Q. You are a military man, and have had a great deal of experience in the army. In your opinion, could these sixteen men have cut their way out with their sabers?
A. No, sir; they couldn't.
Q. Why not?
A. I couldn't see how. They didn't know the road, nor anything. They were strangers.
Q. If they had had a guide?
A. I don't see how they could do it with sabers, when the mob was standing outside with stones and pistols. What did them sixteen men want to do with sabers.
Q. Was there a large crowd?
A. There was a big crowd there. They couldn't, I am satisfied. I wouldn't have risked it, and I wouldn't be afraid if I were acquainted in the city, and know my road.
Q. If you had had sixteen men well armed——
A. Yes; well armed, that is all right; but they were not.