Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-02-14

(. lio you know how much?
 R. do not.
 C. How much has been reported
 k. 1 do rot Itcall. c. Did you make any sale in conv, arce 10 the $. P, k. R. Co?
 R. 1 did.
 c. State how much money you re, eived from the 5. P. R. R. Co.,, for that?
 R. The exact amount do not re> c II,
 c. Was if as much as $1OO?
 R. Yes sir.
 c. Was 1t as much IS $2OO?
 k. And more.
 C. Wa it 5000?
 R And more.
 C. Was ii $5000? R. And mure.
 R. In accounting I should count much more. The specific amount 1 have nt estimated or approximate q.
 C. How can lou then say it is more than $5OO0? 1 R. Because I readily recall vari- ous amounts that in the aggregate e exceed hat amount very much
 C. Who did you mak, the bar gain with 10 sell to the Southern Pu- cinc railroad company originally i; what individual:
 R. Charles Ciocker.
 C. State the terms of the bargain. R. They arc so e implicated that 1 do not recall them. c. Can you state what you sold by that bargain to the railroad com pan1
 k. sold the right of way of the Southern PacIIlc rai.I"ad cor-pany or track as now locatt d within the bounds of the Peralt2 grant hy width If 200 feet, as well as 1 recall, toge' her with right of way for such carthwoiks as may prove necessary i order to protect the line of rail> way from floods; also the lnnds res quiIed for switches, tanks, aI.d depot purposes; also he lands described an1 pla,ttd ard If record in the coun of Maricopa and known as the lown site of Marieopa. That is all recall.
 C. What il dlvldrsl paid you any money in behalf of the Southern Pacific railroad?
 R. Various parties, the names of all uf whom do rot recall.
 C. Did the treasurer of the com~ pany pay yoh any money, or the paymaster?
 k. He d:d not
 c. Can you st:.te the name of any individual who paid you any money in behalf ot the 5 P. R. R. Co. ut any time?
 R l can, as think
 c. Slate the name of the person and the amount pad by him.
 R. The man Doughty, to whom 1 have referred.
 c. State the amount.
 R. 1 do ELt recall any specific l amount.
 c. Did you receive any money l from James NJ. Barney?
 R. l did, by a draft signed by ] him.
 C. Sta'e the amount of that draft.
 R, Tie amount of that draft, | refer to. WAS $5,000, which amount was paid by the bank.
 c. What was it paid forg
 R. The money was in part pay meni for decd from me To the property claimed by the Silver King Miping Company IS part of the proper y they have been operating and working upon, which deed was executed and 10 the Silver King c. mpany, and in considerations in part of Geeds from nIe 10 Benjamin Barney, the President of the Silver King Mining Company, to certain other plupel ties lying adjacent ard joining tLe Silver King, lhe names If which I do not recall.
 c State the Loundarits of this grant.
 R 1 cannot.
 c. Do you claim that any part of that alleged g,ant extends north of Salt river?
 R. As I Gm informed, I claim that il does.
 c. Do you claim that i. extends noIth of and including the city of Phoenix.
 R. As I am informed, claim hat it does.
 c. Do you claim that it extends 1ol tn of and includes the entire val- ey of the Salt river which lies north of the Salf river, and above he juncture of the Salt river with 1 he Gila?
 R. do not.
 C. How much north of the city )f Phoenix do you claim that it ex> | ends! R. Upon the information that I lave 1 cannot determine.
 c. Have you not stated, during he summer that has passed, here in . 'hoeniX, to mum erous people, that he boundaries of this grant extend- d fur enough north of the city of ohoenlx tn include at least the base l # the range of mountains extend ng from east 10 west. along the forth side of the valley?
 R. Please read the question. Clerk reads. 1 R. If I did, such statement was 'ascd upon the information given ne as 10 Ihe location of the base of l referred to, since ave no definite knowledge of theIr Ication. | c. Do you now claim upon ins derived from other cause nat the northern boundary of your L lleged grant extends far en ugh orth 10 include the base of that ingeof mountains? R I do not recall information H iven me from whatever source, lat would justify me iu an opinion :, 'iih reference to the exact where> | bouts of the base of mountains re- .rred to.
 c. I have not asked you for your pinion but for what you claim , lease state answer to question. R. Please read question agaia-- Jerk reads. , R. Having no opinion I cannot $ ase judgment for claim for that hich know nothing of. ,, C. State when you first went to B e State of CalIfornIa. R. About 1874. c. How many trips have you ade into the Republic of Mexico A