Q. Wasn't it your duty to disperse that crowd there, as mayor of the city?
A. No; because I knew nothing of the details of that, at this time; because Mr. Watt got all the police that he needed, and they got more than they wanted—said they had more than they wanted, and they had the direction of them there, and the presumption is that the police did just what they wanted them to, and the only breach of the peace that occurred there was that of which Mr. McCall was arrested for—striking Mr. Watt—and taken to the station.
Q. Was not the train uncoupled? When they attempted to start that train, didn't they rush on and uncouple the cars?
A. I guess you are talking about the trains they attempted to run early in the morning, before the police came there. That is what I think. It was on that occasion that Mr. Watt came down after the ten policemen.
Q. Didn't Mr. Watt tell you of the circumstances?
A. I suppose he did.
Q. Didn't you have knowledge then that there had been a riot, or, at least, a disorderly crowd there, and wasn't it your duty then to protect those people?
A. And for the purpose of doing that, Mr. Watt came and asked for a certain number of policemen—for what he thought was sufficient—and they were soon there?
Q. And still you allowed that crowd to remain there?
A. That is not a fair way to put it.