A. By talking, not by force.
Q. Pick handle persuasion?
A. No; white handkerchief. Go right at it, and when a man won't submit to be arrested, try to put him out of the way; if we had to hurt him, hurt him. I served a short time in the military, and we done things very quick in that way there. We would try to handle men gently, and if he would not submit, he was handled roughly.
By Mr. Englebert:
Q. What you would call knock down arguments?
A. There was no chance for white handkerchief nor pick handle arguments there. The crowd was too close.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Could you have quelled the disturbance without the use of fire arms?
A. No, sir; not at all. Perhaps, without the use of them. I would think that, if they had seen men determined to do their work, there would be no necessity for any trouble.
Q. The idea was to be prepared, in case there was a necessity for using fire arms.