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Q

How did you know he was there, did some one tell you?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

Have you seen him since?

A

I seen him when he come to our place that day.

Q

He was there during the month of April 1906, after the 24^th day of April, wasn’t he?

A

I don’t think he was.

Q

You don’t think he was.

Q

You don’t think he was.  He was there during the fore part of March, wasn’t he?

A

I don’t know, I couldn’t say for sure.

Q

Have you ever met him and his son on the road any place?

A

No, sir, not that I know of.

Q

Did you ever see his son before that day?

A

No, sir, I don’t think I did.

Q

How far does he live from where you do?

A

I don’t know, I couldn’t tell.

Q

How was he dressed that day when he came to your house?

A

Mr. Adkin?

Q

Yes.

A

Well I couldn’t tell just exactly.

Q

Did he have a black slouch hat on?

A

I couldn’t tell.

Q

Did he have an overcoat on?

A

I don’t know whether he had or not.

Q

What did his son have on?

A

I don’t know.

Q

Did he have a cap on or hat?

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A

I don’t know.

Q

Didn’t Mr. Adkin have a straw hat on?

A

I don’t remember.

Q

You would not say he didn’t have?

A

No, sir, I would not.

Q

You heard your father tell Mr. Adkin about the murder of Golden?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

And did he say where Mr. Golden lived?

A

Mr. Adkin knew where he lived.

Q

Did you hear him say he knew where he lived?

A

Yes, sir, he said he knew him.

Q

You were present all the time that your father was there talking with Mr. Adkin was you?

A

Yes, sir.

Q

On your direct examination here you said you did not hear him say anything about seeing that stranger during that morning?

A

I don’t remember.

Q

You don’t remember of hearing that said?

A

No, sir.

Q

And you didn’t say anything?

A

No, sir.

Q

You have seen other strangers in that country?

A

Not very many.

Q

You have seen other strangers though haven’t you?

A

Oh yes, sir.

Q

And you didn’t think anything about it when you saw this man going up the road?

A

No, sir, I looked at him because he was a stranger.

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Q

You say you were about sixty rods form him?

A

Yes, sir, in the neighborhood of that.

Q

Can you distinguish who a man is at sixty rods?

A

No, I couldn’t tell exactly.

Q

It might have been one of your neighbors?

A

I could tell it was none of our neighbors.

Q

You would not swear it wasn’t any of your neighbors?

A

No, sir.

MR. PARK:  That is all

MR. COBURN:  That is all

Jacob Bolema

Subscribed & sworn to before me this first day of July 1907

Daniel C. Wachs

Justice of the Peace