“How often have you met Parsons and Fielden?”—“They have not been regular in their attendance.”
“Now, taking them in their order, will you state what you heard them say, either on the Lake front or at any hall, regarding the use of force?” Captain Black withdraws this question at once upon consultation with his associates.
Mr. Ingham then took up the cross-examination: “How did you come to go to the Haymarket, doctor?”—“I happened to be in the neighborhood, taking my usual evening walk.”
“Did you see any circular?”—“I did not.”
“How did you come to attend the meeting, then?”—“I saw a great many people, who told me there was to be a meeting.”
“Did you go at once to the alley?”—“I did.”
“Are you sure you did not stop on the Haymarket?“—“I am sure I did not.”
“Why, then, did you go in the alley?”—“To hear what was to be said.”
“What time did you get there?“—“A little after 7 o’clock.”
“And you stopped there all the time?”—“Yes.”