Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877: Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877
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Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877: Read in the Senate and House of Representatives May 23, 1878
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877
A. From out the road some place. I think it is down grade this way.
Q. Did the cars stop at Twenty-eighth street?
A. Above Twenty-eighth street.
Q. Near the round-house?
A. The round-house is on Twenty-eighth street.
Q. Did the cars stop near the round-house?
A. Yes.
Q. Where were the troops then?
A. I suppose they were in one of the round-houses.
Q. Do you know that to be a fact?
A. I walked down, and the guard was standing there. I suppose so.
Q. The cars that were run down, then, would stop somewhere near the
round-house?
A. Yes.
Q. Was there any effort made to fire the round-house, that you saw?
A. No; I didn't get near enough.
Q. Was there any attack being made upon the round-house by the mob at
that time?
A. I can't say that there was. Not that I know of.
Q. Was there anything said by the mob about the soldiers being
quartered in the round-house?
A. Not that I can remember.
Q. How long were you there?
A. I went out in the evening about six or seven o'clock, along there. I
stayed along Liberty street and was once or twice on the railroad, and
saw Marshall, and along Liberty street at four or five o'clock in the
morning.
Q. How close to the mob?
A. I was twice, once or twice, upon the railroad.
Q. At what point on the railroad?
A. Just about where I saw this man.
Q. How far from the mob?
A. That just appeared to be--I stood along the edge of the railroad,
and this car was on the second or third track, off the edge of the
railroad.
Q. How many rods or feet from the mob?
A. Not more than five or six rods--something like that.
By Mr. Reyburn:
Q. You were in the crowd, were you?
A. No; not just in the crowd. I was standing looking at them.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. You were within five or six rods?
A. Yes.
Q. Was the crowd noisy and boisterous?
A. Yes.
Q. What did they appear to be saying?
A. I paid no attention to that.
Q. Did you hear them say anything?
A. I could hear them say a good bit, but it is a long time ago.
Q. What did they appear to be doing?
A. Dragging things off.
Q. What?
A. Goods and things.
By Senator Reyburn:
Q. Was this man Marshall a railroad man or an outsider?
A. I never knew him to be a railroad man.
Q. Do you know anything about him at all--you knew the man?
A. Yes.
By Mr. Larrabee:
Q. Where did he reside?
A. He lived in the First ward, Allegheny, some place.
Q. Had you known him for years?
A. Yes.
Q. He had lived in Allegheny for some time?
A. Yes.
By Mr. Lindsey:
Q. What was his business?
A. He was a machinist.
Q. In whose employ was he at that time?
A. I don't know.
By Senator Yutzy:
Q. What were you doing there--what led you to go there?
A. I heard of the excitement, and I went down town and went out to see
it.
Q. It was curiosity?
A. Yes.
Q. Did you say that other cars were burning when this man Marshall
fired this coke car?
A. Yes.
Q. At that time?
A. Yes.
Q. It was not the first car burned?
A. No.
By Mr. Means:
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