Q. They were to join Doctor Donnelly?
A. Yes.
Q. Did they ever join Doctor Donnelly?
A. That I can't say. I don't know. They might have joined without my knowing it.
Q. State, if you know, what efforts were made by the city authorities to get a force to suppress the riot and disperse the mob?
A. At what particular time, or do you mean in general?
Q. At any time during the riots—during the violence?
A. I can tell you very briefly—it would have to be——
Q. Only what you know of your own personal knowledge what effort was made by the mayor and his subordinates to suppress the riots and disperse the mob?
A. I only know that in the morning I went to the mayor and asked—early in the morning——