Q Did it not rain or snow that evening? A Not pre- vious to that time; I think the walk was a little wet when I last went in, about eleven o'clock.

Q Was it not from rain or snow? A If it was snow, it must have melted immediately upon falling.

Q Do you recollect whether there were three or four inches of snow the next morning when you got up? A Yes, sir; there was.

Q Did it not rain the next day? A Very fast, indeed Q Are you not a man of very strong temperament? A I do not know that I am unusually so.

Q Very excitable? A I do not think that I am verY Q Did you not testify before the surrogate that you were a man of very strong temperament? A I think I told you that I was rather zealous in whatever I under- took.