By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Did these men appear to be railroad men?
A. No, sir; they were not railroad men. They looked to me like roughs of the lowest description. They had the vilest countenances I ever saw. One man, I noticed, was so intoxicated that he could hardly stand on his legs, but he would go in among the cars and do what a sober man could not do.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Did you make any effort to find out who the black-whiskered man was?
A. I recognized him as the leader of the party, and I would know his face again. If I should ever see him, I would recognize him. They appeared determined to drop the burning cars into the depot, and I went down and threw an engine off the track, and blocked the track so that they could not do that. A great many people were around at the time, and it was thought that by the time they reached the depot they would not have the courage to come in there. The police were there, and I did not think that they would undertake to fire it.
Q. How many police were there at that time?
A. Fifteen or twenty. They retired right in front of the mob.
Q. When they reached Union depot, how many did the mob number, that were actually engaged in the burning?
A. I cannot answer that. A great many people were around in the vicinity, and in the streets, and on the hill side, and all around—a great many people were there.