A. Yes; I recognized a few of them, I believe the sheriff was ahead, and, I think, Deputy Sheriff Steward, and, I think, Mr. Pitcairn was also ahead of them. He was walking beside Sheriff Fife.
Q. Did you see any stones or missiles thrown by the crowd at the soldiers?
A. Yes; about the time they were charging bayonets.
Q. Was there any pistols fired by the crowd?
A. There was one or two fired. A pistol about the center of Twenty-eighth street; held it over, and shot down the road. By that time there were stone throwing. There were two cannons, and there was some boys started to throw stones, and one of them hit a soldier against a car, and the moment he fell they started firing. He threw up his arm about the time they charged bayonets—the crowd was throwing the bayonets up. The crowd catched hold of the bayonets, and threw the guns up to save themselves.
Q. Did you hear any command given by any of the officers to fire?
A. No, sir; I did not. I heard them charge bayonets. I heard that command, and I heard them give their military manœuvres, but I heard no command to fire at all.
Q. Did you remain there during the night—Saturday night?
A. Yes; I was there until Sunday, at dinner time.
Q. What time did the mob begin to fire the cars?