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| − | | + | q. 593 Juryman. Di any of the workmen put in any money? |
| − | Q. 593 Juryman. Did any of the workmen put in any money?
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| − | A. Some of them did. They were supposed to take one unemployed to work with them, but that complicated things worse than ever | + | |
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| − | Q. 594 There is one thing outstanding all the way through. No matter who worked or who didn't work not one of them said they received money; all stated no money. Wheadon said he got no money, so how could he be overdrawn if he didn't get any money?
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| − | A. We found out Wheadon had $86.99 in cash. I didn't expect this white man trouble tonight or I would have brought my other stuff.
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| − | Q. 595 Did you pay any of these accounts by cheque?
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| − | A. I have got, at least Mr. Leeson has, all the cheques in Vancouver I could get them. I will be glad to send them right over. I go to Stewart. He say 'How many more white men you put to work?" As long as I put white men to work they put the money in; We had to buy an option on so much timber up here; had to buy a freighter; help the loggers out that much.
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| − | Mr.L. Q. 596 If you Company was so prosperous why should you get in touch with white men who lent you sums from $250 to $400 on a contract for work?
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| − | A. They were to get so much a cord. take on one unemployed; those people are all taken care of by Adamson.
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| − | Q. 597 As a matter of fact, is he taking proceedings?
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| − | A. No, John is at Ottawa. He is Receiver of this money, on the contracts.
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| − | Q. 598 The other people are not getting it
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| − | A. They have to go back to work. No, they don't have to go back to work, but they can. They are getting paid so much a cord.
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| − | Q. 599 Why did you have to get money out of men in that if your Company was so prosperous?
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| − | A. I am not saying we were.
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| − | Q. 600 Why did you borrow $250.00 from Harold Pyke, $300.00 from Lowe, $250.00 from Holm (?) $300.00 from Rollinson
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| − | A. No $250.
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| − | Q. 601 And $200 from Brahm?
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| − | A. That money is all in the Company under the agreement.
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| − | Q. 602 The new company?
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| − | BC Archives GR-0431/Box 13 File 6/BRITISH COLUMBIA. ATTORNEY GENERAL./Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia.
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