Q. What train had that reference to?
A. The Erie train.
Q. With troops?
A. The train that was expected to arrive with troops.
Q. What steps did this armed force take to prevent trains from coming from Erie to assist the military?
A. The plan that they had proposed was to give the signal to that train and stop it.
Q. But if that was not heeded?
A. They had a rifle pit shortly above there, and if the train had not heeded the signals they would have undoubtedly fired into it.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Was the man who was called Boss Ammon—was he in command of that force?