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Hazard versus Thomas C. Durant depositons, numbers 1-15, 1859-1880

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received them or not?
Defendant's Counsel objected to the question, because it is leading; and second, it is not a cross examination upon anything which the Defendant has put in by this witness; and third, it has no relevancy to the issue in the case.
Ans. No. 80 I don't remember that I ever have.
Int. No. 81 I ask you whether you did not claim to be entitled to a share with Mr Durant in the alleged profits before the Credit Mobilier became interested in the Stoxie Contract, prior to the alleged profits?
Defendants Counsel objects to this question upon the same grounds as he objected to the last question.
Ans. No. 81 I never took the trouble to investigate that matter to know whether there were any profits to claim.
Int. No. 82 Didn't you have a conversation with Mr. R. G. Staz and in the Autumn of 1870 in Boston, in which you stated to him that you were entitled to a division that with Dr Durant of the money

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received them or not? Defendant's Counsel objected to the question, because it is leading; and second, it is not a cross examination upon anything which the Defendant has put in by this witness; and third, it has no relevancy to the issue in the case. Ans. No. 80 I don't remember that I ever have. Int. No. 81 I ask you whether you did not claim to be entitled to a share with Mr Durant in the alleged profits before the Credit Mobilier became interested in the Stoxie Contract, prior to the alleged profits? Defendants Counsel objects to this question upon the same grounds as he objected to the last question. Ans. No. 81 I never took the trouble to investigate that matter to know whether there were any profits to claim. Int. No. 82 Didn't you have a conversation with Mr. R. G. Staz and in the Autumn of 1870 in Boston, in which you stated to him that you were entitled to a division that with Dr Durant of the money