A. I think he was one of the strikers. I think he had possession of the telegraph—I am not sure about that. He told me—I do not know whether it is proper to state this—that the principal railroad official, I forget his name, sent him word to protect the property, which he said he did.
Q. Mr. McCollough, was it?
A. I do not remember now. Very likely it was—Layng, I think, was the name.
Q. State when you left the State, whether there was anything at all to induce you to believe that there was any liability of a disturbance of the peace?
A. Not the slightest in the world. I said at the time I had the conversation with General Latta, that I thought things never looked better than they did now—at that time.
Q. Since that time, in your intercourse with the railroad officials of the State in any way, have you got information as to the causes of the outbreak?
A. Not sufficient for me to express any opinion. I have never investigated that.
Q. Far enough to express any opinion on the subject?
A. No, sir; I guess you know more about that than I do, by this time.
Q. Have you had any conversation or communications with any of the railroad employés who were engaged in the strike, other than Mr. Ammon?