A. About half past eight o'clock.
Q. What did he leave for?
A. For the purpose of seeing the mayor, for the purpose of getting us rations and ammunition.
Q. Did he leave you in general command after he left?
A. Yes. His instructions to me were to open any dispatches which might come for him, and hold on until I return, his words were.
Q. Hold on until I return?
A. I think those were his words.
Q. It was a verbal order?
A. Yes. He was standing in front of the company shops—inside the yard.
Q. Did you hear from him again that night?