A. I told him we had been in the company's shops all night, and that we were burned out, and that the men were out of ammunition, and that I wanted something to eat, and wanted to form my men there until I could get some further orders.
Q. You wanted to form your men in the arsenal grounds?
A. Yes.
Q. Did he refuse?
A. Most peremptorily, and said that we could not come there. I asked where I could encamp or could bivouac, and he said that I couldn't come in there, but could go somewhere else. I said I was a total stranger in the city, and wanted somebody to direct me—nothing more than a civil question, and he said he didn't know, that I would have to go away, and turned on his heel and left.
Q. What excuse did he make, if any, for refusing you admission?
A. I think that he had very few men there. The purport was that he was afraid we might draw the fire of the mob. That was the impression left on my mind.
Q. Did he say anything about a large amount of valuable ammunition and stores?
A. Not to my recollection. He might have said so; but I don't recollect. I know he said he had no ammunition for us.
Q. Did he say he had artillery ammunition, but no ammunition for infantry?