Q. Did you ascertain what the purpose of the mob was on Monday night, in case you had not succeeded in dispersing them?
A. I think there was a very small portion of the mob that were disposed to interfere with the loading of ammunition to be sent to Pittsburgh. In order to draw the crowd away from the depot, it appears that the officers had arranged that this man should make a little forward movement, and they would arrest him. That drew the crowd up, and while they were drawn away, they loaded the ammunition and sent it off.
Q. To Pittsburgh?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long did you continue up this organization of citizens?
A. I think we continued the organization until the early part of August. It was not fully disbanded until the 10th of August.
Q. Did you have any trouble in raising it or getting the citizens to aid you?
A. No, sir; not at all. I presume we had from a thousand to twelve hundred men enrolled as members of the law and order posse.
Q. At the depot on Sunday night, when you called for the citizens to assist the police in protecting that train, did they respond?
A. No, sir.