By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. At the time your dismissed your troops at the Union Depot hotel, about eleven o'clock, was the whole number with you that you took out in the morning?
A. No, sir; there was not.
Q. What had become of those that were not there?
A. I dismissed some men early in the day of Saturday morning, men whom I think were not in a condition to do service there under the circumstances.
Q. For what reason?
A. There was two of them got something to drink and got drunk. I think they were drunk, and I relieved them from duty and sent them away. That was one thing I had great care about. I believe that a commander is responsible for the morality of his men, and I was looking after that particularly on that occasion.
Q. How many less men did you have at night?
A. I had between thirty and forty.
Q. That were missing—some of those went off on their own account?