Q. You followed the mayor's instructions?
A. Not specially his instructions, but chief O'Mara's instructions. I considered it would be easier to serve them afterwards than at the present time.
By Mr. Engelbert:
Q. When you summoned those men to go out, you did not provide them with maces and equipments as you usually do?
A. The police force of this city provide everything for themselves. If they want to carry a pistol, they must provide it. Our maces we buy, and our clothes we buy. The city supplies nothing. At one time the city supplied those things, but now we have got to supply all those things ourselves. We did not think it would be necessary to have them armed at that time.
Q. At the time of a row, if the men are armed, it is all right, and if they are not armed, it is all right, too?
A. It was a sudden summons, and nobody understood the extent of it. Of course, the gentleman who summoned us, said he did not anticipate any serious trouble at all; that he thought that our official appearance would be sufficient; that the presence of the officers there would be all that was necessary.
Q. But you, as an officer, did not exactly believe in official appearance, without something to knock down with in case of a row?
A. In case of a riot we ought to be provided with arms; but there was no riot at that time, nor did we anticipate any.
[A paper exhibited to witness.]