A. Yes; the trainmen—on freight trains.
Q. Did they interfere with your property in any way here?
A. They declined to run the trains out, and said their lives were in danger, and the result was the trains didn't go for several days. It didn't apply to the Northern Central road or the New York division.
Q. Did they attempt to interfere with the property of the road?
A. Destroy it?
Q. Yes?
A. Not at all. I think they felt themselves bound by some organization that seemed to have control of them, not to do anything or allow others to take their places, and, therefore, it was simply a stand off policy—the trains didn't go. But they attempted no destruction of property at all.
Q. Did it become necessary for you to call on the civil authorities here?
A. Yes. There was a great deal of threatening all over town in regard to the possibility of serious trouble, and we had some trouble at the yards in West Philadelphia. Engines were taken from trains.
Q. What steps did you take for protection here?