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Read in the Wunder reader — freeQ. In short did you sell the whole of it that day by his directions?
A. I did.
Q. At what prices?
A. At 29, 29-1/8, 29-1/2, 30-3/4, and 30-7/8.
Lord Ellenborough. At those different prices did you dispose of the whole which Mr. Cochrane Johnstone held on that 21st.
A. Yes.
Q. At one or other of those prices.
A. Yes.
Cross-examined by Mr. Topping.
Q. Can you tell me what was Mr. Cochrane Johnstone's balance on the 15th?
A. I think L465,000.
Q. On the 16th how much was that reduced?
A. On the 16th I sold L200,000.
Q. Reducing the balance of course to L265,000.?
A. Yes.
Q. Upon the 17th what did you sell?
A. On the 17th I bought L50,000. and sold L115,000. reducing the balance to L200,000.; on that Saturday I bought L50,000.
Q. And you had his directions upon that Saturday to sell at one per Cent.?
A. To sell L50,000. at one per Cent. profit.
Q. And you had done that before you saw Mr. Cochrane Johnstone at all?
A. Yes, I had.
Mr. William Smallbone, sworn.
Examined by Mr. Gurney.
Q. You are a Stock-broker, I believe?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you shortly before the 21st of February make any purchases for Mr. Cochrane Johnstone?
A. Yes.
Q. You had made two purchases only, I believe, the 12th and the 14th?
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