Mr. Hubert. Well, can you tell me why it was that this man owed you this kind of money and you had the stock at least for security for something; you gave it to Eva; what caused that to come about; did she ask you, or did you volunteer to do that?
Mr. Paul. No; I voluntarily gave it to her so she could sell the club.
Mr. Hubert. In other words, your thought was that it wasn’t anything to you?
Mr. Paul. I told her, “I don’t want nothing out of it; I don’t want nothing, I take my loss.” And I let her have it. If she could sell it—to take the money and use it for herself, because she’s a poor widow and she will verify everything I said—just the words.
Mr. Hubert. Did she tell you that she had the other 500 shares?
Mr. Paul. No; she just told me last week—she was over at my place, and she told me she didn’t know who had the other 500 shares.
Mr. Hubert. Has anyone asked Earl about it?
Mr. Paul. I didn’t ask Earl about it.
Mr. Hubert. What about Jack himself?
Mr. Paul. I don’t know.