Q. When did you put Meyer in charge of the vessel?
A. On the 26th or 27th of April last.
Q. Where?
A. In Philadelphia.
Q. Where did you sail from?
A. From Cardenas, in Cuba, on a round charter which I made at Cardenas myself with J. L. Morales & Co., consigned to S. H. Walsh & Co.
Q. The ownership remained the same?
A. Just the same.
Q. Was there any change up to the time of her capture?
A. No, sir.