Q. Was it not merely taking warrants from their hands, and telling these policemen they would put the warrants that were in their hands for execution into the hands of the sheriff to execute—was not that all the dismissal there was?
A. At that time no warrants had been issued.
Q. On Friday?
A. On Friday morning, when the police were dismissed by the railroad authorities, no warrants had been issued—no information had been made.
Q. After their dismissal, did you think then you had no further occasion to keep the police force there?
A. Not because they were dismissed, but because I had been superseded by the military and the county.
Q. I want to know why you thought you were superseded—were you so informed by either of those parties, either the sheriff or the mayor, or anybody acting for them?
A. No, sir; I was not informed by them.
Q. Why did you consider yourself superseded? Simply because they took action to suppress the riot?
A. They took possession of the whole business. There was no room for me.