A. Yes; and one party was very kind, and left his and took a new gun. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. After these policemen were taken up to the central station, did any of them return? A. That I cannot say, but I understood from those that came in after the mob went away, that they were out there, but the mob was too large for them to handle. By Mr. Reyburn: Q. Did the mayor's clerk come down and order those policemen to report? A. Yes. Q. Did he take them away from your store? A. Yes; at that time everything was quiet about the city. Q. He had notified you that there would be an attempt made? A. It was reported that there would be an attempt made on the different gun stores. Q. Yet he took these policemen away? A. Yes; because at that time there was no excitement at the lower end of the city. Q. Did they return before you were driven out of the store by the mob? A. I did not see them; but I cannot say. Q. But were they ordered back for duty before this mob came? A. I understood that, but I did not see them. I was in the store at the time, and did not come down, because I thought discretion was the better part of valor. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. You saw that dispatch? A. Yes. Q. Who was it signed by? A. I did not notice. I think a fictitious name was to it. I did not notice any name to it, particularly. It was the mayor's clerk. It was late, and all our help had gone off, and the boys had gone to supper, and I was alone, with the two porters. By Mr. Yutzy: Q. How many guns and pistols were taken out of your store? A. Something over four hundred. They took everything--carving knives, butcher knives, and forks, and ammunition, and cutlery--everything they could take. * * * * * E. A. Myers, _sworn with the uplifted hand_: By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Where do you reside? A. At No. 60 Liberty street. Q. Where is your place of business? A. No. 145 Wood street. Q. You are connected with the office of---- A. I am connected with the of the _Post_. Q. Relate what occurred when you went to the mayor?