A. I would sooner answer questions than tell you. I cannot give the story in full, and I do not want to give it to you half. So far as I am individually concerned, I would not care; but there are other men interested, and I would not want to implicate them.
Q. How large was the crowd on Friday afternoon, when Mayor Phillips was at the depot?
A. I should judge there was in the neighborhood—railroad men there—a hundred, and two or three times as many citizens.
By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. On Friday?
A. Yes.
Q. Did any freight cars leave the depot or arrive at the depot that night—Friday night?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you allow any freight trains to go out after that time?
A. We did.