Q. You had no conversation with any other excepting the one who got on your engine?
A. That is all. He was discharged off this road a couple of times, and off the Pan-Handle, I believe.
Q. Why was he discharged?
A. I cannot tell.
Q. Where did he live?
A. Somewhere about Twenty-eighth street.
Q. Did you learn that day, or any time after that, when these parties resolved to strike?
A. No.
Q. Did you know of any preconceived plan of striking?
A. No; I did not.