A. Not under the circumstances. I had been superseded by the power that had the whole county at its beck, who had without my knowledge, and, as I thought, entirely unnecessary, laid out a plan of action I could have nothing at all to do with.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. I would like at this point, for the mayor to explain why he considered himself superseded, having acted without his knowledge.
A. Why I considered I had been superseded?
Q. You say that they acted without your knowledge. I want to know why you considered yourself superseded?
A. I did not consider myself superseded because they acted without my knowledge. If I said anything of that kind I have been misunderstood. I have time and again tried to express myself upon that point, and that is this, that the sheriff of the county, together with the military, had taken possession of this matter, and superseded the mayor.
Q. Had you been so informed?
A. I was superseded by the dismissal of the police on Friday morning, and the taking possession by soldiers who had been called out by the State authorities.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. Do you know the fact of your own knowledge that the police had been dismissed?