A. They were facing the crowd to fire. Pearson turned and gave these men the command.
Q. It was General Pearson that gave the command?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You are positive it was General Pearson?
A. I am positive. I was standing close enough to hear him.
Q. Did he give the command to fire, or was he cautioning the men?
A. He gave the command to fire, and repeated the word fire louder than he did all the others.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Were there any other officers in that hollow square, that you knew, besides General Pearson?
A. None to my knowledge, that I knew. There were some men that I knew, coming up ahead of them. Mr. Pitcairn and Mr. Watt came up ahead of them. I know some of them, beside, but don't know their names.