A. Yes. We put them in the Twelfth Ward station, and then put them in the "black maria," and brought them to the Central station, and heard them there. Mayor McCarthy was up all night, and he was tired, and he deputized Deputy Mayor Butler to hear them.
Q. And he discharged them?
A. Yes; he discharged a good many of them.
By Mr. Engelbert:
Q. Do you know whether those people were citizens of Pittsburgh, or people that had just run in?
A. Some were citizens of Pittsburgh and some were strangers.
By Mr. Means:
Q. Did the mayor or anybody else say to you, at any time, that it was necessary for the railroad officials to get out of town—that their lives were in jeopardy.
A. I never heard any such expression coming from the mayor.
Q. That it was necessary for the railroad officials to get out of town—that their lives were in jeopardy? Was that said to you by the mayor or by anybody else?