A. I cannot give the date, but fancy it was posted twenty-four hours before the order should have gone into effect.
Q. Did you discover that it produced any commotion among the men?
A. Not more so than at other times. There was general dissatisfaction among the men on account of the double trains. Of course it increased it somewhat. There were several trains running before this order was issued, but when this order would go into effect it would make all trains double, and this would cause them to feel more dissatisfied.
Q. After you returned from your dinner on Friday, how large a crowd did you find in the yard?
A. I judge about twenty men—twenty-five—probably more.
Q. All railroad employés?
A. I cannot say that, but the greater portion of them at that time were railroad employés. The crowd gradually increased until evening.
Q. Did you have any conversation with the men after you returned from your dinner?
A. With some of them.
Q. About going out?