A. Yes, we went to the house of Bancroft & Son, and I was there introduced to Captain Baker.
Q. Did you recognize Captain Baker on the cruise?
A. Yes, I recognized him then and since.
Q. State the conversation?
A. Mr. Evans recommended me to Captain Baker as a man who was acquainted with the coast, and who was likely to be just the man to answer his purpose. I partly made arrangements with Captain Baker to—that is, he was to send for me when he wanted me. He further proposed, as nothing was doing, that he would give me a job to go to work on board the Savannah and fit her out; but I had some little business to attend to at the time and declined.
Q. State the conversation at Bancroft & Son's when you and Evans and Captain Baker were there?
A. These were the items, as near as my memory serves me: that we were going on a cruise of privateering. I considered it was no secret. It was well known, and posted through the city. Previous to that I had met some of the party, who talked about going, and who asked me whether I had an idea of going, and I said I had talked about it. They said that Captain Baker was the officer. I then declined to go, and did not mean to go in her until Saturday morning.
Q. Did you have a further interview with Captain Baker, or any others of these men?
A. I had no other interview with Captain Baker at that time. I had no acquaintance with Captain Baker, or any on board, except these men who came from shore with me.
Q. Did you see any one else in reference to shipping on this vessel, except those you mentioned?