Q. You say against some ten parties?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. In whose hands were the warrants placed?
A. They were given to me first. A lawyer in Mr. Hampton's office was here. He had them drawn up. I gave the warrants to McGovern. On account of the excitement we proposed to locate the parties in their houses, and to get them there. But the next morning a young man in Hampton's office came in and told me not to make the arrests until further orders. I thought then that the men were going to work, perhaps. I then told McGovern not to make the arrests.
Q. Do you state you told McGovern not to arrest the men, but to get them at their houses?
A. Yes.
Q. How many policemen do you think you could have gathered up that afternoon for duty?
A. I have no idea how many. A good many of them were about there just at the time that Mr. Watt came in and said he wanted some. We might have gotten thirty then. More went out afterwards.
Q. Who sent them out?
A. I do not know. But I understood, however, more men were wanted, and they were sent out.