The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-20
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after you had decided It to timP
A. Well, though IL vas necessary
for me to be protected If anything
happened to him in any way.
Q. Then, in other words, the prop
erty the way you considered It belong
ed to you and not to Mr.. Mcmillan?
A. Well, no, didn't exactly con-
slider It belonged to me thought all
tie time Mr.. Mcmillan was qualified
to hold the seat by the transaction We
had.
J. Why did you want protection If
you had no interest in this property I?
A. Well, I could not say unless it
be the same as you or any other per-
son would want.
Q, Well. you considered it your
property, did you not?
A. No. didn't consider It was
mine. Mr.. Mcmillan held the title
to it.
Q. Why did yon want protection?
"A. Why answered that question
a while ago.
Q. Well the property either belong
ed to you or Mr.. Mcmillan. Whom did
You consider 1t belonged to?
A. Well that question thought
that 1 answered a while ago. In case
anything should happen Mr.. Mcmillan
in any way.
]. The point I was trying to get at,
was this: If this was Mr.. McMillan's
property | cannot see why you wanted
10 he protected in the matter?
II you will answer one question
will be through. Did you consider the
property in question belonging to you
Or to Mr.. Mcmillan?
A. Wen, wnen l conveyed it to Mr..
Mcmillan considered 1t belonged to
him, that is, that he held the title to
lit.
Q. Well when he conveyed 1t TO
you whom did you consider it belong.
cl to?
A. Well, 1 considered that would
be in shape that could get the prop.
erty back at any time after he was
through with 1t, after ne had qualified
for seat in the council. My inten.
ton was to qualify Mr.. Mcmillan to
take his seat in the council,
BY Mr.. Hall.
G Now Mr.. Traugn, was not this
property conveyed to Mr.. Mcmillan for
the purpose only to give him seat in
council!
A. Yes, sir, it was.
G. Is this a copy of the Lee4 made
to him? CMr. Hall hands witness
iraper writing).
a. Yes. sir. think that IS a cop?
Of the deed as near as Lean remeal-
Der
Q. Did you get this deed from Mr..
Mcmillan on the 18TH day OF March,
TIE date it bears?
A. Well, Mr.. Hall, could not say
whe'hcr it was on the 10Th day o.
March or rot.
q DM Mr.. Mcmillan u:n this
decd over to you?
A. Yes. sir, he turned it over to
me.
i O. He delivered then to you, put it
in your possession?
A. Yes. sir.
@. Then Mr.. Traugh this really was
not bona fide sale OF real estate to
Mr.. Mcmillan.
A. Well, 1 didn't mean to convey it
to him always to hold it.
@. Was there any consideration in
this transaction? Was there any mon
ey or notes as consideration?
A. No.
By Mr.. Simon.
Q.Mr. Traugn did you consider this
property belonging to Mr.. Mcmillan
until he received title from Mr. MI
yum?
A. Well. my intention was for him
to mold the title to the property until he
got property OF mis- own or anything
else he wished to do.
By Mr.. Morgan.
@. Mr.. Traugh, why did you have
Mr.. Mcmillan deed the property back
before the 9th of March or on cleo
ton day?
A. Well. had it decided to me as
l stated before for my own protection,
but why en- the 10th of March, l can
not say.
BY Mr.. Powell.
@. Do you know exactly the date
the deed from Mcmillan and wife to
you came into your possession
A. I cannot say.
By Mr.. Carroll.
@. Was it on or about the 19th of
March?
A. l c9nnot say.
BY Mr.. Hall.
@. Mr.. Traugn did Mr.. Mcmillan