A. They ran pell mell, and fell over each other. The troops could have marched down Liberty street and drove them. The mob were cowards when daylight shown on them. They had plenty of guns, but not much ammunition for them. They were drunk, and that was what gave courage to the most of them.
Q. Those drunken men, when daylight came, what became of them?
A. They staggered off, and went to sleep or something. They had plenty of liquor.
Q. How many were engaged in firing the cars during the day—Sunday?
A. Not over ten or twelve men. Some of them were boys fourteen or fifteen years of age. The most conspicuous man was a man with one arm.
Q. Were you close?
A. I was; at Twenty-first and Liberty street.
Q. Did you follow down with your department?
A. When the fire broke out down below amongst the cars we were ordered further down. We went then to Twelfth and Liberty streets, that is from Twenty-first to Twelfth.
Q. Was any effort made by either the police or the militia or any person to stop this gang who were firing the cars?