Q. I would like to ask the gentleman whether those were men or boys, or what aged men they were?
A. I think it run from fifteen to forty.
Q. They were men most of them, were they?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Men of mature years?
A. Yes; they were men. I should judge the majority of them were between twenty and thirty, by their looks.
Q. Do you know the men composing the mayor's posse? Were you acquainted with them?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. What character of men were they?
A. They were some of our best men—most of them. They were of good standing.