Q. Why didn't they run it out?
A. Because the engineer stepped down and out.
Q. Why did he step down and out?
A. Because he wanted to.
Q. Was there any men taken by force?
A. Oh, no.
Q. Was there a crowd there at that time?
A. I suppose there were a great many people there. I have no doubt there was.
Q. Don't you think it was an unlawful assemblage, and that it was your duty, as mayor, to have gone there, and have dispersed that crowd?
A. The police were there preserving the peace. They were there and preserved the peace to such an extent, that the police say that they were on that train, and that train could go out. There was nothing to hinder it, if the engineer had stuck to his post; but, instead of that, he stepped off his engine, and left the police in charge. That is the report of the police to me?