The record-union., 1893-05-06

that all the applications should remain
there until the question of filing was de-
cided.
After long questioning witness said
that he believed the first of applications
were presented by Mr.. Snow in Decenl-
! Der. and finally admitted that ne had told
Mr.. Singer that the fees had either been
pald or rendered in each case. MIR. Hyde,
Mr. Bates, Mr.. Stratton and others were
parties TO the stipulation, but he did not
| think Mr. Benson or MIR. Shanklin were
present. He had been in Office SIX years
and five months and connected with
land oillce business Ior twenty-five years.
ID. NJ: Anglers, Lne Surveyor Generals
chief deputy, was then put upon the
stand and examined at length. He was
as unwilling witness as his chief, but,
nevertheless, good deal OF important in
formation was drawn out of hIrn-a little
at time. He did not know how many
applications were i'll the Office when the
petition was filed. He did not think there
were 5OO, or 400, or 200-in fact, he could
not be induced to give any idea OF how
many there were. He admitted that some
had been taken out since, but could not
tell how many
Mr.. Singer made every effort to get
from the witness some kind OF an esti-
mate OF how many had been taken out,
but he persisted in replying that he did
not know. He thought the first applica-
tIons were taken out by MIR. Shanklin.
Ihey were in different packages, and he
uld not know how many he took. When
the attorneys came 1or them he took the
packages out OF the safe and they took
! what they wanted. In some cases they
opened the packages and took out what
Lhey wanted and i'll others they took the
entire package.
lie remembered that Mr.. Cove and
Mr.. Snow and Mr.. Stratton had taken
applications, but could not remember
! who else. Mr.. Bates had taken out some
amendatory lists, but he did not know
whether he took out any applications or
not.
Witness thought the first applications
were presented by Mr.. Snow, Tor the San
Gabriel reservation, and that Mr.. Snow
rendered his check for the fees, but that
he dld not receive it, simply telling him,
as he did others, that if the applications
were subsequently filed they would be
called on tor the money. Mr.. Snow
claimed that the reservation had been
made and may have demanded that his
applications be tiled-he could not re-
member.
The next party to come in with appli-
cations was Mr.. Bradford or Mr.. Whar-
ton, witness could not remember which
lie did not mark them filed" but simply
stamped the date on the envelope with
dater.
The Court-You stamped the date on
the packages?
A.-Ies, sir.
on?
A.-To know when they were pre-
sented.
Mr.. Singer-Did you have any notion
at that time as to whether when they
II laH thaNy WOnl1 haa hat lott
Al did not think anything about it
at that time.
Q.-Do you know whether the Bradford
applications have been Withdrawn?
A.-Some of them have.
Q.-Do you remember about the fees?
Ale wrote out a check and rendered
the fees, but did not retain it,
Q.-Are the Bradford applications
among those that are now found here
without fees?
A.-Some of them are.
Witness then said he had not examined
the applications. and could not tell lust
which contained fees.
MIR. Singer asked him to look at the
packages and state on which the fees had
been rendered.
Mr.. Campbell objected.
1he Court-It has been stated here that
there are l95 applications there now, on
l29 OF which fees were paid.
Ayes, sir.
The Court-Do you know that yourself?
A.-Yes, sir; 1 went through them.
The Court--Opened the envelopes?
Ayes, sir.
The Court-You opened the envelopes
and found 129 where the fees accompanied
the applications?
A.-1es. Where the fees were with
them.
Witness then stated, in response to
questions by the court, that he carried the
keys to the safe and had sole charge of it.
He put the packages in the safe and al
lowed them to be withdrawn. He made
no memorandum of them when they were
put in the safe and none when they were
taken out; nor of the money that was
taken out.
At this point the court adjourned until
! this morning at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Singer was warmly congratulated
by members of the legal profession, as he
lett the courtroom, upon the able manner
IN which he was conducting the case.