Q. Did you not have charge of these in the beginning of the riot or disturbance?
A. No, sir.
Q. Why not?
A. Because Mr. Watt came over and asked for ten men, and they were given to him.
Q. He asked you to go out, didn't he?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. You refused?
A. I did, for the reason that I could see no reason from anything he said that the mayor should start out to take charge of ten men, and control it—it must have been a very small affair.
Q. You received notice that another call had been made by Mr. Watt, didn't you?
A. No, sir; I have reason to believe, from what I heard—that Mr. Davis informs me—that I told him to go ahead and send them.