By Senator Reyburn: Q. Did the mob come there? A. Yes; Mr. Bown left his store and came to my store, and while there, we heard the mob. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. How long before the mob came down had you made this call upon the mayor? A. Two hours, at least--two hours--an hour and a half or two hours. Before the mob got there, I went back to Mr. Bown's store, and asked him if there was no place to secrete the arms, and they took them down into the cellar and vault and secreted a good many of them. Q. Did you see the mob? A. Yes; I saw the mob in the store, but not in front of the store, because we had gone in the rear private way. We could see the store full of people--probably one hundred to one hundred and fifty were in the store. Q. What class of men were they? A. They did not seem to me to be any particularly riot element, so far as appearances were concerned. They did not look like tramps or roughs. By Senator Reyburn: Q. Do you suppose they were citizens of Pittsburgh? A. I suppose so. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Did they take away any more arms than they wanted themselves? A. I do not think they left any. Q. Was there any ammunition in the store? A. I was so informed. Q. What was done with that? A. They took the ammunition too. By Senator Yutzy: Q. Was the mayor aware of those arms and that ammunition in the store? A. It was the most prominent gun store in the city. By Senator Reyburn: Q. Could any force of determined men have stopped the riot? A. I am only speaking about that gun shop, and I think that from thirty to fifty determined men could have prevented the riot at that place. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. You were willing to be one of them? A. I said so. Q. Did you tell him you wanted a force to guard that gun store? A. Yes; I said for God's sake do something to protect that gun store. I looked at it this way: That it would be terribly fatal if the mob were to get in and get guns and ammunition. By Mr. Means: Q. Did the major know who you were? A. Intimately. Q. You are intimately acquainted with him? A. Yes. * * * * * William H. Bown, _sworn with the uplifted hand_: By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What is your business? A. I belong to the firm of James Bown & Son. Our place of business is located on Wood street, and our business is cutlery and guns and revolvers, and all kinds of sportsmen's articles. Q. Do you keep ammunition, also? A. Yes; powder and shot and caps and wads. By Mr. Yutzy: Q. Fixed ammunition, also? A. Yes. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What efforts did you make to secure protection during the riot?