A. I would give it to you privately. He is a friend of mine from boyhood up. I can give you his name, and you can have him before you. I would like to be excused from giving his name publicly.
Q. What kind of a citizen is he—what is his business standing?
A. He is a machinist, and of good character, so far as I know.
Q. How long has he resided in the city of Pittsburgh?
A. I suppose he must have resided in this neighborhood for twenty years.
Q. Does he work in the railroad shops as a machinist?
A. No, sir; one of the city shops.
Q. How old a man is he?
A. I suppose he would be between thirty-five and forty years. About near my age. We were boys together when we were in Brighton, and he came to the city.
Q. A man of family?