Q. What attempts were made on Sunday night? A. The American house, I think, or some place near it, was gutted, but by that time we had a pretty good force, and we went there and drove them away and arrested some of them. Q. Who had command there? A. Lieutenant Coates. Q. He had no trouble in beating the crowd away? A. He had some trouble, but he did it. Q. How many men had he? A. I went there afterwards, and we had, I suppose, some forty men there. Q. After the railroad property was destroyed--by that time you had a pretty good police force? A. Yes; the men were reporting during the day. By Mr. Dewees: Q. You stated you had sixteen policemen at Union depot? A. I stated I had sixteen in line. Q. Where were the balance of your police at that time? A. They were scattered among the mob. Q. The whole police of the city were there? A. No, sir; all I could gather up at that time were there. Q. Are you still the chief of police? A. No, sir; there is another administration. By Senator Yutzy: Q. Have you a police commission or police committee, that have any special duty in taking charge of the police or in regulating the police? A. No, sir; it is the mayor that has that power here. Adjourned to meet at three o'clock, P.M. AFTERNOON SESSION. ORPHANS' COURT ROOM, PITTSBURGH, _Monday, February 11, 1878_. Pursuant to adjournment, the committee re-assembled at three o'clock, P.M., this day, and continued the taking of testimony. The first witness examined was-- * * * * * Henry Metzgar, _sworn with the uplifted hand_: By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Where do you reside? A. In the Eighth ward, Pittsburgh. Q. What official position did you hold in the city last July? A. I was the mayor's clerk. Q. What knowledge had you on Thursday of any disturbance among the railroad employés? A. I think my first knowledge was on Wednesday, but to get at the data I would request to send for the information made against Thomas McCall. [A paper exhibited to witness.] Q. Is that a copy of the information? A. Yes. On Thursday, the 19th, Mr. Watt came into the office, and asked for a number of policemen. As to the exact number I don't know, I didn't exactly hear the number, but I understood he wanted ten policemen to go out on the Pennsylvania railroad. The mayor went out with me to the chief of detectives, and they got a number of policemen, and arranged them up in line, and I think I asked Mr. Watt how many he wanted, and he said ten. One or more of them then stepped out of the ranks. Ten policemen went out, I believe, to the railroad. About twelve o'clock of that day we received a telegram, asking, I think, for fifty policemen additional. Q. From whom?