A. I don't know that they did. If they did, they violated their obligations. They might have been in sympathy.
Q. They took no formal action in the matter?
A. No; not up to that time.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. You have stated that the strike was commenced by one man refusing to go out?
A. As far as I understand.
Q. At what time was the first effort made to prevent men from going out who were willing to go?
A. As far as I know—I was out on the road at that time that this refusal was made—that occurred sometime about eight o'clock in the morning. I left Pittsburgh at seven-twenty, and didn't get back until eleven o'clock. What transpired in the meantime, I cannot tell you. I know nothing about it, only from hearsay.
Q. Do you know, of your own knowledge, whether it was discharged men or men in the employ of the company who would prevent others from going out, either by persuasion or by force?
A. I don't know that. I know that sometime in the afternoon, when that attempt was made at three o'clock, or thereabouts, there were employés and non-employés among the party.