Q.  Did  Superintendent  Smith  come  up  himself?  A.  I  don't
remember  now ;  I  don't  think  he  did,  not  there  then  that  morning,
but  Mr.  Doyle,  and  I  believe  it  was  Mr.  Dalton  that  came  up
with  me.
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Q.  They  were  put  on  the  case,  were  they?     A.  Yes,  sir,

Q.  Have  you  ever  discovered  who  cut  the  books  ?  A.  'No,
sir;  I  have  a  suspicion.
Q.  Have  you  ever  discovered  the  sheets  ?     A.  No,  sir.
Q.  None  of  them  at  all  ?    A.  No,  sir.
Q.  A  statement  of  this  was  given  out  to  the  Jersey  City  News
afterwards,  wasn't  it  ?     J..  Yes,  sir.
Q.  Published  in  it?    A.  Yes,  sir.
Q.  That  was  the  only  local  paper  that  did  publish  any  account,
was  it  not?  A.  I  believe  the  Journal  did;  I  am  not  certain
though.
Q.  This  account  in  the  paper  of  November  9,  1893,  headed
"  Mutilated  the  Books.  Mystery  at  the  Store  of  Mullins  &  Co.,
on  Newark  Avenue."  That  is  what  you  refer  to,  is  it  ?  A.  Yes,
sir.
The  Clerk  of  the  Committee  read  the  following
article  :

"  MUTILATED    THE    BOOKS.
"Mystery  at  the  Store  of  Mullins  ^  Company,  on  Newark

Avenue.
