A. I tried to raise it. I called on a gentleman from Allegheny, named Gray. I summoned him to my assistance, but he refused to act, but said if I could get ten more he would do so. I afterwards saw some other parties, but while they deprecated the burning, they said it was worth their lives to interfere. I then went with Mr. Gray down to where the men were running the burning cars, and tried to reason with them. At that time probably twenty men were engaged in that, besides the persons engaged in carrying the things off. And by that time they had gotten into liquor, and were pretty well intoxicated. On Sunday afternoon I also tried to raise a _posse comitatus_. I called on some citizens that I knew, but they were afraid to do anything, alleging that the military and police should do it. Q. What reasons did they give? A. That they did not want to jeopardize their lives. Q. Was the elevator set on fire while you were there? A. No; I left, and supposed the elevator was safe, and went down to Seventh avenue, where the depot of the Pan Handle road was just being set on fire. I remained there some time, and then went to Allegheny to get my supper, and came back. While crossing the bridge, I noticed the fire coming from the elevator. I remained in the vicinity of the fire until between nine and ten o'clock that night, and at that time there was no further spreading of the destruction. The citizens, in the meantime, had organized a police, and there had, apparently, been a number of arrests made. Q. As soon as the police began making arrests, the citizens took the matter into their own hands, and the destruction ceased? A. Yes; and that is what convinced me that a posse of twenty policemen could have prevented the destruction. But at any time during Saturday night, if a police officer had gone into the crowd to arrest a man, the mob would have interfered with him--I am satisfied of that. By Mr. Lindsey: Q. When you told those persons to stop setting fire, did they obey your orders? A. On Saturday night they paid no attention, but they didn't interfere with me. Q. You asserted your authority as far you could? A. As far as I could, and they respected my authority when I asserted it resolutely. Then they gave way. I went to Allegheny to try to summon a _posse comitatus_, but I found it collected, and I then repaired to the mayor's office, in Allegheny, and took part with them for the protection of our city. In our city, I may say, that no destruction occurred. The railroad men took possession of the railroad property there. I think they took possession first on Thursday evening. Nothing was destroyed. The railroad men--those I conversed with--said that they had determined to protect the railroad property against any mob. By Mr. Larrabee: Q. What did they say was their object in taking possession of the railroad property?