Q. Don't you know that there was a large crowd there before the military arrived?
A. No, sir.
Q. No knowledge of that?
A. No knowledge of what we would call a large crowd. I know there was quite a crowd there on Thursday. I know from what I am told, there was a crowd there at the time of the alleged disturbance with Mr. Watt and Mr. McCall.
Q. Hadn't you been told by citizens and others, that there was a large crowd there—likely to be trouble?
A. No, sir.
Q. Hadn't any idea?
A. I had an idea that there was to be trouble, because when the military came out they were subject to the thousand contingencies that would produce disturbance.
Q. Had you any intimation of trouble before the military were ordered out?
A. As much as I told you occurred on Friday, after the arrest by the police of this man who was alleged to have struck Mr. Watt. Think there was no disturbance after that during the whole of Thursday night, and to Friday morning, when the police were dismissed.