A. I was not close enough to hear the conversation.
Q. Were you threatened at any time if you did not leave the yard?
A. Not directly. Two or three men came to me, and asked me if I was going out. I told them yes, if I could get a crew, and one of them intimated to me that I had better not go, or words to that effect—that they did not want to hurt me, or something like that. That was about all.
Q. Whom did you report to when your men refused to go out?
A. The dispatcher.
Q. What is his name?
A. William Hunter.
Q. How many trains were to go out at that hour—eight-forty?
A. I think mine was the only one at that time, with the exception of the single train going on the branch.
Q. When were the next trains to start?