By Mr. Lindsey: Q. But the mayor made no call, so far as you know, for a posse? A. I saw him trying to get men together on different occasions. Q. But he made no official demand? A. Not that I know of. By Senator Reyburn: Q. He made no effort to increase his police force by swearing in extra men? A. I believe he did as quick as he could do it. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. When did he do it? A. In a couple or three days--may be two days. By Senator Yutzy: Q. After the riot? A. Shorty after the riot. I think he did it as quickly as he could get the men together. I think he tried all he could to prevent this riot, which he don't get the credit for here. He ordered me on Sunday morning to go to the fire department, about one o'clock, and I went in search of the chief, in company with another officer, Motts. He did the talking. I didn't talk to him myself. We went to look for the chief, and could not find him. We went down to Twenty-first street and Penn street, and we saw a foreman there--I believe, in fact, several of the fire department were there, and we requested them to come and play on the fire, that the mayor had sufficient force, and that he would protect them, and the answer I don't remember, but I know they didn't come up and play on the fire. They were not going to run the danger. Q. What firemen did you see? A. Motts can tell you. Several were standing there. Q. What ones were standing there? A. Different ones. A man named Kennedy was there, and one named Miller. Q. Do you know where those two men are now? A. I suppose they are still on the fire department. The mayor at that time had dispatched from the Twelfth ward station for police, and had got, I guess, sixty or may be more. I know that many, for I knew the lieutenant that came up. By Mr. Dewees: Q. Were the round-house and those shops very hot when you went in? A. No; No cars were burning there yet. By Mr. Engelbert: Q. Was the fire department near there--some of them? A. Yes; close up. Q. If they had played on the burning cars could they have prevented those buildings from getting on fire? A. I think they could have prevented it. Q. Were you ready to give protection then? A. The mayor was there, and his force, and those were the orders. By Mr. Larrabee: Q. When you went inside of the round-house were the doors still intact. A. They were. I could not see any fire about them. Q. How many engines were in there at that time? A. I can't be certain. A number were in there at that time--a great many. They were shoved in the stalls. There would, apparently, be one in each. Q. You think you examined those doors, do you? A. I was close to the doors, and if there had been any fire--in case of a fire I would have seen it. By Mr. Engelbert: Q. Was the upper round-house burning then? A. I believe it was pretty much burned at that time. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. Where did the troops come out of the round-house?