A. This was on Friday afternoon. We went out that afternoon to the depot. They wanted some assistance in moving some trains. After I went there, they concluded not to move any, and I returned to the office; and on Saturday I went again, with Constable James Richardson, probably about one o'clock. Q. With how many men? A. Seventeen or eighteen men? Q. Who collected the men? A. The most of them belonged to the sheriff's office. Q. Did you try to collect a posse? A. Yes; but I found it very hard work. By Senator Yutzy: Q. You say it was hard work. Why? A. Because the men didn't seem to be willing to give us their assistance. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What did they say when they were asked to go? A. They said they would sooner go out and help the rioters. Q. Did you get that response from any considerable number? A. A few would answer in that way; others said that they had enough to do to attend to their own business. Q. What class of men did you call on? A. I called on citizens and on constables. By Senator Yutzy: Q. Did any constables refuse to go? A. Yes. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What excuse did they make? A. They didn't wish to go out to get shot. Q. What class of men said that they would sooner go out and help the rioters? A. Well, laboring men. Q. You say you called on constables and citizens. Citizens is a very broad term. Did you call on any professional men? A. No. Q. On business men? A. Yes. Q. What response did they make? A. That they had to attend to their own business, and couldn't leave on account of it--it being a busy day on Saturday. Q. You got to the depot about one o'clock? A. I think so. Q. Was any crowd about Union depot there? A. Yes; and soldiers, too. Q. Were there any riotous proceedings around the depot at that time? A. Not at that time, but a crowd was there, but they didn't appear to be specially riotous at that time. Q. Did you move down to Twenty-eighth street with the sheriff, ahead of the militia? A. We did. Q. You formed one of the sheriff's posse? A. Yes. Q. There were about sixteen of you? A. About eighteen. There may have been more. Q. Were you armed? A. No; some of them had revolvers. I had one. Q. You had no weapons in view? A. No. Q. What took place at Twenty-eighth street? A. There was quite a large crowd of people there--rioters. Q. What were they doing? A. Talking, and hallooing, and making a great noise. Q. Had they begun to destroy property in any way? A. Not when we went there--at least not when I was there. Q. What did the sheriff do? A. The sheriff advised them to disperse and go home. Q. Advised them or commanded them? A. Commanded them. Q. What response was made? A. Nothing but vile language, and throwing stones, and brickbats, &c. Q. Were those stones thrown at the sheriff's posse or at the militia? A. Promiscuously--all around in that neighborhood. Q. Did they hit any of the sheriffs posse? A. Yes. Q. Were any of them injured?