Q. Did you at any time deem it necessary to increase your force of police?
A. Yes, sir.
Q. But did you do so?
A. Done what I could to increase.
Q. To what extent did you increase your force?
A. It was increased upwards of one hundred men, by the order of the committee of public safety, and after I got about one hundred, their orders were that I should increase the force to three hundred, but I came to the conclusion that that number of men were not needed, and I didn't employ any more. I suppose we had altogether about two hundred and forty or two hundred and fifty men.
Q. Did you increase your police force before you were ordered to do so by the public committee?
A. Yes; to the extent of ordering the police who were unemployed to report to the city hall for duty on Sunday forenoon. A portion of them came, not many. They considered they had been very badly treated, and they did not care about risking their lives under those circumstances.
Q. Could you have demanded citizens to serve as police on your force?
A. Yes, sir.