Q. Can you state what efforts were made, after the troops were taken into the round-house and the shops, by the officers of the militia to drive back the crowd and disperse it there that night or Sunday morning, or during the day of Sunday?
A. When they went into the round-house, I understood they would keep under cover. I do not think, from all I understood, it was the intention of the troops to come into any collision. They felt that they were brought there to protect the movement of trains, and that there would be a guard go out on each train, after having obtained possession of the Twenty-eighth street switches.
Q. What time did the firing of cars commence by the mob?
A. I cannot answer that from my own knowledge. I believe in the neighborhood of ten o'clock.
Q. Saturday night?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. Was any attempt made by the officers of the troops, or by the civil authorities, either of the county or city, to prevent that, and to drive back the crowd when they began to fire the cars and destroy property?
A. I cannot answer that. I did not see any.
Q. By any of the authorities?
A. I did not see any.