Q. How many were indicted for murder?
A. Some fifty.
Q. Some for murder, and some for manslaughter?
A. I think they were all on the same indictment of murder—all in one indictment, sir.
Q. And all tried?
A. Yes; all tried. There were three cases, but we were all on them. There were three different indictments. One case was made a test case for them all, and the other two the verdict was taken without any evidence at all, following the first one.
Q. One case was made a test case?
A. There were indictments in each of the three cases of Mr. Langon, Lane, and Dunledin. I think the case that was tried was for the murder of Langon. That was the one that was actually contested.
Q. The case that was contested—was that submitted to a jury?
A. Oh, yes; with the exception of those parties who were proved not present.