Q. Do you know how many of them were on duty at that time?
A. I cannot say how many were on duty, except from what I have heard, but I have heard the number estimated, and I think I have heard military men say some three or four hundred altogether. General Brown's head-quarters was less than one square from the court-house, and we could get no answer from him at all until two days afterwards. He says in his reply he received the communication, twenty minutes past seven, P.M., on the 26th. After waiting two days he replied, and replied in the manner set forth.
Q. I wish you to state where Sheriff Fife was on Sunday, during the riot, so far as you know?
A. Sheriff Fife was in the city, at home, as I have learned.
Q. During the day, Sunday?
A. The whole day Sunday. I have never heard he was out of the city at all.
Q. Did you see him any time during Sunday in the city?
A. I didn't see him any time during the day, but I saw him on Monday, the next day. It was reported that the sheriff had been killed—it was telegraphed all over the country. I saw the sheriff on Monday, was in his company, and in his office. As to the sheriff himself, I may say this about it, that I personally advised the sheriff, when he went up on Saturday, to constitute a deputy to take charge of this force. The sheriff had, three times during the year preceding, been at the point of death with heart disease, and I don't think he was in a fit condition to go at all, but he insisted on going, and did go, both on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I know nothing more, gentlemen, that I can tell you about this.
At this point the committee adjourned until three o'clock, this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.