Mr. Ball. Didn't he say that he had seen a rifle at the building?
Mr. Fritz. Yes, sir; he told me he had seen a rifle at the building 2 or 3 days before that Mr. Truly and some men were looking at.
Mr. Ball. You asked him why he left the building, didn't you?
Mr. Fritz. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball. He told you because he didn't think there would be any work?
Mr. Fritz. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball. Did you ask him what he did after he left the building?
Mr. Fritz. Yes, sir.
Mr. Ball. What did he say?
Mr. Fritz. He told me he went over and caught a bus and rode the bus to North Beckley near where he lived and went by home and changed clothes and got his pistol and went to the show. I asked him why he took his pistol and he said, "Well, you know about a pistol; I just carried it." Let's see if I asked him anything else right that minute. That is just about it.