Q. State what you said to the prisoners, the object of your calling, and what their reply was. I ask, first, did you make a memorandum at the time?
A. I did, sir.
Q. Was it made at the very time you asked the questions?
A. I took paper and pencil in hand, and asked the questions which you requested, and took a note of it.
Q. What was the object of your calling upon them?
A. To ask them where they were born; and, if born elsewhere, were they naturalized.
Q. Did you state for what purpose you made this inquiry?
A. I do not recollect that I made any statement to the prisoners for what purpose I wanted the information. I told them I wanted it. They seemed to recognize me as Assistant District Attorney; and as to those that did not recognize me, I told them I was Assistant District Attorney. The memorandum produced is the one I made at the time.
Q. Referring to that, give the statements that were made by each of the prisoners in reply to your questions?
A. Henry Cashman Howard said he was born in Beaufort, North Carolina.