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any portion of the funds of the State elsewhere, or loaned
any of the same.

1st interrogatory propounded to James Sloan, Jr.
Please state your name and occupation:

Answer. James Sloan, Jr., am Cashier of the Farmers'
and Merchants' National Bank of Baltimore.

2nd interrogatory. Have you, or has any officer of the
bank of which you are th« Cashier, within your knowledge,
at any time made any arrangement, agreement or contract of
any kind whatever, with Barnes Compton, Treasurer of this
State, or with any other person for said Compton, to pay to
him, or to any other person for him, any consideration,
emolument or profit of any kind, in the form of interest or
otherwise, upon the monies of the State, deposited in said
bank for safe-keeping?

Answer. No.

3d interrogatory. Have you, or has any officer of the bank
of which you are the Cashier, within your knowledge, paid
any money or consideration of any kind to Barnes Compton,
Treasurer of this State, or to any other person to be paid to
him as a bonus, or in the form of interest upon the money of
the State deposited in said bank?

Answer. No.

Interrogatory by Mr. Compton. Did I at any time make
any arrangement, or have any understanding with you as
Cashier of the Farmers' and Merchants' National bank of
Baltimore with reference to the State's account, or with
reference to advances for the State if such should be required
at any time ; if so, please state what it was?

Answer. The only arrangement, contract or understand-
ing ever had by me as Cashier of the bank with Barnes
Compton, Treasurer, was, that to secure the deposits of the
State's money in our bank, I agreed to furnish to the State,
free of interest, any amount that they might be temporarily
short, which has happened since Mr. Compton has been the
Treasurer, certainly once, and probably more than ence ; the
bank has, on several occasions, advanced monies for the State,
prior to his term.

Interrogatory, by Mr. Farrow. Did you ever say to any
person or persons, that the money that was deposited in your
bank, did not pay for what it cost ?

Answer. To my knowledge, no.