A. Yes; I saw them before they left the Union depot. Saw them get their cartridges before they left there.
Q. Did you go up ahead of them?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Did you have any talk with the mob?
A. Yes, sir; I talked with some of the railroad men.
Q. Tell them that the troops were coming?
A. Told them that the Philadelphia troops were coming.
Q. What did they say?
A. They said that they were not afraid of that; as long as they didn't hurt them, they would not hurt them.
Q. Was the sheriff's posse ahead of the line?