Q. State to us just what connection you had with the riotous proceedings? A. On Saturday I was one among the deputies instructed by the sheriff to get up a posse. I went along several of the streets and asked several parties to come up. Some said they would come and some said they would not. However, not more than one or two came. We went on up to Union depot to the railroad and from there went up with the military to Twenty-eighth street. There appeared to be a crowd on both sides of the railroad, and along the railroad, as we went up. There was a great deal of turmoil and noise. We were not up there more than a few minutes until the firing commenced. Stones and pieces of bricks were thrown before the firing commenced. Q. Where did you try to raise a posse? A. In the streets here. Q. To what class of men did you go? A. To most anybody that we could get hold of--citizens of Pittsburgh. Q. What responses did you get usually? A. Some said they would not go under any consideration and others promised to go, but did not come when the time came. Q. How many did you succeed in getting? A. Out of ten or fifteen that promised to come, I think only one or two came. Q. Did you go outside of the city in trying to raise the posse? A. No. Q. How many did you say there were of you that went ahead of the military? A. I think there were from twelve to eighteen of us ahead of the militia from Union depot up to Twenty-eighth street. Q. When the crowd began to throw stones, was it at you or the militia? A. It appeared to be at the militia altogether. Q. Were any of the sheriff's posse hit? A. Not to my own knowledge. By Senator Yutzy: Q. Was not the sheriff struck himself? A. Not that I saw. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Whereabouts did the sheriff's posse stand when the stones began to be thrown? A. Some were on Twenty-eighth street, and part of the party were on this side a little piece, not more than ten or twelve feet apart. Q. In front of the militia? A. Yes. Q. Where were you when the militia fired? A. On the crossing at Twenty-eighth street. Part of the crowd had got in between me and most of the others and the militia. We got mixed up at that time. Q. Did the militia fire towards you? A. The first firing appeared to be up the hill, and the second up the railroad where we were standing. Q. Where did you go then? A. I got behind a car. Q. Where did the balance of the party go to? A. I do not know where they all went to. Some were where I was. Q. Did you call on any of the constables to go out with you? A. I do not believe I did myself. Q. Were you out during Sunday? A. Not in connection with the office; but I was out myself. Q. Did you see the fire? A. Yes; I was on the hill pretty much all day above the Union depot. Q. What time did you get on the ground? A. I came over in the morning about nine o'clock. I live just above the top of the hill. Q. How far had the fire approached towards the city at that time?