A. If he did not have authority, undoubtedly.
Q. But suppose he had authority?
A. Then we would have recognized it.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Do I understand you to say that you would have resisted if the soldiers had undertaken to disperse you?
A. We looked at it this way: the Governor was out of the State, and we had our reasons for thinking he had not got his orders from the Governor, so we proposed to see who he got his orders from.
Q. If he had his orders from the Governor or the commander-in-chief, then you would have obeyed his orders and dispersed?
A. Yes, if he had his orders from the Governor. That was the only authority we recognized, and we knew he was out of the State.
By Mr. Means:
Q. Did you take advantage of his absence in this strike?