Q. You say he has a grocery store?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Where?
A. Down in the Sixth ward of Allegheny City. That was the only remark that I heard.
By Mr. Means:
Q. Do you know of any understanding between the railroad officials and this man Ammon, that he should run that railroad in their interest?
A. No, sir; I was down there—I won't be too certain what morning it was. They had taken possession of the telegraph office.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. The strikers had?
A. The strikers had, and there appeared to be an arrangement to operate. The company wanted to put one operator in, and Mr. Ross was negotiating with a party—wanted to put in an operator to act in concert with the others, that all telegraphic dispatches that should come over the line might be under the supervision of the two, and the company would select one and they the other. That what business was done, running what little freight was allowed to come through the telegraph wires, would not be obstructed. And Ammon made that proposition. He got up on a barrel or bench of some kind at the telegraph office, and to the crowd he stated what proposition was made to them, that the railroad company wanted to put another man to operate along with others.