A. Not to my recollection.
Q. You say you went down to hear the sheriff's proclamation?
A. I went down to hear if he would read any riot act, or anything like that.
Q. You did not see the sheriff at all?
A. Only when he was pointed out to me as the sheriff, as I stated before.
Q. Did not see the party with the man who was pointed out as the sheriff?
A. I said I saw General Pearson and some other gentleman with the sheriff.
Q. There were only three of them?
A. Those were together. There were a great many others alongside of them.
Q. When the military marched up the track, what led you to go down to hear the proclamation?