Q. He expressed a hope that he might make himself useful to the cause, by drilling the sharp shooters, and other things of that sort?
A. That was what he represented.
Q. Did you not know that he had had experience as a volunteer officer in a particular department?
A. I had a very high opinion of him as being acquainted with that science.
Q. He had been a Captain for a considerable number of years in the Duke of Cumberland's Corps of Sharp Shooters?
A. Adjutant I understand.
Q. You considered him as a man of science and skill in that department?
A. I did.
Q. Do you not know that he was making preparations at that time in order to go to America if he should be successful in procuring the appointment he was soliciting?