Q. Have you ever told anybody that you heard the firing there, and heard the command given to fire?
A. I was a witness in the criminal court, in the murder case against General Pearson.
Q. Have you told anybody outside that you heard the command to fire given?
A. I believe I did.
Q. Have you told persons you heard General Pearson give the command to fire?
A. Not in direct words.
Q. Have you not stated several times, on the street corners, to different parties, that you heard General Pearson give the command to fire?
A. No, sir; I do not think I ever did—not in those words.
Q. Did you ever state to anybody that you had heard the commanders of companies give the command to fire, before stating it here?
A. I do not know. I forget exactly just what words my testimony was in the court.