Q. Do you mean you could have prevented the mob from firing it?
A. Yes.
Q. With twenty-five policemen?
A. With twenty-five good men of any kind.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Do you mean that it could have been stopped at that time and place?
A. Yes.
Q. And that you could have prevented the spreading of the fire?
A. Yes; if I had had that number of determined men.
Q. Did you see those parties who set Union depot on fire?