A. I know there was some conversation on that subject.
Q. Did or did not the mayor say to you that it was necessary for the officers of the railroad to go out of town, that their lives were in jeopardy?
A. No.
Q. Did anybody else say so?
A. No.
Q. Did you ever hear it said?
A. No; only after the riots. I understood they left town for fear of that, and I was rather astonished to find that some of them had been out of town.
Q. Did anybody there state to you that General Pearson had better go out of town?
A. No.
Q. Did you know of his being out of town?