A. Not that I am aware of. Up to that time we always considered the double-headers a question of economy.
Q. Did that order require the discharge of any number of men, or did it not?
A. It did.
Q. By that order you could run your trains with a less number of men?
A. We could run them with a less number of conductors and brakemen, but not of engineers and firemen. As many double-headers as we had would take off one single crew of conductors and brakemen each.
Q. You heard no complaint about that order?
A. Not that I am aware of; but the men were always complaining about something.
Q. That was on Thursday. What was the first riotous occurrence showing that the men were dissatisfied after the issuing of that order?
A. I had leave of absence on Thursday morning to go to Philadelphia. For a few days previous I had asked the men—asked the subordinate officers—as I always do when I see them, if there is any trouble. I was assured then that our men were more satisfied and loyal than they had been, and I was perfectly free in my mind in going away on Thursday morning. I left in the day express on the Thursday morning when the trouble began.
Q. How far did you go before receiving intelligence of the trouble?