Q. How long before this strike?
A. On Tuesday and Wednesday.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Who was the talk among?
A. Among the laboring classes—among the men that worked in the mills, and the glass houses, &c., and railroad men.
Q. Did you hear it before the news of the strike on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad?
A. No.
Q. It was not until after that that you heard talk of striking?
A. No.
Q. Prior to that you had heard nothing that would lead you to believe there was an organization for the purpose?