Witness: I thought I had; I was in the dark.
The President: You were not in the dark when you gave that evidence.
Witness said he thought he was asked how many people there were in the boat, all told.
The Attorney General: You meant that the 14 to 20 meant everybody?
Witness: Yes.
The Attorney General: But you know you only had twelve all told?
Witness: Yes.
The President: You must have known perfectly well when you gave this evidence that the number in your boat was twelve. Why did you tell them in America that there were fourteen to twenty in the boat?
Witness: I do not know; it was a mistake I made then and the way they muddled us up.
The Attorney General: It was a very plain question. Did you know the names of any passengers?