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Nikola Tesla for Defendant—Direct.
A. Of course I had signed and the transaction was completed.
Q. And those papers were then in Mr. Hutchins' possession?
A. Yes those were almost his parting words.
Q. I think you said that conversation took place early in 1917 or late in 1916?
A. I think early in 1917, if I remember rightly, but my memory is a little—on account
of the concentration——
Mr. Hawkins: I do not recall the date of that deed.
Mr. Fordham: Why don't you let your witness complete his answer about his memory?
Mr. Hawkins: I assumed he had.
By Mr. Fordham:
Q. What were you saying?
A. I answered all the questions to the best of my ability.
Q. No, counsel interrupted you intentionally in the middle of a sentence——
Mr. Hawkins: That is not true, that I interrupted him intentionally.
Mr. Fordham: Well, strike out the word intentionally. You interrupted him in the middle
of the sentence. He can say what he started to say about his memory in
connection with this transaction. The witness evidently thinks he does not need to
pay any attention to what I say. Will your Honor kindly instruct the witness to
complete his answer.
By the Referee:
Q. Had you completed your answer? A. Yes, those were the parting words of Mr.
Hutchins.
By Mr. Hawkins:
Q. As Mr. Fordham seems anxious to have you complete what you said, I heard what
you said——
Mr. Fordham: He says he has completed.
A. Yes/in regard to the memory of the exact date, 1 say that I cannot exactly remember
the dates on account of concentration on some other work that I am doing now, but
I can easily ascertain all the dates from documents.
Q. Now at the time that you delivered that document to Mr. Hutchins, I refer now to
the deed, will you please describe to the Court what there was upon the property?
A. Upon the property?
Q. Yes, described in the deed, which property is situated at Rocky Point
Mr. Fordham: That is objected to on the ground it is incompetent, immaterial and irrelevant
at this point what there was on the property.
The Referee: I will take it,
Mr. Fordham: We except
The Referee: You mean structures, I suppose?
Mr. Hawkins: Yes, absolutely. Improvements, I had in mind, if there were any build-