Q. The threats were not open and above board?
A. Yes; may have been open, but they didn't give their names to us—were afraid we would act on them.
Q. In your opinion, were those men that made these threats in your employ?
A. Yes, sir; some were. You see, Mr. McGowan cleaned out the Mollies in Schuylkill. A great many of them who had not been apprehended have come up here and they now lie partly between here and Pittston, and Carbondale, and a good many in Oliphant and Carr's Patch; and the men who had been at Minica, were very largely men who were prominent in the riot. These Mollies are now re-organizing here more or less. We have got accurate information. Our information nowadays is very accurate. We know precisely where we stand.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. You have stated the substance of the agreement?
A. I have stated the substance of it, that is, with our miners alone. When we took our men back, we made an agreement with all our men, that hereafter they should give us thirty days' notice or forfeit their pay at the time of strike. That agreement was signed by every man who was of any consequence at all. Of course, there is a number of small fry that we don't care anything about.
Q. Signed by the men who carried on your works?
A. It is signed by three fourths of the men in our employ—miners, laborers, driver boys, &c. Our orders are strict in the matter.
Q. Did they enter into this article of agreement with a perfect understanding of what they were doing?