A. Sunday afternoon or Monday afternoon, the time of the troublest times, anyhow.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Go on?
A. To let you know a part of what was done, I live adjacent to the bridge. There was a piece of artillery planted there, and sixteen men, armed with muskets, stood there as a guard for a week, every night, and I was informed it was so down at the other bridges, and the street cars that run over that line, many of them, were stopped just at the end of the bridge, and one of these military would look in to see who was in. There was persons coming, as I understood, from a distance here, roughs and rowdies, &c., and the object was that they shouldn't come in Allegheny City—they had to go back on this side.
Q. How long did that crowd continue there at the outer depot—of strikers?
A. I don't know the length of time it continued; there was more or less of them there for several days, until the thing got settled.
Q. What was done by the mayor and his subordinates prior to the citizens' meeting in Allegheny City—Mayor Philips?
A. Well, I don't know precisely what was done, it is only from hearsay, and that, of course, is not evidence.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. Was this meeting called by the mayor?