Q. Did the mayor have any communication with the men out there during the night? A. Not that I know of. Q. Where was the chief of police during the night? A. I cannot say that. By Senator Yutzy: Q. You say you sent the men back on Friday. Where did you instruct them to go--to the Union depot or to Twenty-eighth street? A. To the Union depot. I directed them to ask if they were wanted, and they came back and said that they were told that they were not wanted; that they had all the men they wanted. Q. Do you know where the mayor was on Friday? A. I cannot answer that, because I was at Twenty-eighth street, almost all day on Friday. My instructions were to go there, and if I saw a disturbance, to telegraph immediately to the city to the office. Q. You did not see him on the ground at any time? A. No--not on Thursday nor on Friday. By Senator Reyburn: Q. While you were there, on Friday, did you see any effort made to take possession of the tracks? A. No; no effort was made at all. Q. You saw no disturbance at all on Friday? A. No. Q. Or Saturday? A. No disturbance, until after the trouble about the firing. Q. Was any effort made during Friday to run out trains? A. Not while I was there--not on Friday. Q. The crowd was there? A. Quite a crowd was gathered there. They appeared to be going and coming all day. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. You saw no effort made on Friday. How long were you there on Friday? A. I suppose I was there three quarters of the day--walking all along, and seeing what was going on. Q. There might have been an effort made, and you not have seen it? A. Yes, sir. By Senator Reyburn: Q. It appeared to be an orderly assemblage? A. Yes, sir. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What were they doing? A. Standing together and chatting--talking. Q. Standing there all day? A. They appeared to be coming and going. By Mr. Means: Q. Did the subject of conversation appear to be the stopping of the trains? A. I did not hear them. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What were they there for? A. For curiosity, I suppose. Q. Where is this William Johnson that you spoke of? A. He is on the police force now. Q. What is Crosby's first name? A. George. * * * * * Philip Demmel, _sworn with the uplifted hand_: By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Where do you reside? A. No. 26 Twelfth street, in the south side. Q. What was your business during last July? A. I was chief of the police of Pittsburgh. Q. State whether any knowledge was brought to you in regard to the disturbance at Twenty-eighth street, on the 19th of July, and if so, state what time it was.