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decline to answer the question and he
himself says the pertinency of the
question is a question for the Court
and not for the Notary; We decline to
answer.

Mr. Cohen.[underlined] 21 I will ask the witness, if you will now
answer the question.

A. Under the advice of counsel I decline.

Q. 21 In you answer in this case, lines 51 to
56 inclusive page 8 you say that:
"They deny that said contracts were
"made with said C. Crocker and Company
"for the Joint or individual profit and
"gain of the said Leland Stanford,
"Huntington, Hopkins, E. B. Crocker or either of
"them; or that they were so let at prices and
"rates which were exorbitant or excessive
"or at any rate equal to 200 per cent or
"any other per cent over and above the
"actual or reasonable cash and expense
"of the work done and materials
"furnished, furniture or equipments
"furnished the same in the name of
"the said C. Crocker and Company."

Will you "please"[crossed out] state what was the
cash of the work there alluded to and what
was the profit over and above the
cost of that work?

Mr. Sanderson.[underlined] Same objection same advice.

A. Same answer for the same reason.

Mr. Cohen.[underlined] 23 I ask the ruling of the Notary upon that question.

Mr. Sanderson.[underlined] We have not yet had the ruling of the
Notary upon the subject.

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