A. I did not. I blamed them for it, but they denied it. Whether they had made an arrangement or not for that day, I don't know. Q. They denied an arrangement? A. Yes. Q. How many of them denied it? A. Two or three of them I think denied it. They had made an arrangement previous to this to strike, but from some cause or other it was not carried into effect, and my being a non-union man, I concluded that they had arranged it in such a way that the responsibility would fall on me, and in case it would be a failure I would be the man discharged, and that the union men would not suffer. That was the opinion I formed that morning. Q. How long previous had they made this arrangement? A. A month or two months before. Q. What prevented the carrying of the arrangement into effect? A. I do not know. When a railroad man came to me, and requested me to join them, I told them I could not do it; that my opinion was different from theirs with reference to strikes; that I did not feel justified in doing it. He asked me if I had any injury. I told him I could not say. He said: "I am going to strike to-morrow." I went as far as Derry, and laid over two or three hours. The only person there I saw by himself was the dispatcher. I went to him and told him in confidence that these men were going to strike. Q. When was that? A. It was previous to this affair of the men going out--a month or two months. By Senator Reyburn: Q. After the reduction of ten per cent.? A. Yes. I told the dispatcher that these men had come to the conclusion to strike, and told him I wanted to let it be known--that two thirds of them were not friends of mine, and it would only cause me trouble by their going out, and I would notify the proper officers in time to give them a chance to prevent in case it should occur. I returned to the city that morning with the train. Coming in, I wondered how to get at the superintendent's office without being seen. I did not care about being known, and after putting the train away, I concluded I would go out on the accommodation, but I met one of my men, and I got into conversation with him, and I asked him if he knew anything about it. He said he did, and he said it had fallen through. I asked him if he was positive of it, he said he was--that he knew it had. I told him I was very glad to hear it. Says he, I am not. I concluded then not to go out. I made inquiries among other men, and found it to be the fact, that they had concluded not to strike at the time appointed. Q. Did this man give you any reasons? A. He did not. Q. Who was he? A. His name was Sloan. Q. Did you hear any other conversation or learn anything of any other union or organization to strike from that morning until the 19th? A. No. Q. Had you any knowledge that your men would not go out until you met them--those two men? A. None whatever. Q. How long before that morning was it known to the men that the order had been issued to run double-headers?