800 year and plenty
OF time for editorial work on the organ OF the
fraudulent Administration in New YORK. lie
FIRST wanted to be- Deputy Collector but this
position required special knowledge which the
biogrnpher Of Hayes did not possess. and more
over il was not sinocurc Then Howard. at
lIaycs's suggestion. took a look about the New
rWh To-, ONO 10 900 ~sh.thar thsrn wa
any tat oiIicc to be- had in that building
which would require no work and leave him
FREQ To write editorials in defence uf the
fraudulent dmlniEtrWinn. Sumo of the let
tors asked tor pincrs for two or three OF Mrs.
Hayes Cousins the same fellows il is sun
posed. who wrro told that they must submit to
l." martyrs hero. I'm order that his Fraudulrncy
might get up reputation as against nppOfistn.
tNeryholy viii rccuilcrt how toadying writer's
June, 1874. that another cousin Of Mrs. Hayes
was informed that no relatives could be up-
pointed To- Office. II seems that thcse fellows
were % be- slowed away in the New York Gus
tom House; but Arthur vas not obllglng and
tncy did not get places.
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LM srEIRNs READY TO BE TRIED.
willing that the session or Presbytery shall
Make AN Investigation.

Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford one Of the law
yers engaged TO defend J. N. stearns Of tho
Grecnpoint Presbyterian Church. accused Of
immoral conduct. denied yesterday tho report
that Mr.. Stearns has onioned tho Kings County
Prcshytery from inquiry into his case. Mr..
Woodford said that Mr.. Stearns. instead Of try
ing to prevent the Prrsbytcry from acting. had,
in fact. explicitly insisted upon thorough in
vcstigation. In support Of these allegations tho
letters. Of which tho following are copies were
offered:
GnrEvrotSr Fen. 3 1879.
H. ~ Rec Joia Lud'os ID D.. hsisidtf ef ns Pf,-,t
REVERSED SIN avp BRornrR: While sick In Florida
published m the daily papers of the CITY returned Al
one 10 my home and addressed the following letter TO
my pastor. the Rev G.. u Taylor, ID D.;
" fhs Rec g. n TiH1- y H.
DEAn SR am lust at home from Florida and re-.
Tor ne exam nation Of the runors. private and public,
At my request received the following reply. dated
no Noptr .rRrrr Jan H. 1879
49,. srt,SSs|b,ar 81 Your request has been an.
SPECIFICATIONS. would he prepared BOO ,nc iNun and rrc'
week. Immediately after the close oi the communion
prayer meeting Yours very respectfully
on Jan y pr TAYLOR postponed the mecunr OF our
tNsi-'s WIN '.iNcHlnhs we're ftShttd AGAINST me,
bgt resolutions were adopted referring to accusations
TRY Tor ultimate trial ami decision.
am gd : hN men learned in Presbyterian law and
and against precedent frcudc,d ~ our SESSION con,
c,"d em~elNg to De-. Wa, It'll Willing Co be- tried
case examined am ats 90 %, trci Do, yuur tod, VI
amin,d n any manner that you shall deem lust You're
very respectfully, JonN y. srrAiNs
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McGarrahan'. Claim Revived.

WAsHINGToS Feb. 5.-The comparatively
harmless bill To settle the title OF the Panoche Grand
Rancho and It, quicksilver mine was amended today IN
the House Committee Puhrc Lands directly IN tho
interest nj the claimant. MeGarrHhau Two sections
were addcd before tc Committee decided t. report tue
hill nvurhy one providing that all the evidence subs
united by Gnmcz through whom McGarrahan claims. ta
accepted los the court taken iu each where tho
witness dead and another cctrul null all past legal
proc' rIul~ the suit tins hill prupo-,~ 90 tn.t-
tute scouccrnrl The b will come up for passage
" ~ - IL.
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Some time ago the Mayor Of Jersey City ap-
pointed Committee OF ninety ciu1cns to report on tho
possibility Of reducing the ot, expenses The Commit.
tee met Saturday last and the results IT. de-.
hbcratuns recommendation 60 abolish the IIigh
School The members Of the Board Of Education arc
naturally avrrsc to any such mci this and uoy
have drawn up petition. tu which they are soliciting
Enu-. asking that the lll-h Schuu he not tutcr,rtd
with The puuun wall &c. presented 10 the Commute q
Ninety ne tt~ meeting saturday night ucNt aud mean
while printed CuIiesu IL have been distributed ua,nI
tic iuH.u the l-h SCHOOL 50 hn actively ctla.p
I'm cauvassiug tor sluifurts McIhrrs the Hoard "
Education that The -uccr-. of tins mnuuuvrc bus
been r,mtrkahlc. ana they have great hopcs that TO
school will be saved
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GLOUCESTER Mass. Fob. 5.-Dwight Foster
and william H. Prescott counsel for the twenty
81 the Gloucester fishing vessels driven from the herring
fishing ground by mob Of Newfoundland nshermcni in
January 1873 have fled with the secretary Vt state
claim. tnr damages ranging FROM 81 IN e. Gpp per vessel,
according Ca cNpnsc- Hui uuc ptcd profits u the Vuy-
They quote from the BRUSH argument before no
Halifax Commission icUosiuous Of Newfoundland u-l-
ermcn, and Colonial laws 70 Support the Justice Of their
claims ana argue that " treaty rights be- abridged
b, Local legislation the privileges acquired by the aNAIl
VI sI,Hh,Ofu are VI que stlunaiic value.
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a Corpse ENhumea to silence False Rumor..

BALLsToN Feb. Sol. Calvin T. Peck. who
wasa leading man this section OF tho county dbI
rather suddenly few weeks ago soon alter his death
ugly rumors gained circulation the latest being TO tho
effect that he sin living and that his death was
ported t'r irluiueut purposes The report gained su,L
extensive circulation that the friends OF Col Peek deemed
action necessary AUprin-lY thus morning they asked
TIE AIT ulHuct Ut is4nrrcstcd persons visited
vault and 900 their pres IN" CORPSE Col Peek
seen and hcnuh,i. thereby proving ialsity VI thI
ran