A. Yes, sir.
Q. And were sworn in?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was there any difficulty in getting men to serve in that way?
A. No, sir; not in the least. Had all that I deemed was necessary, and more, too.
Q. Had no difficulty in that respect?
A. No, sir.
Q. In getting the paid police that you spoke of first, what was the reason—what objections did they have in serving that way?
A. That was on account of the resolutions that had been passed in some of the meetings of workingmen, in which this vote of censure against me for placing these special policemen on had been passed. These resolutions had been passed without the men having any knowledge—report had it that I was putting five hundred or a thousand special policemen on the city, and putting them on pay. I didn't deem it to be my duty, nor the interest of the city, to let everybody know what I was doing, and this report got it, and this series of resolutions was afterwards passed by the council—first started under a misapprehension.
Q. Then I understand you to say, that it was not on account of any unwillingness of the citizens of Scranton to serve and aid in keeping the peace and good order of the city?