Q. The persons that dug that trench, were they Allegheny railroad men or were they tramps? What do you suppose they were?
A. Most of them were railroad men. There did not seem to be many tramps connected with those men over there. These men were acting on their own account, and did not ask anybody to help them. They said they were working for the right, and appeared to be very earnest. They were very orderly.
Q. Things were done systematically?
A. Things were done very systematically.
By Mr. Engelbert:
Q. Were these men in the employ of the railroad company or were they discharged men?
A. There were a few discharged men. Of course I do not know how many of them were discharged, but from their talk I got the impression that there were some six or eight that had been discharged.
Q. That was a part of the grievances?
A. Yes; that was the object—to have them re-instated. They made that one of the conditions—of those men going to work again. I was amongst these men a great deal during the time that they were discharging them and reducing the work. I was very desirous that they should go to work, for as long as they were not at work it brought a class of people in our part of the city that I did not want to have around there. I knew if they went to work, and the trains were moved—I talked with them whenever I could—they would all gather about me.
By Mr. Larrabee: