“Who handled the cases when transferred from the dray to the car?”
“The truckman, assisted by a train hand in the car.”
“Who else was present?”
“Only one other man, sir, who directed the loading of the car. I supposed he was one of the yard hands employed for that kind of work. He appeared to have some authority.”
“He appeared so to you?”
“Yes, certainly.”
“And to the train hand, no doubt?”
“So far as I noticed. The train hand did what he was told.”
“When and where did you first see this man?”
“He came along just as we were beginning to load the car. He at once began to tell the train hand where to put the cases. I supposed he wanted the car loaded in a certain way.”