A. I went down before the court, and entered bail before the court—the whole of our posse—some fifty altogether.
Q. How many of your posse were tried?
A. The whole number, I think. Of those, there were some three or four that were proven not to have been present; that were arraigned as part of our posse.
Q. At the preliminary hearing were dismissed?
A. Yes, sir. Dismissed by the court.
Q. Had you a preliminary hearing before the court?
A. We gave bail, and on the trial a number of those persons were proven not to have been present. They were all tried. The judge directed a verdict of acquittal before it went to the jury.
Q. Then you had no preliminary hearing at all?
A. No, sir.
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