A. I was born there in 1839.
Q. What is your business?
A. Wire drawer by trade.
Q. State whether you were in Pittsburgh when the disturbances of last July first broke out?
A. I was not there at the breaking out of it. I arrived here the same day, about a quarter past one, I suppose—Liberty street.
Q. State what you saw and heard?
A. Saturday night the news was very exciting out home, and Sunday morning at eleven o'clock I took the express and arrive I here at the city—Federal street—about twelve o'clock I should judge it was. Came over to Fifth street and got my dinner. Went to the market-house and saw a crowd of people there. Went down to see what was going on, and found it was a peace convention.
Q. A what?
A. A peace convention.
Q. At what point was that?