A. Referred to the Liberty street track to be torn up to satisfy the citizens.
Q. Who was the man?
A. I can't name him. He was a stranger to me.
Q. Do you know where he belonged?
A. I do not know, but judged from his conversation that he belonged to the city of Pittsburgh, from the manner in which he used that expression.
Q. What else did you hear said there?
A. People were commenting about it in general terms. I came down Sunday night, after the fire had got cooled down somewhat. I went to the Saint James hotel, opposite the Union depot, to take a look. I went out of curiosity, and got in over the hot coals, so as to have it said that I ate a meal in the Saint James while it was hot. I walked all around the burned district; that is, the elevator, Union depot, and Pan Handle yard, watched the firemen, went down to where the firemen were playing on the ruins, and came down then through what is known as the metal yard, and there I heard a conversation amongst the men. I couldn't tell you the exact number, but I should think there was a hundred and fifty congregated around there, some of them dead drunk, and some half drunk, and some of them drunk enough to go any place. I heard them say: "We must go to this place. There is no police, and they won't interfere with us any way."
Q. What place did he refer to?
A. I don't know what place they referred to. I thought it was a rather dangerous place for me, being without any arms, any more than natural fists, and I didn't stay any longer.
Q. Did you hear any conversation, while at the city hall, from the mayor's clerks in reference to the riot and burning?