A. I can say this in reference to that, but as a lawyer I would say that part of it is hearsay evidence, that is, I do not know it to be a fact myself. I live below Pittsburgh, about seven miles, on the Fort Wayne road, at Laurel station, and I know from the time I went down last spring, we had much trouble with tramps. Probably two or three, or four or five, or six or seven, would be there every day. But about four days before this trouble--it was on the Friday before this trouble--at that time I was not at home sick--I recollect my wife saying to me, that "we have had no tramps down here for the last few days," and I said, "they will come back again," and until after the rioting and the burning here, we had but one tramp at our house, until the third day after--that was on Sunday. Then they began to come back every day. I have heard others of my neighbors say the same thing. And almost every night, looking from my library towards the river, I could see along the river bank that these tramps would have fires, and I have seen, when I would come down to the train in the morning--I have seen as high as fifteen or twenty around these fires. But for two or three days before the riot--that is, before the burning here, and for one or two days after that time, I noticed very few of those fires, if any, and we were not troubled with these tramps at our house; and after the trouble was all over, it made such an impression on me, that I loaded a double-barreled shot gun, and told my wife how to use it, and told her if they came around not to do anything for them. I did not consider them fit subjects for charity. * * * * * James Bown, _sworn with the uplifted hand_. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. What is your business, and where is your place of business? A. Nos. 136 and 138 Wood street, Pittsburgh. Q. What kind of business do you carry on? A. It is the cutlery business--guns and sporting goods in general--manufacturing. Q. I wish you to state what efforts you made to protect your store on the night of the 21st--Saturday night. You went to see the mayor. What efforts did you make?