A. I found one man that I knew as an employé, but I cannot name him. He talked to me, that is the reason I remember him.
Q. Were any of the switches turned, at that time, at Torrens?
A. None, to my knowledge.
Q. The track was clear at that time, so that the trains could have run through if they had allowed it?
A. Not to my personal knowledge.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Who seemed to be directing the crowd. That is, the mob?
A. There seemed to be an understanding, from the remarks made by the crowd, that they had sufficient force to prevent the trains going out. As for example: At Torrens a party told me it was bread or blood, and they could get any number of men to come up and prevent the running through of any train until the matter was arranged with them.
Q. Was that man an employé of the road?
A. He was, but I do not remember his name.