A. No, sir; I did not raise twenty men. I did not raise seven men, no more than that.
Q. Could you not have got fifty men at that time?
A. No.
Q. Did you make any call on the night force?
A. No.
Q. Did you make any call for police—any demand for a posse of police?
A. Of the regular force?
Q. Or any force?
A. I simply went on the street, and around Fifth avenue and Smithfield street, and asked these men if they would go.
Q. Did you have any conversation with the mayor?