A. Yes, sir.
Q. In what way or what efforts did they make?
A. On Sunday afternoon the report became current over there that these destructionists—I do not know what else to call them—were coming to Allegheny, and the railroad men talked amongst themselves like this: That this is the employment we are living on, and it shall not be destroyed; we will take care of it. The trade of the road is such there that from the upper end, or what is known as the outer depot, cars and locomotives and everything—I suppose they run twenty miles up—laying on the tracks, and within a very brief space of time there was some fourteen or fifteen miles of locomotives taken entirely out.
Q. By the strikers?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. To protect them?
A. Yes; and they did protect them most effectually. Many of those cars were loaded with very valuable merchandise, and there was an armed force of these strikers who protected these cars—regularly stood guard over them—fourteen or fifteen miles of cars—every day and every night, relieved regularly.
Q. Did you see them or any of them commit any illegal acts—railroad men?
A. I suppose that would have been an illegal—would have been considered an illegal act to stop that train.
Q. Didn't they stop other trains—freight trains?