A. Yes, sir.
Q. How long did he go prior to your starting?
A. Possibly half an hour, probably more—may have been more. I couldn't swear to that positively. He started before I did. When Captain Aull started, I suppose he went out with his buggy, and we, in the meantime, had to get a carriage. It simply was an effort to duplicate the attempt to reach Brinton, and I volunteered to go, as I said, simply for that reason. I had no other object in the world.
Q. You saw the order handed to him by General Latta, did you?
A. Yes; I did.
Q. Did you read the order?
A. The order was read to me, sir. The order, as you observe, contained a suggestion to General Brinton to consult with him in regard to the situation in Pittsburgh. Of course, we had a running general conversation about what had happened in Pittsburgh. The general asked him about the hotel—whether it had been burned, and, when I left, he handed me, and several of the officers handed me, their checks, which were afterwards delivered, I believe, by one of the officers of the staff or one of the gentlemen, over to Major Baugh.
Q. When you overtook Captain Aull, at the arsenal, did you have any conversation with him, as to where he was going then?
A. No; I didn't.
Q. Had you then learned where Brinton's troops were?