A. Yes; there was a great many out of curiosity—three or four that were working for me.
Q. How many hundred men do you think there were there that were riotous or disposed to be lawless?
A. I should judge—of course it is a pretty hard thing to tell—there was a great many, indeed—two thousand, anyhow.
Q. What proportion of that crowd were disposed to be riotous or lawless?
A. There might have been five hundred in the first place, but after the shooting commenced all were or pretty nearly all.
By Mr. Dewees:
Q. At any time before the Philadelphia troops came, could you have or could the military have dispersed the mob at any time?
A. I think they could, yes.
James I. Bennett, being duly sworn, testified as follows: