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he reached Colon he went to the Astor House in that city and had some drinks and lunch; that immediately thereafter he went to various places in Cristobal and Colon, particularly in Cristobal, seeking employment, as he was under the advice that his name would be taken from the rolls in the department in which he was employed up to that time, namely, in the quarantine station at La Boca, on the 15th day of November, and that he had the time between the 26th (lay of October and said 15th day of November in which to secure a transfer to some other department; that after seeking the transfer to some other department, he then went to various houses of ill repute, and during the night of October 26, he stayed at the house called the 'Navahoe' in the city of Colon and claims to have spent between $40 and $50 American currency, which was his own money; that on the morning of October 27, in the neighborhood of nine o'clock, he went to another house of ill fame in the said city of Colon known as 'The Mascot,' conducted by one Mrs. Pearl Corrigan; that he called for her and when shown into the house and to her presence asked her if she desired to sell her place. She answered that she would, provided the terms were satisfactory; that Hardeman then offered Mrs. Corrigan a certain sum of money for said place known as 'The Mascot' and agreed to pay down the sum of $500, saying that he had more money but could not pay any more than that sum down. This proposition was refused by Mrs. Corrigan. Then Hardeman asked her if she was any relation to the Corrigan brothers, he claiming to know them, and when she replied that she had married Jimmy Corrigan, he asked to see her husband. When he did so he asked the said Jimmy Corrigan to use his influence with Mrs. Corrigan, his wife, to assist him (Hardeman) in buying 'The Mascot' for the sum which he had offered Mrs. Corrigan, namely, the-sum of $1,600. At this time .there appeared one Mr. West and also his wife, who heard a part of the conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Corrigan and Hardeman; that there were a few drinks had at this time and that Hardeman went away; that he roamed about the streets of Colon during most of the day, going from one place to another, and that about four o'clock of the afternoon of said day he was taken to the

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